• PA Media: UK News

    Rishi Sunak braces for mayoral results as election counts continue

    The Prime Minister claimed the Tories ‘have everything to fight for’ despite counting widespread losses on Friday.

  • Sky News

    Ministers apply finishing touches to ‘Tell Sid’-style NatWest offer

    Ordinary investors will be awarded 'bonus' shares in NatWest Group if they hold onto stock they acquire in the taxpayer-backed bank, under a plan expected to be finalised by ministers later this month. Sky News has learnt key details of the options being explored by the Treasury for a multibillion pound retail offer of NatWest shares, including a likely £10,000 cap on applications from members of the public. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced in last year's autumn statement that he would explore a mass-market share sale "to create a new generation of retail investors".

  • Associated Press

    Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance

    The Ukrainian village of Ocheretyne has been battered by fighting, drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows. The village has been a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Russian troops have been advancing in the area, pounding Kyiv’s depleted, ammunition-deprived forces with artillery, drones and bombs.