SNP win Scottish council elections by coming out as biggest party

may have turned 96 in April, but Her Majesty will celebrate another major milestone through the weekend. The Platinum Jubilee marks Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne — a big tribute for the longest-serving monarch.

Gerard Butler looks around his surroundings while getting out of his vehicle in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (May 31).

Wolfgang Van Halen and his mom Valerie Bertinelli are slamming the upcoming documentary about the death of his father, Eddie Van Halen.

Scott Disick took to Instagram Wednesday to congratulate the 12-year-old for passing the sixth grade. Scott celebrated his son's milestone moment with a balloon display.

Drew Scott and his wife, Linda Phan, have welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Parker James Scott. Scott and Phan shared their baby’s arrival news with a sweet post on IG, sharing that their son was born on their wedding anniversary, May 12!Scott captioned the adorable photo of the whole family's hands, «Our lives are forever changed, Welcome to the world Parker James.» The second photo in the carousel is of Phan breastfeeding Parker.A post shared by Drew Scott (@mrdrewscott)Parker is Scott and Phan’s first child. The couple, who tied the knot in 2018, shared that they were expecting their first child in December.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThis time last year, one of the world’s largest corporations made a major statement about its expectations for diversity, equity and inclusion within its content operations.Amazon’s Prime Video and Amazon Studios published a detailed inclusion policy and playbook to spell out its guidelines and requirements for producers working on shows for the studio arm or commissioned by Prime Video. It was a concerted effort to be transparent and to tell the creative community “here’s what we think good looks like,” says Latasha Gillespie, head of global diversity, equity and inclusion for Prime Video, Amazon Studios and IMDB.One year later, Gillespie tells Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, that there has been measurable progress in hiring, especially in low-profile areas like transportation and support services.

An SNP MP found guilty of sexual harassment was put on “conduct training” four years ago over the same incident and kept his job as Chief Whip.

Anas Sarwar has backed Keir Starmer to take Labour into the next general election despite the UK party leader facing mounting questions over beergate.

Nicola Sturgeon has said Tory attacks on Keir Starmer over the so-called “beergate” event are part of a “massive operation” to divert attention away from Boris Johnson’s “serial breaching” of lockdown rules.

BBC Breakfast host Charlie Stayt put his foot down when he discussed the ongoing partygate scandal with Liberal Democrats Deputy Party Leader Daisy Cooper.During Saturday’s (May 7) instalment of the popular BBC One morning news show, the 59-year-old and his co-host Naga Munchetty welcomed the party leader onto the show to discuss the changing council political landscape.As he caught up with the 40-year-old MP, the duo discussed the wins and losses for the Conservatives and how the Lib Dems managed to gain almost 200 council seats in England. After discussing the story all morning on the BBC show, the broadcaster wanted to get her thoughts on Boris Johnson ’s current ongoing investigations for breaking lockdown rules during the peak of the pandemic and whether he should step down.

The Conservative Party faced some tough early losses as counts got underway in England overnight. Boris Johnson is facing a backlash from local party leaders after losing three key London authorities.

Millions of voters are heading to the polls to decide who they want to run their councils as local elections take place across the UK today. More than 4,000 councillors across 146 councils in England are standing for election, and the results will be trickling in from the early hours of Friday morning.

Boris Johnson and the Tories.The comedy duo are well-known for their reworkings of classic songs mixed with quotes from public figures. Previous targets have included Donald Trump, David Cameron, Brexit and even Die Hard‘s status as a Christmas film.Cassetteboy have now taken aim at the Prime Minister yet again by re-arranging quotes in a new video set to Eminem‘s 2002 hit ‘Without Me’.The clip, which you can watch below, highlights the current cost of living crisis, partygate, Russia, Brexit and MP Neil Parish’s recent resignation after he was caught watching porn in the House of Commons.New! Cassetteboy vs The Tories May 2022.

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Tory ‘porn’ MP Neil Parish has formally resigned his seat in the Commons, triggering another by-election for Boris Johnson’s scandal-ridden government.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he aims to make the party a "major force" in Greater Manchester, as he identified Stockport as a "key" target in this week's local elections.

Boris Johnson asked who Lorraine Kelly was in his latest TV interview as viewers branded him out of touch and said it was the final nail in his coffin.

Boris Johnson's return to Good Morning Britain has been branded a "car crash" by ITV viewers.The Prime Minister finally appeared on the ITV breakfast show on Tuesday (May 3) morning for the first time in five years.Mr Johnson has been noticeably absent from GMB, with presenters Susanna Reid and former host Piers Morgan regularly accusing the Conservative party leader of intentionally snubbing the show, notoriously tough on politicians.Three years after he famously ran away from Susanna and Piers by hiding in a fridge in the lead up to the 2019 general election, Mr Johnson finally agreed to chat to Susanna live from Downing Street.After watching Susanna and Boris clash for over 15 minutes, the ITV presenter was forced to end the interview and hand over to Lorraine Kelly, who hosts ITV's Lorraine after GMB.However, it appears that Mr Johnson may not know who broadcaster Lorraine is.Susanna said: "Lorraine is waiting to take up all the issues you have brought up in this interview.Boris asked: "Who's Lorraine?"A shocked Susanna repeated: "Who's Lorraine? Lorraine is a legend."As the camera panned over to the ITV studio, Lorraine said: Wow thank you Susanna. A masterclass in a political interview."Viewers at home rushed to their keyboards to discuss Boris' comment.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Out of this whole interview..

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted Douglas "lacks any credibility" after he backed Boris Johnson to remain as Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is focusing on bins, potholes and council tax, but the Tories are entering the final days before the local elections on Thursday with a fresh scandal adding to the 'partygate' fallout. Conservative MP Neil Parish announced his resignation on Saturday as he admitted twice watching pornography in the House of Commons.

The Tory MP who is being investigated for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons chamber has been named and suspended from the Tory party.