“It is about making Scotland work again, making life more affordable for families, giving all our young people the chance to succeed, building the homes people need, backing Scottish jobs and Scottish businesses and making sure that government respects your money and focuses on the things that matter.” Source link
Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes. Source link
The families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, who died at an end-of-term tea party, say the initial investigation was flawed. Source link
Crude prices jumped above $100 on Monday after talks failed between the two sides at the weekend. Source link
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr fought rumours of his ill-health with a set of impromptu star jumps on 13 April. He challenged naysayers to “come and exercise with me” if they doubted his fitness. The president was diagnosed with diverticulitis, an abdominal ailment, in late January and briefly put on a strict soup-based diet,…
A third by-election, in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, showed Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste with a slight lead over the Bloc Quebecois’s Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné at 22:30 local time on Monday (02:30 GMT), with about 30% of the ballots counted. Source link
Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse “non-military experts in the Treasury” of “vandalism”. Source link
President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash after posting an image on Truth Social depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure. The AI-generated image, which has now been deleted, showed Trump appearing to heal a sick man in a hospital bed. The image post came hours after the president posted a lengthy message criticising Pope Leo…
Then on Sunday, their leading candidate, Representative Eric Swalwell, faced with allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, dropped out of the contest, even as he denied the accusations. His exit threw the Democrats into further chaos and left the party facing a previously unthinkable possibility: could Republicans shut them entirely out of the general election…
No clear leader has yet emerged in the highly-watched California governor’s race from the crowded Democratic field, which risks splitting the vote for the party’s candidates in the state’s primary in June. Among Democratic candidates, Swalwell had been projected to be one of the frontrunners, according to two opinion polls. Source link