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John Swinney has said he will not step down if he wins next year’s Holyrood election but fails to achieve an SNP majority..

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two children in Stafford, Staffordshire Police said..

Hull KR completed an historic treble after battering defending champions Wigan 24-6 in a pulsating Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford..

Actress Diane Keaton, best known for roles in Annie Hall, The Godfather and Something’s Gotta Give, has died at the age of 79, according to US magazine People..

UK travellers visiting countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy are being urged to prepare for four-hour queues when a new EU border system comes into force on Sunday..

A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was shot in north London..

Scotland’s largest rape crisis centre has warned services are at risk of closure without “urgent and adequate” additional funding from Government..

A military horse which bolted through central London after being startled by construction work has retired..

The King’s coat of arms will be on the front of all new passports from December, the Home Office has announced..

A man who stabbed a teenage Syrian refugee in the neck after he “innocuously” brushed past his girlfriend on a crowded shopping street has been detained for life with a minimum term of 23 years..

A man who burned a Koran in London has won an appeal against a conviction which campaigners had criticised as an attempt to bring back blasphemy law..

Ricky Hatton’s funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses as thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester to pay their respects to the “Hitman”..

New economic analysis.

Travel scheme for young people in Scotland .

Experts warning .

Former Radio 1 DJ charged with offences between 1983 and 2016.

By further 1% to 5%.

The University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London have grabbed some of the top spots in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, with Oxford coming first for the 10th year in a row..

Job advisers in GP surgeries and virtual reality interview practice are part of efforts to get 300,000 sick or disabled people into work by 2030 as the Government pledges to give people “a hand up, not a handout”..

'Let Girls Learn, Let Girls Lead'.

Great Britain’s energy system operator has said there could be “tight days” for energy supply over winter but stressed that new battery storage will help to meet national demand..

Queen have been named the most played rock act on UK radio and TV in the 21st century according to the music licensing company, Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)..

Sir Keir Starmer has urged business leaders to seize the opportunity of the UK’s trade deal with India, after brushing aside suggestions Britain could open up more visa routes for the country..

Kemi Badenoch will close the Conservative Party conference with a promise to double the apprenticeship budget, paid for by slashing student numbers by 100,000..

An African wildlife charity part run by the Duke of Sussex has seen its mandates to manage key animal reservations in Chad withdrawn by the country’s government..

A £20 million fund will be distributed across museums in England to ensure they remain open, the Government has announced..

Deaths among homeless people in the UK have risen by 9% in a year and included 11 children, according to a group monitoring the issue..

Stephen Lawrence’s father says one of his son’s killers should name the other members of the gang who murdered him before being considered for parole..

The UK will “always stand tall” against those who wish harm and hatred upon Jewish communities, Sir Keir Starmer said as he urged students not to protest on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks..

Scheme to restore lost native species to Exmoor.

Child health experts say by 2031 .

Scientists will look at long-term impact on former smokers.

Former England footballer faced backlash as female pundit.

Latest from the Conservative Party conference.

Wet wipes, fat, oil and grease.

Author dies aged 88.

A 300-year-old hospital wing featuring paintings by William Hogarth is to open to the public for the first time following an extensive restoration project..

Around one in six (16%) adults class themselves as “financial carers” who are helping to manage the money of someone who is older and more vulnerable, a survey has indicated..

Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease..

The biggest shake-up to the homebuying system in history could slash costs for buyers and cut the time it takes to move, the Government claimed..

A “remarkable” discovery about a wasp-like insect’s mechanism for cutting into plants could have implications for modern surgery, scientists say..

Kemi Badenoch kicks off the party’s conference .

Hundreds of people joined .

McLaren duo collide on opening lap.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for more action to tackle self-harm in Scottish prisons after figures revealed there have been more than 4,000 such incidents since 2021..

The Prince of Wales has said the “urgent optimism” at the heart of his environmental Earthshot Prize feels “unstoppable” as the 2025 finalists are announced..

Singer Taylor Swift has hailed her “phenomenal” Welsh fans saying they were “on another level” during the Eras Tour..

Arrests have begun at a pro-Palestine protest in London that is taking place in defiance of calls by politicians and police bosses to reconsider after the Manchester synagogue terror attack..

Police have stepped up patrols at synagogues across the Manchester area following the terrorist attack which killed two people..

Storm Amy is expected to cause more issues for Scots on Saturday following travel chaos, power cuts and floods the night before..

Nearly a third (30%) of people believe DIY skills are being lost among younger generations, a survey indicates..

Ozzy Osbourne tells his wife Sharon they will be “free” after he plays his farewell gig in a new documentary chronicling the final years of his life..

The Conservative Party will leave the European Convention on Human Rights (EHRC) if it wins the next election, the party has announced, ahead of its conference in Manchester..

Sir Keir Starmer has labelled Hamas’ partial acceptance of a peace plan put forward by US President Donald Trump as a “significant step forwards” and called for an “agreement without delay”..

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was heckled and booed as he addressed a vigil close to the scene of the Manchester synagogue attack..

Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England’s history..

The boss of JD Wetherspoon has said the pub group will try to “keep price increases to a minimum” amid pressure from rising labour costs, despite reporting higher sales and profits over the past year..

Commuters across the UK have been warned about the possibility of widespread travel disruption as Storm Amy looks set to batter the country well into the weekend..

Consumer confidence in the UK economy fell during the last quarter to its lowest point so far this year, according to a survey..

Popstar Taylor Swift has said her song Opalite is Travis Kelce’s “favourite” track from her new album..

A Holyrood committee has backed the principles of community wealth building legislation..

The Green Party will accuse Labour of being too strongly influenced by Reform UK, as the party’s conference gets under way..

Some of Britain’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two were found to meet high ethical standards, analysis by a consumer group has revealed..

Taylor Swift has unveiled her highly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, telling fans the record is a “self-portrait”..

The terrorist who killed two Jewish men outside a synagogue on the holiest day of the religion’s calendar was a British citizen of Syrian descent, police have said..

Two people have died and a man has been shot by armed police after a car was driven at pedestrians and a person was stabbed in a suspected terror attack outside a synagogue on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar..

A Faberge egg commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 is estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction..

The Conservatives have announced plans to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy..

The family of a British couple detained in Iran is calling on the Foreign Office to “secure their urgent release”, saying the couple’s “physical health is really starting to suffer”..

Heriot-Watt University has said its “groundbreaking technology” that could “revolutionise how eczema is diagnosed and treated” has received more than £475,000 to move into clinical research..

Children are being “let down at the front door of our hospitals”, a top doctor has warned, as leading medics set out how children’s A&E services can improve..

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said there is “real urgency” to scrapping the two-child benefit cap amid speculation it could be lifted in the upcoming budget..

Dame Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died aged 91..

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of an 85-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted by a fellow patient at a west London hospital..

A market stallholder who groomed and raped two white schoolgirls in Rochdale has been jailed for 35 years..

A company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone has been ordered to repay almost £122 million to the Government for breaching a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid-19 pandemic..

Greggs has revealed its sales rose in recent months but blamed unusually hot July weather and a tough consumer backdrop for a slowdown in growth..

Nearly 20,000 disclosures have been given out to tell people their partner has an abusive past under a scheme set up by Police Scotland..

Plunged into a government shutdown, the US is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after president Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programmes and services running by Wednesday’s deadline..

Fires from e-bikes and e-scooters are on course to reach an all-time high in London this year, new analysis shows..

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government will revisit how international law is interpreted as it addresses the challenge of mass migration..

Business confidence slumped to its lowest level on record last month amid concerns over soaring costs, according to a new survey of company bosses..

The mayor of London has hailed the success of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) as new Government data revealed that the capital has met legal limits for toxic nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution for the first time..

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK stands at a “fork in the road” as he sought to unite Labour and the country behind him against Nigel Farage’s Reform UK..

Secondary pupils who say they are struggling academically at school are more likely to report having more negative experiences on their phones, a study has found..

A common but often undiagnosed genetic deficiency could be putting thousands of black and South Asian men in the UK at risk of serious type 2 diabetes complications by delaying diagnosis of the condition, scientists have warned..

Britain faces a “defining choice” between “decency” and “division”, Sir Keir Starmer will warn, as he delivers his speech to the Labour Party conference on Tuesday..

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they have agreed to a plan to end the war in Gaza, but it is unclear whether Hamas will accept the terms..

A 61-year-old man accused of stalking Myleene Klass by sending her a series of “bizarre” parcels and letters told police he had posted her an air pistol as a joke, a court has heard..

Rachel Reeves has said she is facing “harsh global headwinds” as she hinted at further tax rises to come in the Budget..

British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has said it will restart some manufacturing production in the “coming days” as it continues to deal with the fallout from a major cyber attack..

A train ticketing trial which involves passengers paying for travel by having their phones tracked has been launched..

Long-term unemployed youths will be guaranteed paid work and could face being stripped of benefits if they refuse to take it up, Rachel Reeves will announce..

School closures and a free school meals “blunder” which ended in an embarrassing U-turn by Boris Johnson’s government during the pandemic are expected to be among issues scrutinised in upcoming hearings of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry..

The British Medical Association (BMA) has given the Health Secretary 48 hours to act and avoid going into dispute with GPs over online access plans which they claim could put the safety of patients and staff at risk..

Eating more fruit could reduce the impact of air pollution on the lungs, a study has suggested..

Artists are being invited to breathe life into the felled Sycamore Gap tree on the second anniversary of it being chopped down..

The “space dust” which helps to form the stars and planets around the cosmos is spongier than previously thought, a group of scientists have found..

Graham Potter has been dismissed by West Ham after only nine months..

Hundreds of thousands more children are set to receive a free breakfast through a Government scheme, Bridget Phillipson has announced..

The King and Queen will have a first meeting with the Pope during a state visit to Vatican City next month..

Guinness World Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary by looking back at the extraordinary feats achieved since its inception – as well as unveiling 70 wacky and unclaimed records..

Education unions have warned that poverty continues to “rip through our communities and schools” as they added to growing calls for the Government to ditch the two-child limit..

A nursery worker who abused 21 babies has been jailed for eight years as parents of her victims condemned her “sickening” crimes and branded her the “worst kind of human”..

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders at the United Nations that his country “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza..

The Scottish Conservatives have laid out a plan to cut red tape and end “woke” practices in Scotland’s business agencies..

White children from low-income backgrounds are already the most likely to be disengaged when they start secondary school, a study has found..

Former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw has said Strictly Come Dancing is “completely” out of his “comfort zone”..

Barack Obama was presented with the Freedom of the City of Dublin at a clandestine ceremony in the Irish capital..

The taxi driver who took Axel Rudakubana to the Southport attack has said he drove away despite seeing screaming children running “like a stampede for their lives” because he thought he heard gunshots..

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said parts of its IT systems are back online amid a “phased restart” of its operations as it continues to recover from a damaging cyber attack..

Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha has signed his first professional contract a month after turning 17 and a year after arriving from Chelsea..

Hybrid working has reshaped daily life, redrawing the balance between office and home working, according to new research..

Andy Burnham has said MPs are privately urging him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership in an intervention likely to fuel speculation he could be seeking a return to Westminster..

A guitar which belonged to Noel Gallagher and was damaged on the night Oasis broke up is going up for auction, and could sell for half a million pounds..

The Co-operative Group has revealed it slumped to a half-year loss after taking an earnings hit of around £80 million from a “malicious” cyber attack in April..

A scholarship for young athletes who are also in university has been launched by Sir Chris Hoy to help them develop their “exceptional talent” in sport and academia..

Ukrainians have been cautious in their response to a surprise pivot in US President Donald Trump’s views on their prospects for defeating Russia’s invasion, after he said they could win the three-year war and retake land captured by Russia..

Business Secretary Peter Kyle will visit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to meet firms in the supply chain as the beleaguered carmaker extended its shutdown in the wake of a cyber attack..

Funding of £100,000 will be given to councils to control seagulls ahead of a summit on Tuesday, the Scottish Government has announced..

A self-portrait by the British artist Lucian Freud is expected to sell for millions, with estimates ranging from £8 million to £12 million..

Rachel Reeves has been urged to freeze alcohol duty in her upcoming Budget..

France has recognised Palestinian statehood at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanising support for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict..

Two charities have severed ties with Sarah, Duchess of York, after it was disclosed she sent a message to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein describing him as a “supreme friend”..

A quarter of people think the next archbishop of Canterbury should talk less about political topics and that it is unacceptable for someone in the role to speak about immigration and asylum, new polling has suggested..

A fifth of British adults think the tea they drink originates in the UK, research for Fairtrade has found as the organisation calls on brands to be more transparent about where their products come from..

Members of the Israeli government have “genocidal intent” in Gaza, a newly-appointed UK minister has said..

Vapes should be sold in plain packages to reduce their appeal to children, a new study suggests..

Georgia Hunter Bell pipped training partner and Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson to an 800 metres silver medal by one one hundredth of a second on the final night of action at the World Athletics championships in Tokyo..

Liverpool have postponed their Women’s Super League fixture against Aston Villa following the death of former manager Matt Beard on Saturday..

Sir Ed Davey has branded Elon Musk a “criminal”, as his party called for Parliament to haul in the tech billionaire to answer for his “fight back” or “die” comments at a central London rally..

Stapleton, who presented on programmes including the BBC’s Watchdog and GMTV’s News Hour, died in hospital on Sunday morning..

Sir Keir Starmer will attend the Battle of Britain service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday, saying it “reminds us of the values that bind us together”..

The Scottish Tories have called for action as it emerged the maintenance backlog in the country’s police stations sits at almost £232 million..

Some 10,000 more prison officers will be given body armour in jails as ministers ramp up protection after a number of high-profile attacks..

The UK is set to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday despite pressure from the US and the families of hostages held by Hamas..

Flights have been delayed and cancelled at airports including Heathrow after an alleged cyber attack targeted a service provider for check-in and boarding systems..

UK Parliament has been left vulnerable to “foreign actors” after charges against two men suspected of spying for China were dropped, the Speaker of the House of Commons has warned..

The latest phone is priced from just under 800 pounds.

Drivers are being told to not drive the vehicles.

The band are also set to release a new album in 2026.

That's according to judge Craig Revel Horwood.

Vice-chairman Tim Lewis departs.

Consumer confidence fell in September amid a sharp slide in expectations for the general economy, figures show..

Sanctions for doctors found guilty of sexual misconduct may be too lenient in around a quarter of cases, a report suggests..

The Scottish Government has been branded “cowardly” over the decision to exempt certain properties from rent controls..

An Eritrean man is set to be deported to France on Friday after losing a High Court bid to have his removal under the Government’s “one in, one out” scheme temporarily blocked..

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has teased some “exciting changes” and “twists and turns” ahead of the new series..

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4% as it said the UK was “not out of the woods” on inflation, with taxes contributing to rising food costs..

The privately educated are “maintaining a vice-like grip” on the top jobs in Britain, a charity has said, and is calling for employers to be required to report on the economic backgrounds of their workforce..

The “power of peatlands” is to be embraced in a new strategy by Stormont to tackle the nature and climate crisis and improve water quality..

American investment worth £150 billion has been unveiled as part of US President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit..

Irish police believe they have uncovered the skeletal remains of a child who had been missing for years following a search in the Donabate area of Co Dublin..

Great Britain’s Jake Wightman claimed a stunning world 1500 metres silver medal after defending champion Josh Kerr pulled up in a final won by Portugal’s Isaac Nader in Tokyo..

That's according to Coach Paul Rowley.

Unite has called for a furlough scheme to be introduced.

However, the Old Trafford club reported a loss of 33 million pounds.

Claire’s appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland business last month.

He's been welcomed at Windsor Castle by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

100 were seized during raids in London.

Total sales rose 3.5 percent in the 13 weeks to July 27.

He will play Jacob Marley at London's Alexandra Palace from 21st of November.

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to raping two women..

At least 1,147 people in the UK died from climate change-driven heatwaves over this summer, leading scientists and epidemiologists have found..

UK inflation remained unchanged last month but food and drink price rises have accelerated for the fifth month in a row, new official figures show..

Some staff will receive a 5.9 per cent rise.

Members of the RMT Union walked out last week.

Five famed Scottish actors have called for government help to tackle pensioner poverty..

Research was carried out by Lloyds Banking Group.

Artificial intelligence (AI) trained on images from routine breast screening appointments could help predict heart problems in women, a study suggests..

The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder..

The King has joined members of the royal family for the poignant final farewell to the Duchess of Kent..

The money will go into capital expenditure, research and development, and related engineering.

Prices remain 4.9% higher than a year ago.

It's after a cyber attack at the end of August.

He is best known for films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, All The President’s Men and The Sting.

It could see more than 60,000 flights per year.

Clubs including from the Championship are applying for one of three top-flight places.

Steven Gunn took up the role in May 2021.

The race will take place in early July.

He has not played since the Saudi Arabia Masters in mid-August.

A former Conservative health minister has joined Reform UK, according to reports, just a day after a sitting Tory MP crossed the floor to the rival party..

The 49-year-old was set to play Sanderson Lam in next Monday’s opening round but his withdrawal was announced by the World Snooker Tour on Tuesday..

The so-called Hillsborough Law will leave a legacy for future generations, one of the campaigners at the heart of the battle for justice said after meeting the Prime Minister in Downing Street..

The NHS is running “war game” exercises to ensure it is ready for winter, officials have said..

Britain’s “See it. Say it. Sorted.” railway security slogan is being refreshed for the first time since it was introduced nearly a decade ago..

The UK’s first safer drugs consumption room should not be seen as a “silver bullet” to tackle Scotland’s drug deaths, the chairwoman of a Westminster committee has said..

The coffin of the Duchess of Kent was received during a solemn ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on the eve of her funeral service..

Aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner have been jailed for 14 years for killing their newborn baby while on the run..

Sir Keir Starmer faces being ousted after May’s elections unless he changes course, a leading Labour left-winger has warned..

Students are being warned to watch out for scams trying to con them out of their cash as they prepare for university life..

Harm to mothers and their babies is at risk of being normalised owing to a “toxic” culture of cover-up in the NHS, the head of the doctors’ regulator will say..

Food and drink inflation could climb to 5.7% by the end of the year thanks to cost pressures on manufacturers “trickling down” to supermarket shelves, a leading industry body has warned..

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi is to headline BST Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival next summer following his return to live performances this year..

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46..

Business Secretary Peter Kyle has said that tariff relief for UK steel is being negotiated and that he will “make sure that we have an announcement as soon as possible”..

US financial firms have announced investments in the UK worth £1.25 billion before Donald Trump’s state visit next week..

Martin Zubimendi scored twice as Arsenal condemned Ange Postecoglou to defeat in his first match as Nottingham Forest manager, moving top of the Premier League in the process..

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said she wants to “unite” the Labour Party and beat Reform UK as she vies to become deputy leader..

Councils in Scotland have spent more than £400 million in the past five years on social care overtime and agency staff, figures show..