12 h. ago 5 brilliant October 2025 half term activities in and near Cardiff

Autumn half term is here. And there are still some last-minute things to do, Halloweeny and more

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48 h. ago Brazilian president will seek fourth term at age 80: ‘I’ve got as much energy as when I was 30’

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s electionThe Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers in modern Latin American history.The former metalworker, who returned to the presidency in 2023 after beating the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed his decision during a speech in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tensions mount as Alassane Ouattara seeks fourth term in Ivory Coast vote

Protests have been banned and opposition figures sidelined as 83-year-old president ignores calls to step down“This is worth several more terms,” the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara, joked while opening a bridge named after him in the country’s commercial capital, Abidjan, in 2023.The appearance in recent years of several new bridges in west Africa’s second most populous city has been hailed by the president’s supporters as symbolic of an era of modernity and stable leadership under his watch. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 25 things to do with kids in Manchester this October half term and Halloween 2025

There's lots of spooky fun for families over the school break

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1 week ago Charlotte Church's apology from BBC after sex life remark sparked outrage

The Cardiff-born singer, presenter and activist has quickly become a fan favourite on BBC spin-off series The Celebrity Traitors

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2 w. ago Paris FC are doing everything right to challenge PSG’s hegemony in France

Paris FC have the money and long-term strategy to knock the city’s closest of close neighbours off their perchBy Get French Football NewsA revolution is quietly taking place just 44 metres away from the Parc des Princes, and it could alter the footballing landscape in the French capital. “Paris is Magic,” reads the slogan inside the Paris Saint-Germain stadium. Those three words reflect the monopoly that PSG have held in the capital in recent decades. PSG is Paris; Paris is PSG. But for how much longer?There is no such slogan pasted atop the Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris FC’s new home, where they swatted aside Lorient 2-0 on Friday, a result that has taken them up to eighth in Ligue 1. They are just six points behind their closest of close rivals, not that challenging PSG is their current reality. What is taking hold at Paris FC is less of a Great Leap Forward and more of a Cultural Revolution as the Arnault family, who bought the club at the end of last year, place their pawns and mould ...

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2 w. ago US supreme court begins new term with nation’s democratic governance at stake

Scrutiny on the nine justices is about to reach a new level of intensity as Trump aggressively asserts executive powerContext may be everything in the precedent-shattering era of the current US supreme court.For several years – since conservatives, gained a six-three majority on the bench thanks to Donald Trump’s nominations during his first presidency – the court has been delivering transformative rulings that have reverberated across the social and political landscape. Continue reading...

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