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It’s election day with a difference as polling stations operate under coronavirus restrictions across Great Britain. On what has been dubbed Super Thursday, polling stations opened at 7am in the largest test of political opinion outside a general election, with the future of the Labour Party and the state of the Union among the issues at play. But there were still many familiar sights, with party leaders posing for pictures after they voted and plenty of #dogsatpollingstations photos to brighten up social media. Signs warned voters to wear masks – and that selfies were not permitted (Andr...

Voters were casting their ballots as polling stations were operating under coronavirus restrictions across Great Britain. Polling stations opened at 7am on Thursday for local council elections across England, as well as the London mayoral election, and the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election. Here are the most unusual sights as the polls opened. Snowy conditions at a Scottish Parliamentary election polling station in the village of Farr, near Inverness (Paul Campbell/PA) In Oxford, voter Toby Porter cast his ballot in a car boot after the church warden opening his polling station “overslep...

Dogs at polling stations: The UK's best voting day tradition explained. (PA) Polling stations have opened for voters to cast their ballots in a set of elections which could shake up British politics and have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom. But enough of all that, election days in the UK have become about one thing and one thing only. Dogs at polling stations. Social media trend #Dogsatpollingstations has become a bit of voting day tradition in the UK. There isn’t much to it other than dog owners bring their dogs along when they cast their vote and post a ...

Dogs at polling stations: The UK's best voting day tradition explained. (PA) Polling stations have opened for voters to cast their ballots in a set of elections which could shake up British politics and have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom. But enough of all that, election days in the UK have become about one thing and one thing only. Dogs at polling stations. Social media trend #Dogsatpollingstations has become a bit of voting day tradition in the UK. There isn’t much to it other than dog owners bring their dogs along when they cast their vote and post a ...

Dogs at polling stations: The UK's best voting day tradition explained. (PA) Polling stations have opened for voters to cast their ballots in a set of elections which could shake up British politics and have profound implications for the future of the United Kingdom. But enough of all that, election days in the UK have become about one thing and one thing only. Dogs at polling stations. Social media trend #Dogsatpollingstations has become a bit of voting day tradition in the UK. There isn’t much to it other than dog owners bring their dogs along when they cast their vote and post a ...