Results are coming in for 230 councils in England, including metropolitan, unitary and district authorities, plus four mayoral races Live results tracker Labour gains control of Plymouth – full report Prof Rob Ford, an elections specialist, has written an article for the Guardian trying to assess what would be a […]
Speaking of ‘iconic’ nature of event, Christian Bunt says he will use controversial new police powers The police chief in charge of security in Windsor has said he will have “a lower tolerance” for disruption caused by protest due to the “iconic” nature of the coronation. The Thames Valley police […]
Wrong documents and a requirement to remove masks leave some unable to vote in local elections UK politics live – latest updates The introduction of voter ID in England has left a number of people, often from more marginalised groups, unable to cast ballots in local elections – although some […]
Results from 230 councils expected to trickle in throughout Friday, with study of new voter ID rules due in June Voting has closed in local elections which marked Rishi Sunak’s debut as an electoral figurehead for the Conservatives, as well as for the full rollout of new rules obliging people […]
Exclusive: research shows mostly private schools given equivalent of tens of millions of pounds of donations by British slavers Some of Britain’s most elite schools benefited from slavery through substantial donations and endowments worth the equivalent of tens of millions of pounds today, research has found. Eton College, Christ’s Hospital […]
Second Russian oil refinery hit in in two days; ‘We don’t attack Putin, or Moscow. We fight on our own territory’, says Zelenskiy Here is more on the oil refinery attack from Tass and Reuters. Part of an oil refinery in southern Russia is on fire after it was hit […]
Met says technology will not be used to target protesters or activists, but campaigners say use is ‘extremely worrying’ The Metropolitan police has been accused of using the coronation to stage the biggest live facial recognition operation in British history. The force said on Wednesday it intended to use the […]
Bim Afolami ran a group calling for Rishi Sunak to overhaul the UK’s regulatory system UK politics live – latest updates A senior Tory MP has been criticised for failing to declare he was paid £2,000 a month to chair a pressure group lobbying Rishi Sunak. Bim Afolami, the former […]
Heineken, Carlsberg and Innserve cut ties with White Hart Inn, which had golly dolls confiscated as part of police investigation A pub being investigated for an alleged hate crime over the display of racist dolls has closed for business after a boycott by three of its suppliers. Benice Ryley, co-leaseholder […]
Home Office claims timing of new powers, taking effect days before king’s coronation, is coincidental Official warning letters have been sent to anti-monarchists planning peaceful protests at King Charles III’s coronation saying that new criminal offences to prevent disruption have been rushed into law. Using tactics described by lawyers as […]