The Stockport village that voted Conservative but now 'wants the Tories out'
"It's quite terrifying that I have a good job which is reasonably well paid, but I can't afford a lot of basic things", says Mark Pillotti, a supply teacher in Hazel Grove.
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Will the far-right win big in the EU elections? A focus on Germany and Portugal
Two parties, two countries, one goal; to change Europe from within. Populist rhetoric is expected to score big in the European elections, with polls suggesting far-right and hardline conservative parties will become the third biggest force in the next European Parliament. Germany will elect highest number of MEPs among member states, 96. The country's far-right party Alternative for Deutschland, AfD, aims to have 20 of them. But will they succeed?
Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden agrees to new Team Penske deal - ESPN
Josef Newgarden, six days after winning the Indianapolis 500 for the second straight year, has agreed to a multiyear extension with Team Penske, the team announced Saturday.
Families protest outside Parc prison after series of deaths - live updates
Families of inmates who died at a Welsh prison are protesting outside it today to call for change. Bridgend's HMP Parc is in the midst of a scandal over a spate of inmate deaths and allegations of rampant drug-dealing and violence.
Josef Newgarden wins Indianapolis 500 for 2nd straight year - ESPN
INDIANAPOLIS — Josef Newgarden put his cheating scandal behind him to become the first back-to-back winner of the Indianapolis 500 since Helio Castroneves 22 years ago and give Roger Penske a record-extending 20th win in «The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.»
2024 Indy 500: Betting odds, start time for 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'
It's race week for the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500, when a field of 33 cars will cross the famed yard of bricks Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for what is considered "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Sunak ‘disappointed’ UK smoking ban won’t become law
Britain’s Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak enjoys a hot drink and a Tunnock’s during a visit to the Global Energy Group facility at the Port of Nigg in north-east Scotland on May 23, 2024, during a campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)
Péter Magyar's journey from Orban ally to election rival
Peter Magyar rose to prominence following a scandal involving a presidential pardon in a child-abuse case. He resigned from his position as public administrator, quitting the Fidesz party and condemning it as authoritarian and corrupt. Since then, Magyar has made one revelation after another about the party, raising his profile at meeting after meeting. Last April, he brought together almost 100,000 people on to the streets of Budapest.