Sir Keir Starmer says he takes responsibility after early results see Labour lose seats and Reform UK make ground.

So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.

Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.

See which parties are winning - and losing – across the UK and who’s won in your area, using our interactive tool.

Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently.