15 h. ago Labour candidate says Rangers pal Barry Ferguson has 'harder job' than him as he launches by

David Russell launched his campaign for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election in the village of Quarter.

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23 h. ago Scottish Labour accuses SNP of 'parachuting' candidate into Hamilton by

EXCLUSIVE: SNP candidate Katy Loudon does not live in the Hamilton constituency - but has promised to run a by-election campaign "centred on local values".

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25 h. ago Trump news at a glance: president berates Putin; judge blocks changes to voting rights

US renews push to end Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia – key US politics stories from 24 AprilDuring his election campaign Donald Trump had promised to end the war in 24 hours. But almost 100 days into his second term the US president has appealed directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin, telling him on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”Trump’s remarks referred to the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv this year, which killed 12 people and injured at least 90 on Thursday. The attack comes as Trump has made a renewed push to end the Ukraine war, reportedly on terms favourable to Russia. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Trump kickstarts 2028 election campaign as official hat launches on store

Donald Trump appears to have launched his presidential election campaign for an unconstitutional third term by releasing a red hat embroidered with the words "Trump 2028"

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34 h. ago Farage accused of being ‘out of touch’ after ‘overdiagnosis’ comments

The Reform leader told a local elections campaign event that overdiagnosis is ‘creating a class of victims’ in the UK.

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37 h. ago Nigel Farage demands creation of 'minister for deportations' and dismisses talk of Tory election pact saying it would trigger Reform 'revolt'

The Reform UK leader used a campaign speech to demand that 'somebody somewhere in government' is held accountable for the matter.

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42 h. ago Brits are warned of potentially fatal Spanish holiday resort game where drinkers get shots for 50p if they can endure ten

The challenge, condemned by doctors as totally irresponsible and life-threatening, can be carried out as an individual or by a group who hold hands so the shock can travel from body to body.

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4 d. ago Moment oblivious man has phone swiped from his hand by thug on an electric bike as he strolls down London street

The pedestrian was strolling along the Broadway in the Southall area of west London on Saturday when the crook struck.

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4 d. ago Reform surge in local elections could hand Lib Dems seats and hammer Tories who have the 'most to lose', polling guru says

Professor John Curtice said Nigel Farage's party might not be the 'big winners' from the contests on May 1 despite high levels of support.

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5 d. ago ‘Propaganda’: Albanese mocks Russia’s ‘you have no cards’ warning to Australia

Incendiary letter by Moscow’s envoy says Australians should be more concerned about US bases on their soil than a Russian base in IndonesiaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastRussian warnings to Australia that “you have no cards” to stop Russian military activity in the Indo-Pacific have been mocked by Anthony Albanese, who has dismissed an incendiary letter from an ambassador as authoritarian “propaganda”.The unsubstantiated spectre of a proposed Russian military airbase on Indonesian territory has loomed over the past week of Australia’s federal election campaign, with the opposition accusing the government of obfuscating and dodging questions, and the government responding that the opposition had misrepresented the Indonesian government and actively fanned Russian propaganda.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Putin’s play for an Indonesian airbase was always likely to fail – but Russia has wider ambitions

Russia remains a key arms supplier in South-east Asia, and Trump’s unstable leadership is providing more opportunities to make inroadsA defence industry report claiming that Russia requested a permanent base for its warplanes in Indonesia’s remote Papua region, right on Australia’s northern doorstep, sent Canberra into a tailspin. But in Indonesia, it was the frenzy whipped up in Australia’s tight election campaign that came as the real surprise.Foreign policy and defence experts are highly sceptical about the prospect that Jakarta would ever acquiesce to such a Russian request, and besides, it is hardly new. Moscow has sought permanent basing rights for its planes at Indonesia’s Biak airfield in Papua for almost half a century – and not once has it won approval. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Just a QUARTER of Brits believe Labour 'cares about ordinary people'

YouGov research has found just 24 per cent credit the party with the quality, down from 27 per cent two months ago.

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9 d. ago SNP and Labour race for Hamilton 'too close to call' as parties set for crunch by

EXCLUSIVE: Professor John Curtice said the by-election campaign could be "fascinating" with much at stake for John Swinney and Anas Sarwar.

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1 week ago Farage warns Reform is parking its 'tanks' on Labour's lawn and of 'Nige

In a major speech in Durham, the Reform leader insisted Labour had just as much to fear from his insurgent party as the Tories in its traditional working-class heartlands.

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1 week ago Panic stations for Starmer as poll finds Reform is on track to smash Labour's 'Red Wall'

Support for Nigel Farage's Reform has surged in traditional Labour strongholds across the North and Midlands - from 18 per cent at the general election to 30 per cent.

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1 week ago John Swinney to kickstart SNP election push as he brings forward government policy plans

John Swinney will effectively launch the SNP’s Holyrood election campaign when he publishes his Programme for Government next month

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1 week ago Rishi Sunak's former aide among 15 people charged with betting offences following 'cheat' probe into wagers placed on date of general election

Craig Williams, who was the ex-prime minister's parliamentary private secretary until last summer, has been charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005.

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1 week ago MPs demand new candidates face criminal checks before they can be elected

The demands come as Labour MP Dan Norris faces serious sexual abuse allegations and amid claims that another MP committed a sex assault before being elected.

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2 w. ago Tories lose ground on Reform ahead of local elections as Farage party wins first council seat in red Manchester and threatens Labour in Wales

Kemi Badenoch's party trails Reform and Labour by two points on 22 per cent, down a point, according to Techne, ahead of the May 1 vote.

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2 w. ago Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’

Exclusive: Opposition leader says he has ‘no choice’ but to challenge Yoweri Museveni’s regime, despite threats and previous attacksThe musician turned opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he will stand again against Uganda’s authoritarian leader, Yoweri Museveni, in next year’s presidential elections. Despite being jailed, attacked, shot, and facing threats of violence, including from Museveni’s son, Wine said he felt he had little choice but to try to advance the hope for change that was energising Ugandans, especially the young.“We cannot just give the election to General Museveni,” he said, in an interview with the Guardian. Continue reading...

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