Labour suffer horror night in local elections | US and Iran continue attacks | Villa and Palace European footy success
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
It has been a night of horror for Labour in the Local elections, while Reform UK have made significant gains.
Sir Keir Starmer's party has been haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership.
The US Central Command has said it intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" and responded through targeting launch sites in Iran.
This is after an Iranian military spokesperson confirmed they had attacked US vessels, for what they described as "the aggressive, terrorist, and pirate US military (having) violated the ceasefire".
A 39-year-old man has been charged following an incident near Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's home in Norfolk.
Two men have been convicted in the first case relating to Chinese espionage in British history.
And finally, Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League final where they will be looking to win their first major title in 30 years.
Anna and Kamali have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:43.3 | Thank you. The Full Story First. The Labour Party are losing big as the counting begins in the local elections. |
| 0:48.3 | President Trump says the ceasefire with Iran remains in place despite both countries attacking each other yesterday. |
| 0:57.7 | Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet, a 10-minute podcast of the day's news. |
| 1:01.3 | It is Friday the 8th of May. I'm Kamali Melbourne. |
| 1:03.9 | And I'm Anna Jones. Also today, happy news in the football for Villa fan, Prince William, less so for Kamali. So it really has been a horror night |
| 1:14.0 | for Labour in the local elections so far, which was expected, but just how bad has it been? |
| 1:19.8 | Well, at the time of recording, results still coming out, so we'll give you the latest as we see it now. |
| 1:24.8 | So while terrible for the major parties, the Labour Party, the Conservatives, |
| 1:30.0 | it has been a very successful night so far for Reform UK. Let's pick out a few takeaways so far. |
| 1:36.3 | Labor has lost its majority on Thameside Council after an uninterrupted run of 47 years. The party lost |
| 1:43.8 | 14 of the 15 seats it was defending. That's enough |
| 1:46.8 | to deprive it of a majority and leave the council with no group large enough to have overall |
| 1:51.8 | control. Yeah, Tameside, of course, up in Greater Manchester, a place where the Labour Party |
| 1:56.5 | will have hoped to have been able to do well. Let's just dive into one particular area. |
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