Politics

15+ hour, 6+ min ago   (588+ words) St George flag on a lamppost in West Street, Bedminster(Image: Alex Seabrook/LDRS) Flying flags on lamposts in Bristol could be banned by the courts under new rules being considered by council chiefs. City Hall leaders, who have so…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago   (283+ words) Sixty-three years after four little girls were killed at Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, Lisa McNair said the hatred behind the attack is not confined to history. Lisa’s sister, Denise McNair, was only 11 years old when she was killed alongside Addie…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (269+ words) Passengers whose trains have been cancelled will be able to travel with another company to finish their journey free of charge immediately, the Government has announced. From Sunday, customers with a valid ticket will be able to travel on another…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (271+ words) Drivers across a major London borough could soon face a 20mph speed limit on almost every council-controlled road. Greenwich Council has proposed to bring in a blanket 20mph speed limit, following in the footsteps of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (159+ words) MARAWI City, Lanao del Sur – Johairah Didato, 24, a resident of Barangay Datu sa Dansalan here, was unable to finish casting her vote after a poll watcher allegedly took her ballot and proceeded to shade the party she did not want…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (486+ words) Hackney Council is reportedly "looking into" the actions of a security guard after footage showed a protester being allegedly thrown to the ground at the Town Hall. Footage shared with the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), which captures an "occupation…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (584+ words) After examining ballots across England, the Electoral Commission said there were 'very low levels of proven electoral fraud' despite admitting the issue 'concerns some voters'. In a report, it insisted that staff at polling stations had intervened 'to protect the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (588+ words) Reform's Robert Jenrick rules out inheritance tax cut as Tories ‘to scrap' levy WATCH: Robert Jenrick rules out scrapping inheritance tax Robert Jenrick has ruled out abolishing inheritance tax if Reform UK wins the next General Election, telling GB News…...

2+ day, 23+ min ago   (653+ words) Robert Jenrick has said Reform UK believes £72m of donations it has received from two cryptocurrency billionaires are "entirely in line with the law". The party's economic spokesman told the BBC that he does not expect that it will have to…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (655+ words) Criticism of Reform UK’s plans to make Swindon’s parks safer for women after conference attendees allegedly attacked female protestors sparked a lot of debate. Reform group leader Sara Godwin and fellow councillor Colin Lovell took to Facebook on Sunday evening,…...