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Local elections: Voters set to head for the polls 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Wales local elections 2017 Image copyright PA Voters are set to go to the polls for local and mayoral elections in England, Wales and Scotland. A total of 4,851 council seats are up for grabs in 88 councils - all of those…

Theresa May accuses EU of trying to affect UK election 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May: EU and European press trying to affect the result of the UK general election with Brexit "threats" and "misrepresentation"Theresa May has accused European politicians of making "threats…

FBI head 'nauseous' over his possible sway on US election 3 May 2017 From the section US & Canada FBI Director James Comey has said it makes him "mildly nauseous" to think that he could have had an impact on the US presidential election. But Mr Comey said he thought concealing the discovery of new Hillary Clinton emails would have been "catastrophic". The comments came during a Senate panel on FBI oversight, in which…

Theresa May accuses EU of trying to affect UK election 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Theresa May has accused European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try to influence the general election result. The PM launched a stinging attack on the "bureaucrats of Brussels" in a speech outside 10 Downing Street after meeting the Queen. She said some in Brussels wanted Brexit talks to fail and that the Eu…

Brexit: UK will 'not pay €100bn divorce bill' says Davis 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Image copyright EPA Image caption The EU's chief negotiator will set out his Brexit guidelines later The UK will not pay a €100bn (£85bn) …

General election 2017: Parties trade blows on tax plans 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics The Conservatives are attempting to shift the election battleground to the economy with an attack on Labour's tax and spending plans. The Tories claimed Labour's spending plans to date amounted to a £45bn "bombshell". But Labour said its plans were fully costed and that the Tories' calculation contained "huge" errors and was n…

General election 2017: Parties trade blows on tax plans 3 May 2017 From the section UK Politics The Conservatives are attempting to shift the election battleground to the economy with an attack on Labour's tax and spending plans. The Tories claimed Labour's spending plans to date amounted to a £45bn "bombshell". But Labour said its plans were fully costed and that the Tories' calculation contained "huge" errors and was n…

Brexit: Theresa May says she'll be 'bloody difficult' to Juncker 2 May 2017 From the section UK Politics Related Topics Brexit Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May speaks to the BBC's Laura KuenssbergTheresa May says she will be a "bloody difficult woman" towards European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker during Brexit talks. The …

General election 2017: Jeremy Corbyn defends Diane Abbott over gaffe 2 May 2017 From the section Election 2017 comments Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe shadow home secretary gets her figures muddled about the new recruits in a LBC interviewJeremy Corbyn has defended Diane Abbott after she appeared confused over Labour's plan for 10,000 extra police officers for England and Wales. Ms Ab…

Donald Trump: N Korea's Kim Jong-un a 'smart cookie' 30 April 2017 From the section Asia Image copyright KCNA/AFP Image caption President Trump noted that Mr Kim assumed power in his 20s US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie". Speaking to CBS, he no…

Dozens of Yazidis enslaved by IS in Iraq now free 30 April 2017 From the section Middle East Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The 36 liberated Yazidis were taken to Dohuk in Kurdish northern Iraq Thirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so…

France election: Macron says EU must reform or face 'Frexit' 1 May 2017 From the section Europe Related Topics France presidential election 2017 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionEmmanuel Macron pledges EU reform if electedThe front-runner in the French presidential election has told the BBC that the EU must reform or face the prospect of "Frexit"…

General election 2017: No 'specific' May tax cut pledge 30 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Theresa May says she will not be making "specific proposals" ruling out tax rises unless she is "absolutely sure" they can be delivered. The PM was asked about the 2015 Tory pledge that certain taxes would never be raised, but declined to repeat it. She added that her intention was to cut taxes for working families. Speaki…

General election 2017: No 'specific' May tax cut pledge 30 April 2017 From the section UK Politics Theresa May says she will not be making "specific proposals" ruling out tax rises unless she is "absolutely sure" they can be delivered. The PM was asked about the 2015 Tory pledge that certain taxes would never be raised, but declined to repeat it. She added that her intention was to cut taxes for working families. Speaki…