Kate Forbes clashed with fellow frontrunner Humza Yousaf over his track record in first of four debates to decide Sturgeon’s successor The battle to lead the Scottish National party became bitter and personal after the two leading candidates attacked each other’s suitability to succeed Nicola Sturgeon in the first televised […]
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UNHCR ‘profoundly concerned’ by bill that would allow government to criminalise, detain and deport asylum seekers UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak’s government has been accused of “extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection in the UK” by the United Nations refugee agency after the introduction of […]
Union suspends planned strike on 16 March after receiving fresh pay offer from Network Rail The RMT union has called off a strike at Network Rail next week, fuelling hopes of a significant breakthrough in the long-running dispute. The union said it was suspending the strike planned for Thursday 16 […]
Plans follow open letter by Lionesses after Euro 2022 victory Primary schools to get more than £600m over next two years The government has heeded the calls of the Lionesses after their historic Euro 2022 win and committed to providing equal access to all sports in PE for boys and […]
Research compared development of children of heterosexual couples with those of lesbian and gay parents The children of same-sex couples fare just as well, if not better, than those of heterosexual couples, research has shown. While data on so-called “sexual minority families” is limited, the UK’s Office for National Statistics […]
Global study shows significant shift in UK attitudes on matters such as casual sex and assisted dying The UK has overtaken Canada, Germany and Australia to become one of the world’s most socially liberal nations towards divorce and abortion, the latest wave of a global study has revealed. Significant increases […]
Friends and family question police handling of case after three people found dead and two badly injured Families and friends have expressed anger that it took up to 46 hours to find five people in the wreckage of a car crash that left three of them dead and two seriously […]
Boris Johnson’s allies continue campaign to discredit Partygate inquiry run by departing civil servant Senior Conservatives have launched a bid to stymie Labour’s “unprecedented” hiring of outgoing civil servant Sue Gray, amid claims the rules for departing senior officials had been breached. Conservative MPs demanded the appointment be blocked for […]
February figures from BRC highlight impact of cost of living crisis on British economy before budget UK consumers sharply cut back their spending in February as soaring living costs damaged household finances, retailers have warned, despite strong sales of jewellery and fragrances for Valentine’s Day. Highlighting the impact of the […]
Yellow warnings for snow across part of Scotland, possibly leading to the coldest temperature of the year so far on Monday Yellow warnings for snow across parts of Scotland have been brought forward as Arctic air moves over the country and down to northern England, possibly leading to the coldest […]