The former schools inspector says he carries out a 20-minute routine as soon as he wakes up.
Two Reform councillors quit weeks after being elected, triggering the by-elections.
The government says some schemes will be scaled back to help fund a £15bn boost in defence spending.
The Black Country Living Museum, in Dudley, held its annual Windrush event on Saturday.
A man with brain tumour says that when he visited the 15th-floor flat offered, the lift was broken.
The stories gathered by Dexter Stewart, aka Papa D, will be on display until September.
The £10bn Lower Thames Crossing project features in the King's Speech, announced at Westminster.
A new service for residents could help to identify the source of the problem, Thurrock Council says
The return of a crossing linking Essex and Kent over the Thames is to undergo more investigation.
