Polls have closed across England for local and mayoral elections, as well as a key parliamentary byelection, with the first results due to be announced within hours. It is the first full-scale electoral test for Keir Starmer since the general election, and could have notable repercussions for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch, as well as…
The Trump administration will approve its first sale of military equipment to Ukraine since Donald Trump took office, in an indication that the minerals deal signed by the two countries this week may open a path to renewed weapons shipments. The state department has certified a proposed licence to export “$50m or more” (£37.6m) of…
Richard ‘Rip’ Hamilton on all things NBA past and present Rip Hamilton chats with Mackenzie Salmon about how the NBA has changed over the years and tells us about his partnership with Pure Michigan. Sports Seriously John Haliburton, the father of Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton, will not attend Pacers home and away games…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Following the prime minister, Peter Dutton joins ABC AM to deliver his final pitch to voters. Sabra Lane asks where the Coalition’s campaign has gone wrong, when polling shows the party and Dutton have been losing support. Dutton says he’s hopeful…
In Germany, the name Kevin has become something of a joke (The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny?, 28 April). It became very popular in the early 90s, especially among east Germans (particularly in Saxony) and less sophisticated westerners who wanted a supposedly cool name for their sons….
Amid concerns about his health, Ozzy Osbourne has insisted he will perform in July at what is being billed as his final concert, fronting the original lineup of Black Sabbath. Speaking along with his bandmates to the Guardian’s Alexis Petridis in an interview to be published on Friday, he said: “I’ll be there, and I’ll…