Were at holyrood in edinburgh on the finaL Day of campaigning in a series of elections across Great Britain. Only northern Ireland Wont be going to the polls. The Voting Tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections in almost half a century. Political parties here in scotland are making their final push ahead of elections to the holyrood parliament. Voters will elect 129 msps, with the campaigning this year looking a little different. And Polling Day and the count will also be unusual, as Lorna Gordon explains. Getting ready for tomorrows vote, constructing booths, cleaning surfaces. Pandemic procedures mean Polling Stations like this one in glasgow will be a little different this time round. There will be screens to protect staff and voters. That will have to go at the front. Familiar one way systems and the number of people in a Polling Station at any one time will be limited. Outside the Polling Stations we will also have marshals, who will welcome voters to th
Speaking to reporters at mexico citys airport, he said he arrived with his hand extended. He added the United States brings hope for a prosperous and stable mexico. The new governor of puerto rico knows he has a tough road ahead, but she says she is preparing for it. Pressld the associated her priorities are to fight corruption, secure federal hurricane recovery funds, and to help puerto rico out of its 30 year recession. She is excited to finish the team of the former governor who resigned earlier this month following a massive protest. The Trump Administration has informed congress it plans to sell f16 fighters worth 8 billion to taiwan. It is a move that is sure to escalate already high tensions with china. Two u. S. Officials and congressional aide say the administers and have informally notified lawmakers of the potential sale. The f16 deal would be highly controversial because china fiercely opposes all arms sales to taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province. Global news 24
It is wednesday 17 october. Our top story theresa may will address european leaders at a summit in brussels this evening, with the brexit talks deadlocked. The two sides are struggling to agree over how to prevent the return of customs checks on the irish border. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. The last time the Prime Minister met her fellow european leaders in salzburg in september, things didnt exactly go to plan. She was told the ideas for a new trading relationship after brexit wouldnt work, and the president of the European Council posted this photograph on instagram suggesting the British Government couldnt have its cake and eat it, or cherry pick the best bits of the european single market. So perhaps it is not surprising that expectations of progress of this months summit are low. This is what the Eu Council President , who will chair the discussion, said yesterday. If i fit beyond a source of hope for a deal, for now, if the goodwill and determination on both
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