Labour mayor wins in Rishi Sunak's backyard as Tories endure torrid local elections that see them lose slew of true-blue councils and hundreds of seats in crucial general election battlegrounds
Boarded up shops, the cost-of-living crisis and Gaza backlash: Oldham residents give their verdict on Labour's crushing defeat... but Blackpool remains steadfastly red
More body blows for Rishi Sunak as Tories lose slew of true-blue councils in crucial general election battlegrounds - with Tees Valley mayor clinging on in rare bright spot amid the carnage
11 Brits seriously hurt in open-top bus crash 'are all from the same family': Passengers 'had water fight with group in other tourist vehicle involved in crash' shortly before their bus overturned in Turkey
Being trounced by Labour is bad... but is barely beating Reform even worse? JAMES TAPSFIELD on how Tory fears over right-wing vote splintering at general election will be fuelled by grim results
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