8 h. ago Why are so many English councils delaying elections and why is it controversial?

The government said some 63 council areas could postpone elections until 2027 after some told ministers they lacked the capacity to reorganise in time

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8 h. ago Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan election as opponent condemns ‘fake result’

Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protestsYoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent.His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called “fake results” and alleged that members of polling staff were kidnapped, among other election irregularities. He called for peaceful protests to pressure the authorities to release what he called the “rightful results”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago The UK councils that have requested delays to local elections for 2026

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27 h. ago Uganda’s opposition leader ‘taken by army’ as Museveni nears re

Bobi Wine flown to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly killed 10 of his campaignersThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Bobi Wine ‘forcibly taken’ from home as Uganda’s Museveni nears landslide re

Opposition leader taken by army helicopter to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly kill 10 campaign staffThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Ugandan opposition MP says security forces stormed home killing 10 people

Muwanga Kivumbi says campaign staff shot dead after elections expected to extend President Yoweri Museveni’s ruleA senior member of the Ugandan opposition has said security forces stormed his house early on Friday morning and shot dead 10 members of his campaign team after a general election that was expected to result in President Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power.Muwanga Kivumbi, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), told Reuters the incident happened at about 3am local time when security forces “broke the front door and began shooting” inside a garage where the people were waiting for the results of the election for his parliamentary seat to be announced. “It was a massacre,” he said. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Early results show Museveni leading Uganda election amid reports of violence

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday, as conflicting accounts emerged of violence after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, is seeking a decisive victory after a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Early results show Museveni in lead in Uganda election as violence reported

Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition ralliesThe veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, wants a decisive victory following a campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago JOHN MURDOCH'S DRIVE TIME: We reveal how Mazda will launch three new premium models this year and discover Cupra is adding to its Tribe editions

Late in 2026 Mazda will continue its electric journey with the arrival of the Mazda CX-6e SUV.

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44 h. ago Rightwing leaders endorse Viktor Orbán in Hungarian election campaign video

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Marine Le Pen among figures showing support for Hungary’s prime ministerRightwing leaders from around the world have come together to endorse Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, hinting at the symbolism that the country’s elections hold for global far-right movements even as the populist leader lags in the polls.A campaign video published online by Orbán this week includes endorsements from nearly a dozen leaders including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini, France’s Marine Le Pen and Germany’s Alice Weidel. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago White House defends Trump’s ‘joke’ about canceling 2026 elections: latest

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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52 h. ago White House defends Trump’s ‘joke’ about canceling 2026 elections: Live updates

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greeted supporters outside Capitol Hill after having lunch with Trump

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54 h. ago Trump says the US ‘shouldn’t even have an election’ in 2026 because of all his accomplishments

Trump expressed frustration that his party could lose the House or Senate in the upcoming midterms, the report says

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55 h. ago Opponents label Jenrick a ‘chancer’ and a ‘charlatan’ as he defects to Reform – politics live

Former shadow justice secretary turns fire on Tories and Labour as he joins Nigel Farage’s partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They will be obliterated in Scotland, Wales, the red wall councils.As far as Mr Jenrick is concerned, of course I have talked to Robert Jenrick. Was I on the verge of signing him up? No. But we have had conversations.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just that he was pr...

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56 h. ago Jenrick joins Reform UK and claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as Farage rules out any more defections after May – politics live

Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They will be obliterated in Scotland, Wales, the red wall councils.As far as Mr Jenrick is concerned, of course I have talked to Robert Jenrick. Was I on the verge of signing him up? No. But we have had conversations.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with clear, irrefutable evidence, not just th...

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61 h. ago Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch over ‘clear evidence he was plotting to defect’ – UK politics live

‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader saysFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They will be obliterated in Scotland, Wales, the red wall councils.As far as Mr Jenrick is concerned, of course I have talked to Robert Jenrick. Was I on the verge of signing him up? No. But we have had conversations.This morning I removed the Conservative whip from Robert Jenrick after dismissing him from the shadow cabinet.I was very sorry to be presented with c...

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61 h. ago Voting in Uganda’s general election delayed by technical and logistical issues

Some polling stations have no ballot papers and some machines to check ID are not working, local reports sayVoting in Uganda’s general election has been delayed in many parts of the country because of technical and logistical issues, against the backdrop of an internet shutdown and crackdown on the opposition.Some polling stations in the capital, Kampala, and the eastern city of Jinja remained closed nearly two hours after voting was supposed to start on Thursday. According to local reports, in some instance ballot papers had not been delivered and biometric machines used to check voters’ identities were not working. Anxious crowds at polling stations spoke of their concerns about the delay. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago The Latest: UN Security Council to discuss Iran's deadly protests after US request

The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss Iran's deadly protests

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63 h. ago More than 20 England council elections likely to be delayed until 2027

Third of councils affected by overhaul from two-tier to unitary authorities ask for postponementUK politics live – latest updatesAbout a third of eligible councils in England have asked to postpone their elections in May, saying they are unable to deliver them effectively during an overhaul of local government.The requested postponements have sparked unrest and fierce criticism in some councils, with police being called to a council meeting in Redditch this week after insults were traded and members of the public decried a delay as “arrogant”. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Ugandans to vote in election expected to extend Museveni’s four

Campaign beset by violence with supporters of rival candidate Bobi Wine teargassed and detainedUgandans are preparing to vote in an election that is expected to result in Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power in the east African country, after a campaign beset by violence.Security forces have frequently clamped down on supporters of Museveni’s main opponent, Bobi Wine, by teargassing and shooting bullets at events and detaining people. Authorities have also arrested civil society members and suspended rights groups. On Tuesday, they shut down internet access and limited mobile phone services countrywide. Continue reading...

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