Becoming the strongest group on Brighton & Hove Council is the first time the Greens have been the largest party on any council anywhere in the UK.

A YouGov opinion poll has put the Greens ahead of the Lib Dems in Scotland for the first time ever, despite their exclusion from election TV debates.

A new opinion poll shows clear public opposition to the exclusion of the Scottish Green Party from the TV election debates that start tonight.

Church and rights groups in Zimbabwe have warned against new elections saying the situation in the country is "highly volatile, uncertain and tense".