The Independent

Here is a guide to when to expect the key results on election night.The election is being held using new constituency boundaries, which means the results cannot be compared directly with what happened at the last general election in 2019.To measure how well the parties do at the election, and to determine which seats they need to win to form a government, a set of notional results for the 2019 election has been calculated to show what would have happened if that contest had taken place using the new boundaries.All majorities and swings mentioned below are based on these notional...

General Election night: Hour-by-hour guide

LONDON — After 14 years in power, the U.K.'s ruling Conservative Party looks to be standing on the brink of a momentous electoral defeat in the July 4 vote. In the last few days leading up to the election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has tried to put a brave face on his party's poor showing in the polls — which point to a mammoth win for the rival Labour Party — by saying the result was not a "forgone conclusion."

The 'death knell' sounded for the Conservative Party long before the UK election, polling guru says

 A cabinet minister has said Labour is heading for the biggest general election landslide in history, effectively throwing in the towel before polls have even opened. In an extraordinary admission on the eve of polling day, work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said Sir Keir Starmer is on course to win a Commons majority with more seats than Sir Tony Blair in 1997.That would leave the Tories with a handful of MPs and facing the danger of extinction. He alluded to the 1931 election in which Labour leader Ramsey Macdonald led the National Government to victory with a record...

Tories concede defeat with 24 hours until general election polls open

LONDON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, said his party was doing better than expected after a "tough" few days, as he addressed supporters at a rally with days to go before the country votes on July 4. Farage, one of the country's most recognisable and...

UK Reform Leader Farage Positive After 'Tough' Few Days

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Britain's Labor Party is expected to win the biggest majority of any single party since 1832 in parliamentary elections Thursday, according to a final poll.

Polls suggest Fourth of July landslide for Labor Party in Britain's general election

Arlene Mitchell, from West Lothian, defied odds of 700,000 to one by giving birth to Ben, Noah, Harrison and Rory.

Mum overwhelmed after rare birth of quadruplets

The 17-year-old boy died in hospital after the incident at West Wittering beach, police say.

Boy, 17, dies during school trip to the beach

The message in the car windscreen says "please do 20 before another pet is killed".

Cat's death sparks speed message from pet owner

At least 10 fire engines are tackling the blaze that has spread to a single story warehouse.

Residents told to shut windows as huge fire rages

A man has received a suspended prison sentence following an incident of road rage on the A55. Paul Woodward, 55, of Melyd Avenue, Prestatyn recently appeared before Caernarfon Crown Court following the incident on the eastbound carriageway of Rhuallt Hill in September last year. CCTV footage shows Woodward, who was...

Road rage ramming incident caught on CCTV

A hospital trust has made wearing masks mandatory again following a rise of patients infected with Covid-19. Since Monday patients, visitors and staff have been required to wear masks in clinical areas unless exempt at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford. The University of North Midlands NHS Trust...

Masks reintroduced at hospitals over rise in Covid

Brahim Saadoun left Morocco to study in Ukraine in 2019 and when the Russians invaded in February 2022 he joined the Ukrainian army. He was captured by pro-Russian forces and sentenced to death for being a mercenary. In an agreement mediated by Saudi Arabia, Mr Saadoun was released in September 2022 and returned to Morocco.

The Moroccan man sentenced to death for fighting for Ukraine

A painting described as a masterpiece which was found in a plastic bag after being stolen has sold for £17.6m at auction. Rest On The Flight Into Egypt, painted by Venetian master Titian when he was aged just 20 in 1510, was sold by London auction house Christie's. The...

Masterpiece found in plastic bag sells for £17.5m

The calves were killed and the cow had to be put down after being injured during the attack.

Two calves and cow fatally injured in dog attack

One in four admissions to Guernsey's adult mental health ward in 2023 were likely to be linked to cannabis use, a States report has found. This compares with 4% of cases in 2019, when medicinal cannabis prescriptions were introduced. The figures within the mental health strategy annual report are based...

Quarter of mental health cases linked to cannabis

A clergyman said he felt "called toward" a new role at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reverend canon Philip Banks will move there from St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds in the autumn. The King approved his new role of residentiary canon and precentor - a position to inspire...

St Paul's Cathedral role for 'exceptional' clergyman

Meet Taylor, Swift and Travis - just three weeks old and dumped in a garden. The kittens are now being cared for by Yorkshire Cat Rescue (YCR), which is experiencing the busiest period in its 30-year history. The charity's chief executive Lynn Nicholls says her staff are overrun with unwanted...

Abandoned kittens and cats leave charity in crisis

A suspected hit-woman being hunted by police investigating an assassination attempt has been tracked down in Armenia. Aimee Betro was taken into custody on Tuesday after she was found in a housing complex on the outskirts of Yerevan, Police of the Republic of Armenia said. She is wanted by West...

Suspected hit-woman arrested in Armenia

Yasmin Adams was confined to her cell and appeared "unsettled" prior to her death.

Prison shower changes ordered after woman's death

A man has been arrested following a report of a serious sexual assault in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident happened at the Dammas Lane car park in Old Town, Swindon, with the area cordoned off on the day. The man in his 20s was arrested on Sunday...

Rape arrest after car park cordoned off

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The Sun backs Labour saying it's 'time for change'

The Sun newspaper has endorsed the Labour Party in the general election, declaring \"it is time for a change\". In an editorial the paper, which has...

The Sun newspaper has endorsed the Labour Party in the general election, declaring "it is time for a change". In an editorial the paper, which has...

The Sun backs Labour saying it's 'time for change'

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