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12 minutes ago Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent, Iain Watson, Political correspondent, Harry Farley, Political correspondent and Joe Pike, Politics investigations correspondent Getty Images Andy Burnham Two big hurdles in the way of Andy Burnham's return to Parliament have been cleared. A Labour MP has stood down, allowing the Greater Manchester mayor to put himself

Human rights experts at the United Nations issued a rare public appeal to Equatorial Guinea, urging the West African country to halt its plans to return US deportees to their home countries where they face political violence, torture and death. The statement, cosigned by a representative of the African Commission on Human and People’s rights

3 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor PA Media What we are witnessing this morning is the jostling on the expected start line of a race to be our next prime minister. The jostling is evident everywhere: from the prime minister's supporters, not least the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, telling BBC Breakfast that a contest would

When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it became the talk of town – literally. Within weeks of the announcement, use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass the restrictions surged in the central African country. When gendarmerie began stopping young men at road

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Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters Sir Keir at a Cabinet meeting earlier this year This morning, Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet is split on the most fundamental political question a government's top table of ministers can ever wrestle with: whether the prime minister should carry on. Clearly, a cabinet split on this is

Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas. The US National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for parts of California and Arizona

9 hours ago Chris Mason Political editor Reuters It feels like the prime minister has to give the speech of his life today. Those within the Labour Party who want to see him succeed acknowledge that you can't change everything in one speech. But it is clearly imperative for Sir Keir Starmer to try to

Last year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She explained an argument that had erupted between the South African and Rwandan presidents, then listed roles different South African groups would play in a war with Rwanda: the Sotho strategists, the Xhosa negotiators, the Afrikaner