Labour claims victory in Blackpool South by-election

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Newly released security footage appears to support some of the claims of physical abuse that Cassie Ventura accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of in a since-settled lawsuit.

The Labour contender for Sir Graham Brady's seat in Altrincham and Sale West at the next General Election, Ben Hartley, has stepped down citing 'personal reasons'. Coun Hartley, who is a Trafford councillor and former chair of the authority's planning committee, announced his decision today on X, formerly known as Twitter.

On Friday's instalment of Good Morning Britain, Labour MP and Shadow Science Secretary Peter Kyle made a live gaffe when he incorrectly referred to Kate Garraway by the wrong name.

It was a Labour town for nearly 100 years before voters rejected the party in 2019, electing a Conservative MP for the first time.

Lori Beth Denberg is speaking out about Dan Schneider. In an interview with Business Insider

Scottish Labour are launching a series of policy summits to prepare the groundwork for the next Holyrood election.

Councillor Arooj Shah has unanimously re-elected as leader of the Oldham Labour Group. It means she has secured her continued role as leader of the council until May 22.

A five-part doc series exploring the life of late South African President and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela is being readied with his personal archivists providing material. Dogwoof has boarded Mandela: Life (working title) and will launch it the Cannes Market this month.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem embarked this week on one of the more tumultuous book tours in recent memory, as she was peppered with questions about an anecdote about killing her dog Cricket, and another story about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jung Un. Major doubts were raised that the latter story was true.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Jeonju International Film Festival, South Korea’s second most important generalist film festival, on Tuesday announced “The Major Tones” and “Time to Be Strong” as the Grand Prix winners of its two competition sections. The festival continues until Friday. Directed by Argentina’s Ingrid Pokropek, “The Major Tones” is a mystery film about a youngster with a metal plate in her arm which begins to receive peculiar messages in Morse Code. It premiered at the Mar del Plata festival and also played in Berlin’s Generation KPlus section.

EXCLUSIVE: Production has started in South Africa on Oscar-winning director Gore Verbinski’s new action adventure film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple. 

A veteran SNP activist who made a fart joke at the party's conference has claimed he has enough nominations to stand against John Swinney to become leader, according to reports.

Labour has pulled off a surprise victory as Andy Street was ousted as Mayor of the West Midlands. In a knife-edge contest Richard Parker secured a sensational victory after winning by a tight margin.

Labour has retained control of Barnsley council in the 2024 local elections. The party's majority on the council has not changed.

After a dramatic election night, Labour has lost its overall majority in Oldham council for the first time in thirteen years. The group saw seven seats go to independent candidates.

Labour has lost seats at councils across Greater Manchester and no longer holds a majority in Oldham. The party suffered losses, predominantly to independent candidates, in several areas where the war in Gaza was said to be a decisive factor for some voters.

Labour has lost its majority at Oldham council. The party which has been in power since 2011 no longer controls the council - but it could remain in charge as the largest party.

A by-election to elect a new MP for Blackpool South will be held on the same day as the local elections.

George Galloway claims he is in talks with three Labour MPs and a member of the House of Lords whom he hopes to recruit to his party. The Rochdale MP and Workers Party of Britain leader warned a 'significant number' of councillors could also join by next week.