Six days of events honoring former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday with a procession stopping in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, tributes at the state Capitol, and then a private service at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where his body will lie in repose until Tuesday. Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of…
Reform UK is a party that’s vying for attention and is not ashamed of how it gets it. With political support from Elon Musk this week amplifying Reform UK talking points on his platform X, the party has been able to make a splash in the new year ahead of the government. Already this month…
Lee Anderson has launched a scathing attack on “deranged socialists” whom he accused of “spitting and hurling abuse” during a protest outside Reform UK’s East Midlands conference last night. Demonstrators gathered outside Athena Events Venue in Queen Street, Leicester last night, where the eurosceptic party, led by Nigel Farage, is staging the event. Branding participants…
Ten years ago, Jean-François Lisée predicted that Quebec’s independence movement would be reborn. “It could rise again given the right circumstances,” he said in 2015. “What could trigger it, I cannot say.” Three years later, as leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois, Lisée lost his riding and saw his party reduced to 10 seats when…
The NHS app is set to receive a major upgrade which will let all patients receive test results, book follow-up appointments and even choose where to be treated. The overhaul is part of the government’s plan to slash waiting lists and wait times, and will “give working-class patients the same choice, control, and convenience as…
The prime minister will be setting out “radical” NHS reforms next week as he tries to grip the political agenda in the New Year. After six months of difficult headlines and falling poll ratings, Sir Keir Starmer wants to show he has the policy to match ambitious targets on healthcare. One of the government’s “six…
Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and 18 others “who have made America a better place,” the White House announced Saturday. Clinton, who served as first lady, senator, secretary of state, and was the first woman to be nominated for president by…
Reform UK branch offices are popping up around the country (Image: Daily Express) You don’t have to look too far to get an idea of just how much of an impact Reform UK is already having around the country. Step onto the streets of most constituencies in Britain and you’ll find one of the party’s…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Elon Musk’s support for jailed far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson. The tech multi-billionaire added his voice to calls to release Yaxley-Lennon, who was jailed in October after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. Farage has been…
Mike Johnson wins reelection for House speaker after GOP holdouts switch vote – CBS News Watch CBS News It was a dramatic day in Congress, with House Speaker Mike Johnson temporarily frozen out of his job by several reluctant Republicans. But enough of those Republicans came around and Johnson was reelected in the first round…
