Millions will vote today in the UK local elections. BBC. ePolitix. Londoners will also be voting in the Mayoral Election. ePolitix. It was revealed that a quarter of UK pupils will not get into their first choice primary school. The Times. The House of Lords has ruled that doctors trained… read more…

Quick note to any lefties out there who are a little dismayed with Boris Johnson's poll lead: imagine how your Italian counterparts must feel. Not only did the nation decide to re-elect notorious right-winger Silvio Berlusconi this month - a move which provoked much international forehead-slapping - but now… read more…

So Silvio Berlusconi has swept to power in Italy once again, a decision which - thanks to his pro-US stance and general conservatism - has polarised both national and world opinion. Apart from, y'know, the vast majority of people who are more interested in watching Britains Got Talent than… read more…