HISTORICAL FACTS: 39 - The Untold Story

Scottish Greens urge SNP to match universal free childcare pledge

The Scottish Greens say the SNP’s manifesto promises on childcare are ‘lacking in detail’.

Evening Standard · Apr 30

Two London Green Party local election candidates arrested over 'antisemitic posts'

The two women were detained under section 19 of the Public Order Act

Evening Standard · Apr 30

Reform’s Offord says no backlash to debate comments about his success

The Reform UK Scottish leader was earlier branded ‘out of touch’ after telling a TV election debate he owns six houses, five cars and six boats.

The Independent UK · Apr 30

$50,000 arts degrees look set to stay, despite a new bill trying to slash uni fees

For five years, many Australian university students have been watching the amount they have to pay for their studies with alarm and despair.

The Conversation · Apr 30

Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It’s housing, housing, housing

In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It’s brought this local-election catastrophe on itself, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.

Evening Standard · Apr 30

May 7 elections: Hour-by-hour guide to results

Results will be declared from the early hours of Friday through to Saturday evening.

Evening Standard · Apr 30

Labour set to lose three-quarters of council seats in next week’s elections, polling expert predicts

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK set to be the biggest winners, with the Greens also doing well

The Independent UK · Apr 29

Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election

In the last of our series on environmental issues and the Wales election campaign, we look particularly at countryside policies of two parties that are new contenders for seats in the Senedd.

The Conversation · Apr 29

Local elections 2026: What are the polls saying for Labour, Reform and the Greens?

Labour is forecast to lose between half and three-quarters of its councillors

The Independent UK · Apr 29