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Millions of people are heading to polling stations for local council and Welsh elections today, with polls predicting challenging results for the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer's leadershipAdam Cailler Senior reporter and MSN lead and Rhiannon James Press Association Parliamentary Editor06:20, 07 May 2026Updated 06:20, 07 May 2026View ImageIt's going to be a tough day for Starmer(Image: WPA Pool, Getty Images)Prime Minister Keir Starmer is bracing for his own reckoning at the polls as millions flock to polling stations…

Last Friday night, as I was heading home along London’s Carnaby Street after a drink with a friend, a boy in his late teens cycled towards me.He seemed to recognise me as he stopped, smiled at first, then said: ‘Heil Hitler.’ Then he pedalled off.I nearly didn’t mention the episode publicly because I didn’t – and don’t – feel like a victim.I was not threatened. I was not frightened. Frankly, after years spent prosecuting and defending allegations of racially aggravated crime as a barrister, discussing extremism publicly and…

Someone appears to have cast a vanishing spell on the set of the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, as a number of props are said to have disappeared.Production on the HBO adaptation has reportedly been forced to microchip all the broomsticks and magic wands, after thieves made off with a number of magical items.According to reports, the crew discovered that several pumpkins, spell books, wands and even fake food had gone missing from Hogwarts' Great Hall during the filming of the famous Halloween feast scene.And in a bid to…

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner could face up to five years behind bars after being accused of assaulting a British man.The convicted rapist, 48, is said to have been arrested alongside the Brit on suspicion of 'mutual assault' following a fight in the city of Kiel, northern Germany.A source close to Brueckner, however, claimed that he was 'attacked by a British person' before calling the police himself. The German was only released from prison in September after spending seven years behind bars for the…