More than 23,000 people forced to leave homes after heavy rains in southern Rio Grande do Sul prompt record-breaking floods

The results were announced this afternoon

He will serve at least 22 years behind bars for the attempted murder

The authority was criticised for having no documentary evidence to support the decision beforehand

A truck struggled to drive through submerged roads in Porter, north of Houston, Texas, on Thursday, 2 May, as flooding swamped the southeast of the state. Officials issued a voluntary evacuation order for areas of Montgomery amid rising risks from th ...

Police want to speak to the man pictured

A bridge in Brazil collapsed after heavy rains triggered flooding this week. Fooage showed a firefighter using a cable to pass over a collapsed crossing in Santa Maria in the southern Rio Grande do Sul state where at least 29 people had died in the e ...

south Dakota Governor also claims to have had meeting set up with Emanuelle Macron but his office says she received no ‘direct invitation’ from French president

The council said the school would be facing a deficit of more than £500,000 if it remained open

Richmond Council has approved the plans

south Dakota governor says she met North Korean dictator in same book in which she describes killing her dog

A house explosion in New Jersey left at least one person dead and another injured on Thursday evening (2 May). The incident happened just after 7 pm at a property on Continental Court in south River, Middlesex County. Footage shows the devastation at ...

The Mitcham pub has sat empty since 2009 but remains a beloved community landmark

The two men were attacked while waiting for a bus after attending a Black Pride event

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed Labour’s “incredible” victory in the Blackpool south local election. Visiting Blackpool on Friday (3 May), following Labour’s win, Sir Keir said victory in Blackpool south was “truly historic” ...

This is the moment Labour was announced victorious in the Blackpool south parliamentary by-election on Friday (3 May). In the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal, Labour’s Chris Webb secu ...

Despite finishing narrowly ahead of Reform UK in Blackpool south, the Conservatives were beaten Nigel Farage’s party in 16 of the 25 seats up for grabs on Sunderland City Council

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour’s win in Blackpool south was ‘truly historic’ and the ‘most important result’ nationally

Chris Webb’s victory with more than 7,500-vote majority may be sign of voters in poorer areas ditching Conservatives

Watch Boris Johnson rubbish concerns about his voter ID law in resurfaced footage. The former prime minister fell foul of legislation he introduced himself on Thursday (2 May) – when he was reportedly turned away from a polling station after failin ...