The Guardian today: Local elections 2018: Tories and Labour both secure limited gains as Ukip vote collapses – live updates

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the guardian today Friday 04 May 2018 Headlines More » Local elections 2018: Tories and Labour both secure limited gains as Ukip vote collapses – live updates Parties face their biggest ballot box test since the general election with council seats and mayoralties up for grabs across England. Follow all the results as they come in live Skripals poisoned by novichok dose of up to 100g, watchdog says Revealed: UK's push to strengthen anti-Russia alliance Gavin Williamson under pressure to back May's customs plan, Brexiters fear Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby expelled from the film Academy Breast cancer screening helpline inundated with calls Most viewed in last 24 hours More » I wouldn't go to Harry and Meghan's pay-as-you-go bash. It's pure meanness | Suzanne Moore Commoners will have to bring their own picnics to the royal wedding. These invitees are just extras for the TV coverage, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore Home Office official tells man facing deportation: 'My job is to piss you off' Farage's Belgium jibe met with World Cup warning for England 'My whole life has been a lie': Sweden admits meatballs are Turkish Local election officials wrongly turn away EU citizens in Tower Hamlets Twitter urges all users to change their password after bug discovered Sport More » Atlético's Diego Costa denies Arsenal's Arsène Wenger European final farewell Team Sky accused of deceiving Giro d'Italia organisers over Froome's status Asbel Kiprop claims drug control officers tampered with 'positive' sample Comment is free More » Sajid Javid is change, but don't be fooled. He's not real progress | Gary Younge Of course slavery wasn't a choice, Kanye West. And neither is poverty | Kimberly Foster In the NHS breast-screening scandal, first priority must be the women | Philippa Whitford Culture More » 'There's this idea that mothers are completely selfless': Diablo Cody on Tully – and the Juno backlash Temperate House, Kew review – king of greenhouses sees the light again 'You could not have given us a bigger middle finger': Liz Phair on how Trump changed her music for ever Business More » More than 1,000 economists warn Trump his trade views echo 1930s errors UK growth prediction for 2018 scaled back to 1.4% by thinktank Technology More » Xiaomi to sell smartphones in UK through Three Tesla posts record $710m net loss as it struggles to produce Model 3 cars Travel More » 10 of the best train station cafes and bars: readers' travel tips Hawaii becomes first US state to ban sunscreens harmful to coral reefs Life and style More » The ballad of Pammy and Julian Assange - her poor, mournful sea lion How to make the perfect rhubarb crumble

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