Nada Tawfik BBC News, in New York City Shutterstock, Reuters Andrew Cuomo, left, and Zohran Mamdani A left-wing candidate has pulled up from behind to become the dark horse in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. His surprise success is indicative of the debate raging within the Democratic Party on what kinds of leaders they...
What an interesting couple of days in the Big Wormy Apple as far as this Democratic mayoral primary cycle is going. New York City is known for its mostly colorful, but not necessarily competent, politicians. Honestly, the jokers they have running against each other, vying for the Dem nomination – in effect, to most probably...
Leading contender Frank, 51, has been in charge of Brentford for more than six years, and what a job he has done. He took them into the Premier League, winning the Championship play-off final at Wembley in 2021, and has established the Bees as a top-flight club. Brentford finished 10th in the Premier League this...
Yuna Ku BBC Korean Service Getty Images Starbucks has temporarily disabled the use of seven particular names on its app Walk into any Starbucks in South Korea right now, and there are some names you definitely won’t be hearing. Six to be exact – and they happen to be the names of the candidates running...
Damian Grammaticas Political correspondent Phil Kemp Political reporter Getty Images Reform UK is fielding local election candidates who have “posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies and praised extremists” – despite Nigel Farage’s claim to have beefed up the party’s vetting process, campaign group Hope Not Hate has said. Reform UK, which has recruited more than 1,600...
Aleem Maqbool BBC Religion Editor Getty Images Pope candidates (left to right) Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, cardinal Pietro Parolin, cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, and cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptised Roman Catholics. It...
Getty Images As the threat posed by US President Donald Trump tops Canada’s federal election agenda, the issue of the country’s contribution to global warming has been largely overshadowed. The two main contenders are pushing plans for new energy infrastructure as the country seeks to pivot away from its reliance on the US. Mark Carney’s...
The list of candidates standing in Exeter for the local elections on Thursday 1 May has now been published. Voters will be electing representatives for the Devon County Council and in Exeter City Council by-elections. Full details of all those standing are available to view online: Polling stations will be open across the city from...