‘Shocking’ – Women from Wales have to travel to England for abortions
A woman who had to travel from Wales to England for an abortion says the experience was traumatic.
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Sweden prepares for Eurovision with heightened security
2 hours ago About sharing As many as 100,000 people are expected to visit Malmo for the competition By Adrienne Murray Reporting from Malmo Security is being tightened for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden’s third city Malmo, with large demonstrations planned to coincide with the event and the country already on high alert. Police…
Key mayor results due after Labour notches up local election wins
Analysis4:19 Professor Sir John Curtice Professor of politics at University of Strathclyde Though some key results will only be counted on Saturday, the results of the local elections have for the most part been deeply disappointing for the Conservatives. Some losses were inevitable. Most of the seats being elected on Thursday were previously contested in…
Why North Korea’s latest propaganda bop is a huge TikTok hit
A song praising Mr Kim has got TikTok hooked – but experts say it could be hiding something more sinister.
Palestinian doctor dies in Israeli prison
Israeli authorities said they were investigating the death of orthopaedic surgeon Dr Adnan Al-Bursh.
Tories see big losses in last pre-general election test
27 minutes ago About sharing By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News The Conservatives have endured one of their worst local election results in a decade in the last big test of public opinion before a general election. The Tories lost nearly half the seats they contested, with only a handful of council and mayoral…
Curtice: Conservatives remain in deep electoral trouble
Labour would have won 34% and Tories 25% if local results were replicated across the country, says Sir John.
Remains of man thought to be hostage found in Israel
Elyakim Libman was a security guard at the Nova music festival when Hamas attacked on 7 October.
When is the next general election?
8 hours ago About sharing By Jennifer Clarke BBC News Local elections held on 2 May could be the last big test of political parties’ popularity before the next general election. In January, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he expected to go to the polls “in the second half” of 2024, but there has been…
Sunak says results ‘disappointing’ but voters will ‘stick with us’ at general election
14 minutes ago About sharing Conservative David Jones came second behind Labour’s Chris Webb By Becky Morton Political reporter Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election and gained control of four councils, as counting continues in local elections in England and Wales. The party won the seat comfortably with a 7,607 majority and a huge…