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Viewed through the Westminster prism, UK electoral politics seems a five-party contest. The narrative has been well aired in the conference season. The three established parties – Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats – are each battling to peg back the Reform UK surge, with the Greens hovering in the wings. In Scotland and Wales, however, there are different pictures that the Westminster prism does not see. In both countries, the UK parties still fight their corners. Yet the main nationalist parties – the Scottish National party and Plaid Cymru – are reaping the benefit. In Scotland, the SNP has a clear polling lead, while in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott mocked Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, calling him a “joke” for opposing his deployment of Texas National Guard troops to provide security over immigration enforcement operations in Chicago.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Abbott said, “Gov. Pritzker is a joke” and is in “violation of his oath of office” by attempting to interfere with federal law enforcement efforts to improve safety in Chicago and other Illinois communities.Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday, tasked with protecting federal personnel and property amid anti-immigration protests, the…

New Delhi: The Tata Nexon has emerged as the best-selling car in India last month in September 2025 with 22,573 units. This marks an impressive 97% year-on-year growth, showing the model’s sustained popularity. In second place, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire has recorded 20,038 units, growing by 85% compared to last year. Meanwhile, the Hyundai Creta, at number three with 18,861 units and 19% YoY growth, continues its dominance in the midsize SUV space. The Mahindra Scorpio secured the fourth position with 18,372 units, up by 27% from 14,428 units in September 2024. The Tata Punch followed in fifth position with…

Arturo Gatti Jr., the son of boxing icon Arturo “Thunder” Gatti who was just an infant when his famous dad died by suicide, has died, officials said Wednesday. He was 17. “The WBA and the boxing world mourn the passing of Arturo Gatti Jr.,” according to a statement by the World Boxing Association. “His journey was just beginning, yet his spirit will live on — now reunited with his legendary father among the stars.” The elder Gatti won junior lightweight and super lightweight titles, leading to his induction to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.The boxing champ died on July…

Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser by the US technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic.The former British prime minister’s pair of new jobs emerged on Thursday in letters published by Westminster’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba). They add to his roles as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs International, the investment bank, and speechmaker to investment firms including Bain Capital and Makena Capital in the US, which have netted him over £150,000 a talk.Sunak was prime minister from October 2022 to July 2024, and he joins the $3.9tn technology company Microsoft after applauding it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said that he expects Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will retire because he doesn’t believe the senator can win in a primary. Trump’s comments come as he’s sparred with Schumer and other Democratic leaders like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., over a partial government shutdown that has continued into its ninth day Thursday. As a result, Trump said that Schumer and Jeffries are “holding the entire federal government hostage.” However, Trump noted other Democrats like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said just before the shutdown that Republicans can come to…

New Delhi: With the World Bank forecasting a mere 2.6 per cent GDP growth for Pakistan in 2025-26, the country appears to be stuck in a phase of economic stagnation that has now entered the fifth year of sub-3 per cent growth with mounting unemployment and rising poverty.  Pakistan risks locking itself into a prolonged phase of economic stagnation, warned economist Asad Ali Shah, as the World Bank’s latest update projects growth at just 2.6 per cent for FY25-26 – following a dismal four-year stretch of weak performance, according to an article in Pakistan’s financial daily Business Recorder (brecorder.com). Expressing…

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Hundreds of NHS hospital workers have voted to strike following claims that they have lost more than £36m in pay and pension contributions over the last four years.More than 330 low-paid workers, mainly cleaners, caterers and porters, known as facilities staff, at St George’s, Epsom and St Helier hospital group (GESH) are preparing to go on strike.A report from their union, United Voices of the World (UVW), accuses the group of “institutional racism” because of differential pay and conditions for these in-house NHS workers, who are mostly from minority communities.Many of these jobs were previously outsourced to private companies that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from forcing recipients of federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to follow new rules targeting “radical indoctrination” and “gender ideology.”U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said President Donald Trump’s order was “motivated solely by political concerns, devoid of any considered process or analysis, and ignorant of the statutory emphasis on evidence-based programming.”The ruling marked a victory for Planned Parenthood affiliates in California, Iowa and New York, who sued to try to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of…