12 h. ago The 10 English councils left with no overall party control and who leads them

Gains for Reform and Liberal Democrats saw some councils left under no overall control

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36 h. ago Which parties are leading hung councils after the local elections?

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.

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48 h. ago Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war's toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcry

An Israeli center-left opposition party leader and former general sparked an outcry this week when he made rare criticism of the toll of the war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza

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55 h. ago Party atmosphere turns to despair with Manchester United fans left gutted at 'shocking' Europa League final loss

'We could have won it'

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3 d. ago Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN

Continued restrictions come as opposition leader says Israel is becoming pariah nation that ‘kills babies as a hobby’Middle East crisis – live updatesTwo days after Benjamin Netanyahu announced he was lifting the siege of Gaza, Israel is still blocking food from reaching starving Palestinians, the UN has said, as the leader of the country’s centre-left Democrats party said his country was becoming a pariah nation that “kills babies as a hobby”.Only five trucks of aid had reached Gaza by Tuesday afternoon and aid workers had not been given permission to distribute even that token shipment, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA) told a Geneva press briefing. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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3 d. ago Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll for the first time

A poll by YouGov has left Kemi Badenoch’s party on just 16 per cent with the Lib Dems passing them on 17 per cent

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6 d. ago US grocery chain recalls baby food pouches due to possible lead contamination

There is no safe level of exposure to lead for children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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6 d. ago The moment I knew: once her migraine had subsided, I told her I loved her

As Sam Heatley rubbed Olwen’s temples on a busy street, he realised looking after her was his sole priorityFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn 2016 a breakup sent me spiralling into a period of deep introspection. I was 25 years old and knew it was time to “do the work”, as they say. I knuckled down and spent a long, lonely winter sorting myself out as best I could. By the spring my mood was thawing, and on the dancefloor at a Chicago house night at Melbourne Town Hall I clocked Olwen for the first time.When we ran into each other and introduced ourselves at an after party, a frisson ran through me. That brief interaction with her left me so discombobulated I had to leave the party early. I was on the mend, but I definitely wasn’t ready for whatever that was. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former MP George Galloway appears in Moscow for Putin's Victory Day celebrations days after collecting award names after Hamas fighter in Tehran

The leader of the hard-left Workers Party of Britain made an appearance in Moscow as Russia's Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day with a huge military parade. 

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2 w. ago Labour MPs must realise welfare system ‘needs reform’, says Reeves – UK politics live

Chancellor responds to growing rebellion from more than 40 MPs who have written to the prime ministerMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month.Andrew Bailey has today added his voice to what Liberal Democrats have been saying for years: that we urgently need to rebuild our trading relationship with our closest and most significant economic partners in Europe.This isn’t about revisiting the past, it’s about boosting our economy and deepening cooperation for the future. Despite the government’s US deal, Trump’s trade tariffs are still hitting key British industries and threatening the livelihoods of people across the UK. Continue r...

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2 w. ago ITV Emmerdale's Joe Tate pushed out high window in bloody scenes as full suspect list named

Emmerdale's Thursday night episode saw Joe Tate being pushed out of an upstairs window during Lydia's party and left face down and bloody on the ground below - but who is responsible?

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2 w. ago Fourth Conservative quits South Ayrshire group as council chaos continues

Mary Kilpatrick, who joined the party when she was just 15, said recent events left her with no option but to take a stand.

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2 w. ago Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month UK politics live – latest updatesMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming | Polly Toynbee

Rapid, highly visible action in communities and a forthright attack on the new right – that is what’s needed nowIf you thought these elections were bad, just wait for the locals next May. Expect far worse for Labour, unless they act fast. As they tussle over which way to turn, left or right, stop and consider what’s ahead. They will be challenged by Reform UK in towns such as Barnsley, while their progressive city heartlands will be ravaged by Greens, Liberal Democrats, and pro-Palestine and other independents. Expect shocks in London boroughs that have been forever Labour. (Worth recalling that amid Labour’s landslide, Keir Starmer’s vote share in Holborn and St Pancras dropped by 17% in the general election when challenged by a pro-wealth tax radical.) With council elections in a third of seats in English cities, expect an eruption of local leftward rebellions.Those around Starmer may well be misidentifying the threat that matters most. Heavy vote losses to Lib Dems and Greens in ...

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2 w. ago Nicola Peltz 'aimed to become the next Victoria Beckham in desperate bid for fame'

Sources now claim that the Beckham family are "done with Nicola" after David was left "hurt" by their absence from his birthday party.

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2 w. ago Tom Cruise desperately tries to hide girlfriend Ana de Armas as they leave Beckham bash

Tom Cruise looked a little worse for wear as he left David Beckham's 50th birthday party in London last night - with rumoured new girlfriend Ana de Armas

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3 w. ago ‘Apocalyptic’: Tory wipeout as Farage storms English councils

Reform party’s rout in local elections poses huge challenges for Conservatives and Labour

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage says Reform 'will win the next general election' as he celebrates victories

His party has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils

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3 w. ago The truth about the rival who Andrea Jenkyns mocked for her 'South African accent'

Lincolnshire was at the centre of Reform's political earthquake that has left Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party trembling after Dame Andrea won in every area of the county bar one.

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