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Labour were the victims of a major scalp in Manchester’s council elections this year after its deputy leader was ousted by George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain.

Labour has retained control of Barnsley council in the 2024 local elections. The party's majority on the council has not changed.

Last night, a major shake-up in Wigan's "weird" politics that emerged last year was cemented as Labour held onto their whopping 64-seat majority, while what remained of the Conservative opposition almost disappeared and was replaced by independent councillors standing on local issues.

Next week's Emmerdale spoilers on ITV reveal Eric's downfall, a character left for dead and a shocking split.

People across the city of Salford have taken part in the Salford City mayoral election.

After a dramatic election night, Labour has lost its overall majority in Oldham council for the first time in thirteen years. The group saw seven seats go to independent candidates.

In an unconventional move, Vicky Pattison and Ercan Ramadan have jetted off to Dubai for their joint stag and hen parties, before they tie the knot in Italy this summer.The reality TV duo, who got engaged back in February 2022, decided to ditch traditional pre-wedding celebrations and instead jetted off to the United Arab Emirates with their closest friends and family for a party holiday. Former Geordie Shore star Vicky, 36, shared a look inside the incredible bash with her 5.5 million Instagram followers.

Labour has lost seats at councils across Greater Manchester and no longer holds a majority in Oldham. The party suffered losses, predominantly to independent candidates, in several areas where the war in Gaza was said to be a decisive factor for some voters.

Labour has lost its majority at Oldham council. The party which has been in power since 2011 no longer controls the council - but it could remain in charge as the largest party.

Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election and made gains in council contests to heap pressure on Rishi Sunak.

Hunter King is enjoying some downtime in L.A. after recently wrapping a movie in Italy!

Britney Spears is OK following the shocking incident at a hotel in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, per sources close to the pop star.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle don’t plan to stir the pot while Princess Catherine battles cancer! But does she want them to?

Britney Spears is hitting back at claims she had a breakdown at a hotel!

has confirmed that , who he just discussed on camera for the first time. That's cool, I just have a couple quick follow-up questions.On the Aftershow, Sandoval said that when he and Robinson first met—at the launch party for his reality show Special Forces—she had never watched VPR, and knew nothing about Sandoval said the two of them hit it off (as friends), went out for karaoke, and ended the night at his place (as friends).

The Fall Guy hasn’t even been officially released yet and it’s already facing criticism.

ITV have axed two of its comedy shows after just one series.The broadcaster has cut both Ruby Speaking and Count Abdulla which were both exclusively created for ITVX. Ruby Speaking followed newly-single Ruby (played by Jayde Adams) who worked at Hellocom call centre in Bristol.

This time yesterday in the M.E.N office, we were settling in to cover what looked set to finally be opening night for Manchester’s Co-op Live.

Coronation Street star Jane Danson may be in a 'rival' soap but she seems very much interested in what's set to come in Emmerdale. The actress is famed for playing Leanne Battersby in the ITV soap having joined back in 1997.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor SAG-AFTRA will license Nielsen‘s streaming content data, which the union will to enforce the terms of its 2023 contract with Hollywood studios. Under the deal for Nielsen’s Streaming Content Ratings, SAG-AFTRA will have “an objective source of domestic viewership data for original streaming programming,” the parties announced.

John Swinney has reached out to Kate Forbes as he fired the starting gun on the SNP leadership race today by declaring he was the best person to succeed Humza Yousaf.

Voters across England, including the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs, will be heading to the polls for local council elections on Thursday, May 2.

Selena Gomez celebrated her boyfriend’s book release in such a naughty way! Ha!

House Republicans are calling for NPR CEO Katherine Maher to appear at a hearing on May 8 following a now former staffer’s allegations of bias in news coverage.

Former Deputy First Minister John Swinney will launch his leadership bid for the SNP in Edinburgh today.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A new U.S. law could effectively ban TikTok nationwide as early as January 2025 — and half of Americans are OK with that, with many citing concerns about data privacy and Chinese propaganda. A majority of Americans (56%) have an unfavorable view of TikTok, and half support a nationwide U.S.

The family of a Scot who disappeared from a party boat in Prague have said they feel "helpless" and claimed there's been a lack of support from local cops as divers scour the scene.

Greater Manchester is in store for a big night at the local elections. All 10 councils will be holding elections on Thursday (May 2) with Andy Burnham's job as Greater Manchester mayor also up for grabs while voters in Salford will also be electing their own city mayor.

Stacey Solomon celebrated her sister, Jemma's birthday during a special spring evening garden party with homemade pizzas and toasted marshmallows.The Solomon sisters took to Instagram to share a bundle of snaps from the evening which looked as wholesome as you'd expect. Sharing a snap alongside her older sister while enjoying the spring sunshine, Stacey, 34, gushed: "Happy Birthday to my beautiful sister, don't know what I'd do without you.

Voters in the capital will choose who they want to be the London Mayor on Thursday, May 2.