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PM congratulates Davy Russell but Reform also performed strongly, gaining third place with 26% of the voteScottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelectionHere is an analysis of the significance of the Hamilton byelection result from Severin Carrell, the Guardian’s Scotland editor.And here is an extract.Some voters have been visited four times by Labour canvassers and politicians: Labour MPs and MSPs flooded the constituency – in part because the UK party, from Keir Starmer downwards, knew they could not afford further humiliation at the hands of Reform.It seemed in the final days of the campaign that Reform’s “air war” was seriously wounding

Incident happened as one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships was on its way to Wellington this weekAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian defence force (ADF) has conceded that one of its ships inadvertently blocked wireless internet and radio services across swathes of New Zealand’s North and South islands this week.The incident occurred on Wednesday morning as HMAS Canberra, one of the largest ships in the Royal Australian Navy, was on its way to Wellington, where it ultimately arrived on Thursday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email

The ex-teacher was convicted in 2023 of one count of a historical charge of carnal knowledge as a teacher of a girl over 10 and under 17. Follow today’s news liveHealth minister confirms government reviewing ban on US beef importsThe health minister, Mark Butler, has confirmed the Albanese government is reviewing a ban on imports of American beef into Australia.This is US beef that’s raised in Canada or Mexico, not cattle that are raised in the US itself, but then brought into America, slaughtered there and then proposed for exports.But this will be a decision taken on its merits, not