Reality TV can be unserious and dramatic. It's also training political candidates
Reality shows are an escape with characters who can be larger than life. But some stars use the experience of fame as a stepping stone toward another ...
Sajid Javid says backing Liz Truss to lead Tories was his ‘biggest political mistake’
Former chancellor also tells Hay festival ‘good riddance’ to Tory MPs defecting to ReformSajid Javid said that supporting Liz Truss in the Conservativ...
Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence
Sunday’s presidential vote is contest between left and right – and between contradictory proposals for dealing with the decades-long armed conflictMat...
These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations
As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agre...
New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research revealsBritain has ...
Reeves’s tax cut on children’s meals a political ‘soundbite’, say restaurateurs
Chancellor’s measure to help families save money during summer holidays ‘won’t make any difference’Cutting tax on children’s meals is a political “sou...
UN’s climate crisis vote shows political momentum is growing, say experts
Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation effortsWhen the UN general assembly voted ...
Tony Abbott to become new Liberal Party president in former PM’s return to political frontlines
Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 electionTony Abbott will become the new federal Libe...
Parody Cockroach Janta political party’s rise reflects youth anger in India
Satirical project is viral sensation and outlet for protest on social media as it taps into young people’s frustrationIt began as a satirical online p...
Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members
White Australia group says it does not want to ‘doxx’ members as it challenges designation as banned hate groupGet our breaking news email, free app o...
Andalucíans to vote in election seen as gauge of Spain’s wider political change
Conservatives expected to keep majority as socialists face drubbing and ballot tests trajectory of far-right Vox partyVoters in the southern Spanish r...
From Blair to Burnham, jogging as political metaphor has just run and run
The mayor of Greater Manchester is the latest in a long line of politicians to try to show he’s on the right track … etcPoliticians, as we know, love ...
