Commuter rail strike talks resume as London braces for another disrupted week
Unions and operators return to the table after a weekend of cancelled services across the South East.
Local election turnout rises in several urban boroughs
Housing and bin collections dominate doorstep conversations.
Early counts suggested higher turnout than the previous local cycle in several urban boroughs, with canvassers citing housing standards and waste collections as the issues that brought voters out.
Analysts cautioned that national swings remain hard to read from fragmented mayoral and council maps.
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