Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Getty Images King Charles will host about 50 veterans at a tea party in the Palace gardens King Charles and Queen Camilla will host a tea party at Buckingham Palace for war veterans as part of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The King and Queen will also...
United have enjoyed a great first season back in the top flight and sit three points behind Hibernian in the race for third place. Expectations for a promoted team may have been surpassed but that does not mean the pressure is off. “I don’t accept that,” said Goodwin. “I have been trying to make sure...
Joseph Winter & Aaron Akinyemi BBC News Reuters Joseph Kabila has denied having any links to the M23 rebels The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of links to the M23 rebel group which has seized large parts of the east of the country this year....
Nadine Yousif and Jessica Murphy in Montreal BBC News Reporting fromToronto, Canada Christopher Katsarov / POOL Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are the frontrunners in national polls The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties squared off in their second and final debate ahead of this month’s general election, but someone off stage stole most...
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate of the country’s election campaign. The French-language face-off marked a key moment in the election as it gave leaders a chance to woo voters in...
Tanzania’s main opposition party has been barred from participating in this year’s election, days after its leader was charged with treason. Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at the Independent National Elections Commission, said that Chadema had failed to sign a code of conduct document that was due on Saturday, meaning the party was disqualified from...
CNN data analyst Harry Enten had a segment this morning which hammered home a message Democrats have been struggling with for months. They have completely lost their historic advantage on the question of which party cares most about average Americans. During “CNN News Central,” Enten pulled up new aggregate poll numbers showing that Americans currently...
Falkirk will take a huge step towards clinching the Scottish Championship title if they can win away at Ayr United on Friday in front of the BBC Scotland cameras. Victory for John McGlynn’s side would open up an 11-point lead on nearest challengers Livingston, who would need victory away to Greenock Morton on Saturday to...
What a difference a couple of months of lies and betrayals make. Two days ago, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, led by Alice Weidel, was in a statistical tie with Chancellor-Elect Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU). AfD was, however, still iced out of any government participation, even as Merz lied and finagled his way...
Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images The Green Party of England and Wales is aiming for a “record” number of councillors as it looks to increase its power base for an eighth election in a row, party co-leader Adrian Ramsey has said. The party is looking to build on its successes, after passing 800 councillors...
Celtic’s procession to a fourth successive Scottish Premiership title may only have been delayed, but it was clear that Brendan Rodgers’ assessment of defeat at St Johnstone as “bitterly disappointing” was about more than just the result. A win against a team adrift at the bottom of the division would have set up the chance...
Damian Grammaticas BBC News BBC The Labour Party has suspended MP Dan Norris after “being informed of his arrest”, a party spokesman has told the BBC. The suspension means Mr Norris, the MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, is also understood to have had the party whip suspended, meaning he is not able to...
. The Communist Party of Britain stands in solidarity with the Communist Party of Turkey and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of TKP members and other prisoners who have been detained and arrested in the recent protests against state repression! Below is a letter from our General Secretary, Robert Griffiths: Dear Comrades of TKP,...
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he wants to replace the Conservatives as the “party of Middle England”, as he launched his campaign for the local elections. Sir Ed said the Lib Dems were vying for votes in 20 Tory-run council areas and aiming to overtake the Conservatives as the second-biggest party in...
James Delaney BBC Scotland News BBC Gavin Keith and Edith Stewart said they were not confident they would get home by tomorrow. Scotland fans have been stuck in Athens following the side’s 1-0 win over Greece after a fire near London’s Heathrow grounded all flights. Supporters returning to Scotland from the Greek capital have had...