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2 hours ago ShareSave Ryley Bowman ShareSave PA Media Veterans marked the silence in Princes St Gardens in front of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh Across Scotland, people have fallen silent to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in conflicts around the world. The two-minute pause for …

Cameroon’s 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has been sworn in for another seven years as president in a ceremony at the country’s parliament in Yaoundé. Biya won a controversial eighth term in a fiercely disputed election last month. He has been in power for 43 years, and addressed only one campaign …

Six candidates in a forthcoming by-election make their case before constituents – and a BBC Wales TV audience. Voters in Caerphilly are due to decide who will be their new Member of the Senedd (MS) in Welsh Parliament in Cardiff Bay. The by-election, which takes place on 23 October, follows …

The US president was speaking at the Israeli parliament after the release of all 20 living hostages from Gaza. BBC News

Seychelles’ main opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won presidential elections, defeating incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan in a runoff vote, according to official results released by the electoral commission. Herminie gained 52.7% of the vote, compared with Ramkalawan’s 47.3%. In his victory speech, Herminie promised to lower the cost of living, revive …

People in Caerphilly will vote for a new representative in the Welsh Parliament after the sudden death of the area’s Member of the Senedd (MS), Labour’s Hefin David in August. On 23 October voters in Caerphilly will decide who will be their MS for the next six months. It will …

Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report. The accident happened in the early hours of Friday morning while Mr Moyo and four other MPs were travelling along the Bulawayo-Gweru highway, according to state-owned broadcaster ZBC. He died …

MSP Foysol Choudhury has been suspended by Labour over an allegation of harassment, BBC Scotland News understands. The complaint against him was made by an individual who works in the Scottish Parliament. Choudhury, who has represented Lothian as an MSP for Labour since 2021, was suspended by the party at …

An aide who worked for a leading member of Germany’s far-right AfD party has been given a jail term of four years and nine months for spying for China. Jian Guo had worked in Brussels for Maximilian Krah, a member of the European Parliament for five years until last year. …

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to making statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 52, from Llangefni on Anglesey, admitted eight counts of bribery but denied one charge of conspiracy to …

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament. BBC News

The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to eight bribery charges while being an elected member of the European Parliament. Gill, 52, from Llangefni on Anglesey, served as a UKIP and Brexit Party MEP between 2014 and 2020, and appeared at the Old Bailey …

The former Liberal Democrat leader was one of the UK parliament’s most distinctive and authoritative voices. BBC News

Graeme Dey has been appointed Scotland’s minister for parliamentary business following the resignation of Jamie Hepburn. Hepburn quit last Friday after being accused of assault and verbal abuse by Conservative MSP Douglas Ross. The SNP MSP admitted using a few “choice words” after a clash over discussions about a summit …

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so. In a victory for two couples who brought the case, the Constitutional Court ruled that the law amounted to gender-based discrimination. Henry van der Merwe was …

Angela Rayner has resigned as housing secretary and deputy prime minister two days after admitting she underpaid the stamp duty due on her £800,000 flat in Hove. She has also stepped down as deputy leader of the Labour Party, a position to which she was elected by party members. Her …

A court date has been set for a former Labour MSP charged with possessing indecent images of children. Colin Smyth, 52, is due to appear at Dumfries Sherriff Court on 24 September. He is also facing a separate criminal charge over hiding a secret camera in a Scottish Parliament toilet …

A by-election to fill the seat held by the late Labour Caerphilly politician Hefin David will be held next month. The Welsh Parliament confirmed that a vote will take place in the constituency on Thursday 23 October. Mr David died suddenly on 12 August at the age of 47. He …

The MSP said he was “fully co-operating” with officers and is due to appear at court at a later date. BBC News