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7 Questions You Should Always Ask a Potential Lawyer
If you’ve found yourself in a situation that calls for legal representation, it’s obviously going to come at a price. You ought to know the appropriate questions to ensure you’ll find the best possible lawyer for your case. Whether you need an elder-law specialist for...
NumbersUSA: More Than 185k Aliens Classified as ‘Got-Away’ Just This Fiscal Year Alone
A recent report by nonpartisan immigration-reduction organization NumbersUSA revealed that a source in Customs and Border Protection said that in excess of 185,000 aliens have eluded capture by Border Patrol this fiscal year so far. The CBP source providing this...
Coronavirus May Determine The 2020 US Presidential Election
Trump is gaining ground in Las Vegas as the presidential candidate who’ll win the electoral college. Over the last year or two, Donald Trump has been the odds-on favorite to win the 2020 election. And in most cases, it’s been by a mile, not an inch. However, that...
New Rental Market Woes Concern Renters
Rental markets in various countries and cities around the world have completely shut down, are on an indefinite pause or have transitioned to online platforms. Potential renters are now visiting properties by way of virtual open houses and rental agreements are being...
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Key mayor results due after Labour notches up local election wins
PA MediaCopyright: PA MediaFriday saw the first results of what is likely one of the last big tests of public opinion before a general election - and the results are clear.Labour has gained over 170 council seats, taking control of eight councils, including Milton...
Final local results to be declared as Conservatives pick over bleak showing
BBCCopyright: BBCThroughout today's programme we heard from a panel featuring Conservative MP Paul Scully, former Labour minister Jacqui Smith and Guardian political editor Pippa Crerar.At the outset, Scully said the public sent the party a "really hard message" and...
Tories see big losses in last pre-general election test
PA MediaBy Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC NewsThe Conservatives have endured one of their worst local election results in a decade in the last big test of public opinion before a general election.The Tories lost nearly half the seats they contested, with only a...
Key takeaways from the local elections
Getty ImagesBy Paul SeddonPolitics reporterMillions of voters have cast their ballots in the last big test of public opinion before a general election.The results of local, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections in England and Wales will continue to roll...
Lib Dems add councillors as party targets Tory seats
PA MediaBy Sam FrancisPolitical reporter, BBC NewsThe Liberal Democrats have won 94 new council seats and gained control of two councils in Thursday's local elections.Lib Dems now run Dorset and Tunbridge Wells councils, but failed to take one of its other key target...
Chris Mason: Bleak picture for Sunak as Tories take hit
PA MediaBy Chris MasonPolitical editor, BBC NewsThere has been lots of noise and lots of numbers.And, for plenty of us, not a lot of sleep.And there are still more results to come this weekend.But how do things look right now?Firstly, dire election results are...
Claire Ward elected as first East Midlands mayor
By Liam BarnesBBC News, East MidlandsLabour's Claire Ward has been elected as the first ever East Midlands mayor. The new mayoral role is a requirement of a £1.14bn devolution deal for the region and will cover Derby, Nottingham, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.The...
Tory rebels back off Sunak coup despite losses
ReutersBy Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentHere's two observations about the local election results. First: The results have been pretty dismal for the Conservatives, with some limited exceptions, pointing the way to a Labour victory at the general election....
Polling stations open for local elections
PA MediaCopyright: PA MediaThere's also a by-election happening in Blackpool South, where nine candidates are vying to be named the next MP, succeeding former Conservative Scott Benton.He resigned from the Commons in March following the imposition of a suspension in...
Civil servants in court challenge over Rwanda law
EPABy Dominic CascianiHome and legal correspondentThe union for senior civil servants is launching an unprecedented legal challenge to ministers' Rwanda plan. The FDA said it was intervening because it feared the scheme to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda could...
Sunak rules out asylum seeker returns from Ireland
UK Parliament/PA MediaBy Chas GeigerBBC politics reporterThe UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland, the prime minister has told MPs.The Irish government has complained of a significant spike in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Ireland...
First detentions for Rwanda flights under way
EPABy Becky Morton & Dominic Casciani, home and legal correspondentBBCMigrants identified for deportation to Rwanda have started to be detained, the government has said.Legislation aimed at reviving the plan to send some asylum seekers to the east African country was...