As National Rally achieves best ever result in France, populists also make gains in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands Latest results – live France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has been accused of gambling with French democracy after announcing that he will dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections in the wake […]
Month: June 2024
In a shock move, president Emmanuel Macron called a parliamentary election, describing it as ‘an act of confidence’ In a shock move, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has called a snap parliamentary election that will be held within the next 30 days. What happened exactly, why – and what might come […]
As updates and further results come in from across the 27 member states, a strong result for the hard-right RN in France has led president Macron to call new parliamentary elections, while the AfD has advanced in Germany. Find out the latest summary for the new European parliament, the shape […]
Exclusive: Party plans to set up more than 3,300 nurseries in existing primary schools in England for children from nine months old Labour has pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months old, helping to both drive up standards and meet demand, as a […]
Move does not immediately pose a threat to Benjamin Netanyahu, but PM will now be more reliant on far-right allies The Israeli politician and former military chief Benny Gantz has followed through on a threat to resign from Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving the prime minister more reliant than […]
Plan for specialist unit in all police forces amid manifesto drive to reduce violence against women and girls Labour will establish 80 new rape courts across and England and Wales to fast-track cases as part of wide-ranging plans to tackle violence against women and girls that will be announced in […]
Woman and three men freed from Nuseirat, as EU diplomat condemns ‘reports from Gaza of another massacre of civilians’ Israeli special forces have freed four hostages held in Nuseirat, central Gaza, as Israeli attacks and airstrikes in the same area killed at least 93 Palestinians, including children, local medics said. […]
Prime minister’s team say time constraints to blame as condemnation over early return from Normandy continues Rishi Sunak avoided media interviews as he returned to the campaign trail on Saturday amid the fallout from his early return from the D-day commemoration ceremony in Normandy. The prime minister was due to […]
Eleven-year-old girl among those injured at Lambeth country show in Brockwell Park Four people including an 11-year-old girl have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride malfunctioned at an event in London on Saturday, police said. Emergency services were called to the scene at the Lambeth country show in […]
Video is believed to be one of last two sightings before British TV doctor left village of Pedi on Greek island What we know so far The wife of the British TV doctor Michael Mosley, who has gone missing on the Greek island of Symi, has said her family “will […]