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Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales.

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's leadership.

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble.

Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey will return for its "last ever episode" on Christmas Day, James Corden has announced.

Take That say they are switching their Manchester shows this month from the new Co-op Live venue to a different arena in the city.

The UK's biggest indoor arena has been hit by further problems before it has even opened - with scheduled gigs, including performances from US singer Olivia Rodrigo - cancelled at short notice.

Universal Music and TikTok have ended a dispute over royalties after the label pulled millions of songs from the social media platform.

Wales is to get its own version of talent show The Voice, it has been announced.

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever - as counting continues.

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales.

Hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey will return for its "last ever episode" on Christmas Day, James Corden has announced.

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's leadership.

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble.

Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station when trying to vote in the local elections after forgetting to bring an acceptable form of photo identification.

A young women's rights activist from Afghanistan recently left the country and travelled to Iran.

At least 29 people have been killed in floods in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, in what has been described as "the most critical flooding recorded in history" by local authorities.

David Cameron has backed Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia using British-supplied weapons.

A scuba dive boat captain has been jailed for four years for criminal negligence over a fire that killed 34 people.

An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals.

Russia has denied allegations of breaching the international chemical weapons ban by deploying chocking agents against Ukrainian troops.

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales.

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's leadership.

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble.

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever - as counting continues.

The main story so far is a Conservative collapse. They have lost the Blackpool South by-election and more than half of the council seats they were defending.

A woman has won $1m on the lottery for the second time in 10 weeks.

A famed "emotional support" alligator has gone missing while on a trip with its owner after being targeted by suspected pranksters.

A woman has been reunited with her engagement ring 54 years after it went missing.

China's Chang'e-6 robotic spacecraft is due to blast off today, hoping to become the first mission to collect rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.

Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.

An orangutan has been observed using a plant with healing properties to treat a wound on its face, in what scientists say is a first for wild animals.

Iran is willing to "expend every Arab life" in its efforts to end Western influence in the Middle East and destroy Israel, a former US national security adviser has said.

A famed "emotional support" alligator has gone missing while on a trip with its owner after being targeted by suspected pranksters.

Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic.

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales.

President Joe Biden has spoken out for the first time following violence and arrests during demonstrations at multiple US universities, saying: "There is a right to protest but not a right to cause chaos."

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's leadership.