Millions of voters across England will vote in local elections on May 7. But Wirral Council won’t be taking part – here’s why.
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workers are punched and spat at’
RMT is calling on Transport for London and the government to ensure safe staffing levels at London stations, an end to lone working and legislation to make it a specific offence to assault a transport worker
Festus Akinbusoye: London is not broken, but it can be much better
A police force shaped primarily around being liked rather than being effective operates with one hand tied behind its back.
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold as it weighs the impact of Iran war
The Bank of England is expected to announce it’s keeping interest rates on hold as policymakers assess the economic impact of the Iran war and Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude passes in peacetime
Plans for new 25-storey care home and co-living apartment block in Wembley
The scheme involves redeveloping a car park currently used by the nearby Holiday Inn
Hammersmith and Fulham party manifestoes ahead of local elections
All 50 seats in the West London borough will be up for grabs on May 7
Experts warn of rising lead risks in Africa’s solar energy boom
Africa’s transition to cleaner energy is adding to concerns over lead poisoning from batteries used to store solar power
Moment police Taser suspect in Golders Green stabbings
Footage shows one officer screaming ‘drop the knife, drop the f****ng knife’
what each party is promising in Hillingdon elections
These are each party’s local election pledges in the borough
Teen died after no ‘basic life support’ during football pitch cardiac arrest
Adam Ankers collapsed while playing football and was not given basic life support
Starmer slams Polanski Greens and Farage Reform for false ‘shortcuts’ to boost London
Exclusive: Prime Minister tears into political opponents blocking new homes and ‘driving a wedge between communities’
Golders Green terror victim
Shilome Rand relives moment he was attacked and accuses UK Government of not keeping Jewish people safe
Footage shows police Taser terror attack suspect who ‘tried to stab officers’
The Metropolitan Police have shared body cam footage of the moment officers detained a suspect following an alleged terrorist attack in Golders Green, north London, where two men were stabbed
Mayoral hopefuls challenged to commit to Tower Hamlets cycle network
Oli Rake of Tower Hamlets Wheelers asks mayoral candidates to commit to completing TfL’s strategic cycleways, making cycling safer, cheaper and…
Labour faces catastrophic May elections and is set to lose 1,850 seats
Lord Robert Hayward has predicted Labour will lose more than 70% of the council seats it is defending
Cyclist in her 20s dies after crash involving a lorry
A cyclist, a woman in her 20s, was killed on Kennington Park Road, Lambeth, London, near Oval Tube station after crash with a lorry.
Apprentice star running to be mayor pledges monthly Q&A in marquee
Kayode Damali, who was born and raised in Lewisham, is an independent candidate who belives the borough needs ‘a new style of leadership’
Manifestoes of different parties in Bexley for local elections
YouGov predicts the South East London borough will be a tight contest between the Conservatives and Reform UK
Large five-bedroom family home in Hoodcote Gardens, Winchmore Hill, N21
Large five bedroom home in Winchmore Hill.
Everything we know about the Golders Green terror attack
The stabbings in Golders Green have been declared a terror incident
London stabbing attack on Jewish community declared terrorism
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Golders Green terror cops probe ‘altercation’ before double stabbing
Police search address in south-east London after suspect was ‘involved in a prior altercation with another person’
How the Darwin of the forest hopes to save our planet from climate chaos
Ecologist Suzanne Simard has changed the way we think about trees forever, writes Lucy Siegle
Tube disruption as faulty train hits morning rush-hour service
Commuters should expect slightly longer journeys as services across the TfL network remain affected.
Premier Inn owner Whitbread plans 3,800 job cuts under five-year overhaul
Whitbread said it wanted to save money in light of cost pressures coming from business rates and national insurance contributions.
Mother and son who drowned in west London river named
Hamdi Ali, 34, and Ibrahim Mohamed, 7, were pulled from the water of the River Brent on Saturday afternoon, but died at the scene
from eviction to ethnic cleansing
Zionist leaders long debated whether Palestinians might be induced to leave voluntarily or only by force. From the mid-1920s, as they bought up land and tensions grew, these ideas would harden.
Cheaper for Britons to rent than buy after mortgage rates rise ‘sharply’
The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.
Labour will show Scots ‘what change looks like’, vows Anas Sarwar
The Scottish Labour leader is setting out his party’s plans for the first 100 days, if he can defeat the SNP in next week’s Holyrood election.
Half of convenience and vape stores in some areas linked to organised crime
Trading Standards found that 97% of its officers are aware of suspected organised crime groups operating on their local high streets.
Three million households skipping meals as cost of living hits – Which?
The organisation’s latest Consumer Insight Tracker found consumer confidence fell to minus 62 this month – its lowest level since 2022.
Lib Dems pledge to put defence at heart of industrial and skills strategy
Alex Cole-Hamilton made the pledge ahead of a visit to Babcock’s site in Rosyth.
Alphabet increases AI spending but gets rewarded for further proof that it’s paying off
As of Wednesday’s nearly record-high close of around $350, the stock was already up nearly 12% year to date.
Hilary Benn to meet Irish ministers at Hillsborough Castle
The politicians are expected to condemn the Dunmurry police station attack.
Samsung profit surges over eightfold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch
Samsung Electronics reported an over eightfold increase in first-quarter operating profits, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates.
The Slow Death of Europe’s pro-Israel Consensus
( Middle East Monitor ) – The European Union is the “chief …
AI is exposing cracks in India’s growth story as it hits high-paying IT jobs
India’s IT sector fueled consumption growth, but AI is reducing mass hiring now, revealing a shortage of quality jobs, risking future economic momentum.
People who stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy given ’18-month’ warning
‘Doctors and patients should be aware.’
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Israel seizes Global Sumud Flotilla boats 1,000km away from Gaza
Israeli forces have intercepted around a dozen Gaza-bound aid boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
London stabbing attack declared terrorist incident
A 45-year-old man with a history of violence and mental health episodes allegedly stabbed two Jewish men, aged 76 and 34, in an unprovoked attack in the Gold…
Hour-by-hour guide to results
Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.
May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales
Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.
Politicians step up campaigning with one week to go until Holyrood ballot
Voters will elect 129 MSPs in next weeks Scottish Parliament elections, with polls tipping the SNP to once again be the largest party at Holyrood.
Friends of Golders Green stabbing victim speak out after terror attack
A suspect is being questioned by police after two men were stabbed in Golders Green in a suspected antisemitic attack being investigated by counter-terrorism officers, as victim Shloime Rand breaks his silence from hospital
Bodycam footage shows London police detaining knife-wielding ‘terrorist’
A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, in what is being investigated by police as a ‘terrorist incident’
Step into a different world at this new London restaurant
And it’s deliciously intriguing. We review Cece’s, the theatrical new London restaurant from Public House in Notting Hill
Antisemitism ‘out of control’ in London after two Jewish men stabbed in Golders Green
Counterterror police investigate latest ‘horrific’ attack on Jewish community in north London
Oil prices keep spurting higher, but US stocks hold near their records
More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the bond market, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon. But fat
UBS first-quarter profits jump 80% on investment banking
Swiss banking giant UBS on Wednesday reported that net profit rose a better-than-expected 80 percent to $3 billion in the first quarter, lifted by its investment banking arm.








