Labour leadership challenge in wake of disastrous local poll results could unleash chaos in party, MPs told

Cabinet ministers have told mutinous Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after a potentially disastrous set of election results this week would unleash chaos for the party that would not be easily overcome.

Several, however, told the Guardian that even with the prime minister’s determination to stay in Downing Street after Thursday’s vote, the mood on the backbenches was febrile and events could yet spiral out of control.

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© Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

A stalwart on defense spending, Poland is training its citizens in civil defense while balancing their jobs and families.

Journalist and former RTÉ reporter Brendan O'Brien has died at the age of 82.

A motorist detected at 158km/h in an 80km/h zone was among 2,400 drivers caught speeding over the bank holiday weekend, while 123 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drink or drugs.

The drone and missile attacks were the first of their kind since the U.S.-Iranian cease-fire began last month. They coincided with reported clashes between American and Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Describing the transfer of the crew from the MV Touska cargo ship back to Iran as a ‘confidence-building measure’ between U.S. and Iranian officials, Pakistan again plays a mediating role.

A roads policing operation by An Garda Síochána over the May bank holiday weekend has led to 123 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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The Klemm L 25 is a two-seater sports aircraft of wooden construction.

From 1927 to 1939, about 600 Klemm 25 were built. This made it the most successful and widespread German sports aircraft. In the early 1930s, it was also stationed at Schleißheim airfield.

Characteristic of the "light aircraft" is its design as a low-wing cantilever aircraft with a low wing loading and a relatively weak engine. This led to a favourable purchase price and in addition, low operating costs.

The Klemm L 25 was built in five versions (a-e). Engines from various manufacturers achieving a power output of 30 and 70 kW were used for propulsion. The exhibited aircraft is equipped with the BMW X engine, which was produced in a small number of units (about 30).

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The monoplane fragment by the Vollmoeller brothers is part of one of the oldest motorised german planes.

Karl Vollmoeller (1878-1948) designed the aircraft, and his brother Hans (1889-1917) flew it. The first flight for 300 meters, six meters above the ground took place in April of 1910 near Stuttgart. An accident on April 14, 1910 which killed a spectator ended the brothers’ aircraft construction. Karl Vollmoeller was an archaeologist, author, automobile and airplane designer and enthusiast. He built two gliders and two powered aircraft. On exhibit here is his last airplane. Hans Vollmoeller taught himself to fly as he tested the aircraft. He made a name for himself prior to World War I as a successful competitive pilot of the “Rumpler Taube”. He was killed in a crash in 1917.

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Under the direction of Professor Hermann Winter, students at the Braunschweig technical college designed and built the "Zaunkönig" as part of their studies. The objective of the design was a low minimum speed. Using a high-lift profile combined with a fixed slat and slotted landing flaps, a minimum flight speed of only 47 km/h was achieved. Only four Zaunkönig were ever built. The first experimental aircraft went to flight trials in 1941, but crashed in 1942. The second experimental model built in 1943 is displayed here. Two additional aircraft were produced in the fifties.

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This ocean-going flying boat was used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War and in Spain until the 1960s as a sea rescue plane.

More than 200 Do 24s were built in various versions between 1937 and 1945. The Do 24 was used by the Luftwaffe for long-range reconnaissance, transport, and above all as a sea rescue plane. It was an outstanding aircraft for that mission, since it could take off and land on high seas with waves up to one metre high. The plane is displayed with its markings from 1960–1969 when it was used as a sea rescue plane in Spain.

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