adminnep 
Party leading latest opinion poll comes under fire for ‘weaponising’ immigration as candidates in Caerphilly clash Reform UK has been accused of sowing division over immigration in the south Welsh valleys constituency of Caerphilly before next week’s crucial Senedd byelection. During a fiery candidates’ debate, Nigel Farage’s party was criticised for using immigrants to score … Read more
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war More than half of children who get news from social media are left worried and upset after seeing content that involves war, violence and death, according to new research that found social media companies are “pushing” distressing … Read more
Provisional cause of death for former boxing world champion given at opening of inquest in Stockport Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer who died in September, is believed to have killed himself, according to a provisional cause of death given at the opening of his inquest at Stockport coroner’s court. Hatton, 46, was found … Read more
Superintendent Lindel Fields said he has “no plans to distribute Bibles or a Biblical character education curriculum in classrooms.” OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new public schools superintendent announced Wednesday he is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to place Bibles in classrooms and incorporate the book into lesson plans for students. Superintendent … Read more
Deputy national security adviser also emphasized Britain’s pursuit of “positive” ties with Beijing, according to evidence released in response to an escalating political row in Westminster. LONDON — China’s intelligence services carried out “large scale espionage operations” that threatened the U.K.’s economy and security, a senior British government official told prosecutors in a collapsed alleged … Read more
The incumbent senator had nearly double Paxton’s cash on hand at the end of September. Texas’ GOP Senate primary is widely expected to be a bruising and costly fight — and so far the money race is highly competitive between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn’s political operation hauled in roughly … Read more
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron again posted modest fundraising numbers. Rep. Andy Barr has maintained his early fundraising edge in the crowded Republican primary to succeed GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Barr raised $1.8 million between the beginning of July and the end of September and ended the quarter with $6.7 million in … Read more
The pause came after appeals from major regional powers, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. The pause came after appeals from major regional powers, including Saudi Arabia … Read more
The center left is split on how to tackle migration and is relying on the same old priorities to fight right-wing populism. AMSTERDAM — Everyone’s talking about migration. Apart from Europe’s center left. The Party of European Socialists (PES), Europe’s second-biggest political family, is holding a three-day get-together in Amsterdam starting Thursday to fire up … Read more
Many EU diplomats agree with Trump that low military spending and weak support for Ukraine make Spain a bad ally. BRUSSELS — Frontline states enduring Russia’s hybrid assault on Europe think Donald Trump is right: Spain and other supposed allies far away to the south are failing to back them up. They regard it as … Read more