It's been Labour's worst local election results for more than 35 years. In the first electoral test for Gordon Brown since he took over from Tony Blair as prime minister, his party has come third in terms of the share of the vote. Chief leader writer Julian Glover and overnight election blogger Allegra Stratton assess the results and look at what they might mean for Gordon Brown.
We also consider the possible aftermath of the London mayoral vote, which Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone may well lose to Tory challenger Boris Johnson.
And Martin Wainwright reports from Barnsley, a Labour stronghold. Even there, the voters are giving a stark warning to the prime minister.
In other news, Patrick Wintour reports on an inquiry by MPs into ballot rigging. The Commons select committee says the government is frightened to act for fear of upsetting ethnic communities, which is where much of the evidence of electoral fraud has been uncovered.
In Austria, police are appealing to former lodgers in the "house of horrors" as they piece together information about Josef Fritzl's tyrannical rule over his family. Kate Connolly reports from Amstetten.
And Steven Morris visits Europe's first drive-through coffee shop, in Cardiff.
