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Labour claims English local election gains put it ‘on course for government’ The Guardian says Labour has said it is on track to win the next election, after taking control of key councils in the English local elections, including Medway, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent. Based on results counted early on Friday morning, the party said it was heading for a result that if repeated across the country at a general election would give them an eight-point lead over the Conservatives. Labour insisted this would be enough to win an election, taking into account a projected collapse of the Scottish National party.…

‘Not exactly your typical wedding breakfast, but very typically us.’

The Prime Minister said it was ‘still early’ in the voting result process.

Charles and Camilla will be officially crowned.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results with voters punishing his party over political scandals, sluggish economic growth and high inflation, early results showed on Friday.

Dame Joan spilled the Royal tea.

Johanita Dogbey: Man charged with Brixton murder A man has been charged with the murder of Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, who was stabbed to death in south London on Monday. Mohamed Nur, 33, has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He has also been charged with three counts of causing grievous bodily harm over attacks on three other people. The Metropolitan Police said two women and a man suffered slash injuries in separate attacks in Town Hall Parade, Brixton Road and Acre Lane in Brixton during a one-hour period on Saturday. Mr Nur is due to appear…

Local elections 2023: Conservatives suffer early local election losses Labour and the Liberal Democrats have made gains in local elections in England, with the Conservatives losing some council seats. Plymouth, Medway, and Stoke-on-Trent councils were won by Labour, while the Lib Dems took Windsor and Maidenhead. The Tories lost their majorities in Tamworth, Brentwood, Hertsmere, and North West Leicestershire. However, only a minority of councils counted overnight and most results will not be confirmed until later on Friday. The vote is the first big test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s electoral popularity since he took office. Conservatives acknowledged disappointment at…

Suspect arrested after second mass shooting in Serbia Serbia has experienced two mass shootings in the same week, leaving a total of 17 people dead and 14 injured. The second shooting took place on Thursday evening when a gunman fired an automatic weapon from a car, killing eight people and injuring others. The suspect, identified only by his initials UB, was arrested on Friday after an extensive manhunt that involved over 600 police officers.  An earlier mass shooting on Wednesday was the country’s worst in years, in which a 13-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard…

Ukraine shoots down own drone over central Kyiv Ukraine’s air force has shot down one of its own drones that had lost control over central Kyiv. There were explosions for around 15 to 20 minutes as air defence attempted to shoot it down in an area near the president’s office. Initially, Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff said it was an enemy drone that had been shot down. However, the air force later admitted it was Ukrainian and had been destroyed to avoid “undesirable circumstances”. There were no casualties or injuries from the falling drone. The incident comes after Russia accused…