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Britons set to punish Starmer's Labour in local polls

Britons set to punish Starmer's Labour in local polls

Britons voted Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and energise the rise of hard-right and left-wing populists. The ballot across Scotland, England and Wales is Starmer's biggest electoral test since his July 2024 general election landslide

IRA bomb victims drop civil court claim against Gerry Adams

IRA bomb victims drop civil court claim against Gerry Adams

Three victims of IRA bombings in England on Friday dropped their civil claim for damages against former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams, whom they had sought to hold personally responsible for orchestrating the blasts. The trio -- who were injured in IRA bomb blasts in the 1970s and 1990s -- had also

'Not Churchill': Trump ups criticism of Starmer over Iran strikes

'Not Churchill': Trump ups criticism of Starmer over Iran strikes

President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up his criticism of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for not initially permitting American warplanes to use UK bases to strike Iran, saying "this is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with". Trump said the historical relationship between the United