Signal

Labour MPs call on Keir Starmer to quit after heavy election defeat

Financial Times · Fri 08 May, 20:09

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK makes big gains on English councils

Financial Times

Farage’s Reform UK still has electoral obstacles ahead

Party performed strongly in council polls but path to general election victory is probably be more perilous

Financial Times

Starmer clings on as Burnham lies in wait after Labour’s dire elections

Greater Manchester mayor is hoping to challenge prime minister for party leadership

Financial Times

The new politics may be more like the old politics than we assume

Our electoral system will force consolidation within the left and right blocs

Financial Times

Britain’s elections in maps and charts

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK made sweeping gains in northern England, with a Brexit divide still clear

BBC News

Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after party wins Senedd vote

Plaid Cymru becomes the biggest party in the Welsh Parliament, ending Labour's century long election winning streak in Wales.

BBC News

Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow

Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure.

BBC News

Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented

Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.

BBC News

Reform election gains show shift in British politics, says Farage

Labour and the Conservatives suffer losses at the expense of Reform across England.

The Economist

Nigel Farage’s triumph is not quite what it seems

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The Economist

Secret document reveals Russia’s plans to aid Iran

Secret document reveals Russia’s plans to aid Iran The Economist

NYT Europe

Alex Zanardi, Racer Who Made Daring Comeback After Crash, Dies at 59

After losing both legs, the Italian champion persevered in auto racing. He also became a hand-cycling marathoner and...

NYT Europe

Mysterious American Man Makes Mysterious Proposal in Greenland

The police in Greenland are investigating the case of a lone man from Las Vegas who goes by Cliff. Locals said he...

The Telegraph

Hull and Millwall rue missed opportunities as play-off semi-final remains in balance

The Telegraph

The best plays and musicals in London (and beyond) to book in 2026

These shows are the finest on stage, both the best-rated productions we have already seen and those to which we are...

Wales

BBC Wales

Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after Labour's historic Senedd election collapse

Plaid Cymru becomes the biggest party in the Welsh Parliament, ending Labour's century long election winning streak in Wales.

BBC Wales

Celebrities send well wishes to Bonnie Tyler as singer in induced coma after surgery

The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in Portugal on Wednesday.

BBC Wales

Gareth Lewis: 'Can anything describe the scale of Labour's defeat?'

Gareth Lewis examines the scale of Labour's defeat in Wales and what it means.

BBC Wales

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth: From party disarray to brink of power

A profile of the broadcaster turned politician poised to be Plaid Cymru's first first minister.

Sport

BBC Sport · Football

Saints charged by EFL with spying on Middlesbrough

The EFL charges Southampton with spying on Middlesbrough before they meet in the Championship play-off semi-finals...

BBC Sport · Football

Arteta rallies Arsenal for huge Premier League weekend

As the Premier League title race nears its conclusion, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tells his players and the...

BBC Sport · Football

Man Utd's Fernandes wins Football Writers' men's award

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes wins the Football Writers' Association's men's Footballer of the Year award.

BBC Sport · Football

Shaw named Football Writers' Women's Player of Year

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw is crowned the Football Writers' Association Women's Player of the Season.

The Race · F1

A 'delightful move'? Our verdict on F1's big 2027 engine shift

Is F1's move (in principle) to make fundamental changes to its engine rules an own-goal, or should we just be...

The Race · F1

F1 agrees plan to ditch '50/50' engine power split for 2027

F1 has agreed a plan for engine rule changes for 2027 that will include ditching the notional 50/50 power split...

The Race · F1

What you need to know about new F1 2026 rules meeting

Further ideas to tweak F1’s 2026 rules are up for discussion on Friday in the latest round of talks between teams and the FIA

The Race · F1

Delayed green light for F1 rules change to help struggling Honda

The FIA has approved changes to engine rules aimed at assisting Honda - which appears to be more than 10% off F1's...

Formula 1 Official

Wolff praises Bonnington’s role in Antonelli’s success

Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington, Kimi Antonelli’s race engineer at Mercedes, has received praise from team boss Toto Wolff...

Formula 1 Official

Proposals agreed for further evolutionary regulation changes

Proposals for further evolutionary changes to the 2026 regulations have been agreed in principle following an online...

ESPN Cricinfo

Abell, Thomas fifties shore up Somerset against buoyant Glamorgan

Teenager Tom Norton takes three-for on debut as home side chip away

ESPN Cricinfo

Allen's 47-ball ton powers KKR to huge win over DC

KKR's spinners restricted DC to just 142, and Allen gunned that total down almost singlehandedly

Science

New Scientist

US government releases huge batch of UFO files

The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have...

New Scientist

Doubling their genomes may have helped plants survive mass extinctions

Many flowering plants have duplicated genomes, which could have helped them evolve to deal with extreme stress in...

New Scientist

Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash

A drone has crashed in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, causing a fire that has spread to 12 square kilometres of land....

New Scientist

Slow breathing can calm the mind without any need for mindfulness

How important is thinking about your breath for calming yourself down? We now know that slow breathing is effective...

Nature

Radioactive rain and proving relativity: Books in brief

Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01500-0Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature

‘Undruggable’ cancer proteins meet their match

Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01447-2People with a deadly form of pancreatic cancer...

Nature

World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court

Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01501-zUniversities that run the National Center for...

Nature

Goodbye GDP? 31 ways to replace the world's favourite measure of economic health

Nature, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01511-xProposed UN progress indicators include...

Technology

The Verge