For a majority, a party will need to win 30 of the 59 seats that make up Rotherham Council. Currently, Labour holds 32 seats, the Conservatives hold 15, the Liberal Democrats hold four, independents hold seven, and the Independent Conservatives hold two. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost 16 seats – and the Conservatives won 20 seats to form the main opposition when they previously held none. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, the council has been made...
There are 63 seats on Barnsley Council, and 32 seats are needed for a majority. Labour currently holds 48 seats, Lib Dems hold 10, Conservatives hold two, Independents hold two, and Reform UK has one. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council but lost three seats. In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. In Barnsley, there are 21 electoral wards, each represented by three councillors. Here, each party standing in the...
Monrovia – United People’s Party Political Leader and Founding Chairman of the Congress for Democratic Change, McDonald A. Wento, has passed away. By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231 The news of Wento’s death spread across social media on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, before being confirmed by some members of the UPP. Wento reportedly passed away on Wednesday, []
Exclusive: Proceedings lodged after Shane Drumgold alleged officers engaged in a ‘very clear campaign to pressure him’ in a letter to the ACT police chiefFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA group of Australian federal police officers have launched a defamation case against the ACT government in relation to Shane Drumgold’s complaint about their handling of the Bruce Lehrmann prosecution.In December 2022...
In court submissions, Ten’s lawyers argue Lehrmann should indemnify the network for its legal costs, estimated at $8mFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann should pay all Network Ten’s legal costs because suing The Project for defamation was “deliberately wicked and calculated” and an abuse of process, Ten has told the federal court.The former Liberal staffer lost the defamation case he brought...
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Patriotic teaware was on show from the prime minister this week – the latest round of his mug-based messagingUK politics – latest updatesRishi Sunak appeared on his Instagram feed on Tuesday morning holding a mug emblazoned with the St George’s flag. “Perfect way to start the day,” was the caption: “Happy St George’s Day!”It is not the only time the prime minister has raised a symbolic piece of teaware. On the same day he appeared en route to Warsaw holding a white mug marked only with the...
We discuss how many holidays get co-opted, and how we can turn cultural appropriation into appreciation. (But also drink. And sell mattresses).
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2024 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the $95 billion foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan … with more than $60 billion of that pot of taxpayer money going to Ukraine. The aid package breezed through with a vote of 79-18. In the House, Democrats after voting […]
Conventional political wisdom suggests the first criminal trial of Donald Trump, which got underway in Manhattan last week, will have a minimal effect on the 2024 election. Many political observers see the allegations — covering up hush money payments ahead of the 2016 election — as relatively trifling, and certainly not comparable to the other three indictments Trump faces in Florida, Georgia and Washington, D.C. Even a guilty verdict in the trial would “be unlikely to have a big influence come...
Joe Alt was the first offensive lineman selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. The former Notre Dame standout decided to watch the draft from home, instead of traveling to Detroit. The Los Angeles Chargers held this year's fifth overall draft pick, where they selected Alt. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the Chargers selection. Cameras
Fifty years ago today, Portugal’s Carnation Revolution began as soldiers overthrew the dictatorship. Although the revolution was ultimately contained, it changed the face of European politics and hastened the shift to democracy in Spain and Greece.