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Key takeaways so far from the local elections
Here's what you need to know after results from around a third of councils and the Blackpool South by-election.Top stories -
Watch: Key election results... in 90 seconds
Catch-up on some key election results from Thursday night.Top stories -
Chris Mason: Whopping swing to Labour will alarm Tories
The party is set for one of its worst local election results as Labour wins the Blackpool South by-election.Top stories -
Watch: 'The people of Blackpool South have spoken for Britain'
Labour's candidate Chris Webb wins Blackpool South with a huge swing away from the Conservatives.Top stories -
Labour takes control of Thurrock
Conservatives lose seats to Labour at Thurrock with results coming in from eight other councils.Top stories -
Order must prevail, Biden says, after police dismantle Gaza protest
The president says there is a right to protest but not to "cause chaos" in his first remarks on the university protests.Top stories - Joe Biden -
Fans dismayed as Co-op Live Arena cancels show again
Manchester's troubled new Co-op Live arena has postponed its opening concert at the last minute.Top stories -
Man charged with murder after boy, 14, dies in sword attack
Schoolboy Daniel Anjorin died from his injuries following the attack in Hainault on Tuesday morning.Top stories -
Forbes and Swinney meet for SNP leadership talks
SNP leadership favourites John Swinney and Kate Forbes have yet to announce they are running for the top job.Top stories -
King's 'thoughts and prayers' with Hainault victim's family
A 14-year-old boy was killed when a man with a sword went on the rampage in north-east London.Top stories -
Boy, 14, killed in sword attack in north-east London
The teenager died after a man armed with a sword went on the rampage in Hainault.Top stories -
'Drop the sword!': Witnesses describe attack horror
How panic and violence erupted during the morning rush hour in a residential area of north-east London.Top stories -
Moment Hainault attack suspect is Tasered by police
Footage from a doorbell camera is released, showing police officers Tasering and detaining a man in Hainault, London.Top stories -
'Lock your doors' - Watch police pursue man with sword
Video filmed by a bystander shows police chasing a suspect as he climbs over garage roofs in Hainault.Top stories -
Watch: Man seen carrying sword outside houses
Several people, including two police officers, have been injured by a man armed with a sword in east London.Top stories -
Conservative MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour
The doctor told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he could no longer look NHS colleagues and patients in the eye and stay as a Conservative.Top stories -
King 'greatly encouraged’ by return to public duties
The King temporarily stepped back from his public duties earlier this year while being treated for cancer.Top stories -
Scottish Greens will vote to oust Yousaf after he ends power-sharing deal
Patrick Harvie says Humza Yousaf "burnt his bridges" by scrapping the power-sharing deal between the SNP and Greens.Top stories -
Blood on pavement and smashed vehicles after horses tear through London
Several soldiers and horses are injured after five threw off their riders near Buckingham Palace and raced through London.Top stories -
Rwanda flights needed to deter migrants, says minister
The illegal migration minister says small boat crossings will not stop until flights to Rwanda "kick in".Top stories -
Rwanda bill to become law after late-night showdown
Parliamentary stand-off ends, opening the way for asylum seekers to be sent to the African country.Top stories -
Five including child die trying to cross Channel
The deaths come hours after the UK Parliament passes its Rwanda bill, which aims to deter small boat crossings.Top stories -
US House approves crucial $61bn aid package for Ukraine war effort
The long-stalled package could be vital for Ukraine, which is struggling to contain Russia's invasion.Top stories - Ukraine -
Confirmed cases from parasite outbreak rises to 46
Forty-six cases of a diarrhoea-type illness confirmed in Devon as company says it's located the source of entry for parasites.Top stories -
Zelensky cancels foreign trips as Russia attacks north-east Ukraine
As Ukraine says it's pulling back troops from some areas, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces extra funding in Kyiv.Top stories - Ukraine -
Blinken in Ukraine as US weapons reach front line
America's top diplomat will deliver a message of "strong reassurance... in a difficult moment", a US official says.Top stories - Ukraine -
Top Boy and Happy Valley triumph at TV Baftas
The final seasons of Top Boy and Happy Valley were among the big winners at the Bafta TV Awards.Top stories -
Northern Lights stun UK in spectacular display
A rare solar storm made the aurora borealis visible across the UK, including across the south.Top stories - United Kingdom -
UK exits recession with fastest growth in two years
The economy grew by a stronger than expected 0.6% in the first three months of the year.Top stories - United Kingdom -
Netanyahu vows Hamas Rafah defeat despite US arms threat
Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted.Top stories - Israel -
Starmer faces Labour anger after Tory MP's defection
Natalie Elphicke has previously attacked Labour over policies including migration and taxes.Top stories -
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.Top stories - Israel -
John Swinney elected as Scotland's new first minister
John Swinney wins the vote in the Scottish Parliament the day after he became SNP leader.Top stories -
Swinney to become SNP leader after rival drops out
A veteran activist had secured a nomination but agreed to back front-runner Swinney at the 11th hour.Top stories -
Labour says it must rebuild trust with Muslim voters
The party's Gaza stance appears to have dented its support in Muslim areas at the local elections.Top stories -
People have had enough of 'out-of-touch' government - Lib Dems leader
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey says the election results show it is time for change.Top stories -
John Swinney gets Kate Forbes' backing to be next first minister
Former deputy FM Swinney is the only candidate so far to officially launch an SNP leadership bid.Top stories -
Forbes and Swinney hold talks about SNP leadership
The two former SNP ministers are considering bids to succeed Humza Yousaf as first minister.Top stories -
Hainault sword attack: The day that 'shocked everyone'
Watch the key developments of the day in Hainault, which led to the death of a 14-year-old boy.Top stories -
King reassures cancer patients 'I'm well' on return to public engagements
The monarch, who has been receiving treatment for the disease, is visiting a specialist unit in central London.Top stories