Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown
Donald Trump plans to visit Harlem's Sanaa Convenient Store to highlight consumer inflation under President Joe Biden. This visit marks his first campaign appearance during his criminal hush money trial. [ more ]
Opinion | The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It's How.
Joe Biden's age-related decline is becoming more obvious as the campaign progresses.
The Biden administration has delivered results largely indistinguishable from what one would expect from a replacement-level Democratic president. [ more ]
Trump says criminal trial is having a 'reverse effect,' as he campaigns at New York bodega, vows to save city
Former President Trump believes his criminal trial is having a reverse effect, prompting him to campaign locally and vow to address crime in New York. [ more ]
President Biden's poll numbers have slightly improved, with an average increase of 1.4 percentage points after his State of the Union address. [ more ]
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
President Biden is aggressively campaigning in battleground states for his re-election, criticizing former President Trump's policies and actions.
President Biden and his team are moving forward with an offensive strategy against former President Trump and highlighting policy differences during campaign events. [ more ]
New York's presidential primary has not always been so irrelevant
New York's 2016 presidential primary was significant for both Democrats and Republicans, with various candidates making appearances and statements in the state.
Clinton had support from the New York political establishment, while Sanders campaigned vigorously across the city, drawing large crowds. [ more ]
Like kicking someone when they're down': Open letter calls for end to dementia tax'
Community Interest Companies (CICs) like The Filo Project face challenges due to VAT regulations, impacting families using their dementia care services.
Campaigners are urging the government to change VAT rules to exempt not-for-profit organizations like The Filo Project from charging VAT, ensuring families can afford essential dementia care. [ more ]
Ex-Tory MP Peter Bone spotted campaigning for girlfriend in seat he was stripped of
Disgraced former Conservative MP Peter Bone has been seen campaigning for his girlfriend, Helen Harrison, who has been chosen as the Tory candidate in the by-election to replace him.
This move by Tory HQ has been seen as adding to the party's woes and could potentially split the Tory vote if Bone had decided to run as an independent candidate.
Mr. Bone lost his seat after being found guilty of indecent exposure and bullying behavior, and his constituents utilized a recall petition to remove him from parliament. [ more ]
Humza Yousaf urges PM to act over case of blogger jailed in India
Scotland's First Minister has written to the Prime Minister urging him to ask the Indian government to release a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been in jail there for more than five years.Humza Yousaf said that Jagtar Singh Johal has been wrongfully imprisoned and urged Rishi Sunak to take a direct approach to make progress in the case.
Nadine Dorries could prolong Sunak's by-election challenge with unusual' delay
Downing Street has expressed bewilderment at Nadine Dorries' delay in formally resigning as an MP in a move that could prolong the by-election struggle for Rishi Sunak.The former culture secretary announced she would quit her Mid Bedfordshire seat after being denied the peerage requested by Boris Johnson as Tory infighting raged in public.
Broadcasting veteran Anne Diamond reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Broadcasting veteran Anne Diamond has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.The GB News presenter said she had received the diagnosis the same day as finding out she was to be made OBE.After beginning her career in regional news, Diamond went on to work for both ITV and the BBC, becoming a star of daytime TV in the 1980s and 1990s.
Peta founder makes request in will to send a piece of her neck to the King
The founder of an animal rights group is to bequeath a piece of her neck to the King, one of her legs to the Grand National and a piece of her heart to Elon Musk in her will.Campaigner Ingrid Newkirk, who set up Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) more than 40 years ago, is aiming to prolong her animal protection activism long after her death, the group said.
Labour must counter the Tory bonanza of uncosted policies. But not at the expense of childcare | Zoe Williams
Has Labour rowed back on its promise of universal free childcare?Coming so soon after Rachel Reeves tempered the green new deal pledge, telling the Today programme that everything we do must rest on these pillars of economic and fiscal responsibility, it sounds like the kind of thing it would do.Labour says it never promised universal free childcare in the first place, and I went back to the primary text, a Bridget Phillipson interview from April: it's true.
Local elections 2023: Polls to open across England
Millions of people are expected to take part in local elections across England, when polling stations open at 07:00 BST.About 8,000 councillors are being elected in 230 councils, as voters choose who they want to run services in their local area.Voters in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough will also elect mayors.
Trump knocks DeSantis for being an 'absentee governor'
Former President Donald Trump criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for spending time campaigning in Iowa instead of focusing on his role as governor of Florida.
DeSantis has made himself a fixture in Iowa ahead of the state's kickoff nominating contest next month.
Trump also criticizes Chris Christie, another Republican presidential candidate. [ more ]
Who is Zakhar Prilepin, target of car bomb in Russia?
Novelist and politician has been sanctioned by European nations for his ardent support of Russia's war in Ukraine.Zakhar Prilepin, who was wounded in a car blast in Russia that killed his driver, is the third prominent prowar figure to be targeted by a bomb since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Number of hit-and-run collisions in London hit record high with offence 'almost normalised'
The number of hit-and-run collisions in London has reached a record high, with 7,708 incidents recorded in 2021, up 14% from the previous year.
A total of 761 people were seriously injured and 12 killed in hit-and-run incidents in 2021, compared to 682 serious injuries and 14 fatalities in 2020. [ more ]
Isleworth station is next to receive step-free access upgrade
Isleworth station in southwest London is the latest to get an upgrade to step-free access as Network Rail outlines plans to add two lifts to the station.Isleworth station is raised up on an embankment, with two platforms on either side of the railway tracks.Access to the platforms is via stairs up from a subway that runs under the railway tracks, from the station entrance.
Sadiq Khan speechless' at discovery of Daniel Morgan documents
S adiq Khan has said he was left speechless after more files linked to the murder of Private Investigator Daniel Morgan were discovered in a locked cabinet at New Scotland Yard despite full disclosure assurances from former commissioner Dame Cressida Dick.The Mayor of London was quizzed about the discovery by Alastair Morgan, who is still seeking justice for his brother Daniel who was killed with an axe in a pub car park in 1987 in a still unsolved murder.
The 2024 G.O.P. Field Balloons This Week, Adding 3 New Candidates
The growing field of Republicans running for president is set to expand by three this week, with the entry of former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota.The field continues to expand in part because hopefuls see opportunity in the struggle of Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida to become the undisputed challenger to former President Donald J. Trump.
Trump and DeSantis escalate feud in dueling campaign events
Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday escalated their ongoing feud at dueling campaign events in Iowa and New Hampshire amid DeSantis' first campaign swing as a declared 2024 candidate.Trump pushed back on DeSantis' claim that it would require two presidential terms to carry out an effective and lasting conservative agenda as the Florida governor tried to seize on the potential vulnerability that Trump could only serve one term if reelected.
Greece Continues Search for Migrants After Crowded Ship Capsizes
The grim search by Greek authorities for migrants after the country's deadliest shipwreck in years moved into a second day on Thursday, though the prospects of finding survivors was slim and hundreds were feared to be missing after their fishing ship capsized about 50 miles off the coast.Scores of bodies were recovered from the sea and 104 people were rescued on Wednesday, after their vessel foundered in the Aegean Sea, off the southern coast of Greece, five days after setting sail from Libya bound for Italy.
Yousaf accuses Scottish Labour of hubris' ahead of election
Humza Yousaf has accused Scottish Labour of hubris, claiming they believe they have already won the next general election.Scotland's First Minister kicked off a summer of campaigning in his Glasgow Pollok constituency on Saturday, saying the SNP would not lose seats at the next election expected next year.
Fear of losing behind Raab's decision to stand down as MP, Lib Dems say
Dominic Raab is standing down as an MP at the next general election because he knows he will lose his seat, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.The former deputy prime minister and justice secretary confirmed his exit plans on Monday night.He quit Rishi Sunak's Cabinet last month after an independent investigation by Adam Tolley KC found he had acted in an intimidating and aggressive way with officials in behaviour that could have amounted to bullying.
Boris Johnson's chief Brexit negotiator, David Frost, has confirmed his bid to become an MP, with his name placed on the list of Conservative candidates for the next general election.Lord Frost had earlier suggested he was ready to drop his peerage in hope of securing a Commons seat, but only if he could secure a safe constituency.
We've got everything in place': Shabana Mahmood on Labour's election hopes
For all that some pundits have tried to present Labour's local elections as middling, Shabana Mahmood is having none of it.Asked how she would have viewed such results for 2023 when she became national campaigns coordinator two years earlier, the response is adamant.I'd have bitten your arm off, the Birmingham Ladywood MP says without hesitation.
BBC editor told colleague not to investigate' 350m Brexit bus claim
Senior BBC figure Sir Robbie Gibb told a news editor not to investigate the Vote Leave campaign's infamous claim that Brexit would mean 350m a week going to the NHS, according to a new book.Sir Robbie, editor of live politics programmes at the time of the referendum, was reportedly horrified at the idea of scrutinising the claim after the vote and urged colleagues to move on.
Households urged to claim energy vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Households urged to claim energy vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Households urged to claim energy vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Households urged to claim energy vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Prepayment meter households urged to claim support vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Prepayment meter households urged to get energy support vouchers before deadline
Households with traditional prepayment meters have been urged to avoid missing out on 400 worth of help with their bills by June 30, with 130 million still available to be claimed.The Claim Your Energy Voucher Day is a final push to encourage the remaining households to claim their vouchers before the scheme ends in a month.
Call for King to apologise for historical LGBT ban in armed forces
The King is facing a call to apologise for the way LGBT+ people were treated by the armed forces prior to the ban on their service being lifted in 2000.Campaigners are calling for greater compensation and recognition ahead of the publication of a Government-commissioned independent review.LGBT+ forces charity Fighting With Pride and others are calling for the Prime Minister to issue a formal apology on behalf of the Government.
NATO presses Turkey to drop objections to Sweden's membership as summit looms
NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.Fearing that they might be targeted after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Sweden and Finland abandoned their traditional positions of military nonalignment to seek protection under NATO's security umbrella.
Alberta's Vote Will Test American-style Far-Right Politics
Voters in Alberta, the epicenter of conservative politics in Canada, will select a new provincial government on Monday.Before the pandemic, the governing United Conservative Party appeared to have a firm hold on power.But last year, large and angry demonstrations against pandemic restrictions and against vaccine mandates helped spark a trucker convoy in the province .
When Leaders With Authoritarian Streaks Like Elections
Two important elections happened this week.In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to win an outright victory so he now faces a runoff election that could be the most significant political challenge of his career.And in Thailand, ruled by military leaders who took power in a 2014 coup, voters overwhelmingly backed opposition parties, delivering a stinging rebuke to the military establishment.
More Modi, Less Hindu Nationalism: Reading Tea Leaves in India Vote
With how often and how fiercely Narendra Modi injects himself into elections, you would think every race down to the vote for municipal bodies in what will soon be the world's most populous nation is a referendum on his standing as the leader of India.On Wednesday, a state election in Karnataka, home to 65 million people, was being closely watched for what it might foretell about national elections early next year in which Mr. Modi will seek to extend his transformational prime ministership into a second decade.
Suffragette Indian princess commemorated with plaque by English Heritage
A blue plaque honouring a suffragette Indian princess has been unveiled at her former London home.Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire, goddaughter to Queen Victoria and a campaigner for female enfranchisement, was commemorated by English Heritage at Faraday House, Hampton Court.
Livability, housing, budget shortfall dominate 4th Toronto mayoral debate in 48 hours | CBC News
Six leading candidates in Toronto's mayoral election all began their fourth debate in 48 hours by trying to position themselves as the fiscally responsible choice who can invest in city services and build new affordable housing, while balancing Toronto's massive pandemic-related budget shortfall.The sold-out debate hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade and TVO Today Live was held Thursday evening at the Isabel Bader Theatre, where they sparred on issues like livability and prospects for economic growth.
Onlooker shouts you morons' at Just Stop Oil protesters at Chelsea Flower Show
An angry onlooker shouted you morons at Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters who threw orange paint over a Chelsea Flower Show display minutes before they were sprayed with a hose.The three women climbed over a rope barrier on Thursday and smothered the RBC Brewin Dolphin Garden, designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes, an award-winning plantsman, with the paint.
Just Stop Oil explain why they protested against Chelsea Flower Show
Just Stop Oil protesters have thrown orange paint over a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.The Metropolitan Police said three people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.A photo from the scene, shared on Twitter by the force, shows orange paint splashed across an exhibit.In a statement, Just Stop Oil confirmed three women had thrown paint over the RBC Brewin Dolphin Garden, designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes, an award winning plantsman, after stepping over a rope barrier at 9am on Thursday.
Paint thrown over Chelsea Flower Show garden in Just Stop Oil protest
Just Stop Oil protesters have thrown orange paint over a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.The Metropolitan Police said three people were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.A photo from the scene, shared on Twitter by the force, shows orange paint splashed across an exhibit.In a statement, Just Stop Oil confirmed three women had thrown paint over the RBC Brewin Dolphin Garden, designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes, after stepping over a rope barrier at 9am on Thursday.
Sabrina Elba supports campaign against FGM, saying she has a moral duty'
Activist and UN goodwill ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba said she felt it was her moral duty to support a campaign against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) which is prevalent in her Somalian culture.Ms Elba, who married Luther actor Idris Elba in 2019, was at the House of Lords on Monday with London-based charity The Vavengers, to launch the One Question Campaign which was born from the NHS's lack of data on the scale of FGM/C in the UK.
Editorial: New mayor is the perfect time for needed campaign reform.
All's fair in love, war ... and campaigning.At least that's what some political candidates think.During her unsuccessful bid for reelection as mayor, Lori Lightfoot's campaign tried to recruit Chicago Public Schools students for political work, dangling extra credit as a carrot.Her team also solicited city workers for campaign help, and as the Tribune reported last week, Lightfoot's camp had been told to stop the electioneering nearly a year before her people reached out to CPS students.
Editorial: Enough with fake newspapers where propaganda masquerades as news
Campaign sleight of hand comes in many forms.Illinoisans are learning more about a particularly deceitful stratagem called Local Government Information Services - an innocuous name for what amounts to an affront to the institution of a free press and, more broadly, American democracy.During last year's midterm election season, Illinois residents began seeing in their mailboxes mailings made to look like newspapers, with mastheads such as the " West Cook News," "Chicago City Wire," "Will County Gazette" and the "DuPage Policy Journal."
Concerns over ultra-processed foods on healthy eating app
The Government is continuing to point families in the direction of ultra-processed foods via a healthy eating app, leading to thousands signing a petition calling for the advice to be revised, campaigners have said.The Soil Association said it was deeply concerned about the influence of the food and drink industry on UK health policy as the NHS Food Scanner app continued to recommend biscuits, cakes, crisps, chocolate puddings and fizzy pop as good options for a healthy diet.
What do Turkey's election results mean and who will win the runoff?
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the most votes in this weekend's presidential election but failed to claim victory outright because he could not claim the majority support he needed to pass the magic 50 per cent mark.Preliminary results showed the longtime leader had 49.5 per cent of the vote.
With Turkey's presidential election going to a runoff, what comes next?
Close, but not close enough.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the most votes in a weekend presidential election but could not claim victory because he failed to get the majority support required for an outright win.Preliminary results showed the longtime leader had 49.5% of the vote.His main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnered 45%, according to Turkish election authorities.
Former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost in bid to become Tory MP
Former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has confirmed his bid to become an MP, with his name placed on a Conservative candidate list ahead of the next election.Lord Frost, a Brexit minister under Boris Johnson, has floated the idea in the past that he could run to become an MP despite his peerage.He confirmed on Sunday that Conservative Party officials have accepted his bid to join the party's candidate list, but said he is not linked to a specific seat.
Former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has confirmed his bid to become an MP, with his name placed on a Conservative candidate list ahead of the next election.Lord Frost, a Brexit minister under Boris Johnson, has floated the idea in the past that he could run to become an MP despite his peerage.He confirmed on Sunday that Conservative Party officials have accepted his bid to join the party's candidate list, but said he is not linked to a specific seat.
Imran Khan calls for freedom' protests across Pakistan
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has called for nationwide freedom protests on Sunday after his brief arrest and detention last week triggered deadly unrest.The one-time cricket superstar who has been tied up in dozens of legal cases since being ousted from power in April 2022 was freed on bail on Friday after his detention was declared unlawful by the supreme court.
Pakistani court grants Imran Khan bail, legal team says
Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad on Friday.(Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images)Comment Gift Article ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The high court of Islamabad on Friday granted bail to Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan, his legal team said, in a move that could calm tensions after days of violent clashes across the country.
Pakistani court declares Imran Khan arrest unlawful, party leaders say
Protected by a bulletproof barrier, former Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, March 26.(K.M. Chaudary/AP)Comment Gift Article ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Pakistan's opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan celebrated on Thursday after reports that the Supreme Court had ruled his arrest to have been unlawful.
Eurovision-themed show made by and for care home residents tours Liverpool
A Eurovision-themed theatre show created by and for care home residents is touring in Liverpool to provide meaningful therapeutic engagement for people living with dementia and other neurological diseases.Nwoko Arts, a theatre company based in Liverpool, visited 25 care homes to interview its residents about the themes of Eurovision, their memories of the mid-20th century and their thoughts on the war in Ukraine, to create the show Songs for Europe'.
Trump's primary polling advantage is historically large
With Wednesday's CNN town hall behind him, former President Donald Trump remains both the prohibitive GOP front-runner for the 2024 nomination and a man who was found liable this week in a civil case for sexually abusing and defaming former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.While we cannot yet know what effect that verdict will have on the race for the Republican nomination, Trump built his large polling advantage with this civil trial in the news and after being indicted earlier this spring in a separate criminal case related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
William's tribute to King at coronation concert: Pa, we are all so proud of you
The Prince of Wales has paid a touching public tribute to his father the King at the coronation concert, saying: Pa, we are all so proud of you.Heir to throne William also made a sweet reference to his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II after taking to the stage, adding: I know she's up there, fondly keeping an eye on us.
NY judge hears arguments over limiting Trump's ability to publicize information in criminal case
A New York judge will hear arguments Thursday over a proposed protective order in Donald Trump's criminal case that would limit the former president's ability to publicize information about the investigation.Trump will not be in attendance for Thursday's hearing, the first since he pleaded not guilty last month to charges of falsifying business records with the intent to conceal illegal conduct connected to his 2016 presidential campaign.
Call for better awareness of how to communicate with people who are deaf
One in 10 members of the public would actively avoid communicating with a deaf person for fear of not knowing how to engage with them, a new poll suggests.The survey, conducted on behalf of the hearing loss charity RNID, also found that 59% of people would not feel confident communicating with someone who is deaf or has hearing loss.
NY judge to hear arguments over DA's bid to limit Trump's ability to publicize information in criminal case
A New York judge will hear arguments Thursday over a proposed protective order in Donald Trump's criminal case that would limit the former president's ability to publicize information about the investigation.The Manhattan district attorney's office is seeking to restrain Trump's access to the evidence it turns over to his attorneys, in part, it says, because of his social media posts about the District Attorney Alvin Bragg and witnesses in the case.
Online troll called social services to get female MP's children taken into care
A senior MP has accused police of giving the green light to internet trolls after a vexatious complaint made by a man online saw her subjected to a social services investigation, according to a report.Stella Creasy was then told her harasser would not face criminal sanctions because he was entitled to his view that her children should be taken into care, The Times reported.