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UK goes to polls facing uncertain result
(CNS): The British people are casting their votes today in the most unpredictable general election in modern times. The Conservatives, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, and Ed Miliband’s Labour were neck and neck when the polling stations opened Thursday. Neither one of the major parties will get enough votes to win a majority of […]
Latest royal meets great-granny
(CNS): The latest addition to the royal family had her first audience with the queen Tuesday at Kensington Palace. Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, who was born on Saturday, is fourth in line to the throne behind her brother, her dad and her granddad, met her great-grandmother, who still holds the job, when she came to […]
UK election campaign begins
(CNS): The campaign for what is expected to be the most unpredictable UK election in modern history began on Monday. Officially campaigning began at midnight on Sunday when the British Parliament was dissolved, and on Monday morning David Cameron had his final audience for this term in office with the Queen. Leading polls in the […]
Overseas Brits encouraged to vote in UK election
(CNS): The UK’s Electoral Commission has launched a campaign to encourage all British citizens who have been registered to vote there in the last fifteen years to get back on the electoral roll despite living overseas. The elections watchdog is hosting an Overseas Voter Registration Day on Thursday 5 February in a bid to boost the numbers […]