The Conservatives have lost control of three flagship London boroughs as Labour further strengthened its grip on the capital.

This is not an easy election to analyse: the picture is mixed and messy. As dawn breaks on Friday, nobody - perhaps with the exception of the Lib Dems - should be overly happy with the results.

Wandsworth, the site of Labour's sensational overnight win, was one of few councils to change hands. Overall, the fortunes of the parties varied geographically as votes from the first English councils were counted.

The supermarket giant Morrisons has proposed a last-ditch rescue deal for McColl’s Retail Group that would preserve the majority of its 16,000-strong workforce.

The Russian assault on the last defenders at Mariupol's steelworks will continue to hold back its plans to control the Donbas region, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

Hungary has warned it cannot accept the EU's planned ban on Russian oil as it would amount to an "atomic bomb" for its economy, threatening to scupper the bloc's sixth sanctions package against Moscow.

Actress Amber Heard broke down on the stand as she recounted a trip to Australia that she said resulted in three days of alleged extreme violence and abuse at the hands of her former husband, Johnny Depp.

Fifty-three people are confirmed to have died after the rear of a six-storey building suddenly collapsed in China.

Perhaps we should have seen it coming, but it was still a shock.

All eyes are on Sinn Fein as counting takes place in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.