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Polls Open As Reform Tipped for Unprecedented Gains

Polls have opened across England as local elections, mayoral elections and even one parliamentary by-election take place.

Plus: The Football Association has banned trans women from competing in women’s football; and tensions escalate between India and Pakistan over a massacre in Kashmir.

With Dalia Gebrial, Steven Methven, Azad Essa & Tadg Hickey.

  • Published 1 May 2025
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