Count Binface, the satirical political candidate, is ahead of Britain First’s immigration candidate Nick Scanlon in the London Mayoral election. Binface has currently notched up 12,386 votes, against Scanlon’s 9905. …
May 2024
Team GB can set Olympics marker at World Athletics relays championships
One of the most exhilarating athletics events in an Olympics track and field schedule, relays captivate the mind. They’re fast, elegant and hold enough risk to keep viewers interested until …
LIVE: Sadiq Khan with big lead as London Mayoral votes counted
London’s mayoral election 2024 results will be coming in throughout Saturday afternoon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives’ Susan Hall are preparing to find out who has succeeded in becoming …
London mayoral elections 2024: Sadiq Khan set to win historic third term
Labour’s Sadiq Khan is set to win a historic third term after a significant early lead in the London mayoral election results, it has been claimed. The incumbent mayor who …
Five things we learned from Friday’s local election results
Whether you stayed up all night for Friday’s local election results, or are catching up now over a coffee, there was no shortage of news headlines from the counts across …
Fuel prices up 10p per litre since start of year, says RAC
Average petrol and diesel prices have risen by 10p per litre so far this year, new figures show. The RAC said the average price of a litre of petrol increased by 3p to 150.0p …
London mayoral election: What was the turnout as counting gets underway
Londoners cast their ballots on Thursday in the mayoral election as Sadiq Khan and Susan Hall competed to become the city’s mayor for the next four years. Yesterday ballots were …
Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue
Rishi Sunak is braced for the result of key mayoral elections in London and the West Midlands, after the Conservatives were trounced in the first day of local election results. As Friday’s …
After Talk TV’s retreat, what does the future hold for UK broadcast news?
GB News’s victory over Talk TV happened in two ways: gradually and then all at once. The start-up broadcaster was winning in the ratings war with the Murdoch-backed channel from …
Long-term sickness: How worsening mental health is holding back the economy
Economic inactivity, driven by long-term sickness, is fast becoming one of the most pressing challenges facing the UK economy. 2.7m people are out of work due to ill-health, up from …