Chris Mason: What the early results tell us so far

So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.

Labour suffers heavy early losses as Reform surges

Keir Starmer set to come under renewed pressure as ruling party faces dire results in local elections

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

Leadership in peril as party loses seats in heartlands and control of councils in Hartlepool, Tameside, Redditch and Tamworth Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Hartlepool once nearly triggered Keir Starmer’s resignation – results overnight mean it may yet do so in the coming days. Five years ago, Labour crashed to a humiliating defeat in a byelection for the city’s Westminster seat, prompting Starmer to consider resigning as opposition le...

By Kiran StaceyPolicy editor

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

Voters in England, Scotland and Wales are casting their ballots in local elections.

UK elections: Conservatives are stuck between a rock and a hard place

Stuck between a rock and a hard place.Université Paris Nanterre's Nicolas Jara-Joly tells #F24Debate #Tories are struggling to find their own voice, caught between far-right #Reform and centre-left #Labour ➡️https://f24.my/BuFe

By FRANCE24

Local election results demonstrate ‘fracturing of British politics’, says polling guru John Curtice

Early results saw Labour haemorrhage hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains

By Millie Cooke

Labour and the Greens need to work together

Coalitions on the left and the right will decide Britain's future

By Ethan Croft

Keir Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers local election losses

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer finds himself under pressure following disastrous local election results as Nigel Farage claimed Reform UK is on course to win the next general election.

Labour Party suffers heavy early losses as Reform gains in elections

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered heavy early losses in elections on Friday, showing the depth of voter anger with his government and raising fresh doubts about his future just two years after a landslide general election victory. Starmer’s Labour Party haemorrhaged support in areas reporting results overnight, including traditional strongholds in former industrial regions […]

UK says third British person has suspected hantavirus

Britain's health ⁠security agency has said that an additional suspected case of hantavirus had been identified in a British ‌national ⁠on the South Atlantic island of Tristan de Cunha.

Google Faces New UK Lawsuit Over Online Advertising Practices

The claim filed on behalf of British advertisers is seeking up to £3 billion ($4 billion) in compensation, according to an estimate from KP Law, the firm leading the action.

UK local elections open as Starmer faces pressure over Labour slump

UK polling stations opened Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and showcase the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists.

By RFI

Keir Starmer's Labour suffers heavy early losses as Reform UK surges in local elections

The British prime minister faces further heavy losses as vote counting continues throughout today.

Farage's Reform UK Storms To Historic Gains In Local Elections As Labour Collapses

Farage's Reform UK Storms To Historic Gains In Local Elections As Labour Collapses Reform UK is on track for historic gains in the 2026 UK local elections - seizing hundreds of seats in the early counts while Labour and the Conservatives suffer heavy defeats across England.  Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, celebrated huge gains in England’s local elections on May 1 (Press Association via AP Images) With results from 39 of 136 councils declared overnight (roughly 28% of the ...

By Tyler Durden

UK advocates media freedom in Nigeria

The UK reaffirms its commitment to media freedom in Nigeria, sponsoring a training program for journalists on ethical and science-based reporting. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-advocates-media-freedom-in-nigeria/

By Punch Newspapers

‘We had people come just to see it’: Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone

Amazon has become the first retailer in the UK to start a drone delivery service with a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham.

By Abubakar Ibrahim