Givan defends his decision on withdrawal of guidance on gender for schools The Stormont Education Minister said the guidance was ‘unlawful and flawed’. The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025
Ex-staffer sues California Assembly speaker, alleging retaliation for reporting bribery A former press secretary for California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas alleges in a lawsuit that she was retaliated against for reporting alleged bribery and other misconduct to the Legislature The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025
UK retail stocks tumble as Deutsche Bank cuts ratings, French market drops on political fears - as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
Will the BJP’s ‘Tamil candidate’ strategy work against the DMK stronghold? The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked Maharashtra Governor and their senior Tamil Nadu leader CP Radhakrishnan (popularly known as CPR) as its candidate for the post of Vice President of India following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar – the first OBC vice president candidate from the state. The election… Newslaundry · Aug 26, 2025
Top Venezuelan Official Says All Foreigners Who Enter The Country Without Authorization Will Be Imprisoned: 'Whoever It May Be' Jorge Rodriguez, president of Venezuela's regime-friendly Legislative Assembly, said all people who enter the country unlawfully will be arrested Latin Times · Aug 20, 2025
Dharmasthala case: No excavation until forensic test reports of soil and bones, says Karnataka Home Minister Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Monday informed the Assembly that one skeleton and a few human bones have been recovered so far during the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) excavation work in the Dharmasthala case. “The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has not yet been received. Until the report comes, further… Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025
Can INDIA bloc keep pace with Rahul Gandhi’s politics of institutional distrust? Newspaper reports suggest that the leaders of the national opposition bloc, INDIA, are set to attend a dinner hosted this week by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi. This is being seen as the first instance of the major bloc partners closing ranks since the parliamentary polls… Newslaundry · Aug 5, 2025
Former senior police officer selected to fill UUP Assembly seat The vacancy was created by the resignation of Colin Crawford earlier this year. Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025
Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London? With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
Ancient way of coding helps boost popular video encoder by 100x — but is it too good to be true? FFmpeg developers rewrote a single filter in Assembly, achieving a 100x speedup, although its impact is limited and real-world benefits remain questionable. TechRadar · Jul 23, 2025
Northern Ireland’s First Minister welcomes intention to lower voting age to 16 Michelle O’Neill described the move as a ‘step forward for democracy’. Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025
Your 10 essential Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is coming very soon indeed, and here are the unmissable shows Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025
Eric Adams raises $1 million in a single night for NYC mayoral campaign as his voters fear Mamdani Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent against Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
Is Maharashtra’s new security law a blueprint to criminalise dissent? The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Public Security Bill, 2024 during the monsoon session, projecting it as a key measure to combat “urban Naxalism” and left-wing extremism. The bill will now move to the Legislative Council. Despite vocal opposition from civil society groups, it sailed through the Assembly with… Newslaundry · Jul 11, 2025
Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2025 Powertrip: Karnataka’s ‘misinformation’ bill was plagiarised Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. What happens when a Congress-led government lifts language from a BJP MP’s bill to fight fake news? Karnataka just gave us the answer.
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 4, 2025 Victorian Government To Make Its First Peoples’ Assembly Permanent Under New Bill The government of Victoria is set to introduce a bill later this year that will make the First Peoples' Assembly a permanent body.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 California orders bars to provide lids after spate of drink spiking California law now requires bars or nightclubs to offer lids to customers amid a recent increase in drink spiking.
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Bryson and McKay cleared in Nama trial Co-accused Thomas O’Hara was also found not guilty by the judge at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2025 First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to Victorian parliament with crossbench support Exclusive: Advisory body will be renamed and granted statutory powers after Labor secures numbers to make it permanent
Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025 MLAs raise concerns over violence against women after Sarah Montgomery murder A man is still being questioned over the murder of the pregnant mother-of-two.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 29, 2025 Artist’s lens brought to bear on impact of austerity in new exhibition A NEW exhibition is exploring how years of austerity and the global pandemic have affected people in Glasgow communities ...
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2025 NYC Mayor Eric Adams rips into Mamdani’s ‘socialist’ agenda, says he ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to tax the rich ‘I'm competing against him because this is not a socialist city,’ Adams said
Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025 NI Water based decisions on a budget allocation it did not have – Liz Kimmins The Stormont Infrastructure Minister denied a claim by Infrastructure Committee chairwoman Deborah Erskine of a ‘whitewash’.
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 Concern Stormont MLAs delivering pre-scripted remarks for social media clips Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots issued a reminder to MLAs around standards of debate on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025 After Minnesota shooting, some states are more tightly guarding officials' personal information Lawmakers in some states are moving to delete their home addresses from online directories after one Minnesota legislator was killed and another wounded in their suburban Minneapolis homes last weekend