uk
Greens win seat from Labour in city by-election
Green candidate Aasiya Bora is elected in the Stoneygate ward, with Labour finishing second. Source link
Organisers defend KPop tribute gig after social media backlash
The K-pop Forever! Tribute shows took place in the SSE on Thursday evening, with further gigs due to take place next Monday and on 16 May. Source link
Deportation of Chagos Islanders blocked by judge
A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory. Source link
Asos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall
Quentin Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later. Source link
UK government finances better than expected in January
The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests. Source link
Minister refuses to give timescale on Ajax after soldiers left vomiting
The multi-million pound Ajax vehicles, made in Merthyr Tydfil, have been beset by problems. Source link
Closing factory workers paid to help at food bank
Dutch coffee-making giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) will close its plant in Banbury this year. Source link
Sepsis warning after woman's quadruple amputation
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend. Source link
Starmer 'appeasing' big tech firms, says online safety campaigner
Baroness Kidron tells the BBC the PM has being “late to the party” in regulating social media. Source link
Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane dies at 53 after ALS diagnosis
The actor, who also starred in HBO’s Euphoria, battled the most common form of motor neurone disease. Source link