Is Holyrood bad at making law?

Holyrood passed the Air Departure Tax Act in 2017, but leaders remain no closer to figuring out how to make it work with both ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … MPs set to break for six-week winter ...
inews.co.uk on MSNOpinion

This is why the court backlog has reached 80,000 - and how it is failing victims

Vicki Crawford waited three years to help convict her sexual abuser after her case was postponed six times. Cases like ...
Newslaundry

Press Club of India elections: Battle to reassert ‘democratic-secular values’ vs RSS influence

Mishra accused the left of running the club like a “syndicate” for the last 10-15 years through a revolving leadership. Outgoing president Gautam Lahiri, elected four times in 2016, 2017, 2023 and ...

"Oh my lord": Christopher Luxon shocks Mike Hosking with gift as they wrap the year

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joined Mike Hosking in studio for the final time in 2025 to wrap the year and exchange gifts ...
The Times of Israel

Germany’s only Jewish antisemitism czar is resigning amid rising threats, ebbing support

Hamburg's Stefan Hensel says that since Oct. 7 he has faced a 'massive wave of hatred' and that he feels abandoned by city ...
The Weekly Times

Vic’s progression on new animal welfare standards is slow - but farmers say there’s been minimal impact

Victoria has failed to implement nationally endorsed animal-welfare standards for cattle and sheep almost a decade after ...

Australia PM tells teens to ‘read a book and stop scrolling’ as social media ban comes into effect

Australia’s system will function as a real-time case study for regulators who argue that voluntary safeguards have not kept ...
The TyeeOpinion

For Poilievre, ‘Surviving’ as Leader Won’t Be Enough

Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole both resigned after losing elections in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Poilievre, like his ...

Treasury gives state pension tax exemption £12,570 update as backing soars

A petition is calling for the government to introduce a new tax code for pensioners that would double their personal tax ...
The Tribune

Sands predicts boundary changes ‘with PLP interest’ but warns gerrymandering will fail

# FREE National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands said he “expects” any potential constituency boundary changes to be made “with PLP interest” as the country awaits the Boundaries Commission’s ...