Labour’s Kezia Dugdale has confirmed she will stand for the leadership of her party in Scotland when Jim Murphy steps down next month. Ms Dugdale, 33, who became an MSP four years ago, has been the Scottish party’s deputy leader since December. The Lothian region MSP is expected to face a challenge from another MSP […]
An unexploded World War Two bomb uncovered by builders near Wembley Stadium poses “a genuine risk to life”, the Army has said. Homes and businesses have been evacuated and the Army has built a blast wall around the bomb in case it goes off. The 50kg (110lb) device, thought to date from the early 1940s […]
EU leaders are gathering for a summit with six former Soviet states in Latvia, overshadowed by Russia’s role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The EU’s Eastern Partnership “is not an instrument for pursuing an expansionist EU policy”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ahead of the summit. The partnership “is not directed against anyone, it’s […]
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is facing a “significant potential funding gap”, according to Audit Scotland. The public finance watchdog said a long-term financial strategy was urgently needed. Audit Scotland warned that potential future reductions in funding could mean a budget gap of £42.7m by 2019/20. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said […]
A family had a narrow escape when a car ploughed through a garden wall into their house in Weymouth. Homeowner Josh Simmonds’ said: “There’s a whole wall on top of the settee, we’re all so lucky to be alive.” The silver Ford Ka hit the house in Corporation Road just after 17:15 BST on Wednesday. […]
Defence minister had approved programme to stop Palestinians working in Israel returning to West Bank on Israeli buses Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has cancelled a pilot scheme banning Palestinian workers from Israeli buses in the occupied territories – denounced as tantamount to apartheid – only hours after it was announced. The plan had been […]
The Scottish government has announced measures to help convicted offenders find work. It comes as figures show three-quarters of employers admit they discriminate against job applicants with a criminal record. Ministers are to consult on proposals to modernise the law which means people must disclose their convictions from the past four years. It would bring […]
The chief executive of Thomas Cook has said he is “deeply sorry” about the deaths of two British children on holiday in Corfu in 2006. Christi and Bobby Shepherd, from West Yorkshire, died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel. Peter Fankhauser said: “From the deepest of my heart I am sorry.” […]
A Chinese man who was caught cheating on 17 girlfriends at once has been arrested for fraud. The man from Hunan province made headlines last month when all 17 women discovered each other when they rushed to his hospital bedside. The allegation of fraud relates to sums of money which he regularly took from the […]
All the human remains found at the scene of the Germanwings air crash have been identified and will be returned to their families, a French prosecutor says. The plane crashed in the French Alps on March 24 with 150 people on board. Investigators say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed the plane after locking the pilot […]