What to do if you're on holiday or away on the date of the general election

Millions of adults across the UK will soon head to the polls for the general election 2024.

Millions of Brits will soon be heading to the polling stations to have their say on who will run the country.

The Bolton South and Walkden candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

The Bolton West candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

The Bolton North East candidates for this year’s general election have been confirmed.

The Killers have played ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ for the first time in seven years at their surprise intimate gig in New York City – watch fan-filmed footage below:The band unveiled their last-minute concert just days ago, which was to take place on the same day as their 20th anniversary for their seminal debut album ‘Hot Fuss’.Now, The Killers have played their concert at the 500-capacity Bowery Ballroom, which saw them perform ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ for the first time since 2018. ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ originally appeared as the sixth track from ‘Hot Fuss’.Not only that, the Las Vegas band performed several ‘Hot Fuss’ classics including ‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Somebody Told Me’, and ‘All These Things That I’ve Done’.Check out footage of The Killers playing ‘Andy, You’re A Star’ below:The Bowery Ballroom show is a warm-up gig for their upcoming UK and Ireland tour later this June, which will see the band stop off at London’s O2 Arena for a whopping six dates.

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head tonight in the first UK leadership debate of the 2024 general election campaign.

Nigel Farage has said he will stand as the Reform UK parliamentary candidate for Clacton, Essex, in the General Election.

Labour has committed to renewing the nuclear deterrent based on the Clyde.

EXCLUSIVE: David Hare, one of the UK’s foremost playwrights and a double Oscar nominee, is in an unsparing mood about the state of UK politics. This comes as leaders of the country’s two major parties parry in the cut and thrust of the July 4 general election.

On Thursday July 4, Britain will get to vote for the first time since 2019 on which party should lead the country.

Manchester's iconic Hotel Gotham has been sold to new owners in a multi-million pound deal. Leonardo Hotels, one of the fastest growing hotel groups in Europe, has confirmed the aquisition of the landmark site for an "undisclosed sum".

AJ Tracey has spoken to NME about his hopes for the upcoming General Election, as well as his plans for his “very British-sounding” new album.The West London rapper was speaking to NME backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, when he shared his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s recent snap election announcement for July 4.“Everyone is going to have their own opinions but, for me, anything but the Tories is ideal,” he told NME. “Nowadays, I feel like voting Green because I don’t really affiliate with the parties.”Tracey added that he doesn’t think the UK rap scene will get behind a party in a similar way to how grime artists showed their support for Jeremy Corbyn in 2020.“Obviously we’re all getting older now but many times the youth have got behind parties,” he said.

The BBC has set its election night coverage for the July 4 poll as broadcasters battle to secure debates with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer as soon as possible.

West Dunbartonshire’s MP has welcomed the calling of a general election, saying that it gives voters the opportunity to “kick out this woeful Westminster government.”

Introduced in 1947 to resolved military manpower services after the Second World War it resulted in two million men being called up to join the British armed services.. But to many the experience of National Service was one of mindless drill and being shouted art by sergeants under pressure to knock conscripts into shape. Some hated it, others saw it as character building camaraderie.

Fears over the future of the UK’s film and high-end TV inquiry have emerged due to the upcoming general election.

Channel 4 and The Rest is Politics have struck a first-of-its-kind deal that will see episodes of the smash hit podcast air on the network in the run up to the general election.

James Grundy has announced he will step down as Leigh's MP ahead of the General Election. Mr Grundy became the town's first Conservative MP in the December 2019 vote, when Boris Johnson's Conservatives won a landslide victory with a promise to 'level up' and 'get Brexit done'.

The head honchos of all major British broadcasters have urged politicians to pass the Media Bill before a change of government.