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‘It’s a total cat-astrophe’: why are so many pet cats being abandoned?
Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference
Voting is under way in parliamentary elections in Romania, with voters still unsure whether the shock result of last week’s presidential first-round ballot will stand amid continuing allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference.
Far-right parties are forecast to make significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, with polls showing the …
A new Christmas single – but do they know it’s Ed Davey?
Alec Douglas-Home v Harold Wilson: the 1964 general election
Tory tweed, grouse shooting and the Bomb, or Labour brass bands, flashing the cash and red tape? In the
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’s 1964 election dossier, that was how the choice the electorate faced was represented photographically, complete with lookalikes of Alec Douglas-Home and Harold Wilson.James Callaghan had a ‘slower …
Australia restricting number of domestic workers foreign diplomats can bring into the country, UN official says
The Australian government has restricted foreign diplomats bringing domestic workers into the country, a UN anti-slavery expert has reported, after two recent federal court cases exposed systemic exploitation a judge described as “slave-like working conditions”.
The United Nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery concluded a visit to …
Smooth Mars bar wins Aylesbury man £2 compensation – and internet fame
A man who became an internet sensation after sharing his Mars bar without the ripple was handed £2 in compensation.
Harry Seager’s picture of his smooth Mars confectionery bar inspired interest from thousands of members of the Dull Men’s Club Facebook page.
Seager said he wasn’t interested in receiving compensation …
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in pole position to form new Irish government
Ireland has bucked the European trend of elections going against incumbent governments, with two of the parties in its ruling coalition in pole position to lead the next parliament.
An exit poll showed an appetite for change, with 60% backing opposition parties. But the prospect of an alternative left-leaning government …
‘We will fix our homes’: clean-up begins as Lebanon faces uncertain future
‘Time for compassion to prevail’: could the remaining Bali Nine members finally be coming home?
In the dark of the early morning of 29 April 2015, two members of Australia’s so-called Bali Nine were each tied to a stake in a floodlit field on the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran refused blindfolds, and sang as they stood before a firing …
Starmer to pledge cuts to NHS waiting lists and crime in major reset for Labour
Keir Starmer will pledge this week to undertake the most ambitious programme for government “in a generation”, as he sets out new targets to refocus his premiership amid falling approval ratings and the first resignation from his cabinet.
In a political gamble designed to draw a line under the bumpy …