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Blackpool byelection shows Labour has clawed its way back in Brexit-voting areas
Key takeaways as early local election results indicate major losses for Tories
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Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2024 results
People across the county including the local authority areas Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle, Chorley, Hyndburn, Preston, Flyde, Rossendale and Burnley have voted for their next PCC
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Cumbria Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election 2024 results
People in the Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness areas have voted for their next PCC
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South Korea increases threat level at five embassies due to global North Korean ‘terror’ plot
Seoul’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service [NIS], said it had recently “detected numerous signs that North Korea is preparing for terrorist attacks against our embassy staff or citizens in various countries, (such as) China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East”. The ministry said in a statement: “North Korea has dispatched agents to these countries to expand surveillance of the South Korean embassies and is also engaging in specific activities such as searching for South Korean citiz
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VideoPolice officers rescue child from car after dog had locked doors
Two police officers rescued a child and a dog from a car in Metter, Georgia, after the animal had accidentally locked the doors on April 29. Bodycam footage shows the officers' efficient work.
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Analysis reveals the sunniest places in UK to take a holiday
Exclusive: The country’s ‘brightness league’ topped by island resort of Shanklin, while sunshine is in shortest supply in Inverness
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VideoLabour wins Blackpool South by-election
Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election, with Chris Webb securing 10,825 votes, a majority of 7,607. The contest was triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal. The Tories avoided the humiliation of coming third in Blackpool South, but finished just 117 votes ahead of Reform UK.
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Man in edited photo reacting to ex-South Korean leader's ouster, not post-election meeting
An old photo of a man winding up to throw a glass bottle at a television has been edited to make it appear as if he were reacting to a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in April 2024. The claim surfaced after Yoon went back on a pledge not to meet Lee, after his party suffered a disastrous election defeat. But the original image in fact shows a man reacting to news of then-president Park Geun-hye being ousted from office.
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