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Livelocal elections 2026

Gordon Brown returns to government as Starmer fights to survive election disaster

<p>Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not walk away</p>
David Aaronovitch

Labour hasn’t just lost the working class – it’s much worse than that

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Nigel Farage raises a toast to his supporters
alan rusbridger

Farage pocketing £5m from a donor shows he’s unfit for power

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<p>Thanks to Reform UK’s surge, support for the two traditional parties, Labour and Conservative, has fallen to less than 40 per cent (AFP/Getty)</p>
andrew grice

Britain doesn’t want Reform UK – it wants electoral reform

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<p>‘Slick hair, healthy complexion, rainbow tie… Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has had a distinctly Blairite rebrand‘ (PA)</p>
victoria richards

Why we should all be worried by Nigel Farage’s glow-up

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Cruise ship to dock in Tenerife on Sunday as UK sends plane to evacuate passengers

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Farage criticised for ‘mass deportation’ election pitch by his London mayor candidate

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UK sends destroyer back to Middle East as Trump awaits Iran’s response to peace plan

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Putin tries to boast ‘victory is ours’ despite deeply scaled-back parade

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Palmer and Jones have goals ruled out in Liverpool v Chelsea thriller

<p>Ian Huntley died on Saturday (Toby Melville/PA)</p>
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Soham murderer Ian Huntley cremated in £265 eco-friendly coffin as taxpayers pick up funeral tab

<p>Bonnie Tyler performs in 2017</p>
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Bonnie Tyler had ‘severe pain’ before surgery – as pop star remains in coma

<p>Donald Trump continues to assure everyone that a peace deal is around the corner – though Iran still seems to have the advantage in the Strait of Hormuz and over Gulf neighbours</p>
Jon Sopel

Trump’s claim to be a genius dealmaker has never been more ridiculous

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Five unidentified phenomena spotted from the moon's surface during the Apollo 12 mission
US politics

Buzz Aldrin’s ‘unusual’ sightings and moon landing photos – what we learned from first batch of UFO files

<p>Running creator Beth Fletcher documents her workout for her followers</p>
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<p>Vernon Kay and Tess Daly in 2024</p>
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Vernon Kay spoke of ‘changing relationship’ ahead of Tess Daly split

<p>Nottinghamshire Police said the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning (Alamy/PA)</p>
Crime

Man suffers life-threatening injuries after car crashes into ‘multiple pedestrians’ in town centre

<p>‘She just completely unified everybody’: Toby Stephens on the extraordinary legacy of his mother</p>
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Toby Stephens: What my mum Maggie Smith taught me about acting

Gaza students sit their exams by the sea
Middle East

Exams on the beach: Israel laid waste to Gaza’s classrooms – now students sit on the sand

<p>Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a 50-year-old man has been arrested</p>
Crime

Man, 50, arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Bristol roof garden

<p>Two men have been charged over alleged filming of antisemitic TikTok videos</p>
Crime

Two men charged over alleged filming of antisemitic TikTok videos in London

<p>Before and after: Lydia’s results after asking an AI for an ‘enhancement’ </p>
Lifestyle

The rise of ‘Stacey face’: How AI is warping our beauty standards

<p>Images from before and after a March 8 strike on an alleged drug-running boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean show destruction that killed at least six people, adding to a death toll that is now reaching 200</p>
US politics

Trump’s drug boat strikes kill nearly 200 as bombings quietly ramp up

<p>Daniel Dubois snubbing a fist bump with Fabio Wardley before the two meet in Manchester – a surprising rivalry has been brewing between the two</p>
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Wardley vs Dubois could be best of the bloody British heavyweight bouts

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<p>Alan Carr, who last year won the inaugural ‘Celebrity Traitors’, has sworn off love</p>
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Alan Carr swears off love: ‘I might as well chemically castrate myself’

<p>The airport near Santiago de Compostela is the busiest airport in Galicia </p>
travel

Popular Spanish airport to close until end of May with all flights cancelled

<p>Donald Trump said he told Secretary of State Marco Rubio to deliver a familiar false claim about the Pope to the pontiff on his behalf </p>
US politics

Trump reveals what he told Rubio to convey to the Pope – and it’s the thing he keeps saying on TV

<p>Alan Carr, who last year won the inaugural ‘Celebrity Traitors’, has sworn off love</p>
News

Alan Carr swears off love: ‘I might as well chemically castrate myself’

<p>The airport near Santiago de Compostela is the busiest airport in Galicia </p>
travel

Popular Spanish airport to close until end of May with all flights cancelled

<p>Donald Trump said he told Secretary of State Marco Rubio to deliver a familiar false claim about the Pope to the pontiff on his behalf </p>
US politics

Trump reveals what he told Rubio to convey to the Pope – and it’s the thing he keeps saying on TV

<p>A man walks past a poster hailing the election victory of Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 7 May 2026 </p>
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Who is Vijay, the actor taking Indian politics by storm?

<p>Researchers say eating chickpeas and other beans boosts health</p>
Health

The diet that could slash your risk of high blood pressure by 30%

<p>FBI Director Kash Patel has sued The Atlantic after the publication published a story about his allegedly excessive drinking</p>
US politics

FBI director Kash Patel forces dozens of staff to take lie detector tests in ‘panic mode’ to save his job

Features

<p>Martin Lewis will receive a special honour at Sunday’s TV Baftas</p>
Features

How national treasure Martin Lewis earned his unlikely millennial icon status

Features

How national treasure Martin Lewis earned his unlikely millennial icon status

<p>Martin Lewis will receive a special honour at Sunday’s TV Baftas</p>
<p>Both Molly Mae Hague and Bear Grylls have waxed lyrical about the Llyn Peninsula </p>
Wales

Why Abersoch has become one of the most sought-after staycation spots

<p>Simple joint circles, done daily, can reintroduce movement to stiff joints and help reduce stiffness while improving mobility</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

Flexibility expert recommends 3-minute daily trick for better mobility

<p>A city of art and beauty – it’s hard not to get swept up in it, a perfect reason for a cocktail</p>
Lifestyle

The story of the Spritz and how Venice classics became big summer hits

<p>Lucy Punch as the embarrassing and delusional mum Amanda in the BBC’s ‘Amandaland’</p>
Lifestyle

I spend my life trying not to be an embarrassing ‘Amandaland’ mum

<p>Lucy Punch as the embarrassing and delusional mum Amanda in the BBC’s ‘Amandaland’</p>
Lifestyle

I spend my life trying not to be an embarrassing ‘Amandaland’ mum

<p>Sally Field in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’</p>
Reviews

The new Sally Field Netflix movie needs more talking octopus

<p>Deep undercover: Tom Burke plays Guy Stanton</p>
In focus

The Netflix drama about the customs officials who busted £1bn of drugs

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News

Is a pumped-up Nigel Farage proof it’s time for politics without politicians?

<p>Cold shoulder: Many younger people feel that democracy doesn’t represent them – one of many reasons populists have seen such big gains</p>
Voices

Should Starmer go? Here’s what our writers think...

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<p>Anti-Zionists holding signs at a protest outside the Houses of Parliament</p>
World

Zionism, antisemitism and the weaponisation of words and meaning

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<p>Spot the difference: pictures from the Covid-19 pandemic alongside images from the recent hantavirus outbreak</p>
Health & Families

Hantavirus is giving me Covid flashbacks – how worried should I be?

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<p>Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has increasingly used his platform to promote a diet including plant-based foods</p>
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The one thing you need to eat to live longer – and it’s been hiding in plain sight

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<p>Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has increasingly used his platform to promote a diet including plant-based foods</p>
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The one thing you need to eat to live longer – and it’s been hiding in plain sight

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<p>No smoke without fire: Angela Rayner has given up vaping</p>
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Careful, Keir – Ange has twigged we don’t want a Vape Dragon in charge

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<p>Charlotte with her two daughters in the maternity ward of a London hospital</p>
Features

The heartbreaking loneliness of being a motherless mum

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Bulletin

<p>Shabana Mahmood admitted it was a 'devastating night' for Labour</p>
News

Labour losing control of Birmingham City Council ‘devastating’

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Labour losing control of Birmingham City Council ‘devastating’

<p>Shabana Mahmood admitted it was a 'devastating night' for Labour</p>
<p>The Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship is due to arrive in Tenerife</p>
News

Singapore issues update on Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

<p>Starmer has vowed not to walk away</p>
News

The candidates to replace Starmer if he resigns

<p>Trump appeared to take a dig at Starmer (PA)</p>
News

Trump appears to aim dig at Starmer as he congratulates Swinney

<p>Gordon Brown has been brought back by Keir Starmer</p>
News

Starmer brings Gordon Brown back into government

<p>Gordon Brown has been brought back by Keir Starmer</p>
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Starmer brings Gordon Brown back into government

<p>Police are searching for a suspect after a car crashed into pedestrians</p>
News

Police search for hit-and-run driver as car crashes into pedestrians

<p>Putin gave a speech at the Victory Day parade</p>
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Putin sends message to Russian troops at Victory Day parade

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Voices

Angela Rayner has missed her chance

<p>Angela Rayner with Wes Streeting (Jonathan Brady/PA)</p>
<p>Say cheese (whether you like it or not): Many of us seem to get trapped in other people’s photos and videos while at the gym</p>
Voices

The unbearable cringe of the gym selfie

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<p>The chancellor is seen as someone who has walked back on what she promised the City at all those pre-election breakfasts and lunches</p>
Voices

The markets are calm for now – but the City wants Reeves gone

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<p>Keir Starmer’s Labour has suffered electoral losses across the country</p>
The Independent View

Without Starmer at the helm, things can only get worse for us all

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I dig to plant the small patch of ground that I stand on

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I dig to plant the small patch of ground that I stand on

Zack Polanski said Met chief Mark Rowley’s open letter was not ‘an appropriate way to do politics'
UK Politics

Polanski divides readers as Greens make election gains

<p>Keir Starmer finds himself under renewed pressure on Friday morning after early local election results pointed to heavy losses for Labour</p>
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Starmer’s Labour rivals must explain how ditching him will help

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Local election results live: Starmer insists ‘right to rebuild’ after huge losses

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Voters have not only rejected Starmer but the leadership challengers to his crown

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Putin tries to boast ‘victory is ours’ despite scaled-back Victory Day parade - live

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Iran-US war live: Tehran to respond to Trump’s peace plan as Rubio criticises Nato

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Sport

<p>The question of how Liverpool’s dressing room culture will be impacted by departing senior players was raised by Mohamed Salah this week </p>
Football

Why spotlight on Liverpool’s dressing room culture is a sign of a changing club

<p>Arsenal are three wins from Premier League glory</p>
Football

When could Arsenal win the Premier League?

<p>CJ Ujah has been arrested over an alleged fraud</p>
Athletics

British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested for alleged cryptocurrency fraud

<p>Six English teams could contest in the Champions League next season</p>
Football

How Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton could qualify for Champions League this season

<p>When the United States hosted the 1994 World Cup, Fifa refused to hike up the prices of tickets because they were worried about upsetting supporters. In 2026, the governing body’s strategy has flipped </p>
Football

How Fifa lost control and made the World Cup a rip-off for fans

<p>Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane and U21 head coach Harry Hudson</p>
Football

Inside Kinetic and the goal of the academy built by a Chelsea coach

<p>Djokovic was beaten by Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic</p>
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Djokovic out of Italian Open in shock opening round defeat

<p>Matthew Stevens watches on as the balls fly through the air</p>
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How World Seniors Snooker Championship descended into Crucible farce

Travel

<p>On track: View from a Northern train travelling through the Hope Valley of Derbyshire</p>
News & Advice

The plan to bring a ‘mini-Switzerland’ to a quaint corner of England

News & Advice

The plan to bring a ‘mini-Switzerland’ to a quaint corner of England

<p>On track: View from a Northern train travelling through the Hope Valley of Derbyshire</p>
<p>The move follows severe disruption to global air travel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East</p>
News & Advice

Virgin Atlantic cancels Dubai route until 2027

<p>A GWR train at Bristol Temple Meads</p>
News & Advice

Government sets date for nationalisation of Great Western Railway

<p>Every Schengen area frontier should have implemented the EU entry-exit system from 10 April</p>
News & Advice

Two European nations say they will not make Britons exempt from EES

<p>Breakfast at Saltmoore is served in the sun-dappled Orangerie</p>
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Saltmoore, Yorkshire, hotel review

<p>Breakfast at Saltmoore is served in the sun-dappled Orangerie</p>
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Saltmoore, Yorkshire, hotel review

<p>Planes on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, London</p>
News & Advice

European airlines could switch to US jet fuel to combat shortages

<p>The UK has a plethora of walking routes, including the Cotswold Way</p>
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Best places to stay on the UK’s top walking routes

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Trump says hantavirus situation ‘under very good control’

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Trump says hantavirus situation ‘under very good control’

News

Video: Putin condemns Nato in scaled-back Victory Day parade address

News

Deputy leader says Labour must ‘change’ approach but stick by Starmer

Lifestyle

King Charles stars in David Attenborough birthday tribute with animals

Sport

De-aged Beckham joins Timothee Chalamet in Adidas football advert

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De-aged Beckham joins Timothee Chalamet in Adidas football advert

Culture

Tom Hanks’ son Chet reveals he is living in a trailer park

Culture

ITV star says disturbing role left him needing therapy

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Best brow lamination kits 2026, tested by a beauty writer

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Best suitcases for 2026, reviewed for long-haul travel

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Donald Trump golden statue viral video has people saying the same thing online

Donald Trump golden statue viral video has people saying the same thing online

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PS6 price 'revealed' - and it's not as bad as you might think

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‘There’s always a tweet’: Donald Trump’s 2012 post about gas prices comes back to haunt him

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