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Banning burka should be debated, says Richard Tice after Reform chairman quits

Banning burka should be debated, says Richard Tice after Reform chairman quits

Banning burka should be debated, says Richard Tice after Reform chairman quits

06 June 2025

Zia Yusuf announced he was standing down on Thursday, after criticising the party’s newest MP.


Counting begins in Hamilton by-election

Counting begins in Hamilton by-election

Counting begins in Hamilton by-election

05 June 2025

Ballot boxes began arriving at South Lanarkshire Council’s headquarters just after 10pm.


Polls close in Hamilton by-election

Polls close in Hamilton by-election

Polls close in Hamilton by-election

05 June 2025

The seat was vacated after the death of Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie.


Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR, as she launches exit probe

Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR, as she launches exit probe

Badenoch ‘increasingly’ supportive of leaving ECHR, as she launches exit probe

05 June 2025

The Conservative leader is expected to set out her plans for a commission about whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights.


Teenager in court on attempted murder charge after 15-year-old injured

Teenager in court on attempted murder charge after 15-year-old injured

Teenager in court on attempted murder charge after 15-year-old injured

05 June 2025

The injured boy has since been discharged from hospital.


Investigators congratulate themselves as Madeleine McCann searches end

Investigators congratulate themselves as Madeleine McCann searches end

Investigators congratulate themselves as Madeleine McCann searches end

05 June 2025

Search teams wound down the operation in Atalaia, near Lagos, Portugal, on Thursday, after three days of scouring scrubland and abandoned structures.


Sepa warns water restrictions on businesses possible unless rainfall improves

Sepa warns water restrictions on businesses possible unless rainfall improves

Sepa warns water restrictions on businesses possible unless rainfall improves

05 June 2025

Water scarcity continues to increase in parts of the north and north-east.


Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

Greenpeace condemns Equinor-funded computer game aimed at UK schoolchildren

05 June 2025

School children in the UK have been playing EnergyTown which is funded by the Norwegian oil major.


Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot

05 June 2025

He recruited his girlfriend and her friend to bring £600,000 of cannabis into the UK from Thailand.


Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

Teachers balloted for strike action over ‘excessive’ workloads

05 June 2025

It comes after the EIS union found 44% of teachers work an additional seven unpaid hours in a typical week.


ScotRail fixing AI announcer after ‘controversy’ over voice, says Swinney

ScotRail fixing AI announcer after ‘controversy’ over voice, says Swinney

ScotRail fixing AI announcer after ‘controversy’ over voice, says Swinney

05 June 2025

John Swinney was asked about claims from a voiceover artist that ScotRail had used her voice for its AI announcer without her knowledge.


Boy, 14, in court on murder charge after death of 16-year-old

Boy, 14, in court on murder charge after death of 16-year-old

Boy, 14, in court on murder charge after death of 16-year-old

05 June 2025

Kayden Moy died following an incident on Irvine beach in North Ayrshire last month.


Four men jailed over ‘egregious’ NHS bribery and corruption offences

Four men jailed over ‘egregious’ NHS bribery and corruption offences

Four men jailed over ‘egregious’ NHS bribery and corruption offences

05 June 2025

Two worked for health boards and the other two were directors of a telecommunications firm.


Man who baited birds of prey with rat poison in landowner feud sentenced

Man who baited birds of prey with rat poison in landowner feud sentenced

Man who baited birds of prey with rat poison in landowner feud sentenced

05 June 2025

Clive Burgoyne, 38, left four poisoned pheasant carcasses on a neighbouring estate in Angus.


19th century ceramics recovered from shipwreck to go on display

19th century ceramics recovered from shipwreck to go on display

19th century ceramics recovered from shipwreck to go on display

05 June 2025

The SS Eagle sank off Arran on November 28, 1859 after colliding with a sailing boat.


Swinney: Downgrading neonatal unit is about saving lives, not money

Swinney: Downgrading neonatal unit is about saving lives, not money

Swinney: Downgrading neonatal unit is about saving lives, not money

05 June 2025

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar pressed the First Minister on plans for the neonatal intensive care unit at University Hospital Wishaw.


Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

Six water companies banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses

05 June 2025

New rules ban bonuses if a water company does not meet environmental or consumer standards or does not meet financial resilience requirements.


Holyrood has failed on organised crime, claims Findlay

Holyrood has failed on organised crime, claims Findlay

Holyrood has failed on organised crime, claims Findlay

05 June 2025

The Tory leader raised the issue after police made 41 arrests following a spate of shootings, firebombings and assaults across central Scotland.


New standards published to improve cervical screening care for blind women

New standards published to improve cervical screening care for blind women

New standards published to improve cervical screening care for blind women

05 June 2025

Healthcare Improvement Scotland worked with RNIB Scotland to hear feedback from women who have faced barriers in accessing screening.


Madeleine McCann searches to end after three days scouring abandoned buildings

Madeleine McCann searches to end after three days scouring abandoned buildings

Madeleine McCann searches to end after three days scouring abandoned buildings

05 June 2025

The searches began on Tuesday in an area of scrubland on the outskirts of Lagos, Portugal.


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