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Advance UK News Diary

May 4-10: Elections, CAA march against antisemitism, and BAFTA TV awards

May 1, 2026
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A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda, from the team at Foresight News.

Leading the week

The biggest story of the week is elections on May 7, where over 5,000 seats are up for grabs in English councils as well as the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Senedd. We’ve put together a primer for each of the polls, setting out the main issues and the races to watch – you can find them here.

Monday (May 4): Armenia hosts European Political Community summit; Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour co-host the Met Gala; Pulitzer Prizes announced.

Tuesday (May 5): Trial begins for men charged with the murder of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins; Champions League semifinal second leg: Arsenal v Atletico Madrid.

Wednesday (May 6): G7 trade ministers meet in Paris; Champions League semifinal second leg: Bayern v PSG.

Thursday (May 7): Elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Senedd, and English councils and local authorities; Shell publishes quarterly results.

Friday (May 8): Election results in England, Scotland and Wales; David Attenborough turns 100.

Saturday (May 9): Hungarian parliament votes on Peter Magyar as new Prime Minister; Vladimir Putin presides over Russian Victory Day parade; WBO Heavyweight Championship: Fabio Wardley v Daniel Dubois.

Sunday (May 10): Campaign Against Antisemitism march in London; BAFTA television awards.

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Also look out for...

May 4

Early May Bank Holiday

Greg Brockman expected to testify in Elon Musk case against Sam Altman

Britney Spears arraigned in California on DUI charge

100 years ago: General Strike began

May 5

Nick Thomas-Symonds speaks at New Statesman conference on security and resilience

Prince of Wales visits Yorkshire

Romanian parliament votes on censure motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

Tony Award nominations announcement

May 6

WTO General Council meeting

Howard Lutnick interview expected in US House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

May 7

GCSEs, GCEs, and SATs begin

Pre-inquest review hearing into the death of Liam Payne

Supreme Court ruling in challenge to Troubles Legacy Act immunity

Europa League semifinal second leg: Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

May 8

Philippines hosts ASEAN Summit

STV journalists strike on election results day

Giro d’Italia begins

One year ago: Pope Leo elected

May 9

Premier League: Manchester City v Brentford

Women’s Six Nations: Italy v England; Ireland v Wales

National League playoff final

May 10

CWU Conference begins

Women’s FA Cup semifinals: Liverpool v Brighton; Chelsea v Manchester City

Eurovision Song Contest opening ceremony

Key statistics, reports and results

May 4

IEA Global Methane Tracker

Unicredit EGM on €35bn Commerzbank takeover

Results from: Palantir, Paramount, Unicredit

May 5

Weekly road fuel prices

SMMT car sales figures

Council of Europe experts report on human trafficking in the UK

Australia interest rate decision

Results from: HSBC, ABinBev, Paypal, Pfizer, AMD, Hugo Boss, OXY, BioNtech

May 6

UK services PMI

OECD consumer price indices

Results from: Novo Nordisk, Lufthansa, Daimler, Orsted, Walt Disney, JD Wetherspoons, Next, Arm Holdings, Uber, New York Times Co, Marriott International, Flutter, APA Corporation

May 7

UK construction PMI

Results from: Shell, A.P. Moller-Maersk, Warner Bros, Coinbase, NewsCorp, McDonalds, Airbnb, Expedia, Swiss Re, Rocket Lab, InterContinental Hotels Group

May 8

BRC economic monitor

Halifax house price index

Quarterly public service productivity figures

US unemployment and consumer sentiment index

FAO food price index

Results: IAG, Toyota, Sony, Nintendo, AngloGold Ashanti, Commerzbank

May 9

China monthly trade data

May 10

Saudi Aramco publishes quarterly result ahead of May 11 earnings call

 


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