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LOCAL ELECTIONS SPECIAL 2025 Exeter & Devon local elections guide Devon County Council elections take place on 1 May alongside two Exeter City Council by-elections. Our essential guide explores the background to this year’s ballot and assesses the contests in each of the city’s electoral divisions and wards. Read it here. When, where and how...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his side will have to “do something special in Paris” if they are to reach the Champions League final following defeat in their semi-final first leg. Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at the Emirates leaves the Gunners needing to overturn a one-goal deficit against Paris St-Germain in the second leg at...

Reform UK’s candidate to be the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, has appeared to contradict her party’s leader Nigel Farage over their outlook on children with special educational needs, or SEND. Dame Andrea, a former Conservative minister, has spoken publicly about both her and her young son having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...

South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries, which have worsened since Donald Trump’s return as president. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Mcebisi Jonas’s selection, adding that he would be “entrusted with [advancing] South Africa’s diplomatic, trade and bilateral priorities”. Jonas, a former deputy...

This week saw the global markets ride a rollercoaster led by Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, Madonna bury the hatchet with Elton John, and new details revealed about how the Titanic sank. But how much attention did you pay to what else has been going on in the world over the past seven days? Quiz compiled...

Standing in front of a few dozen supporters in a strip-mall parking lot in Ocala, Florida, on Monday evening, Democratic congressional candidate Josh Weil made a prediction. The public school maths teacher said that in less than 24 hours, he was going to make history by flipping a solidly Republican congressional seat – helping to...