PoliticsYahoo News UKLabour candidate marches off stage in silence after Hartlepool by-election loss
Dr Paul Williams walked off after losing the seat without making any kind of speech or comment, prompting criticism for his 'lack of grace'.
NewsReutersHong Kong shortens coronavirus quarantine for vaccinated residents
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday residents who have been fully vaccinated can spend a shorter time in quarantine if they have been exposed to a COVID-19 patient, after thousands of people were sent to tiny quarantine quarters for up to 21 days. The new rule comes as the city government is trying to encourage people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Only about 14% of Hong Kong's 7.5 million people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine since a campaign was launched in February.
NewsEvening StandardLondon and UK local elections 2021: When will we know the results?
Although voting ends at 10pm on Thursday, the final results are not expected until Monday
NewsThe IndependentAt least 25 dead in police shootout with drug gang in Rio de Janeiro
Police said the gang also robbed trucks of cargo and held up commuter trains to steal from passengers
NewsThe GuardianWHO approves first Chinese Covid vaccine for emergency use
WHO approves first Chinese Covid vaccine for emergency use. Sinopharm jab will also be added to Covax programme for the developing world in the coming weeks
NewsThe GuardianLabour will probably ask a focus group why it’s losing – and that’s the problem
Labour will probably ask a focus group why it’s losing – and that’s the problemThe Conservatives are radically reshaping the UK in their image. Keir Starmer urgently needs an alternative vision ‘Labour’s expertise at staging a family row in public is unequalled outside the Queen Vic. But it makes not a jot of difference to the big picture.’ Kier Starmer in London on 7 May. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
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Mayweather looking to entertain - for 'crazy' payday
Floyd Mayweather says the lure of a lucrative payday drew him into next month's exhibition fight with Youtube personality Logan Paul
NewsThe TelegraphFrench authorities ban Jersey fishermen from landing catch at three ports
French authorities have announced that Jersey fishermen will be banned from landing their catch at three ports in response to the row over post-Brexit fishing rights. In a tit-for-tat retaliation, local leaders in La Manche, Normandy, said that boats from the Channel island would be suspended from entering the ports of Granville, Barneville-Carteret and Dielette until further notice. It came as Jersey fishermen on Friday told The Telegraph they had been unable to land their hauls since Monday, with one fisherman actively prevented from landing in Carteret on Thursday afternoon. Responding on Friday night, Ian Gorst, Jersey’s minister for external relations, said that it regretted the decision and believed it fell foul of the Brexit trade deal. “For that reason we are referring the notice of this decision immediately to the European Commission,” he said in a statement. It follows Jersey’s decision last week to impose new restrictions on fishing licences granted to French vessels in its waters, in a move which has provoked outcry in Paris. Brussels has also intervened, claiming that the move is discriminatory and in breach of the Brexit trade deal agreed with the UK last year. After the French government threatened to cut off electricity supplies to the island, a flotilla of 60 fishing boats blockaded its main port of St Helier on Thursday, in an escalation which prompted Boris Johnson to dispatch two Royal Navy vessels. The fishermen have threatened to return unless Jersey backs down, but Downing Street has insisted that the Crown Dependency commands its full support and has complied with the trade agreement. Read more: Calm after the storm as Jersey's fishermen head back out to sea
NewsEvening StandardLondon mayoral and UK local election results 2021 LIVE: Sadiq Khan back on top after Shaun Bailey opened up shock early lead in race to be mayor
Reaction and results after Thursday’s elections in England, Scotland and Wales
PoliticsThe IndependentSecret Russian assassination squad linked to claims of bounties on US troops in Afghanistan, report says
Release of newly declassified documents suggests disagreement among intelligence agencies over their level of confidence in reports
NewsThe IndependentAstraZeneca vaccine guidance could change again if wider UK situation changes, says JCVI member
People under 40 are to be offered an alternative to the vaccine
NewsYahoo News UK'Lose, lose, lose, lose, Blair, Blair, Blair, lose, lose, lose, lose’. 11 words that sum up Labour's problem
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been told to urgently change the party’s direction after its by-election disaster in Hartlepool.
NewsThe TelegraphA note of unity: Glasgow candidates rally against ‘racists and fascists’
It was a count like no other for an election that may well decide the fate of the United Kingdom. While the results for the four Glasgow constituencies announced on Friday at the city’s Emirates Arena were unsurprising – huge SNP majorities for the Southside, Anniesland, Maryhill & Springburn and Pollok – there was a palpable lack of fanfare as the nationalists moved closer to demanding a second independence referendum. However, the mood among SNP activists was nevertheless rapturous when it was announced that Nicola Sturgeon had been re-elected as MSP for Glasgow Southside with 60.2 per cent of the vote. Easily holding off a direct challenge from Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Ms Sturgeon won the seat by 9,456 votes – just marginally less than the 9,593 she took the Southside by in 2016.
EntertainmentDigital SpyCoronation Street star reacts to tragic exit scenes
The departing cast member speaks out.
NewsPA Media: UK NewsUK still on track to ease pandemic restrictions – Government advisers
Advisers are not expecting people to go back to pre-pandemic levels of contact with others as restrictions ease in May.
NewsThe GuardianMozambique insurgency: 20,000 still trapped near gas plant six weeks after attack
Mozambique insurgency: 20,000 still trapped near gas plant six weeks after attackPeople fleeing militant violence near Total’s Afungi project in Cabo Delgado have been blocked by government forces Mozambique soldiers on the streets of Palma. Isis-linked al-Shabaab has withdrawn from the town but the group is still active in the suburbs, burning houses and attacking local people. Photograph: João Relvas/EPA
NewsThe GuardianAfter humiliation in Hartlepool, where now for smalltown detective DI Starmer?
After humiliation in Hartlepool, where now for smalltown detective DI Starmer?. When a character’s USP is that he gets the job done – and then he singularly fails to get the job done, questions will be asked
NewsThe GuardianNicola Sturgeon plays down SNP prospects after pro-UK tactical voting
Nicola Sturgeon plays down SNP prospects after pro-UK tactical voting. First minister says majority is ‘very long shot’ as results show strong support for defending candidates of other parties
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'More Than Words': Diver Wowed as Seal Clasps His Hand
A diver off the coast of northeast England caught a tender moment on camera as a seal clasped his hand during an underwater encounter, footage posted to Twitter on May 5 shows.Ben Burville captioned the moment with the message, “sometimes #HoldingHands can say more than words.”Burville, a scuba diver who works as a doctor in the coastal town of Amble, Northumberland, has built up a rapport with seals in the area after nearly 20 years diving among them. Credit: Ben Burville via Storyful
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