Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time 09. October 2026 (19:32) Governor halts execution of William Lee Thompson, after Christa Pike survived failed lethal injectionsRon DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection.The move – the first time Florida’s governor has withdrawn a death warrant in his nearly eight years in office – comes just over a week after the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labour byelection win shows party starting to win back voters on left 09. October 2026 (19:08) Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PMLabour is starting to win back voters on the left who became disillusioned under Keir Starmer’s leadership, the party’s deputy leader has claimed after it saw off Zack Polanski and the Greens to win the Holborn and St Pancras byelection.Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali took 45% of a relatively low turnout to keep Starmer’s old north London seat for the party, pushing Polanski, who had stood for the party he leads, into second place on 33%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Controversial Green MSP Q Manivannan gets to stay... for now
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Woman, 35, found in burning van after being 'murdered' was pregnant - and 'could have been alive when set alight'
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