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Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest

Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest

Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest

02 April 2025

The 14-year-old school boy was found dead in a storm drain after having gone missing in north Belfast.


Prison governor tells court she was ‘incredibly stupid’ but did nothing wrong

Prison governor tells court she was ‘incredibly stupid’ but did nothing wrong

Prison governor tells court she was ‘incredibly stupid’ but did nothing wrong

02 April 2025

Kerri Pegg, 42, is alleged to have begun a relationship with convicted drug dealer Anthony Saunderson.


Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

Employers must be stopped from using non-disclosure agreements, says ex-minister

02 April 2025

Labour former minister Louise Haigh argued that employers cannot be trusted with this ‘tool of oppression’.


Time for ‘new faces’ in Scottish Greens, says Harvie after 17-year leadership

Time for ‘new faces’ in Scottish Greens, says Harvie after 17-year leadership

Time for ‘new faces’ in Scottish Greens, says Harvie after 17-year leadership

02 April 2025

The Scottish Green co-leader said he bore no grudge against Humza Yousaf and even finds the former first minister ‘likable’.


MSPs will have to ‘reckon’ with impact of UK Government cuts, says Robison

MSPs will have to ‘reckon’ with impact of UK Government cuts, says Robison

MSPs will have to ‘reckon’ with impact of UK Government cuts, says Robison

02 April 2025

The Scottish Government’s Finance Secretary was speaking in response to the Chancellor’s spring statement last week.


Gray blasted for being unable to say how many NHS boards have single-sex spaces

Gray blasted for being unable to say how many NHS boards have single-sex spaces

Gray blasted for being unable to say how many NHS boards have single-sex spaces

02 April 2025

Scottish Tory MSP Meghan Gallacher said it was hard to believe that the Health Secretary was unable to answer such a ‘basic question’.


Young children should avoid drinks with sweeteners, experts say

Young children should avoid drinks with sweeteners, experts say

Young children should avoid drinks with sweeteners, experts say

02 April 2025

However, for older children sweeteners are a better alternative to sugar, they suggest.


Coroner says woman who killed herself ‘may have lived’ if full care plan set up

Coroner says woman who killed herself ‘may have lived’ if full care plan set up

Coroner says woman who killed herself ‘may have lived’ if full care plan set up

02 April 2025

Rosie Fender, died of a serious head injury after being hit by a train near Romsey, Hampshire, on February 3 2022.


Emotional Sturgeon hails ‘absolutely incredible friend’ Christina McKelvie

Emotional Sturgeon hails ‘absolutely incredible friend’ Christina McKelvie

Emotional Sturgeon hails ‘absolutely incredible friend’ Christina McKelvie

02 April 2025

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon shared her recollections of Ms McKelvie, who died last week.


Police still probing recycling plant three days after bones find

Police still probing recycling plant three days after bones find

Police still probing recycling plant three days after bones find

02 April 2025

Forensic tents can be seen inside the Biffa recycling site in Hartlepool where human remains were found on Sunday.


Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2

Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2

Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2

02 April 2025

The console has been confirmed as going on sale on June 5 and will start at £395.


UK not ‘out of the woods’ on tariff hit even if deal is done with Trump – Reeves

UK not ‘out of the woods’ on tariff hit even if deal is done with Trump – Reeves

UK not ‘out of the woods’ on tariff hit even if deal is done with Trump – Reeves

02 April 2025

The Chancellor said the UK would not indulge in ‘posturing’ over a possible response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.


Academics at Robert Gordon University to strike over job cuts

Academics at Robert Gordon University to strike over job cuts

Academics at Robert Gordon University to strike over job cuts

02 April 2025

The Educational Institute of Scotland union revealed plans to strike over the proposals for compulsory redundancies.


Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

02 April 2025

The Prime Minister and his deputy will visit the Midlands on Thursday as the party asks voters ‘to play their part’ in delivering national renewal.


Mother convicted of killing her four-month-old baby girl

Mother convicted of killing her four-month-old baby girl

Mother convicted of killing her four-month-old baby girl

02 April 2025

A jury unanimously convicted Melissa Wilband of manslaughter.


Keith Brown pays emotional tribute to partner Christina McKelvie at Holyrood

Keith Brown pays emotional tribute to partner Christina McKelvie at Holyrood

Keith Brown pays emotional tribute to partner Christina McKelvie at Holyrood

02 April 2025

The SNP depute leader spoke about how Ms McKelvie was ‘surrounded by love’ during her final days in hospital.


MPs call for urgent action to end child deaths linked to temporary accommodation

MPs call for urgent action to end child deaths linked to temporary accommodation

MPs call for urgent action to end child deaths linked to temporary accommodation

02 April 2025

A cross-party committee called for new requirements on councils to ensure vulnerable families are protected.


Cher pays tribute to Val Kilmer and says she will miss her ‘great friend’

Cher pays tribute to Val Kilmer and says she will miss her ‘great friend’

Cher pays tribute to Val Kilmer and says she will miss her ‘great friend’

02 April 2025

The Top Gun star has died at the age of 65.


Tesla sales tumble to weakest since 2022 amid Musk backlash

Tesla sales tumble to weakest since 2022 amid Musk backlash

Tesla sales tumble to weakest since 2022 amid Musk backlash

02 April 2025

The electric car manufacturer saw sales fall 13% over the first quarter of the year.


Man charged with 64 offences after investigation into Hull funeral directors

Man charged with 64 offences after investigation into Hull funeral directors

Man charged with 64 offences after investigation into Hull funeral directors

02 April 2025

Robert Bush, 47, has been charged with offences including 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial fraud in relation to human ashes.


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