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…
From 23:10 BST on Thursday, Laura Kuenssberg will host an Elections 2025 Special on BBC One, with political editor Chris Mason and correspondent Damian Grammaticas reporting from the count in Runcorn and Helsby. Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice will be on hand to offer his analysis and insight. On Friday, BBC Breakfast will take…
TEHRAN – Britain pounds Yemen, marking the first joint attack with the U.S. under the Trump administration. In response, the government in Sanaa warned that the “British enemy must reckon with the consequences of its entanglement,” condemning the UK’s involvement in the U.S.-led campaign against Yemen. This warning follows Britain’s announcement of a joint airstrike…
During a protest held by members of the Indian community outside the Pakistan High Commission in London last week to denounce the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, Colonel Taimur Rahat, a senior officer in the Pakistan Army, was filmed making threatening gestures toward the demonstrators. Pak’s Colonel Taimur Rahat was also spotted holding…
I see bowlers in the domestic game who have the raw materials to be international players. Sonny Baker and John Turner are two of them, both of Hampshire (although Turner has been on loan at Lancashire), and have been identified by England despite having almost no first-class cricket behind them. Baker, Turner and others who…