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Comment: In an election campaign focused almost exclusively on costs – the cost of living for the Government’s critics, the cost of taxes for those keen to keep the Opposition out – even more attention than usual has fallen on political parties’ fiscal plans. After a relatively lengthy wait, the Labour Party has released a … Read more

Scandals could be shaping several races in the midterm elections, particularly in places where even small margins can change the outcome. Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Several Republican candidates in this year’s midterm elections have been immersed in scandal, and that’s playing an outsized role for a party trying to hold on to their slim majority … Read more

Young people would be offered a guaranteed two-year job within four months of leaving education or training, under a new proposal unveiled by the Green Party. Announcing the policy at the party’s conference in Brighton, co-deputy leader Mothin Ali said there were a million “bored, desperate and lost” young people who were out of work, … Read more

Tuition at German universities can be quite cheap, but affordable housing is becoming increasingly scarce. A new report reveals which cities are getting harder for students to afford to live in. Germany’s universities continue to attract students from around the world with their strong academic reputation, wide range of English-language programmes and comparatively low tuition … Read more

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Sunday morning, accompanied by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and a delegation of leading German economic figures. “If Russia is not stopped, it will turn its war machine against us sooner or later,” Merz said upon his arrival by train. The chancellor is expected to … Read more

One of the men who helped rescue an 89-year-old from his burning Gisborne home early Saturday morning, before quietly slipping away, says he did not want to make a fuss about it. Local police hailed Tim Morris as a ‘hero’ yesterday after the rescue. The 37-year-old Gisborne man was driving on Aberdeen Road at about … Read more

Debris has been found of a medical jet carrying six people that went missing near Nantucket, Massachusetts, while flying from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A debris field that was confirmed to belong to the missing aircraft was found Saturday night, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The … Read more

The head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is resigning after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Governor Bill Lee announced the change on Saturday, sharing the news in a joint statement with Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada. Strada said that his stepping down is “in … Read more

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped controversial plans to curb some jury trials. Sir Keir Starmer’s government had introduced proposals to allow judges to make the sole decision on cases that would lead to a sentence of less than three years. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said only complex fraud and financial offences would be … Read more