UK Elections: 20yr old Mhairi Black becomes the youngest female Member of Parliament

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Mhairi Black has pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the election by taking the Paisley and Renfrewshire seat from Labour heavyweight and former shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander, left

UK Elections: Miliband concedes defeat, Cameron secures victory, Labour and Lib Dem leaders face extinction

Ed Miliband today threw in the towel after a series of crushing election losses, as he said he was 'deeply sorry' for Labour's 'difficult and disappointing' election night.

David Cameron has secured an extraordinary victory as 'shy Tories' came out at the last moment to keep him in Downing Street, with a 6am results forecast suggesting he will win 325 seats - exactly half of the Commons. With Sinn Fein not taking their seats and the Speaker not voting, it effectively gives the Tories a majority.

Mr Cameron said it was 'too early to say' what the final result of the General Election would be, but added that there was 'the chance now to build on the foundation' laid in the last parliament.

But the Tory leader will have to deal with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon who is cleaning up north of the border, leaving Scotland as a near one-party state.

In a signal that he now accepts he will not be PM, Mr Miliband said the next government 'has a huge responsibility' to hold the UK together.

UK Elections: 4 Nigerians contesting for Parliamentary seats

Four Nigerians will be contesting for a seat in the United Kingdom's parliament today May 7th. They are Chuka Umunna (left), Kate Osamor (right) Helen Grant and Chi Onwurah. Three of them are contesting on the platform of Labor party while one is contesting on the platform of the Tories flag.

Chimamanda's Dad, kidnapped near Anambra freed after ransom demand

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s father who was abducted on Saturday on his way to Anambra has been freed by his abductors. Professor James Nwoye was freed last night around 8pm. A ransom of N50m was initially demanded, but we are not sure if any money was paid, but the respected elderly man has been freed.

Head conjoined, twins born with fused heads fighting for their lives

Conjoined twins are fighting for their lives after being born with their heads fused together at a hospital in Indonesia.

Putra and Siti Hadijah were delivered prematurely by emergency caesarean section today at a hospital in Banda Aceh.

Known as craniopagus twins, the condition occurs in about one in 2.5 million births.  

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Fighting for life: Twin baby girls Putra and Siti Hadijah were born conjoined at the head at an Indonesian hospital

It is understood their skulls are joined but it is so far unclear if they also share brain tissue, as well as vital arteries and nerves. 

Houseboy trafficking, Nigeria Doctor on trial of keeping boy as slave

Dr Emmanuel Edet, right,  and his wife Antan, left, are accused of keeping Ofonime Sunday Inuk at their home in Perivale, north-west London for 24 years after it is alleged they smuggled him into Britain as a child British NHS doctor enslaved a man in his home for 24 years after smuggling him into Britain as a child, a court heard yesterday.

UK General Elections:The rise of tactical voting Constituency by constituency guide to the 50 key seats to Number 10

Tomorrow in the UK, voters go to the polls in the closest election for four decades.

Labour’s collapse in Scotland means Ed Miliband will almost certainly miss out on the 323 seats needed for a majority.