Conservatives predicted to lose 500 council seats in England – about half the number they are defending Local elections: latest updates Local elections 2024: full council results for England Voting has closed in local elections, a moment of potential peril for Rishi Sunak, with the Conservatives braced for heavy losses […]

Results from more than 100 English councils, as well as for several mayors, are announced as polls predict heavy Conservative losses. Find out what happened in your area Local elections: latest updates Continue reading…

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, says Thurrock result shows party is on track for a general election win Local elections 2024: full council results for England The results of the London mayoral contest and London assembly elections are due on Saturday. Labour’s Sadiq Khan is seeking a third term and […]

While men are disproportionally affected by conditions that cause early death, women are left with higher levels of illness and disability Women live longer than men but experience more years in poor health, according to a global gender health gap analysis that experts say underlines an urgent need for action […]

Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne announces death of ‘remarkable musician and friend’ who played everything from the Minimoog to the Clavinet Richard Tandy, the keyboardist in Electric Light Orchestra who shaped much of the British rock band’s sound, has died aged 76. His death was announced by the ELO […]

Reports police seeking to break up encampments at UCLA; at least 17 people reportedly arrested at University of Texas, Dallas Full report: crackdowns intensify on US campus protests Columbia faculty ‘horrified’ by mass arrests of protesters NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Kaz Daughtry, has confirmed that Fordham University was among a number […]

Exclusive: Revised proposals will allow employees to choose a zero-hour option, prompting fears of undue pressure from employers Labour is facing criticism over plans for a loophole that would allow employees to work under zero-hours contracts, despite the party having pledged to ban them entirely. Keir Starmer’s party is preparing […]

Teenage boy died in attack by man armed with sword, while two police officers and two others were injured A man has been charged with murder after a series of stabbings in Hainault on Tuesday that left a teenage boy dead. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, 36, was charged with the […]

Allowing 100% faith-based access would be divisive and likely penalise disadvantaged children, say campaigners Faith schools in England will no longer have to offer up to half of their places to children who don’t belong to their religion, under changes to state school admissions rules announced by the government. Currently, […]

Police ask for time to find answers about apparently random attack that left boy, 14, dead and four people wounded Detectives are urgently investigating why a man armed with a sword went on a 22-minute rampage in east London, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding four other people in an […]