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Andy Street loses West Midlands mayor vote in election blow for Conservatives

The Conservative loss was part of a double blow for the Prime Minister after Labour’s Sadiq Khan secured a historic third term as Mayor of London.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses

The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.

Evening Standard

Andy Street’s West Midlands defeat shows the heavy baggage of brand Tory

Running as a ‘pseudo-independent’ in a region in which Labour faced its own hurdles was not enough to keep Tory mayor in office

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Sadiq Khan’s win ‘bucks trend’ of Muslim voters rejecting Labour over Gaza, say party figures

Resounding victory in London mayoral race came despite media reports suggesting it would be a close contest

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Richard Parker beats Andy Street to become West Midlands mayor

Tory incumbent’s hopes of a third term in the role dashed after close contest with multiple recounts

The Guardian - UK

‘Like the Somme without the generals’: Tory nerves grow as local elections loom

Contest being treated as a general election bellwether and some MPs fear ‘complete annihilation’ will spark further Conservative rebellion

The Guardian - UK

Andy Street ditches Tories in West Midlands mayoral campaign material

Mayor says ‘brand Andy’ move is utterly deliberate as people are ‘sick and tired of Westminster’

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‘Low skills blight lives’: Richard Parker on his mayoral ambitions

Labour’s West Midlands candidate says it’s time for a fresh start as he vows to create 150,000 new jobs

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says he cannot ‘turn the taps on’ to fix council funding crisis

Labour leader was asked how party would plug £4bn gap at launch of its local election campaign in West Midlands

The Guardian - UK

Balancing bronze unveiled at contemporary art showcase

A life size bronze sculpture by artist Julie Rrap has been unveiled at the Melbourne Art Fair, which features more than 60 galleries and Aboriginal art centres.

AAP

Roman dodecahedron uncovered by amateur archaeologists in the UK

More than 100 dodecahedrons have now been found in northwestern Europe, but archaeologists still don't know what they were used for.

LiveScience

Someone Online Asked, “What Is The Saddest Line In A Movie?” And 44 People Delivered

Some movie lines are so sad yet so good they get stuck in your brain forever, and these people online share the best ones they've ever heard. The post Someone Online Asked, “What Is The Saddest Line In A Movie?” And 44 People Delivered first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Six more Labour officials step down in wake of party's stance on Gaza

ANOTHER six Scottish Labour officials have quit their roles following the leadership’s “gag order” on discussing Gaza.

The National (Scotland)

Ancient star that crashed hot young star party could solve solar system mystery

The serendipitous discovery of an ancient star crashing through a gathering of young, hot stars could help explain the mysterious abundance of isotopes that existed in the early solar system.

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Manchester Evening News

The extraordinary Life of Pi tiger set to wow audiences in Greater Manchester this Christmas

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ABC News

Unbroken art program in Whyalla helping people heal from experience with family violence

An art therapy program in South Australia is helping women heal from their traumatic experiences, with organisers hoping to secure funding to expand to other areas.

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Life of Pi’ on Broadway has adventure aplenty but leaves behind the heart of the story

NEW YORK — Oceans — let alone lethal Bengal tigers on lifeboats — are usually a nightmare for Broadway; just look at the trouble Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” had in going under the sea. But in the 2019 stage version of “Life of Pi,” which was scripted by Lolita Chakrabarti,…

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh by-election win for Liberal Democrats makes them city's second biggest party

Fiona Bennett said she was ready to “hit the ground running” after a comfortable victory which puts more pressure on the under-fire Labour administration.

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The National (Scotland)

Voters set to go to polls in Edinburgh Corstorphine-Murrayfield by-election

EDINBURGH voters are set to go to the polls following the resignation of former SNP Provost Frank Ross last year.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh election candidate calls for Roseburn traders compensation despite party voting down support

Voters have challenged by-election candidates on their support for businesses hit by roadworks disruption in Roseburn.

Manchester Evening News

I watched the ‘jaw-dropping’ production of Life of Pi ahead of month-long Lowry residency

The stage adaptation of the 2001 book and 2012 film is set to stun audiences in Salford

The Independent UK

BT invests in firm looking to create UK drone superhighway

BT Group’s digital hub, Etc, has announced a £5m investment in drone firm Altitude Angel.

ABC News

Children left stranded after Kondinin crash killed parents released from Perth hopsital

Three children left stranded for more than two days after their parents were killed in a car crash just kilometres from their home in WA's Wheatbelt are released from Perth Children's Hospital.

The Independent UK

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

The Independent UK

Inside the grisly story of an axe killing that inspired new Hulu series ‘Candy’

As Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Olsen portray Candy Montgomery in two different TV shows, Clémence Michallon takes a look at the case that rocked a Texas community in 1980

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