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details on that. labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. strong challenge from the snp. in wales they ve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. in england they ve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. they ve won the male role contest in the liverpool city region. lost the liverpool city region. lost the mayoral contest. and it has been a terrible night for ukip, overnight they lost every seat they were defending. and the party has been wiped out on councils like lincolnshire, hampshire and essex. their vote share is down dramatically, most of it going straight to the conservatives. in scotland the snp have managed to deprive labour of an overall majority in glasgow but we are not yet sure if they have won overall control of scotland s biggest city for themselves. we re still waiting for most of the results in scotland. we ll kee ....
publishes its plan to reduce air pollution, but it s criticised for being too vague. can spurs keep the winning streak going? beat west ham tonight and they ll be a point behind chelsea. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. it s their best result since 2008. as well as taking control of five councils in england and wales they ve made significant gains in scotland. labour has had a drubbing, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats haven t made the breakthrough they had been hoping for. results are still coming in, but a short while ago the conservatives had gained 309 seats in england. labour have lost 144 seats, ukip are down 138 there are still some results to come in, and there s been no polling in northern ireland. with all the latest, here s laura kuenssb ....
increasing our vote share by 7%, our best share for seven years, double the increase the tories have seen in terms of vote share around the country. the results have been disappointing for ukip, with the party only managing to win one of the seats it has contested, losing 136 previously held council seats. the snp has finished as the biggest party in the scottish council elections, with tories replacing labour as the second biggest. there is no way that this result can be spinned as anything other than a clear and very emphatic win for the snp. in other news this evening: diesel scrappage schemes and clean air zones. the government publishes its draft plan to tackle dirty air, but critics say it s toothless. two men are charged with the murder of billionaire businessman guy hedger, who was shot at his home in dorset last weekend. marine le pen is heckled at a campaign event, while emmanuel macron poses with supporters as the french presidential candidates embark on a la ....
to leave by the back door on the final day of campaigning in the french election. and west ham put the brakes on tottenham s title hopes tonight. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: we will have the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports centre. good evening. the conservatives have made big gains in the local elections, winning seats all across the country from every other party. it s their best result in nearly a decade. as well as taking control of five councils in england and wales, they ve made significant gains in scotland. labour has taken a beating, losing control of its former stronghold of glasgow, amongst others. ukip‘s vote has collapsed, and the liberal democrats had varied fortunes. with all councils now declared, the conservatives have gained 319 seats in england. labour have lost 142 seats, the lib dems have lost 28 and ukip are down 143. in scotland, the snp have lost seven seats, the tories have gained 164, labour have lo ....
sex abuse ring. it was a harrowing, hard watch and has been praised for how close to the truth it was. there is no such thing as a child prostitute. what there is is a child who was being abused. by two? by men who was being abused. by two? by men who pick on vulnerable girls. well, a little later we ll be talking to sarah rowbotham, the sexual health worker who blew the lid on the scandal. hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until ”am this morning. lots coming up today, that special report on autistic children undergoing shock therapy in america, is it cruel or a way of helping them have a better life? do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today brexit dominated the televised leaders debate, which was held last night despite the absence of theresa may and jeremy corbyn. the itv event saw little disagreement between the ....