Glenn Campbell Political Editor, BBC Scotland SNS Hamilton Park Racecourse sits just beyond the boundary of the latest by-election battlefield The famous Hamilton Park Racecourse lies on the edge of town, just beyond the boundary of the Holyrood constituency where voters are set to elect a new MSP. Its presence is a useful reminder that...
Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country amid a growing crackdown on dissent since the army seized power. “All meetings of members of political parties and organisations of a political character are dissolved across the national territory,” a statement read on state TV on Tuesday said. The decision was validated by...
Opposition parties have criticised the new UK-India trade deal, saying it could undercut British workers. One aspect of the free trade agreement, which Labour says will be worth £5bn a year to the UK, is extending an exemption on national insurance contributions (Nics) from one to three years. Known as the double contribution convention, this...
Phil Leake, Alison Benjamin, Daniel Wainwright and Jess Carr Data journalism team Reuters While the government of Canada may not have changed hands, the federal election results are anything but business as usual. Party leaders lost their own seats, the New Democratic Party (NDP) now faces the possibility of life on the sidelines and the...
Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurak BBC “A sliver here and a sliver there” – in a few days millions of voters will be taking part in what are, frankly, a pretty weird set of elections. Forget the huge thwack of decisive national victory. Brace for what one former minister described as slivers of...
Ian Youngs & Paul Glynn Culture reporter Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock Val Kilmer (left) and Tom Cruise were sparring partners on screen and off in classic 1986 film Top Gun Val Kilmer is joking around in his trailer on the set of Top Gun, pretending to bark demands into a packet of More cigarettes as if it’s a...
Jake Wallace BBC News, South West BBC Torbay Council want people to plan their events for the Monday before VE Day Torbay residents wanting to hold street parties to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day have been urged to start planning commemorations and submit them to the council. VE Day on...
May local election materials are already being stuffed through letterboxes as Devon’s political parties race to get ahead of the start of the official election campaign period, which begins on Tuesday. After this date campaign spending must be recorded and declared and must stay within prescribed limits. Local election materials often contain surprising claims about...