9 d. ago Polish election: Tusk party urged to show it is not ‘deceiving women’ on abortion

Five years after near-total ban on abortion, campaigners say Sunday’s elections will be critical to see if promised change happensPoland’s presidential elections are a “historic, groundbreaking” chance for Donald Tusk’s centrist party to show it was not trying to “deceive women” when it promised to change some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, campaigners have said.Voters across Poland will head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the elections to replace Andrzej Duda, the current president who is aligned with the former rightwing government and has veto power over legislation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘This is the moment’: Poland elections chance for Tusk centrists to relax abortion laws

Five years after near-total ban on abortion, campaigners say Sunday’s elections will be critical to see if promised change happensPoland’s presidential elections are a “historic, groundbreaking” chance for Donald Tusk’s centrist party to show it was not trying to “deceive women” when it promised to change some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, campaigners have said.Voters across Poland will head to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the elections to replace Andrzej Duda, the current president who is aligned with the former rightwing government and has veto power over legislation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago When you’re this big, the world is your oyster: top shellfish vie for title of Australia’s heaviest

On Saturday, monster molluscs – some more than a decade old – will weigh in at Narooma’s oyster festival on the NSW south coastGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAs voters head to the polls to elect Australia’s new leader, another kind of competition will be unfolding south of Sydney: a face-off to determine the country’s heaviest oyster.On 3 May, the Australia’s Biggest Oyster competition will return for its 18th year at the Narooma oyster festival, held on the New South Wales south coast – the heart of rock oyster country. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Net zero seats’ jibe aimed at Labour as voters head to polls

Voters will have until 10pm on Thursday to cast their ballots, including for a parliamentary by-election.

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3 w. ago Fresh blow for Starmer as Labour grandee hits out at government on immigration

Alan Johnson warned a crackdown on overseas students could shutter Britain’s world class universities as voters head to the polls for local elections

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3 w. ago Local elections live: Reform aim to deal major blow to Keir Starmer as voters across England head to the polls in council, mayoral and Runcorn & Helsby by

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage as voters in England head to the polls in local and mayoral elections as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.

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3 w. ago Labour faces first electoral test since taking power as voters head to polls

Kemi Badenoch has conceded the scale of the Conservative victory when these councils were last up for election in 2021 means losses are likely.

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3 w. ago Local elections live: ‘Labour are toast’ warns former Blair adviser ahead of polling day after net zero clash

Voters in 23 local authorities to head to polls on Thursday

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Campaigning in the 2025 local elections enters its final day as millions of voters in England will head to the polls tomorrow - the first major vote since last year's General Election

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3 w. ago Canada election live: Carney’s lead over Poilievre narrows as voters head to the polls

The election has been dominated by Donald Trump’s trade war as the Conservatives look to end the Liberals decade in power

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