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The First Minister spoke after the Lord Advocate made clear it was ‘not in the public interest’ to prosecute users of such a facility with possession.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the next few weeks would be crucial in talks between the two sides.

Emma Whitfield spoke out after Home Secretary Suella Braverman suggested the animals could be prohibited following an attack in Birmingham.

The company which owns the south London music venue proposed a number of new safety measures as it fights to restore its licence.

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut was described as ‘a titan of the scientific world’ after his death.

But it comes as separate research linked vaping to chronic stress in older teenagers and young adults.

Humza Yousaf reassured the public that appropriate mitigations have been in place for years.

The Labour leader insisted there is ‘a lot of common ground’ with trade unions.

Dame Sharon White, chairwoman of the John Lewis Partnership, said some UK towns and cities have become ‘shells of their former selves’.

The German manufacturer said it will transform its plant in Oxford to enable production of two new electric Mini models to begin in 2026.

Shakira Spencer, 35, was ‘treated like a slave’, jurors have heard.

Forestry England said the wet spring with heatwaves in the summer could mean trees are red, gold and orange for longer.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told pupils at an east London secondary school that oracy skills would help them in their future careers and lives.

It means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the historic high street chain.

Crossings continued on Monday, marking the tenth consecutive day of arrivals.

Paul Nowak said the real enemies of the working class do not arrive in a small boat, they fly in by private jet.

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said it was fully co-operating with the investigation.

The 90-year-old retailer will close 52 branches across Tuesday and Thursday after failing to secure a deal to rescue the stores.

Scotland’s Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC issued a statement amid growing calls for a drugs consumption room to be established in Glasgow.

It comes as a new poll suggests many have lost confidence they will have timely access to NHS care.