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People in these areas will miss out on new food waste collections

Stephen Morgan MP

Stephen Morgan MP celebrates cash injection for Portsmouth’s local services foll...

Baton of Hope walk

Hampshire Flag Company supports The Baton of Hope in Portsmouth

Alan Mak MP has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to keep fuel duty frozen in the autumn budget

Havant MP Alan Mak urges Labour to maintain Conservatives’ freeze on fuel duty

Dua Lipa.

Dua Lipa the youngest person on under 40s Sunday Times Rich List

Drink driver Matthew Wootten crashes into the gates of the Prime Minister’s country house.

Watch: Drink driver smashes into gates of PM’s country house

Penny Mordaunt said the soul of the Conservative Party needs restoring after a crushing election defeat. Shye lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour’s Amanda Martin.

Penny Mordaunt says soul of Tory party needs restoring

Left to right: Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage, Charlotte Fairall and former Secretary of State, Steve Barclay.

'I've been working tirelessly':Childhood Cancer Taskforce put on pause

Pictured - Penny Mordaunt loses her seat as MP for Portsmouth North

Photos by Alex Shute

General Election live: Mordaunt loses Portsmouth seat to Labour

Danny Chambers

Historic Lib Dem wins celebrated as Tories loose Winchester and Eastleigh

abour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria enter 10 Downing Street

Watch: Keir Starmer makes first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10

Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he will step down as the Conservative party leader following their defeat in the UK General Election.

Rishi Sunak's full speech to Downing Street following election

Dame Caroline Dinenage after retaining her Gosport seat at the General Election. Picture: Sarah Standing

"Pleased" Caroline Dinenage celebrates retaining seat - results list

Neil Kinnock falls over on Brighton seafront in 1983.

Funny political stunts gone wrong from elections past

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

Prime Minister heralds Hampshire's female Tory candidates in visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak heralded the high proportion of female Conservative representatives in Hampshire as he spent the final day of the general election campaign in one of their constituencies.
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Junior doctors strike at the picket line outside Queen Alexandra Hospital: (left to right)Dr Raymond Effah, Penny Foskett, supporter, Jon Woods and Frank Minal, BMA industrial relations officer.

View from the picket line as junior doctors strike reaches second day

Junior doctor strikes have started today with BMA calling out the PM for failing to negotiate

BMA "immensely disappointed" as they claim PM did not negotiate

Rishi Sunak: Four men arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass

Four men have been arrested following the incident at Rishi Sunak's North Yorkshire home.
Picture Credit: Youth Demand

Four men arrested after entering Rishi Suank's home and pooing in lake

Just Stop Oil protesters have targeted multiple private jets at an airfield in Stansted after Taylor Swift landed her own private plane just hours before. (Credit: Just Stop Oil)

Breaking Watch: Just Stop Oil target Taylor Swift

Activists sitting by Stonehenge after it was sprayed orange (Photo: Just Stop Oil / Supplied)

Breaking Watch: Just Stop Oil 'paint' world-famous UK monument

(L-R) Joshua Wall, Forest, Malaika, Robin Gilmour, Poppy Shipman, Lauren Chamberlain, Jack Wadham

First-time voters in Portsmouth slam Rishi Sunak’s “stupid” election pledge

(Photo: BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

How UK parties are approaching National Insurance ahead of election

The Conservative manifesto says it will raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by cutting civil service spending. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Tory manifesto promises more defence spending - how

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt said Rishi Sunak not staying for a D-Day event was "completely wrong", as the fallout of his decision continues. The Portsmouth North candidate took part in a BBC Election Debate on June 7. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

"Completely wrong": Penny Mordaunt criticises Rishi Sunak's D-Day snub

D-Day: The Unheard Tapes gave a new voice to first-hand accounts of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy by Allied troops in June 1944 (Picture: BBC/Wall to Wall Media Ltd/Justin Dowling)

D-Day: The Unheard Tapes is a must-watch for a disappearing Sunak
It seems that Rishi Sunak has apologised for having an early dart from the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.
Philip Cunnington

Opposition leaders said Rishi Sunak has brought shame on the office of prime minister. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images.

Public brand Rishi Sunak "disgusting" after skipping D-Day ceremony

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has apologised after missing the D-Day ceremony in Normandy yesterday. He attended the events in Portsmouth on Wednesday at Southsea Common. Picture: Sarah Standing (050624-3748)

"It was a mistake" - Sunak apologises for skipping D-Day ceremony

Students from New Horizons Primary School in North End had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the D-Day 80 anniversary event on Southsea Common.

Students from primary school had opportunity to attend D-Day event

Sir Keir says goodbye to veteran Lieutenant Commander Len Chivers, 99. Sir Keir Starmer visits Portsmouth Historic Dockyard during Labour's general election campaignPicture: Chris Moorhouse (050624-066)

Portsmouth is an “essential part” of the UK’s defence strategy - Keir Starmer

Police presence in South Parade Pier this afternoon.

Breaking Coastguard agency responds to reports of person falling off pier

Former Pompey man Matt Ritchie is a free agent as he leaves Newcastle. Pic: Getty

Why it may be too early to write off homecoming for Newcastle star

D Day 80 commemorations on Southsea Common, Southsea, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Picture: Sarah Standing (050624-3453)

WATCH: Southsea Common transformed into glorious arena for D-Day 80

Southsea Common ready for D-Day 80 Marcin Jedrysiak

King, Queen and Prince of Wales to arrive in city for D-Day events

One reader said more needs to be done to tackle air pollution levels in the city and elsewhere, adding that large amounts of traffic is causing the problem.

Key voting issues ahead of General Election - readers

Cathedral chorister Luca Shaw will read a reflection by Trevor Butler, who was 12 in June 1944

Ten-year-old will read and sing as part of D-Day 80 event

Daniel Simojoki, a British-Finnish student spent a year in national service with Finland's military, said the scheme could "instil discipline" and teach people "valuable life and social skills" but he has doubts about its introduction in the UK. Picture: PA

I did National Service and it will teach people "valuable" life skills

Rishi Sunak scores election own goal with football gaffe.

Watch: Rishi Sunak scores election own goal with football gaffe

Preparations for D-Day event continue

WATCH: Portsmouth prepares D-Day commemorations on Southsea Common

The current Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt and Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan

MPs react as Prime Minister names the date for the election

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Breaking Breaking news as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms general election

Rishi Sunak has called a general election for July 4.

Watch: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces July 4 General Election

Handout photo of D-Day veteran Marie Scott, who worked on the switchboard in the tunnels under Fort Southwick in Portsmouth, and transmitted messages to and from the beaches, pictured as a 17 year old switchboard operator at Fort Southwick in 1944, ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

"It was war, and it was coming through my headphones"

Havant MP Alan Mak supports our Armed Forces, reservists and military families

Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes Prime Minister's speech on keeping the UK safe

The Red Arrows flay past over Southsea Common on June 5, 2019 for D-Day 75.

Prime Minister to lead the D-Day commemorations in the city

What you need to know about the new Universal Credit rules

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the new ships will have multiple roles and be used in different circumstances. The move follows drone attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on British ships, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

New Royal Marines support ships to be built amid high global tensions

Pictured is: The Liberal Democrats celebrate their success after winning the most seats - but still have no overall control of the councilPicture: Sarah Standing (020524-1727)

Conservatives suffer defeat as city council is left with no overall control

"Voters have spoken very loudly" say Lib Dems after election results

John Healey MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, said the report into military housing was “damning”. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Military housing "unacceptable" and branded tax on soldiers goodwill

Penny Mordaunt. Photo: James Manning/PA Wire

Fresh poll suggests MP is on track to retain her seat in the next election

Alan Mak MP with Hayling Island Army cadets and officers from 3 Platoon Barossa Company

Havant MP Alan Mak welcomes Government's £75bn boost to UK defence budget

Claim the government has 'hollowed out' armed forces despite pledge

Prime minister Rishi Sunak records a statement inside 10 Downing Street, London, after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel that saw RAF jets deployed to shoot down drones from Tehran. Picture: Benjamin Cremel /PA Wire

RAF jets shoot down Iranian missiles in unprecedented Israel attack