SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK
The nationalists secured 58 seats in their fifth consecutive election win, but that is short of an overall majority.
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Lib Dems offer alternative to extremes of Reform and Greens, Davey says
Lib Dem leader hails gains in England and Scotland as his party profits from slump in support for Labour and the Tories.
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Brits on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital
The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
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HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
The Ministry of Defence says the ship will prepare to join an international mission to safeguard shipping, but only when fighting in the region ends.
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Labour MPs have put Starmer on notice after election battering. Can he turn it around?
Even the prime minister's most loyal ministers are pushing him to change, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
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Murder investigation arrest after man found dead in roof garden
A 50-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in a roof garden.
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Man critically injured after car hits pedestrians
Police say an argument is believed to have taken place before a car crashed into five people.
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'Starmer's done nothing for the country': Why one heartland council abandoned Labour
In Barnsley, south Yorkshire, 50 years of Labour rule ended on Friday with Reform UK taking control.
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Southampton FC charged over alleged spying on Middlesbrough training session
Southampton Football Club has been been charged with breaking league rules over allegations it spied on its play-off opponents' training session.
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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.
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We welcome scrutiny, Reform UK says after major election gains
The party's Zia Yusuf says it won't take voters for granted, following its sweeping election gains.
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Police charge two men over filming antisemitic TikToks in London
Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, are due to appear at magistrates' court on Saturday.
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SNP is Scotland's biggest winner with pressure for independence likely to follow
Before the polls even opened on Thursday, one thing everyone knew for sure was that the SNP would be the largest party in Holyrood.
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The UFO community has been waiting for answers. Has the Pentagon delivered?
Those within the UFO community spent their day scrutinizing the new documents, images and videos released by the Pentagon.
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Man left with life-threatening injuries after car hits pedestrians
A car has hit multiple pedestrians in a town centre - leaving one man with life threatening injuries.
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Two men charged in connection with filming antisemitic TikTok videos
Two men have been charged with religiously aggravated harassment offences after allegations they filmed antisemitic social media videos.
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'Illegal' traveller plot was for sale on Facebook
The four-acre site has been at the heart of an ongoing row with locals since Friday.
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Man with life-threatening injuries after car hits pedestrians
A car has hit multiple pedestrians in a town centre - leaving one man with life threatening injuries.
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More than 200,000 migrants have crossed Channel in small boats since 2018
More than 6,000 people crossed the Channel so far this year, 36% below the total for the same time last year
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Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says
A Reform UK spokesman says the party will "welcome scrutiny", following its sweeping election gains.
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