Hundreds of years after lynx last roamed wild in Scotland, two have been captured in the Highlands.
He holds shareholdings in a range of companies, and directorships in a range of media and fashion firms, prompting questions from the Conservatives over his closeness to the Labour leadership.But Health Secretary Wes Streeting has described his bankrolling of Labour as a "noble pursuit", saying that contributing to politics financially was "just like giving to charity, and we don’t recognise that enough”.
John Dramani Mahama is set to return as Ghana's president after his main rival accepted defeat, even though the electoral authorities are yet to announce the official results.The 65-year-old led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 and is one of the West African country's most experienced politicians. He has served at all levels of office, as an MP, deputy minister, minister, vice-president and president.Long before it became a career, politics played a significant role in Mahama's childhood. When Mahama was just seven, his father, a government minister, was jailed during a military coup and later went into exile.
Personal trials like this appear in Mahama's acclaimed writing - he has been published by a number of international news outlets and his memoir, My First Coup D'etat, won praise from two African literary greats, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Chinua Achebe.When penning his manifesto for this year's elections,
Mahama told voters Ghana "is headed in the wrong direction and needs to be rescued".
But critics argue he may not be the right man for the job, given that his administration was hit by economic problems and a string of corruption scandals.There are a few elements at play when it comes to this announcement.
For one thing, Anas Sarwar has always said he's uncomfortable with the UK Labour government's criteria around who gets a winter fuel payment. He thinks it's too restrictive.Also, after Keir Starmer's rough start upon entering Downing Street, he's perhaps made the calculation that a bit of distance between him and UK Labour is no bad thing.
Indeed, in a huddle with press this morning, Sarwar was keen to stress areas where he's taken a different approach (such as joining workers on picket lines).Remember the context here: there's a Holyrood election in 2026, and Scottish Labour won't want to be associated with any UK Labour unpopularity around that time.