UK Heads to the Polls as Voting Gets Underway in General Election

Britons headed to polling stations across the country on Thursday as voting got underway in the general election. After six weeks of campaigning, millions are set to cast their vote between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., with opinion polls suggesting the ruling Conservative Party will find itself out of office for the first time in 14 years. The opposition Labour Party is widely predicted to form the next government with a majority which could exceed that which saw Tony Blair sweep to power in 1997. An exit poll, published shortly after 10 p.m., will give the first indication of how the 650 seats up for grabs will be divvied up between the parties....