Politics
RISHI SUNAK AND KEIR STARMER TO KICK OFF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer will kick off their election campaigns on Thursday, six weeks before the country goes to the polls. The prime minister will tour broadcast studios before embarking on a two-day whistle-stop trip taking in all four nations of the UK. Starmer will head to south-east England in a sign he wants to make…
MY LIMBS WERE AMPUTATED AFTER SEPSIS, SAYS MP CRAIG MACKINLAY
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay is due to return to Parliament for the first time after suffering a life-threatening episode of sepsis which led to the amputation of his hands and feet. The South Thanet MP recalled the shock of waking from an induced coma to find his limbs had turned completely black. He says they…
SOLUDO SACKS ALL 21 LG TRANSITION CHAIRMEN
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has dismissed all 21 local government transition chairmen in the state. The governor instructed the dismissed chairmen to transfer the responsibilities of their councils to the Heads of Local Government Administrations (HLGAS). This directive was outlined in a letter signed by the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Community Affairs,…
SUSPECT CHARGED IN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SLOVAKIA LEADER
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously hurt in a shooting attack. The alleged assailant has not been formally named, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as a 71-year-old from the town of Levice. Reports say he could face up to…