VGstockstudio / Shutterstock After more than 50 years, the law governing divorce –- the process of legally dissolving a marriage -– is changing in England and Wales. While everyone hopes they won’t have to use divorce law, each year over 100,000 couples do. Yet for half a century the lawContinue Reading
Hungary’s ultra-conservative prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has preserved his two-thirds super majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. Orbán faced a coalition of six major opposition parties, who made the historic decision to run together under the United for Hungary coalition. Participating parties spanned the political spectrum, including the green LMPContinue Reading
armyinform.com.ua, CC BY-SA Over recent years, Russia has often boasted about the capabilities of its precision-guided missiles (PGMs). Two years ago the Defence Ministry released a video of its Tornado-S precision missile which, it said, can strike targets to within one metre. Given that such precise munitions also provide theContinue Reading
With future price rises baked in and some countries on the verge of rationing gas, things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get any better.Continue Reading
Having held power continuously since 2010, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is the longest serving prime minister in Europe. Now, as the dust settles on the latest election, he is beginning yet another four-year term. Orbán faced down a challenge from a six party-strong opposition during the election campaign to hold onContinue Reading
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Beseda and his deputy, Anatoly Bolyukh, were placed under house arrest on March 9. Beseda and Bolyukh oversaw the foreign intelligence branch of the FSB, which is the Russian security service. They were allegedly the main proponents of the assumption that Ukraine would swiftly collapse, whichContinue Reading
Pakistan’s parliament has been dissolved by its president Arif Alv, after a vote of no confidence in prime minister Imran Khan did not go ahead. Elections are likely to follow and the question of who will lead Pakistan into its 76th year remains uncertain. High drama continues after a weekContinue Reading
A Wicklow man who sexually assaulted his best friend after she fell asleep in his house has been jailed for 15 months. The woman described in her victim impact statement how she had trusted the man and he had “not only robbed me of a friendship but robbed me ofContinue Reading
Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, has today called on the owners of disused and neglected buildings in Plymouth to invest in them, or sell to someone who will. He has released a Buildings at Risk List, naming ten iconic buildings that have fallen into disuse, including The Palace Theatre, the Reel Cinema andContinue Reading
Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge have left their roles on Hong Kong's court of final appeal. Supreme Court Lord Robert Reed and Lord Patrick Hodge, the UK supreme court president and deputy president, have resigned from their roles on Hong Kong’s top court. On their departure, they criticisedContinue Reading
