Channel crossings: Number of migrants arriving in UK since 2018 hits 200,000
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Two men charged with filming antisemitic TikTok videos
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Timeline of the Channel migrant crisis
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London local elections: What were the results in Bexley?
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Greens and SNP have ‘mandate to deliver’ second independence vote, Greer insists
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How the election results made history and set new records
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When will Lambeth announce local election result? All eyes on south London borough as Greens eye another win
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Plaid Cymru eyes up prospects for Welsh Government as Labour licks its wounds
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Starmer defies calls to quit after electoral bloodbath for Labour
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2026 elections: The results in maps and charts
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SNP MSP Stephen Gethins urges parties to ‘listen to the voters’ on independence
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Local elections: Which London council results are still to be announced and when?
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Scottish Tories suffer worst ever Holyrood result under Russell Findlay
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Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live
Several frontbenchers told the Guardian they agreed the prime minister’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the year2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directionsIn the wake of the local election results, Keir Starmer faced calls to stand down after voters handed a damning verdict on the Labour party.Starmer took responsibility after Labour lost hundreds of councillors in England and suffered humiliation in Wales, but he made clear that he would not quit, sayin...
OPINION - Michael Rosen: I must not taint the joy of my son’s childhood with the fact that he died
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Local elections 2026: Who are London's elected mayors?
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US sends evacuation flight to rescue 17 Americans trapped on hantavirus cruise ship and bring them to state-of-the-art quarantine center in NEBRASKA
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Pentagon says 1 survivor after strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 2
Politics Pentagon says one survivor after strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 2 May 8, 2026 / 11:12 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The U.S. military's latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor.Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of fire rising from the ocean.Southern Command s...
Katy Perry and Michael Buble to perform at World Cup opening ceremonies
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Former Tory leads Nigel Farage’s party to joint second place at Holyrood
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