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Bulgarians took to the polls on Sunday in their seventh general election in just over three years, with little optimism that a stable government will emerge to halt political instability.The public’s disillusionment with politicians has allowed for extreme political voices to grow, supported by alleged Russian disinformation campaigns.This is effectively eroding public support for the democratic process and increasing the popularity of pro-Russian and far-right groups.The cycle of elections is having a significant impact on Bulgaria’s economy and foreign policy as the country stands to lose billions of euros in EU recovery funds due to a lack of reforms.Full integration…

A woman discovered South America’s deadliest scorpion – running along skirting boards.Payge Aitchison, 29, spotted the Brazilian Yellow tailed scorpion – in her hallway in Wokingham. In their native country the species kill more humans than all other venomous animals, including snakes and spiders combined.Payge first thought it was a spider but when she took a closer look she spotted its venomous stinger. Payge, a senior import export co-ordinator, used a Tupperware box to collect the scorpion – sealing the box and leaving it on her table while she figured out her next steps.”I came home from the gym on…

King Charles and Queen Camilla were seen beaming in a new photo released on Sunday to mark the end of their week-long royal tour. Charles and Camilla had been on tour since last week and made several appearances in what has been their first trip Down Under following the King’s accession to the throne.The royal couple first travelled to Australia and then headed to Samoa, where they visited a beach at its capital Apia.In a new snap released to mark the end of their tour, the monarch can be seen beaming while lovingly looking at his wife, with his arm wrapped…

Just four months ago Labour was elected with a landslide majority after a campaign promising to restore trust in politics.But the fledgling government looks like it will set fire to any remaining hopes of that with a budget that will have seismic consequences for years to come.Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves correctly assessed that the country was fed up with the Conservative Party and correctly sensed the public would give them some leeway when it came to taking the “difficult decisions” they were planning.But voters will not forgive those who try to take them for fools and the misdirection…

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has refused to say what it is doing to stop foreign convicted criminals slipping through UK border checks.Former Reform UK leader Richard Tice asked for assurances with a written Parliamentary question.It comes after a series of Express reports exposed how foreign and wanted criminals have been able to enter the UK and try to evade justice here.Mr Tice asked Home Secretary Yvette Cooper: “What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of border checks in the context of criminality rules for applications for entry clearance; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness…

Meghan Markle once failed a key test that made her political ambitions fall apart, according to a book.The Duchess of Sussex has long been rumoured to be keen on branching out into the political field, although Meghan herself never publicly spoke about similar aspirations.Prince Harry’s wife revealed during episode three of her Archetypes podcast series that she was “the smart one, not the pretty one” while growing up.She said: “I always thought, well I’m way more Betty than Veronica [from the Archie comics], and am I going to get the guy one day? And I was the smart one, not…

Sir Keir Starmer faced fury after claiming pensioners will be “better off” under Labour.The Prime Minister insisted protecting older people was a priority for him despite axing the winter fuel payments for 10 million people.He said the triple lock on state pensions, which will be paid out next spring, means some senior citizens will receive an extra £400.But Silver Voices said the comments were an “insult” to pensioners and “defied belief”.Director Dennis Reed added: “The triple lock is supposed to compensate for all household increases, not just energy, and we still see food and essentials prices soaring.“The very large majority…

For the Prime Minister to claim that older people will be better off, despite the decision to cut winter fuel payments for 10 million of us, defies belief. In fact, it insults our intelligence.Sir Keir appears to be basing his claim solely on the impact of the triple lock, apparently safe for the remainder of this Parliament. He also always uses the top rate of the new state pension to illustrate his case, which hardly anyone gets.The triple lock increase of 4.1% does not take effect until April 2025 in any case, which will be of absolutely no help in…

Iran’s leader has responded to an Israeli attack on his country that reportedly hit air defence systems protecting energy sites.Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the attack “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed”, though he stopped short of calling for an immediate military response.Though he said “it would be wrong for us to say that it was nothing and it did not matter”, Khamenei described the airstrikes as “malignant” and claimed Israel has tried to overstate the impact of its attack.Khamenei added: “The evil committed by the Zionist regime (Israel) two nights ago should neither be downplayed nor exaggerated.”The calculation…

Shocking CCTV footage has emerged that appears to show a Labour MP punch a constituent to the floor and continue to try to strike him on the ground.The incident involving Mike Amesbury, the MP for Runcorn and Helsby, happened just hours after he attended a local meeting with police and councillors about improving community safety.Yesterday we reported on a video that showed Mike Amesbury yelling at a man on the ground, saying: “You won’t threaten me again, will you?”The incident happened at about 2:15am yesterday in the town of Frodsham. A man could be heard in the video saying: The…