The Shadow Paymaster Normal Jonathan Ashworth has misplaced his Leicester seat and each Blackburn and Dewsbury and Batley have fallen to independents, amid indicators of a voter backlash over Gaza.

In Blackburn, Labour fell 0.3 proportion factors behind an impartial who secured 27% of the vote to take the north-west constituency. In Dewsbury and Batley, Labour’s vote collapsed by greater than 36% for former Rachel Reeves adviser Heather Iqbal.

Labour has additionally didn’t retake the previous Labour MP Claudia Webbe’s Leicester seat or win in Chingford and Woodford Inexperienced.

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In the meantime Shadow Well being Secretary Wes Streeting gained however got here inside 1,000 votes of shedding his east London seat, Ilford North, Rushanara Ali gained narrowly in Bethnal Inexperienced, and Jess Phillips solely gained her seat in Birmingham by round 700 votes.

Sky Information evaluation has proven that the Labour vote is down by greater than 14% in areas with a Muslim inhabitants above 15%, with anger over Gaza contributing to the big impartial vote we’re seeing in some constituencies.

Labour has confronted a string of challenges from independents campaigning exhausting to win Muslim voters angered by Labour’s failure to indicate extra help for Palestinians in the course of the Israel-Hamas battle.

Labour additionally didn’t win in Chingford and Woodford Inexperienced in opposition to its former candidate.

The dimensions of the defeat of Jon Ashworth,who noticed his share of the vote.collapse by 35 proportion factors versus 2019, is a serious blow.

It additionally leaves the get together down two senior shadow cupboard member, after Shadow Tradition Secretary Thangam Debbonaire additionally misplaced in Bristol Central.

In the meantime the Tories managed to win in Leicester East. Webbe stood as an impartial. She had been elected because the Labour MP for Leicester East on the 2019 normal election. She had beforehand served as a councillor in Islington and as a member of the NEC, the place in 2018 she was elected chair of the disputes panel.

Claudia Webbe was convicted of harassment in November 2021 and misplaced her attraction for this conviction in Might 2022, and Labour known as on her to resign as an MP. She had the Labour whip suspended in September 2020 over the harassment expenses and has not regained it.

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Scotland outcomes: Labour makes huge positive factors as SNP obliterated

Wales outcomes: Labour luggage 27 of 32 seats as Tories wiped off the map

Crimson Wall: Good points in Stoke, Grimsby, Redcar, Workington, Hartlepool, Barrow, Bishop Auckland, Darlington, Bolsover

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Senior Tory loses seat as Labour mayor Dan Norris wins

Islington North: Jeremy Corbyn holds on in robust consequence over Labour

Nuneaton, Stevenage, Swindon, Worcester: Labour wins in key bellwether marginals

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Kemba Walker, a day after ending his enjoying profession, is returning to the place he discovered his biggest NBA success, because the Charlotte Hornets introduced he’s becoming a member of the teaching employees as a participant enhancement coach.

Walker was a three-time All-Star throughout his eight years with the Hornets franchise and stays the group’s all-time chief in factors with 12,009.

The 34-year-old introduced his retirement Tuesday, ending a profession that included stints with the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks. He performed sparingly final season with AS Monaco because it gained the French League championship.

Walker joined the then-Charlotte Bobcats in 2011 because the No. 9 general decide. Together with the factors milestone, he’s additionally the franchise’s all-time chief in 3-pointers, win shares and minutes performed and is high 10 in assists (second), steals (third), video games performed (third) and rebounds (eighth).

Walker’s hiring was considered one of a lot of assistant teaching positions introduced by the Hornets on Wednesday to fill out the employees of recent coach Charles Lee.

Info from ESPN’s Andrew Lopez was used on this report.

In her successful speech the Conservative MP for Fareham and Waterlooville thanked her crew and her household however apologised to voters on behalf of the Conservative Celebration.

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After returning a much-reduced majority, she stated: “There is just one factor I can say – I am sorry. I am sorry that my occasion did not hearken to you. The Conservative Celebration has allow you to down.

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“You voted for us over 14 years and we didn’t preserve our guarantees. We’ve got acted and we have to be taught our lesson as a result of, if we do not, we can have many worse nights to come back.

“The nation deserves higher and I’ll do every little thing in my energy to rebuild however we have to hearken to you – you have got spoken very clearly.”

Braverman retained her seat with 17,561 votes.

Jeremy Hunt has clung on to his Surrey seat as scores of former cupboard members together with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Grant Shapps have been ousted in a massacre of Tory large beasts across the nation.

The incumbent Chancellor, who has been the the MP for South West Surrey since 2005, gained the newly created seat of Godalming and Ash by round 1000 votes after stiff competitors from the Liberal Democrat Paul Follows.

The end result got here after a record-breaking quantity of cupboard ministers have been ousted over the course of the evening, together with Grant Shapps, the defence secretary; Alex Chalk, the Lord Chancellor; Gillian Keegan, the schooling secretary; and Penny Mourdant, who had been talked about as a possible challenger for the management of the Tory celebration after the election. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the previous cupboard minister, additionally misplaced his seat.

Following Hunt’s victory, his spouse Lucinda was reportedly seen weeping with pleasure throughout a tv interview. In his speech following his victory, Jeremy Hunt grew to become emotional saying: “A message to my youngsters, who I sincerely hope are asleep now.

“This will appear to be a troublesome day for our household as we transfer out of Downing Road, however it isn’t.

“We’re extremely fortunate to reside in a rustic the place selections like this are made not by bombs or bullets, however by 1000’s of strange residents peacefully putting crosses in bins and bits of paper.

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“Courageous Ukrainians are dying each day to defend their proper to do what we did yesterday and we must not ever take that with no consideration. Don’t be unhappy, that is the magic of democracy.”

The dimensions and significance of the defeats underscores the collapse of assist for the Tories of their conventional dwelling counties heartlands.

Hunt had admitted throughout the election marketing campaign that his seat was on a “knife edge,” however had insisted that he was “combating” for the constituency and was “no Michael Portillo” – the previous cupboard minister who misplaced his seat within the 1997 common election. James Walsh, his Labour opponent, mentioned throughout the marketing campaign that Hunt was in search of to place himself because the “underdog”.

Ed Davey’s Liberal Democrats mounted an offensive on swathes of the so-called Blue Wall all through the marketing campaign, because the largely remain-voting area deserted the Tories on the again of Brexit and the celebration’s swing to the best.

The longer term management of the celebration is now unclear, although each Hunt and Rishi Sunak held onto their seats. Each Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman, thought of management contenders, additionally gained their seats.

Hunt was appointed chancellor within the final days of Liz Truss’ Tory authorities, after he declined to participate in what would have been his third Tory management race. When he entered No. 11, Hunt was hailed as “essentially the most highly effective particular person in Britain”. 

Tesla (TSLA) shares surged Tuesday to their highest ranges since January following the discharge of second-quarter manufacturing and supply numbers that surpassed analysts’ expectations.

The electrical car big stated it delivered 443,956 automobiles within the second quarter and produced 410,831 automobiles. Whereas the deliveries determine was down 5% in contrast with the second quarter of 2023, it got here in forward of analysts’ consensus of about 439,000.

Telsa was the most important gainer on the S&P 500 for the second consecutive day Tuesday, with shares rising 10.2% to shut at $231.26. The inventory has gained 17% over the previous two periods, however remains to be down about 7% because the begin of the 12 months.

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After a largely tough first half of 2024, Tesla inventory began to show round final week amid optimism for its quarterly numbers, and rose once more Monday amid optimistic supply figures for a number of of Tesla’s Chinese language rivals.

Wedbush analysts wrote in a observe instantly following the deliveries launch that they consider “the worst is within the rear view mirror for Tesla.”

In addition they wrote that the second-quarter knowledge ought to get traders excited for subsequent month’s scheduled “robotaxi” occasion, the place Tesla is ready to debut its totally autonomous taxi to compete with others within the business resembling Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Waymo.

“We proceed to consider that Tesla is extra of an AI and robotics play than a conventional automotive firm,” Wedbush analysts wrote. “Now the rubber meets the highway because the Road anticipates August eighth as a key linchpin day for the Tesla story.”

Tesla additionally introduced Tuesday that it’s going to launch its second-quarter monetary outcomes after the bell on July 23.

UPDATE: This text has been up to date with closing share worth data, context and an up to date share worth chart.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has saved his seat within the newly created Godalming and Ash constituency.

He managed to carry the seat with simply 800 votes and shut on Mr Hunt’s heels was the Lib Dem candidate Paul Follows.

Jeremy Hunt has represented South West Surrey since 2004 till boundary modifications this yr.

Various cupboard ministers have misplaced their seats – as Labour shut in on a landslide basic election victory.

Defence secretary Grant Shapps, training secretary Gillian Keegan and justice secretary Alex Chalk will not be returning to Westminster after being voted out.

However Labour’s shadow paymaster basic Jonathan Ashworth’s misplaced his seat – to an unbiased candidate.

They’ve additionally misplaced Islington North – the place Jeremy Corbyn’s now an unbiased.

Nigel Farage has turn out to be an MP at his eighth try.

The Reform chief’s been elected in Clacton – considered one of three constituencies which have now gone to his social gathering.

Elsewhere the Lib Dems have made a collection of positive aspects – together with in Cheltenham, Cheadle, Eastbourne and Stratford-on-Avon.

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LAS VEGAS (July 2, 2024)—The Las Vegas Aces (11-6) prolonged their successful streak to five video games with an 88-69 defeat of the Indiana Fever (8-13) at residence Tuesday evening in T-Cell Enviornment. Kelsey Plum scored a game-high 34 factors to guide the Aces in scoring, whereas A’ja Wilson added 28 factors and 9 rebounds, Jackie Younger had a double-double with 15 factors and 10 assists and Kiah Stokes grabbed a team-best 12 boards.

Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 23 factors, and Caitlin Clark had 13 factors and 11 assists.

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First Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas  26, Indiana 24)

The Aces went up 9-3 to open the sport, however 6 consecutive from the Fever evened the rating at 9. The Fever held a 13-11 edge halfway by the quarter, however after a Plum 3-pointer at 4:06 the Fever by no means once more led within the sport. Plum led the Aces with 9 factors and Mitchell matched that for the Fever. Each groups hit on 42.9% of their pictures from the sector, the Aces have been 6 of 14 and the Fever 9 of 21. The Aces swished in 12 of 13 from the road whereas the Fever went 5 of 5 from the charity stripe.

Second Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas  46, Indiana 37)

The Fever have been nonetheless inside 2 factors at 6:31, however the Aces slowly elevated their result in 10 factors, 44-34, with 1:43 to play earlier than halftime and headed to the locker room up 9.  Wilson paced all scorers within the body with 10 factors, whereas Aliyah Boston’s 4 led Indiana. The Aces hit 9 of 19 from the sector and a couple of of 5 from 3-point, whereas Indiana made 6 of 18 of their subject objective makes an attempt and 1 of seven from distance.

Third Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas  65, Indiana 59)

The Aces expanded their result in 11 early within the third quarter, however the Fever scored the sport’s subsequent 6 to slice it to 49-44. The hole remained within the single digits by the rest of the interval. The Fever outrebounded the Aces 16-7. Indiana dedicated 4 turnovers which the Aces flipped into 8 factors whereas the Fever didn’t flip both of Las Vegas”s miscues into factors. Plum and Younger scored 8 and seven factors, respectively. The Fever have been led by 8 from Caitlin Clark.

Fourth Quarter Highlights (Las Vegas  88, Indiana 69)

A 12-0 run over the primary 4 minutes of the ultimate body, 10 factors of which got here from Plum, put to relaxation any upset hopes the Fever had. The Aces outscored the Fever 23-10 within the quarter by netting 47.4% from the sector, whereas holding Indiana to 26.7% of their subject objective makes an attempt. Plum completed the quarter with 12 factors and Mitchell had 6 for the Fever.

KEY STATS

It has been 1,572 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered. In 2022, three officers have been federally charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and civil rights violations. One of many officers later pleaded responsible to 2 counts of conspiracy, marking the primary conviction within the case. A second officer went to trial on October 30, 2023, however the jury was unable to succeed in a verdict and a mistrial was declared. Expenses have been refiled, and the brand new trial is scheduled for October 14, 2024.

The ACLU is presently monitoring 527 anti-LGBTQ+ payments in the US, up from 515 firstly of the 2024 WNBA season.

The Aces went 15 for 17 from the free throw line, whereas Indiana made 7 0f 13.

Las Vegas made 9 of 25 (.360) 3-pointers whereas the Fever made 6 of 26 (.231). The Aces additionally linked on 45.1 % of their subject objectives (32 for 71) whereas Indiana made 36.4 % of theirs (28 for 77)

Las Vegas turned 16 Fever miscues into 19 factors, whereas Indiana flipped 10 Aces turnovers into 6 factors.

The Fever outrebounded the Aces 44-38, together with 13-7 on the offensive finish, and outscored the Aces 21-12 on second-chance factors.

GAME NOTES

Wilson grabbed 9 rebounds and now has 1,823 for her profession and is inside 3 boards of shifting into thirty third place on the WNBA’s profession rebound record (Wendy Palmer, 1,825). Natalie Williams (thirty second, 1832), Plenette Pierson (thirty first, 18,34) and Cheryl Ford (thirtieth, 1,907) are subsequent up on the record.

Wilson had 5 blocked pictures and now has 385 for her profession—tied with Tamika Catchings for the 14th most in WNBA historical past. Tina Charles is thirteenth with 395.

Grey handed out 4 assists, and now has 1,520 for her profession—the ninth most in WNBA historical past. Cappie Pondexter is eighth on the record with 1,578.

Plum entered the sport with 2,968 profession factors and scored her 3,000th on an 8′ driving floater with 6:07 to play within the sport. She now has 3,002 profession factors.

Plum’s 34 factors marked the first time she’s scored not less than 30 factors this season and the sixth time in her profession.

Younger’s 15-point, 10-assist double-double is her third level/help double-double this season, and third of her profession.

The Aces welcomed 20,366 followers to T-Cell Enviornment, which is the fifth-most attended sport in WNBA common season historical past and probably the most since 1999. Eight of the franchise’s prime 10 attendance marks since shifting to Las Vegas have are available 2024.

The Aces have been with out the companies of Tiffany Hayes who was not with the crew (private).

NEXT UP

Las Vegas stays at residence for a Thursday, July 4, rematch towards the Washington Mystics (5-15) on June 29. The sport suggestions at 7 pm PT, and will probably be telecast nationally on Amazon Prime and domestically on the Silver Stats Sports activities & Leisure Community.

A housebuilder owned by the funding agency Elliott Advisors has tabled a secret takeover supply for Crest Nicholson, its London-listed rival.

Sky Information has learnt that Avant Properties, which is run by former Persimmon chief Jeff Fairburn, made an all-share proposal to the board of Crest final month.

The bid, which Metropolis sources stated had been rejected by Crest’s board within the final 10 days, would have seen Elliott grow to be the most important shareholder within the mixed group, based on insiders.

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One stated the mixture risked representing an unattractive prospect for some Crest Nicholson shareholders.

Avant’s curiosity comes weeks after Crest rejected a bid from Bellway, one other London-listed housebuilder, that might have valued the goal at about £665m.

Bellway now has a deadline set by the Takeover Panel to make a proper supply for Crest of subsequent Thursday.

It’s unclear if it intends to submit a revised supply.

“The board of Crest Nicholson evaluated the Revised Proposal with its monetary advisers and concluded that it considerably undervalued Crest Nicholson and its future standalone prospects and was not in the most effective pursuits of Crest Nicholson’s shareholders,” it stated final month.

“The board due to this fact unanimously rejected the revised proposal on 14 Could 2024.”

A potential bidding battle for one in every of Britain’s largest housebuilders would thrust an business that can be on the centre of the brand new Labour authorities’s coverage agenda again into the Metropolis highlight.

Labour pledged in its manifesto to construct 1.5 million properties throughout its first five-year time period.

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Housebuilding shares responded positively to Labour’s landslide victory on Friday morning, with positive aspects for Persimmon, Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey.

Persimmon is already considering a bid for Cala Group, which is owned by Authorized & Normal, whereas Barratt and Redrow agreed a £2.5bn merger earlier this 12 months.

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On Friday morning, shares in Crest Nicholson have been up about 1.4% to 248p, giving the corporate a market capitalisation of £628m.

Avant is chaired by Mr Fairburn, who left Persimmon in 2018 amid a Metropolis outcry over his huge pay package deal.

Elliott engineered a deal to purchase Avant via Berkeley DeVeer.

HSBC and Financial institution of America are advising Avant on its curiosity in Crest, which is being suggested by Barclays and Jefferies.

Elliott and Crest each declined to remark.

My ache is below management and I am terribly completely happy – it sounds bizarre to say, however I am as completely happy as I’ve ever been in my life.

I used to assume I might relatively be hit by the proverbial bus, however having a few months understanding that is coming has actually helped me each do the boring ‘death-min’, but in addition get my ideas and put together myself, and really feel so accepting of what is to come back.

It has been such an amazing bonus, truly.

The guide is known as A Newbie’s Information to Dying, however actually what I am making an attempt to convey is how having fun with life to the total form of prepares you for this.

In some methods I used to be fortunate that my life and my profession have taken me to numerous locations the place dying is extra part of life than it’s for us within the West.

I spent my life as an help employee – rather a lot with the UN – and I’ve lived in locations the place dying is one thing that not simply exists within the background, however is imminently potential.

I spent three years operating a UN workplace within the Gaza Strip. I spent a variety of time in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and I have been working in Ukraine. Seeing folks there for whom dying is such part of life – they lose youngsters, they do not know the place the subsequent meal is coming from – has actually helped me.

I’ve additionally been a Samaritan for the previous 4 years. In some circumstances you might be on the road whereas folks finish their lives, so I feel dying has been extra part of my life than for many individuals.

It does us all good to consider it.

That is not in a dismal manner… by form of realising it is inevitable and it is part of life, it truly throws life into perspective and lets you get pleasure from it extra and prioritise the vital issues.

My household are about to undergo probably the most troublesome factor of their lives. My pretty spouse, Aurelie, and my mother and father… are effectively surrounded, and I hope that my cheerfulness within the leaving of life would possibly maybe assist them within the subsequent few years…

All our lives are little books – however they are not another person’s full guide. You are a chapter or a web page or a footnote in another person’s life and they’re going to maintain writing lovely chapters when you find yourself gone.

And people inexperienced shoots can develop round grief and put it in perspective. I hope folks will assume, “I am glad I learn that – Simon’s story”. And simply because it is over, does not imply it is gone.

You need not have been a politician or a mover and shaker or an help employee or something in life. All of us make an enormous distinction.

I like this quote from George Eliot’s Middlemarch:

“The impact of her being on these round her was incalculably diffusive: for the rising good of the world is partly depending on unhistorical acts; and that issues aren’t so unwell with you and me as they may have been, is half owing to the quantity who lived faithfully a hidden life, and relaxation in unvisited tombs.”

All of us make an enormous distinction in life. I like the concept that most movies about time journey revolve round altering one tiny factor prior to now, and naturally they arrive again to the current and all the pieces is completely different.

When you undertaking that ahead, you may change enormous quantities of issues into the longer term.

All our tombs will likely be unvisited in just a few years – all our actions will largely be unremembered – however the smile you gave the checkout girl or the type phrases you gave to a stranger on the street may nonetheless be rippling ahead.

All of us have that chance and it is an enormous energy. And I would like everybody to grasp how particular and valuable they’re.

I like melted cheese. Sadly I have never been in a position to eat since Christmas. The chemotherapy killed my style buds and the radiotherapy killed my salivary glands.

So, sadly, melted cheese and all of the issues I beloved are off the menu.

Nonetheless, I have been given full permission by my oncologist and my hospice staff to get pleasure from as a lot Muscadet and as many cheeky rollups as I would like – and I shall definitely be indulging in these and spending time with my household.

I am form of – not wanting ahead to my ultimate day – in fact that is the incorrect option to see it. However I am form of inquisitive about it, and I am completely happy and I am prepared.

As Julian of Norwich mentioned: “All shall be effectively, and all shall be effectively and all method of issues shall be effectively.”