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Labour faces the fight of its life in the Welsh Parliament elections on May 7, with its 27-year hold on the Senedd under threat from challenges by Reform and Plaid Cymru20:09, 05 May 2026Updated 20:14, 05 May 2026View 4 ImagesWelsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan poses in Nessa's Slots in Barry Island(Image: ROWAN GRIFFITHS)Labour's leader in Wales has urged voters not to punish the party for frustration with Westminster ahead of make-or-break Senedd elections.Eluned Morgan sought to distance herself from her party in…

A drag queen-turned-pro wrestler is leading the left-wing fight against Sir Keir Starmer by standing for election for the Greens. Steven Braines, 44, will spend Thursday trying to win votes in the Labour stronghold of Newham, East London.And that night, the former psychologist will be grappling with rivals in the wrestling ring under his comedic alter ego, Sandra Spitz. But he insists his candidacy is no joke and said the Greens are confident of getting at least one candidate elected in the three seats up for grabs in the…

A new-born hippo aptly named Bumpy is being cared for by keepers at a Kenyan sanctuary after being discovered nudging his head against his dead mother.Barely a week old, Bumpy was found 'desperate for comfort' on the edge of Lake Oloiden in Naivasha. The hippo's mother is thought to have died 'protecting him in a territorial fight', according to charity workers, leaving the baby stranded in the wild. Bumpy was fished out of the water and taken in by the Kenya Wildlife Trust, who drove him to Nairobi. There, he was…

Anthony Gordon would not get in this Bayern Munich team, declared Alan Shearer last week. He could have said the same of every winger in England. Michael Olise and Luis Diaz are proof that life beyond the Premier League, especially in Bavaria, will enhance reputation and performance.It is little wonder Harry Kane, who completes Bayern's devastating front three, has already scored more than in any of his previous 14 senior seasons. The 54-goal striker makes Olise and Diaz better too, of course. They have 101 goals between…