african national congress the oldest liberation movement on the african continent has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has made a rock star entrance. his party came third with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of the doubts away from the anc. and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, and said he was demanding a full revote. the results are not official yet, but they are clear the anc has lost the majority it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we as
the economy, dealing with their waiting lists, getting british people back to work, setting up great british energy, those are the changes this country desperately needs. and i think so many people are yearning for change, if you want change, you have to vote for it. that was at the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer speaking a little earlier on today. their battle bus going off to essex to do more campaigning. that was launched this morning. the conservative party battle bus also lunch today. we can see the image of rishi sunak there. our correspondentjess parker is there. we can see the battle bus behind you. a lot more at the conservative party are offering throughout this election campaign. party are offering throughout this election campaign. yes, we ust the prime minister election campaign. yes, we ust the prime minister lunching election campaign. yes, we just the prime minister lunching effectivelyl prime minister lunching effectively the battle bus.
not as an airy fairy, somewhere in the distance, you might or you will get the money that s owed to you. xps the main police pensions administrator for england and wales has sent out 252 remedy statements out of over 32,000. in a statement, it said it s fully committed to ensure that all members receive timely settlement of their benefits. sppa the scottish administrator said the delay was down to uncertainties about the tax treatment of certain payments. both say they expect to meet the march deadline. how does it feel that you might potentially not get to see that money? sam still doesn t know exactly how much she s owed, and fears she may not live to receive it. although i m cancer free at the moment, heaven forbid the cancer comes back, that i don t live to see the benefit of that extra money. eleanor lawrie, bbc news, in bolton.
has sent out 252 remedy statements out of over 32,000. in a statement, it said it s fully committed to ensure that all members receive timely settlement of their benefits. sppa the scottish administrator said the delay was down to uncertainties about the tax treatment of certain payments. both say they expect to meet the march deadline. how does it feel that you might potentially not get to see that money? sam still doesn t know exactly how much she s owed, and fears she may not live to receive it. although i m cancer free at the moment, heaven forbid the cancer comes back, that i don t live to see the benefit of that extra money. eleanor lawrie, bbc news, in bolton. as the half term comes to a close, businesses are taking stock of how popular they ve been but with unpredictable weather it s often a mixed picture. 0ur reporter, heidi davey has been visiting some of the attractions in south devon to find out how the week has gone.