3 h. ago Have YOU got a vote in today's local elections? 23 councils, six mayoralties and one Commons seat up for grabs

Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm as voters choose more than 1,600 councillors, half-a-dozen regional mayors, and a new MP for Runcorn and Helsby.

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5 h. ago Why there are no local elections in Greater Manchester today

While polling stations will be full across most of the country today, their doors will remain closed in Manchester

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9 h. ago Veteran card is now accepted as photo ID at polling stations

Voter ID rules were first enforced in England in 2023 and across Britain at the 2024 general election.

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15 h. ago Trump says he does not know if El Salvador would return Kilmar Ábrego García and hasn’t asked – live

Trump said he hasn’t spoken to Bukele about mistakenly deported man – despite supreme court order requiring administration to facilitate returnKristi Noem says Ábrego García would be deported immediately if sent back to USTrump pressures journalist to accept doctored photo as realDonald Trump promptly claimed this morning that the contraction in the US economy had nothing to do with his tariff wars, repeated his habitual claim that this is all somehow his predecessor Joe Biden’s fault, and predicted the economy would boom when tariffs kicked in. He wrote on his Truth Social platform:This is Biden’s Stock Market, not Trump’s. I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden “Overhang.” This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other. BE P...

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18 h. ago Things you can't do in a polling station for local election 2025

From taking photos to campaigning, there are a number of key things that you should avoid doing in the polling station

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24 h. ago Local elections 2025: What ID can I take to the polling station for local elections

Voters will need to show photo ID at polling stations before they can receive their ballot paper - the Electoral Commission has compiled a full list of accepted IDs

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25 h. ago Local elections 2025: What time polling stations open and close tomorrow

Campaigning in the 2025 local elections enters its final day as millions of voters in England will head to the polls tomorrow - the first major vote since last year's General Election

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29 h. ago Millions of voters issued photo ID warning ahead of local elections

People will get turned away from polling stations without the correct form of ID

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29 h. ago Find your nearest local election 2025 polling station and which constituency you are in

Use our interactive map to find out where local elections are taking place near you

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29 h. ago What are the polling station opening hours for the 2025 local elections?

Labour's first test since winning the General Election last July gets underway this week

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9 d. ago Oasis track tops Radio X poll of best British song of all time

Liam and Noel Gallagher are loved by millions and have an impressive 16 tracks in the top 100 Best British Songs poll from Global radio station, Radio X

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2 w. ago Panic stations for Starmer as poll finds Reform is on track to smash Labour's 'Red Wall'

Support for Nigel Farage's Reform has surged in traditional Labour strongholds across the North and Midlands - from 18 per cent at the general election to 30 per cent.

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4 w. ago Panic stations for Labour after Spring Statement: Polls show major hit for party in wake of Chancellor's package

A More in Common poll has found Labour dropped three points of support over the past week. Keir Starmer's outfit was on 21 per cent, behind the Tories on 26 per cent and Reform on 25 per cent.

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