Rishi's bruising night: Labour WINS Blackpool South by-election while the Tories limp into second place by just 100 votes with Reform hot on their tails - as party endures dire night of council losses including British Army home Rushmoor

Chris Webb will become the newest MP in the House of Commons after winning the Lancashire constituency for Sir Keir Starmer's party.

Why has Macron gone from 'appeasing' Putin to threatening to send troops into Ukraine and drag NATO into WW3? French president envied Boris Johnson's war leadership - and it's a useful distraction from other issues…

Europe and the United States have now committed more than £130bn to Ukraine in aid but NATO members have stopped short of promising boots on the ground...

Tories face bruising night: Labour win Hartlepool and Thurrock while Rishi's Conservatives LOSE control of North East Lincolnshire and Reform threaten other seats as local election results pour in

Labour are boasting of being 'on track' for power at Westminster after making gains in key council contests.

Tories facing night of turmoil: Labour hold onto Sunderland and take Hartlepool while Reform UK boast they're 'outperforming' Rishi's Conservatives and could BEAT them in some seats

Council contests across England could yet decide Rishi Sunak 's political fate, while they are also a final test of voter opinion ahead of the looming general election.

Night of Tory turmoil ahead? Labour boast Keir Starmer is 'on track' for No10 as they claim victory in Hartlepool and hold onto Sunderland in early local election results - while confident Reform say they're 'outperforming' Rishi's Conservatives

Council contests across England could yet decide Rishi Sunak 's political fate, while they are also a final test of voter opinion ahead of the looming general election.

Night of Tory turmoil ahead? Labour hold onto Sunderland while Reform UK boast they're 'outperforming' Rishi's Conservatives and could BEAT them in some seats - as first local election results come in

The Prime Minister - and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer - are nervously awaiting the outcome of council elections across 107 local authorities in England.

Polls CLOSE in crunch local elections: Rishi Sunak holds his breath after millions of Britons cast their vote - with Tory rebels circling the PM amid predictions the party could suffer a council and mayoral bloodbath

The Prime Minister - and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer - will be nervously awaiting the results of council elections across 107 local authorities in England.

Foreign Office sacked worker who exposed 'life and death' errors made following the Taliban's coup in Afghanistan while Dominic Raab relaxed on a beach in Crete, papers reveal

Foreign office worker Josie Stewart was dismissed after revealing her experience of the Afghanistan evacuation of 2021 was different to that espoused by then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

Voting begins in local elections: Moment of truth for Rishi Sunak as Tory rebels circle with PM hoping mayors can hold on to mask council losses

Polling stations are open with Tories fearing they could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending.

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer take their wives on the local election trail - while other politicians turn up to vote with babies and pets - as Tory rebels wait to pounce if fears of council and mayoral bloodbath materialise

Rishi Sunak and Akshata posed for pictures out campaigning in Chelsea, while the Labour leader went to vote with wife Victoria.

Voting begins in crucial local elections: Moment of truth for Rishi Sunak as Tory rebels circle with PM hoping mayors can hold on to mask council losses - while grim national poll shows party slipping to new low

Polling stations are open with Tories fearing they could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending.

Millions of Britons will go to the polls today in series of local elections across England and Wales - as Boris Johnson urges people to vote for Tory mayors who shunned the Conservatives in run-up to the polls

Forecasts suggest the Tories could lose up to half of the council seats they are defending, with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt saying the party expects to suffer 'significant losses'.

Meet the headteacher whipping Gen Z into shape after 'damage of lockdown': How pupils will be made to sit through a 12-hour school day from breakfast to dinner - with home cooking and public speaking

From basketball training to drama production, children at All Saints Catholic College in Notting Hill will enjoy a whole host of activities when their regular classes finish at 3.15pm.

Forget Ozempic! You can THINK yourself thin with my revolutionary 'hypno-jab'... and you don't even need to get off the sofa, writes a leading hypnotherapist

Dieting is hard. It's why the idea of a weekly weight-loss injection that does all the work for you, like Ozempic, is so tempting - especially when you see the transformations of celebrities who use it.

UK Conservative Lawmakers May Try to Oust Sunak After Local Elections - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some members of the UK Conservative Party have developed a plan to destabilize or remove Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after local elections on May 2, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

Durham disco named the worst in Europe closes down after 50 years as Dominic Cummings (who used to work there) pays tribute to 'the best nightclub outside Moscow'

Klute in Durham, known for its sticky dancefloors, cheesy tunes and packed atmosphere, reportedly shut its doors for the final time on April 20.

Breathless Rishi goes on morning run with 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook...but only ONE of them is stopped in the street by fans

The Prime Minister welcomed to Downing Street the 27-year-old from Worthing, West Sussex, who recently ran the entire length of Africa .

Are we heading for ANOTHER EU referendum? Polling guru Sir John Curtice says Britain could face a fresh showdown by 2040 with Labour's voters 'very anti-Brexit'

Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to the overwhelmingly anti-Brexit views of Labour voters and younger generations as he argued the issue has not been settled.

So how DOES 'pint-sized' Rishi Sunak measure up to other world leaders after Angela Rayner mocked his height?

Rishi Sunak was branded a 'pint-size loser' during Prime Minister questions today but how does the PM actually measure up against other world leaders?