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In just a few weeks’ time, voters will go to the polls to cast their ballot in the 2026 Scottish parliament election. After almost two decades in power, the SNP remain the party to beat. Ahead of the election on 7 May, we took to the streets of Clackmannanshire to ask voters what key challenges…

Labour has been winning in elections in Wales for more than a century – and if the polls are anything to go by, this will change in the Senedd elections in May.  A new voting system and an electorate hungry for change means for the first time in Wales, polls suggest voters no longer want Labour in power. But a new and…

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 With one month to go until the local elections in England, Wales and Scotland, is the electoral map about to be redrawn? In his first major test since the general election, Sir Keir Starmer faces a major health check and verdict on his government…

The Southport riots, a falling Chinese rocket and parasitic water all almost caused the UK government to use its emergency alerts system. Launched in 2023, the alerts warn people of a danger to life in their area. Testing has seen mobile phones play siren-like sounds with messages displaying on screens. Now, research from the PA…

German men aged between 17 and 45 could have to get military approval if they want to leave the country for more than three months, according to recent changes to the law. A spokesperson for the country’s defence ministry has since confirmed they expect approval to be given as long as service in the German…

The prime minister has said it is “deeply concerning” that Kanye West has been booked for a London music festival “despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism”. The 48-year-old rapper – who has not performed in the UK since he headlined Glastonbury in 2015 – will top the bill for all three nights…

This Easter is a time of “real anxiety”, Sir Keir Starmer has said in his annual message – as he says faith can offer “reassurance”. The prime minister released his statement as is traditional from Downing Street. He said that in ‘times when some seek to divide, the government is committed to working across faiths…

Speculation that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband will approve the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas field is “unfounded”, the minister’s department said. The Times reported that Mr Miliband, the key proponent of Labour’s net zero plans, is set to give the project the green light. Jackdaw was previously approved under the Conservatives, before being put on…