(BBC table) The Conservatives have won two councils from No Overall Control, lost six to the Liberal Democrats and 13 to NOC. They are down 433 councillors as we write. Labour has gained one council from NOC, lost three to NOC and is down 81 councillors. The Liberal...
Iain Dale presents the evening show on LBC Radio and is a commentator for CNN. When Gavin Williamson told a meeting of Ministry of Defence top brass that he had “made [Theresa May], so I can break her”, I doubt whether anyone in that room – let alone...
Andy Maciver is Director of Message Matters, and a former Scottish Conservative Head of Communications. Ruth Davidson’s back. A sprightly interview with the BBC on Monday laid the foundation for the territory she wants to occupy over the next two years until the...
Three years ago the media were reporting that the Troubled Families programme was a failure. This is the scheme, started by David Cameron and Sir Eric Pickles under the Coalition Government, which aims to “turn round” families with multiple problems...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” films, has died. Mayhew’s family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday. He was 74. No cause was given. Actor Harrison Ford, left, who played Han Solo in...
Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadis have made inroads with Islamic terrorists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the central African country reels from a worsening Ebola virus outbreak, which has already infected and killed hundreds, Fox News reported this...
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro warned in a speech Thursday that his regime would begin a “rectification” of the socialist Bolivarian revolution in response to President Juan Guaidó claiming control of the military. Maduro’s comments about a “rectification”...
An unnamed woman from Placentia, California, may have exposed attendees of Thursday’s Avengers: Endgame midnight premiere to measles. The woman in question reportedly contracted the highly contagious virus while overseas, and unknowingly brought it with her...
George Washington High School is considering removing two 83-year-old murals that depict moments in American history involving president George Washington and other found fathers, as well as black and Native Americans. According to reports, critics argue that two of...
Mexican Federal Police, along with elements of the Navy, rescued an 18-year-old kidnapping victim and arrested eight members of the responsible gang earlier this week in the popular tourist port city of Guaymas, Sonora. The victim was rescued during a joint security...
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