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Labour suffered a historic loss in the Welsh Senedd elections, coming in third behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

In Scotland, the SNP held onto its majority with second place too close to call between Labour and Reform as Newscast began recording.

And in England, a bruising run of results continued for Labour, who lost more than a thousand council seats. Reform won more than 1,400 councillors and the Greens made gains.

Adam, Chris and James break down the results.

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00:00 Introduction
03:25 Notable results from England
07:49 SNP come first in Scotland
14:10 Plaid Cymru win most seats in Wales
16:32 Eluned Morgan loses her seat
18:51 John Swinney’s plans for independence
22:05 Keir Starmer reacts to results
32:41 Can Labour bounce back?

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The US military has denied a claim made in Iranian state media that Iran hit an American warship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.

It comes hours after President Donald Trump said the US would help stranded ships out of the waterway.

An estimated 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 ships have been stuck in the strait since the US-Iran war began in February.

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