Greens unseat Labour to win mayoral election in Hackney
Zoë Garbett celebrates her mayoral win with the Green leader, Zack Polanski, in Hackney. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianView image in…
Super El Nino and record sea temperatures loom as impact on UK weather revealed
Brits could face another period of weather chaos as scientists warn a looming “Super El Niño” could push temperatures to…
Man sexually assaulted in Birmingham in broad daylight as police launch appeal
Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak with after a man was sexually assaulted…
Depraved pervert told undercover cop posing as girl, 12, his name was ‘Paedo Daddy’ in chatroom sting
A depraved paedophile who told an undercover police officer his name was “Paedo Daddy” while he believed he was chatting…
Pink hair and red herrings: viral quiz invites you to guess politicians’ stripes from their photos
Green candidates were the easiest to identify, according to the game’s statistics, guessed correctly by 37.5% of players. Photograph: Jack…
Starmer vows to fight on as PM despite heavy local election losses for Labour
Keir Starmer said on Friday he took responsibility for Labour’s losses but that he would not walk away and ‘plunge…
Scarborough explosion horror as dozens of homes evacuated after ‘loud boom’
An explosion rocked Scarborough in the early hours of this morning, with dozens of homes evacuated as a result. Police,…
Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader
Keir Starmer working in the call centre at Labour HQ during the election campaign. He has reportedly brought in extra…
Chilling footage shows the final moments of frail man, 93, before 28-hour torture ordeal
Chilling footage shows the final moments of a frail 93-year-old man as he walked to his flat where he was…
She thought she just had mild food poisoning – but days later she was dead
A supremely fit mother who thought she was battling food poisoning passed away within days after a devastating sepsis infection…