Reform UK makes big gains in English local elections1 hour agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesNigel Farage's Reform UK has made big gains in English local elections, cementing it as a prime...
Henry Zeffman: Seven things we have learnt from the election results23 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentReutersThe election results are still being counted but this patchwork...
Emmanuel Macron has been accused of trying to "choose the next pope", with right-wing newspapers in Italy alleging the French president is attempting to manoeuvre behind the scenes ahead of the...
Nigel Farage vowed to kick Keir Starmer out of No 10 at the next general election after his party triggered another extraordinary political earthquake. The Reform leader said he is gunning for the...
Bruised Tories and Labour left working out how to tackle Reform4 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromRuncornGetty ImagesBoy, it was close. Mighty close.Thursday night...
Reform has won another stunning victory by taking control of Staffordshire County Council in a huge blow to the Conservatives and Kemi Badenoch. In a stark reversal of fortune, the Conservatives...
Those whispers turned into a roar after yesterday’s local elections, which even Labour MPs are calling “catastrophic”.The party is in open revolt, with MPs saying Starmer’s first 10 months in...
Bruised Tories and Labour left working out how to tackle Reform2 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromRuncornGetty ImagesBoy, it was close. Mighty close.Thursday night...
Reform has won its first-ever regional mayor in England while Labour managed to hold on to a hat-trick of mayors across the country, in the first results from this year’s local elections. Most...
Sir John Curtice: Reform challenging traditional party dominance25 minutes agoJohn CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeBBCThe overnight results from Thursday's elections have...
What happened in local elections overnight and what's still to come?37 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesKnife-edge Runcorn by-electionReform UK won its first Parliamentary...
Nigel Farage’s Reform has won a crunch by-election by just six votes following a knife-edge recount in Runcorn and Helsby. Labour and Reform were separated by a wafer-thin margin of just four votes...
Runcorn recount with Reform and Labour just four votes apart30 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterReutersThe Runcorn and Helsby by-election has gone to a recount with just four votes separating...
When will we know the results?56 minutes agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCPolls have closed in local council and mayoral elections across parts of England.These are the first local elections since the...
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is soon set to begin, with 37 countries competing to be crowned the winner of the international music competition.This year's event is due to take place in Basel,...
TV star Amanda Holden has lifted the lid on her relationship in a rare admission about celebrating two decades of marriage with her husband, Chris Hughes, 51. The mum-of-two gushed as she revealed...
The Traitors star Minah Shannon joins BBC Radio 11 hour agoJenny ColemanBBC News, LiverpoolBBCThe Traitors star Minah Shannon is joining BBC Radio 1 as a presenter.The Liverpool-based reality TV...
When are the 2025 local elections and who can vote?22 hours agoJennifer ClarkeBBC NewsBBCVoters in some parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on Thursday 1 May.These are the first local...
Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England35 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaVoters are set to head to the polls for local and mayoral elections being held in some parts of...
ITV's latest quiz show, Genius Game, hosted by David Tennant, made its debut on Wednesday (30th April), but it wasn't long before viewers took to social media to voice their confusion over the...