Mike Nesbitt to step down as UUP leader The Strangford MLA is the first person to lead the party twice. Evening Standard · Jan 2
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt announces plans to stand down Strangford MLA and health minister has signalled an intention to retire after the current Assembly term The Independent UK · Jan 2
A call from Kerala that spurred Karnataka CMO into action Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers. This week’s edition is by Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. Newslaundry · Dec 31, 2025
Northern Ireland was on ‘cusp of new beginning’ with Stormont return in 2000 Officials held an away-day ahead of the return of the powersharing institutions in May 2000. Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025
Trimble warned that review of Assembly must include decommissioning The 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority Around 860,000 Extremadurans go to the polls today in an unprecedented election in the region. María Guardiola brought forward the elections after failing to pass the budget. The polls point to the PP as the winner, but without a majority to govern alone. Euronews · Dec 21, 2025
Unionists unite to force cross-community vote on bid for EU ‘observer status’ Sinn Fein is behind the bid at Stormont to address the ‘democratic deficit’ left by Brexit. Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025
DUP seeks to block Sinn Fein bid for European Parliament ‘observer status’ The unionist party is set to table a petition of concern against the motion in the Stormont Assembly on Monday. Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025
With 25 years of Total War under its belt, the future of Creative Assembly's iconic strategy series looks brighter than ever: "We've got the best roadmap we've ever had" The Big Preview | In exclusive interviews with GamesRadar+, Creative Assembly leads talk Total War: Medieval 3, lessons learned from the Total War: Warhammer trilogy, and much more GamesRadar · Dec 4, 2025
France in turmoil: 'No one is willing to say the country needs to make sacrifices' As Paris wrestles with political deadlock, questions are mounting over France’s ability to project strength abroad. RFI spoke to author and political strategist Gerald Olivier about the ongoing political crisis in France and its repercussions abroad. Radio France Internationale · Nov 29, 2025
Fine dining in your front room: from tea bags to ceramics, top restaurant essentials to transform meals at home Never mind the food, what about the vibe? Restaurateurs share tips and tricks that will bring a touch of restaurant magic to your table The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Ambedkar or BN Rau? Propaganda and historical truth about the architect of the Constitution As Babasaheb Ambedkar rises ever higher as a symbol of the self-respect of India’s oppressed and as the hope of an egalitarian India, the Brahminical forces and the Sangh Parivar have intensified their claim that Ambedkar was not the one who wrote the Indian Constitution. According to them, the real credit must… Newslaundry · Nov 27, 2025
London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025 £19million black hole at Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority revealed as staff warned of job cuts Full details emerge of feared shortfall in funding, days after 1,500 staff received email alerting them to risk of possible job losses
Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025 Reform UK London Assembly Members criticised for missing Remembrance Service The party’s political opponents at City Hall took aim at the two members for not turning up
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 New York Mayor-elect Mamdani taps a budget and policy veteran to be his No. 2 at City Hall New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has appointed a veteran of city and state government to be his first deputy mayor as he prepares to carry out his ambitious agenda
Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025 Bid to force Education Minister Givan from office over Israel trip fails Paul Givan called the no-confidence motion against him a ‘calculated attempt to drive a unionist minister from office’.
The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025 Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old New York State Assembly member and democratic socialist, was elected New York City’s mayor on Nov. 4, 2025, after pledging to make the city more affordable through policies that include freezing rents, providing free public buses and a network of city-owned grocery stores.
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 Brazilian photo for 22 voters in Haryana: Rahul says lakhs of votes were rigged What does an image clicked by a Brazilian photographer have to do with the Haryana election? As per the latest in the series of press conferences by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on alleged electoral manipulation on Wednesday, the stock image of a model by a Brazilian photographer was used…
International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025 When Did Zohran Mamdani Become a US Citizen and Other Quick Facts About the New NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the progressive Democrat who just won New York City's mayoral race, becomes its first Muslim and South Asian mayor. Discover his background, campaign priorities, and journey to power.
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025 Scrutiny of social media post is matter for NI Civil Service head, Assembly told Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025 Department’s social media post on Israel trip ‘strictly non-political’ – Givan The Stormont Education Minister defended asking his department to publicise his visit to a school in Israel amid calls for him to resign.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 3, 2025 French MPs scramble to strike budget deal as deadline looms French MPs will on Monday resume their race against time to draft a budget bill to be pushed through parliament by the end of the year.
Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2025 Sinn Fein confirms it will back no-confidence motion in Education Minister DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Paul Givan is ‘going nowhere’.