1 hour ago ‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate

PM focuses on threat from across the border as most polls show his Liberals leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party in tight raceCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate on Thursday but the Liberal leader sought to focus attention on what he calls Canada’s top threat: Donald Trump, the US president.Most opinion polls show Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party trailing Carney’s Liberals ahead of the 28 April vote for Canada’s federal government. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Estimated declaration times for May 1 local and mayoral elections

Polling day will see elections taking place in 23 councils in England, while six mayors will also be chosen.

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8 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother 2025: who is up for eviction? Nominees and how to vote

Two stars are at risk of eviction on Celebrity Big Brother 👁

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8 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother nominations in full as unexpected star faces eviction

Celebrity Big Brother has announced who will be facing the latest public vote ahead of tomorrow night's live eviction, which will be fronted by hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best

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9 h. ago Even after tariff chaos, only 2% of Trump voters say they would change their 2024 vote

Most voters told survey they’re stil confident in their decision to vote for Trump

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10 h. ago Trisha Goddard left 'sad' as she reflects on Celebrity Big Brother eviction

Veteran broadcaster Trisha Goddard was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this week and while she's made peace with the fan vote, it did leave her feeling sad

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12 h. ago Rachel Reeves says Government is going to play a 'big role' in Scunthorpe steel

The Chancellor visited the British Steel facility in Scunthorpe after MPs voted to let ministers take control of the company to prevent Chinese owners Jingye from closing down Britain's last remaining blast furnaces

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12 h. ago Shoreditch towers plan secures 'support in principle' from City Hall

Development would reach 12 storeys high on a disused patch of land between two busy railway lines

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13 h. ago Timetable set for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Scottish Parliament by

The poll follows the death of Christina McKelvie MSP

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13 h. ago Viktor Orbán’s latest clampdown bans Budapest Pride – but he won’t stop us marching

Elected leaders from across Europe should join us on the streets. It is critical to democracy – in Hungary, and the EU as a wholeHungary’s parliament has given Viktor Orbán the tools to do what he has long threatened: ban Pride, silence dissent and strip political critics of their citizenship. A constitutional amendment passed on 14 April allows the government to label LGBTQ+ gatherings a threat to children and to revoke the citizenship of dual nationals deemed a risk to “national sovereignty”.This is a purge disguised as law – another step in Orbán’s dismantling of democracy, where the constitution is degraded to a propaganda instrument. He calls it a “spring clean-up” to root out “bugs”, targeting LGBTQ+ people, journalists, critics, civil society and now, dual nationals. As one myself, I could be among the targets.Katalin Cseh is a member of the Hungarian national assembly for the Momentum Movement and a former MEP Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Fundraising shows something clear: Democratic voters want fighters

Analysis: From progressives like AOC, Jasmine Crockett and Bernie Sanders to mainstream Democrats like Jon Ossoff and Mark Kelly, Democrats are sending their money to elected officials they think will aggressively oppose Trump. Eric Garcia reports

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15 h. ago SNP urged to drop gender policies ‘for good’ after Supreme Court ruling

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay also called on Holyrood ministers to address Parliament on the issue next week.

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15 h. ago Germany will not invite Russia and Belarus to second world war commemoration

Moscow and Minsk ambassadors excluded over concerns they could ‘exploit’ event for anti-Ukraine propagandaThe ambassadors of Russia and Belarus will not be invited to the German parliament’s commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the second world war’s end over concerns they could “exploit” the event for anti-Ukraine propaganda.The ceremony in the Bundestag lower house on 8 May marking the allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany will include several representatives of the diplomatic corps in Berlin but bar the envoys from Moscow and Minsk based on “the government’s assessment on the invitation of representatives”, a parliament spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Wes Streeting vows not to 'cut and run' to a safe seat at the next election

The Health Secretary won his Ilford North constituency at last July's general election with a majority of just 528 votes.

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17 h. ago West Dunbartonshire Council workers to be balloted on potential strike action in pay row

Council workers in West Dunbartonshire will be asked to vote on potential strike action as Unison urges Cosla to "think again and come back with an improved offer".

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19 h. ago Equalities boss outlines changes on toilets, changing rooms and women’s sport

The Supreme Court said the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act ‘refer to a biological woman and biological sex’.

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21 h. ago Turnbull says negative gearing ‘examined by every government’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedPeter Dutton insists he ‘believes in climate change’ after refusing to say if impacts of global heating worseningAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastBoth parties claim victory in last night’s debateThe political reaction to last night’s debate is coming in thick and fast. No surprises here that the Liberals believe their leader Peter Dutton won with flying colours, while Labor has backed Albanese for the victory.I saw a very weak, indecisive Prime Minister and a very strong Opposition leader. And I was particularly blown away, Bridget, by the prime minister not fessing up that his own government modelled changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax with respect to homeownership.The prime minist...

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22 h. ago Australia news live: Turnbull says negative gearing ‘examined by every government’; measles warning issued for greater Melbourne area

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastBoth parties claim victory in last night’s debateThe political reaction to last night’s debate is coming in thick and fast. No surprises here that the Liberals believe their leader Peter Dutton won with flying colours, while Labor has backed Albanese for the victory.I saw a very weak, indecisive Prime Minister and a very strong Opposition leader. And I was particularly blown away, Bridget, by the prime minister not fessing up that his own government modelled changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax with respect to homeownership.The prime minister says the government did not commission any advice on negative gearing or capital gains tax changes, but the t...

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29 h. ago Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary its role is being questionedIn the 1980s, New Zealand’s department of Māori affairs set aside money for language groups to spend on projects as they saw fit. When Wellington teacher Huirangi Waikerepuru received his group’s share, he used it to challenge the government.He took his complaint to a relatively new body called the Waitangi Tribunal. Formed in 1975 amid a wave of protest, it was designed to address Māori grievances by determining whether the meaning of the country’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, was being adhered to. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Is Trump a bigger threat than Putin? Voters in a key border country reveal whether they view the U.S. as a friend or enemy

President Donald Trump's aggressive approach toward Canada has not ingratiated himself to his neighbor to the North according to a new poll.

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