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Journalist Paula Penfold tells The Detail why she decided to get personal when it came to abortion law reform.

New Caledonia's mainly Kanak USTKE union has urged its members to vote for the Labour Party in next month's provincial elections.

Campaigning has officially begun for New Caledonia's provincial elections next month although parties have been preparing for the vote for weeks.

In today's sports news - Broncos' playmaker Kodi Nikorima has been linked with a move to the Warriors and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk picks up top EPL award.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's party is predicted to come first, as the far right makes a landmark breakthrough.

The Corrections Minister has hit back at National's claims of wasteful spending on prison slushy machines.

Analysis - The success of the Prime Minister's international campaign to stop social media platforms from promoting terrorism could be difficult to assess, writes Peter Wilson.

French President Emmanuel Macron has given a long-awaited response to the yellow vest protest movement with promises of tax cuts, higher pensions and a reform of the civil service.

The French High Commission in Noumea has approved all 25 lists of candidates submitted for New Caledonia's provincial elections on 12th May.

First minister Nicola Sturgeon says she wants to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence by 2021 if the country is taken out of the EU.

A total of 25 lists of candidates have been submitted to contest New Caledonia's provincial elections on 12th May.

Churches in Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville marked Easter with a major reconciliation and unification ceremony in Arawa.

New research suggests there could be a link between areas with high housing costs and a big concentration of Airbnbs.

A co-operation deal between the two main anti-independence blocs in New Caledonia has

A bed tax is firming up as the best way of helping Queenstown cope with increasing pressure from tourists, the local mayor says, despite industry opposition.

A move by West Papuans to challenge 1969's controversial Act of Free Choice referendum has found its way to Indonesia's Constitutional Court. Audio

Jeremy Corbyn has been warned Labour will "haemorrhage" votes in the EU election unless the party explicitly backs a further referendum.

New Caledonia's largest anti-independence party has launched its election manifesto, saying it aims to avoid further votes on independence from France.

In today's sports news - Coll gives world number one a scare, Lakers sack their coach and crucial three points for Newcastle.

Pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage launched a campaign for an election that may never take place to an institution he routinely insults - the contest for UK seats in the European Parliament.

Analysis - The End of Life Choice Bill is going through an unusual process and its fate is likely to be decided by a referendum, writes Peter Wilson.

The short and long story on what might happen before the next Brexit deadline from the BBC's political correspondent Rob Watson.