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Humza Yousaf urges critics of hate crime law to ‘stop peddling misinformation’ Critics of Scotland’s new hate crime laws must stop ‘peddling misinformation’, the First Minister has said. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act came under intense criticism when it came into effect last week, including from Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Humza […]
Human torso found at nature reserve is of man aged over 40, say police A human torso found at a nature reserve is that of a man thought to be aged over 40, Greater Manchester Police have said. Nothing other than the human remains has been found during the search in Kersal Dale near to […]
Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’ Plans to cut the number of Royal Mail deliveries could worsen patient safety risks, the leaders of organisations including NHS Providers and Healthwatch England have said. Royal Mail has proposed that first class mail be kept as a six-days-a-week service but that second class […]
TV presenter excited to become a grandmother as daughter announces pregnancy Lorraine Kelly has said she “cannot wait to be a granny” after her daughter Rosie Smith announced she is pregnant. Smith, 29, is the only daughter of the Scottish TV presenter and husband Steve Smith. She announced the news on Instagram with a picture […]
Max Verstappen continues qualifying dominance to take pole position in Japan Max Verstappen stormed to pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix as his dominance in qualifying continued. The world champion has locked out the first spot on the grid this season and there was no answer to his pace at Suzuka. His time of […]
Some places will see strong winds on what’s set to be the hottest day of the year so far Storm Kathleen is expected to bring both strong winds and the hottest day of the year so far for the UK, as it pummels the country with warm air from the continent this weekend. The Met […]
The former prime minister says it would be ‘insane’ for the UK to stop selling arms to the country Former prime minister Boris Johnson has criticised Lord David Cameron for his response to the debate on UK arms sales to Israel, saying the Foreign Secretary had “gone into a kind of purdah” on the issue. Three Britons […]
Lord Cameron looks for independent review on Israel findings Israel must follow up its initial report into how three British aid workers were killed with “a wholly independent review to ensure the utmost transparency”, Lord David Cameron has said. The UK will carefully review findings of the initial Israeli Defence Forces’ (IDF) report into the incident […]
It comes into effect on Saturday Millions of workers will receive a national insurance cut as the new tax year gets underway, helping to ease some of the strain on household budgets. The main rate of employee national insurance will be cut from 10% to 8% from April 6 – the first day of the […]
It’s after ‘exceptional’ end to 2023 Shell has revealed that trading in its gas division in recent months is set to drop after an “exceptional” end to the year for the energy giant. The company saw its annual profits fall in 2023 compared with the previous year when soaring oil prices drove profits to an […]