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Farage quits Commons to fight in by-election boycotted by rivals
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (850+ words) Nigel Farage has quit as an MP to fight a by-election contest where his main rival looks set to be a comedy candidate with a bin on his head. The Reform UK leader said he wanted a "people versus the…...
Russian attacks kill four in Ukraine as Kyiv hit for second consecutive night
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (796+ words) Four people have been killed across Ukraine in Russian attacks, including two in Kyiv, where powerful explosions hit for the second night in a row. Ukraine struck oil refineries in Russia's Saratov and Tatarstan regions, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky,…...
What is the process when an MP resigns and why was it put in place?
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (871+ words) Nigel Farage has announced he will resign as an MP and stand again in a by-election in the Essex constituency of Clacton-on-Sea he has represented since July 2024. Here the Press Association details the process MPs must go through to resign,…...
Denmark "ready to defend" Greenland as Trump renews call for US takeover
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (894+ words) Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rejected President Donald Trump's renewed demands that the US should take control of Greenland from Nato ally Denmark, saying that "Greenland is of course not for sale. "We hope that all, including all allies, will…...
Questions raised over who should pay for "58, 000 Hillsborough Castle conversion: On This Day in 1926
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (490+ words) The Irish News Questions raised over who should pay for "58, 000 Hillsborough Castle conversion: On This Day in 1926 An Irish News editorial challenged the use of public money to convert Hillsborough Castle into a residence for Northern Ireland's governor There will…...
Letter: Casement Park has become a metaphor for Sinn F'in's journey
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (434+ words) Sometimes a political project becomes defined not by what it achieves, but by what it fails to deliver. Casement Park has become such a project. For more than a decade, the redevelopment of Casement Park was presented as a flagship…...
More than one in ten will not condemn setting fire to migrant homes, NI poll finds
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (372+ words) More than one in ten people in Northern Ireland believe setting fire to homes where immigrants live during last month's disorder was justified or are unwilling to condemn it, according to the first major study of public opinion since last…...
Alex Kane: If nationalism is preparing for a border poll, why aren't unionists?
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (771+ words) Alex Kane is an Irish News columnist and political commentator and a former director of communications for the Ulster Unionist Party. At what point does unionism face up to the fact that political and electoral nationalism, north and south of…...
French court clears way for Le Pen to run in 2027 but under a rule she rejects
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (810+ words) A Paris appeals court cleared the way for popular far-right leader Marine Le Pen to possibly run for the French presidency next year but said she must wear an electronic monitor after finding her guilty of embezzling public funds. Ms…...
Tanker set ablaze after being struck in Strait of Hormuz as Iran mourns Khamenei
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (866+ words) A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz caught on fire after being struck by a projectile, officials said. The attack on Tuesday morning was the latest targeting a vessel moving through the narrow mouth…...