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Welsh Labour miss out on overall majority

Carwyn Jones party is heading for victory.

Labour has made considerable gains in the Welsh elections, but fallen just short of an overall majority.

Poll: Welsh Labour could just miss majority

Comment: Why the leaders' debates should remain a ménage a trois

Furious nationalists secure BBC meeting over leaders' debate

Poll: Welsh Labour could just miss majority

Carwyn Jones hopes his party will secure an outright majority in the Welsh Assembly.

Labour is poised to win the most seats in the Welsh Assembly elections but could just miss out on an outright majority.

Scott: Lib Dems stopping return to Thatcherism

Tavish Scott said the Lib Dems had prevented a return to Thatcherism.

The Liberal Democrats are stopping the Tories from "doing their worst", Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott has said.

SNP in poll position

Alex Salmond's party holds a double-digit lead over Labour in the latest poll.

The Scottish National party has surged ahead in the race for control of Holyrood.

Scots want shorter cancer waiting times

Scottish voters cared least about a plan to allow 14-year-olds to leave school and start a trade.

Cutting waiting times to see a cancer specialist is the top priority for Scottish voters, a survey has found.

Welsh vote 'yes' to more legislative powers

The results of the Welsh referendum are expected later today.

Wales has voted overwhelmingly to give the Welsh Assembly more power.

Boosting the north? Regional growth plan unveiled

Mr Clegg will announce details of the regional growth fund in Manchester

The government is setting out the details of its plans to encourage regional development today.

Wright inquiry: No state collusion

Billy Wright was heavily involved in sectarian violence in Northern Ireland

The UK government did not collude in the murder of the notorious loyalist paramilitary Billy Wright, the inquiry into his death has found.

Plaid: 'London's axe will not break our ambition'

Plaid Cymru will pledge to shelter Wales from the UK-wide austerity drive

Plaid Cymru will stand in staunch opposition to the spending cuts planned by the UK coalition government, its leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will say in a speech at the party's conference on Friday.

Newry and Armagh: Dissident campaign is growing

Activity by diddident republicans growing in Armagh

Politicians from all sides in Newry and Armagh are worried by growing activity by dissident republicans.

England 'will be hardest hit' by cuts

A new report claims England will bear brunt of spending cuts

Scotland and Wales will get a better deal than England from the post-election spending cuts promised by the three main parties, claims a report published today.

SNP launch manifesto

Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party leader delivered his party's 2010 manifesto this morning, declaring jobs and the recovery would be at the heart of the SNP manifesto boost.

Furious nationalists secure BBC meeting over leaders' debate

BBC election debate could feature nationalist parties

BBC bosses will meet with nationalist parties to discuss a fourth election debate covering the devolved nations, after complaints they have been frozen out of the debate process.

Comment: Why the leaders' debates should remain a ménage a trois

Inviting the nationalist leaders onto the main debates would frustrate the majority of viewers who cannot vote for them.

Manchester council leader steps down after assault caution

Manchester town hall, where the city council leader has stepped down after being cautioned for assault

The leader of Manchester City Council has stepped down temporarily today after being cautioned for assault.

Glasgow by-election date is set

The by-election has been triggered by the resignation of Speaker Michael Martin

The Glasgow North East by-election will take place on 12 November it was confirmed today.

Sheridan calls for bridge deaths inquiry

Two teenage girls jumped from the Erskine Bridge in Renfrewshire on Sunday night.

Scottish MP Jim Sheridan has called for an inquiry after two teenage girls jumped off a bridge near Glasgow in an alleged suicide pact.

Brown in Ireland as stalemate threatens devolution

Gordon Brown flew to Northern Ireland today for urgent talks at Stormont with the power-sharing government.

Rhodri Morgan exits Welsh politics

The first minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan will be stepping down by the end of the year it was revealed today.

Cable: Tories will break up the UK

A Tory government could lead to tension between Scotland and Westminster which would derail the Union, Mr Cable warned.

A Tory government could lead to the dissolution of the United Kingdom, Vince Cable has said.

Plaid conference starts as Assembly faces car use controversy

Plaid Cymru meet for their annual conference today as figures reveal ministers almost doubled their car mileage in a year.

Bomb 'bigger than Omagh' found near Irish border

A 600lb bomb was found near the Irish border yesterday in the most serious threat to peace in Northern Ireland for six months.

Letters back No 10 Lockerbie account

A video of Megrahi's arms being held aloft by Col Gaddafi's son Saif will allegedly be the finale to the celebrations tonight.

The UK government has published correspondence which backs its position over the release of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi by the Scottish executive.

Sinn Fein make expenses concessions

Sinn Fein ministers will not be renewing leases on the two London flats they rent but will use hotels on future constituency business in London.

SNP calls for recess by-election in Glasgow North East

No date has yet been set for the seat of former speaker Michael Martin

The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) criticised the government today for failing to confirm a date for the Glasgow North East by-election before the start of the parliamentary recess.

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