Shortly. Sunshine. All the details very shortl. , its saturday 4 may. Our main story rishi sunak has insisted the conservatives have Everything To Fight For, despite the party losing nearly half the seats contested in local elections in england. With results expected in several mayoral races today, the tories will be hoping that andy street can cling on as mayor in the West Midlands. Having already won key councils and a decisive by election, labours expected to hold on to most of the regional mayors up for grabs. Our Political Correspondent, harry farley, has the story. Not many smiles around for the conservatives. The party is that for its worst local elections result in years. One result did bring some cheerfor rishi sunak. X t aur cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of cheer for rishi sunak. Your i reelected mayor of teesside cheer for rishi sunak. Your reelected mayor of Teesside Ben Houchen
Moving on to football. Luton town can give their hopes of avoiding relegation from the English Premier League a big boost tonight as they take on everton. Theyll move out of the drop zone with victory. Everton have already secured Premier League safety. The visitors did illegal up, Dominic Calvert lewin scored from the penalty spot after a penalty, but i cant tell you that just in the last minute, luton have equalised throughout ican i can tell you luton have equalised through adebayo. Elsewhere, liverpool manager jurgen klopp has hit out at the Premier League and its broadcasters, describing Fixture Scheduling as absolutely insane. Since klopp took charge in 2015, liverpool have featured in more early kick offs than any other Premier League club. But klopp also suggested that lunch time kick off times dontjust affect his team, but are also partly to blame for english teams struggles in europe this season. I watch a lot of football, all over the world, and the Premier League is the wor
Hubei self-media operator Lu Hua has reportedly been in detention since April 2023, with rights organisations raising awareness of his detention on August 19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemn Hua’s arrest and urge authorities to ensure his immediate release.
May 2023 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.