Critics argue that the PM is using mental health as a political culture war ahead of local elections this week

Critics argue that Rishi Sunak is using mental health as a political culture war ahead of local elections this week

Kirklees residents are likely to punish both the Tories and Labour for their stance on Gaza in the 2 May local elections

Snake catchers removed a massive python that ate a pet cat before getting stuck in a drain. Volunteers were called to a house north of Bangkok, Thailand, where the 13ft-long serpent was discovered obstructing the drainage on Thursday 25 April. They h ...

Two men have now been charged with murder after a torso was discovered in a nature reserve. Michal Jaroslaw Polchowski, 68, and Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, both of Worsley Road, Eccles, were charged with murder as more human remains were discovered in t ...

Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most ‘wage black spots’ in London

Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public’s priorities

The Tory and SNP leaders are in severely weakened condition as they head towards local elections

While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influence

Minute-by-minute report: Can Ange Postecoglou’s side strike a blow to their local rivals’ title hopes? Join Niall McVeigh to find out

From Hartlepool to Bristol, successes in 2 May’s polls will set the tone for the impending Westminster race

Council budgets looks a likely target when the Tory government seeks to balance the books and pay for its promises

Prime minister says he is not distracted by poor personal ratings as rebel MPs are said to be plotting to oust him after local elections

Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections

The prime minister faces a further blow to his leadership if Ben Houchen and Andy Street are both unseated in next Thursday’s contests

New leader is part of rebels desperate ‘100 days to save Britain’ plan as Conservatives panic over threat of massive losses in local lections this week

Drubbing for Tories in next week’s local elections could force Sunak’s hand

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs

Thursday’s local elections are a chance for Keir Starmer to show his party’s breadth of support – not least in the embattled PM’s North Yorkshire

The main parties’ strengths and vulnerabilities will be starkly on show in the capital, the West Midlands, Tees Valley, the north-east and Dorset