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Good morning. You may not be terribly excited about today’s local elections in England, but let me tell you: a significant cadre of political dorks are swivel-eyed with anticipation. In play today are more than 1,600 council seats in 37 councils, six mayoralties, and a byelection in Runcorn for good measure. Those choices will give…
Make sure you check your polling card for details on how to vote Elections have taken place across the UK for council and local elections in 2025.(Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire) Thousands of people across the country are expected to vote this year as part of the 2025 local elections. These elections will give voters an…
Local elections are taking place across the country today, May 1 Voting won’t be allowed after polling stations close Voters across the country are heading out to the polls today, May 1, to vote in what is the first local elections since the Labour party came into power. Millions of people are voting for 1,631…
New Delhi: India and the UK are engaged in intensive negotiations in London to resolve remaining technical hurdles related to investment and market access before concluding the long-awaited bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), people close to the discussions said. Commerce minister Piyush Goyal’s ongoing European visit has heightened expectations for a breakthrough, with both nations…
It’s hard to beat a great British pub. There’s something ineffably comforting about them, whether they’re country establishments with flagstones, beams and crackling fires or bang in the centre of bustling cities. Although this much-beloved part of our heritage has had a tough time of late — with more than 2,250 pub closures in the…
Local elections taking place in England on Thursday are the first major test of the political climate since Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory last year. A lot has changed since then. With the economy flatlining and the government slumping in opinion polls, Reform U.K., the…
1 p.m.: Durham is proper Labour heartland territory. Until 2021, the party had controlled the county for a century. After mopping up every seat here in the general election, this was seen as Labour’s best chance of regaining control of a council. But Farage has been campaigning hard here personally and hopes to make real inroads….
A new wave of tactical voting could hamper progress for Reform UK in Thursday’s local elections, campaigners believe, with even some Conservative voters now saying they will vote Labour or Liberal Democrat. This could particularly affect the Runcorn and Helsby byelection, where Nigel Farage’s party is still the favourite to overturn a Labour majority of…
On Wednesday Andrew Johnston, 30, described his lovemaking as “fast, energetic, maybe a bit passionate” but told the jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court he was never aggressive, always used a condom and the sex was consensual. Johnston, who shot to fame as a choirboy when he came third in the show in 2008, is…
Voters go the the polls in England on Thursday in the first big test at the ballot box for political parties since Labour won the general election. A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities, while four regional mayors and two local mayors will be elected. A parliamentary by-election…