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May 8, 2026 - World

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beatenElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesJohn Swinney, the Scottish National party leader, has challenged Keir Starmer to show “greater respect” to the Scottish government after winning the Holyrood elections by a comfortable margin.The Scottish National party secured a record fifth term in office on Friday after securing at least 57 of Holyrood’s 129 seats, with Labour and Reform vying for a distant second place. Continue reading...

May 8, 2026 - World

US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatoryA federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) were unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination. In April last year, Donald Trump’s administration terminated more than 1,400 grants, representing more than $100m in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions and other humanities organizations.The terminations were part of a cost-cutting drive that billionaire Elon Musk was leading at Doge. Continue reading...

May 8, 2026 - World

The oil tanker, which has been under US sanctions since February, was handed over to the judicial authorities.

May 8, 2026 - World

Party has success in Labour and Tory heartland areas but one pollster says results suggest Reform may have peakedFull results from England, Scotland and WalesElections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directionsNigel Farage hailed sweeping election wins for Reform UK as a “historic shift in British politics” on a day when the populist party made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives.Reform made advances in heartland areas of both parties, clocking up substantial early results in the English local elections by taking control of Essex county council, Havering – its first London local authority – and Sunderland city council. Continue reading...

May 8, 2026 - World

Oceanwide Expeditions told NDTV that there are currently "no symptomatic individuals" onboard the MV Hondius amid the ongoing hantavirus outbreak investigation. Two Indian crew members remain aboard the vessel.