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May 07, 2025

DESPERATE BID TO KEEP 'FLIMSY' NATS' RULE

JOHN SWINNEY made a series of embarrassing U-turns during his final Programme for Government in a desperate bid to keep the SNP in power beyond next year's Holyrood election.

3 mins

Tory fears over 'historic' trade deal with India

A £4.8BILLION trade deal with India hailed as “historic” by Sir Keir Starmer was slammed by Conservatives for “subsidising Indian labour while undercutting British workers”.

1 min

Landmarks lit up to mark end of 6 years of darkness

LANDMARKS across Britain were illuminated last night in a display to mark the end of the Second World War after six long years of darkness.

2 mins

Queen plants final poppy for VE Day

THE Queen enlisted the help of a five-year-old schoolboy as she planted the final ceramic flower at the Tower of London's poppy display yesterday.

1 min

'I was 11 years old when I saw lined up and shot for hiding

MANFRED Goldberg survived five brutal Nazi camps before being liberated aged 15.

3 mins

Pandemic train booze ban finally to be lifted

Easing up... travel on trains

1 min

Report highlights failure of NHS

SCOTLAND'S NHS has “at no point” employed sufficient nursing staff to be able to deliver safe and effective care, a report has claimed, despite legislation on safe staffing.

1 min

Scotland to recruit enough nursing staff for safe care

The RCN acknowledged that over the past year NHS Scotland has increased nursing staff in post and reduced the number of vacancies, but a 30-minute reduction in the working week, which was introduced in April 2024, “means more staff are needed”.

1 min

LAW-BLOCKER JACK URGES PARTNERS-IN-CRIME TO SAY SORRY

THE politician who blocked John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon’s attempt to push through the gender law yesterday called on them to apologise.

2 mins

Sturgeon refusal to say sorry over women's rights is history 'rewrite'

NICOLA STURGEON was accused of “rewriting history” as she refused to apologise over her role in the “betrayal” of women’s rights yesterday.

3 mins

Mackie's making a mint (choc-chip)

A FAMILY ice cream business is toasting record sales - thanks to the mini-heatwave.

1 min

TV's George Clarke backs lobby to build more homes

ONE of Britain’s most famous architects has waded into the row involving the Scottish Government failing to build enough homes.

1 min

Scots Major accused of murdering wife on Oz kayak trip

A SCOTS-born army major has been charged with murdering his wife, who died in a kayak drowning incident in Australia almost five years ago as part of a A$1million life insurance fraud.

2 mins

Ministers are on track to reduce the age limit of rail drivers to 18

EIGHTEEN-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains in a bid to end driver shortages.

1 min

'VE Day celebrations this week provide a chance to take stock'

CELEBRATIONS for the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week are a good chance to take stock of how victory and security are actually achieved.

3 mins

Economic strength is the best defence of British freedoms

CELEBRATIONS for the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week are a good chance to take stock of how victory and security are actually achieved.

3 mins

Console the King and send it like Beckham

WE PLODDER-PARENTS - the ones who can’t provide trust funds, yachts, designer togs and surnames that guarantee instant access to international VIP enclaves — could feel smug, but we don’t. Even if we've somehow managed to maintain cordial relations with our own offspring, we are desperately sorry for King Charles and the Beckhams.

1 min

Call The Midwife is going to the movies

Returning nurse Trixie

1 min

War survivor, 88, sees beloved doll restored to former glory

THE precious doll that Ruth Hayter held tight as she was smuggled out of wartime Austria has a starring role in tonight's VE Day Special of The Repair Shop.

1 min

Vardy to pay £1.4m for Rooney Wagatha costs

REBEKAH Vardy must pay Coleen Rooney £1.4million in legal costs following their high-profile “Wagatha Christie” libel battle, a judge has said.

1 min

Radiohead guitarist cancels shows over 'credible threats'

RADIOHEAD star Jonny Greenwood has revealed his forthcoming shows were cancelled because of \"credible threats\".

1 min

Israeli strikes kill 18 at Gaza school and hit Houthi airport

AT least 18 people including children were killed at a school in Gaza yesterday as Israel's airstrikes continued.

1 min

Drone attacks shut airports ahead of Putin leaders' visit

MOSCOW was forced to close all of its airports just as international leaders start arriving for Friday's Victory Day parade after the city was targeted by Ukrainian drones for the second night in a row.

1 min

'It was just a tree' says Sycamore Gap accused

A MAN accused of felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree has told jurors he could not understand the extent of the public outrage.

2 mins

Jail for zebra crossing crash driver on phone

A DRIVER who left a woman with horrific injuries after mowing her down while sending a message about his dinner has been jailed.

1 min

Husband jailed for life over fatal garden attack

AN abusive husband who murdered his wife with a garden tool just weeks after an earlier case against him collapsed has been jailed for at least 18 years.

2 mins

BBC chiefs admit to a 'lapse' in Duke story

BBC bosses yesterday admitted to a “lapse in our standards” in coverage of Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with the broadcaster last week.

1 min

'Hippy-dippy' Meghan on mushrooms

THE Duchess of Sussex has told how she turned to alternative medicine while pregnant with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

1 min

Royals in residence as new portraits unveiled

THE King said he was delighted with his “wonderful” new Coronation portrait as he and the Queen unveiled the paintings yesterday.

2 mins

Charles joins audience for Sir David's latest film

KING Charles was among the guests at the premiere of Sir David Attenborough's latest film last night.

1 min

Murder hunt on after man is found dead in Glasgow home

A MURDER hunt is underway after a man was found dead in his home.

1 min

MP 'seriously alarmed' by 'aggressive' ex-Met doctor

VETERAN Labour MP Emily Thornberry suffered serious alarm and distress when she was “stalked” by an ex-Met Police doctor, a court heard yesterday.

1 min

Firms 'not ready' for cyber risk

ALMOST all major firms are not ready to withstand modern cyber attacks, a shocking report has warned.

1 min

Pontins in court over gran death

THE owner of holiday giant Pontins has appeared in court charged with corporate manslaughter after a woman died when an air conditioning duct fell on guests at a resort.

1 min

Ingrid Tarrant: I tracked cheating Chris' car

CHRIS Tarrant’s ex-wife Ingrid has told how she turned private detective to prove he was cheating on her.

1 min

Girlfriend suffers second motorbike racer crash tragedy

Grieving mum lost rider partner in 2016

2 mins

Does the arrival of 'The Cyclone' represent the final wind of change for snooker?

The sport has been in steady decline since the 1980s, with even champion Ronnie O'Sullivan declaring it 'boring'. But Chinese interest in snooker could be the cue to its survival as Zhao Xintong becomes China's first World Champion

6 mins

Shamed PC said touching and vile comments were 'banter'

Career in tatters... Craig Glen was found guilty in court

2 mins

Officer guilty of sex assaults on colleagues

A POLICEMAN sexually assaulted two female colleagues while on duty.

2 mins

Air quality 'saves lives'

CUTTING greenhouse gases could save 250,000 lives a year by improving air quality, a study said.

1 min

Lorry plummets from M90 flyover to road

SHOCKING pictures show a lorry that crashed off a motorway bridge and landed upside down on the road beneath.

1 min

On your bike! Fury over cycle lane idea

CYCLISTS scoping out future bike lanes were forced to hit the road after a 20-minute stand-off with locals.

1 min

FAI to be held into triple ridge tragedy

AN inquiry is to be held into the deaths of three people in what was Scotland's worst summer mountain climbing tragedy.

1 min

This could take off...holiday stay puts the air into Airbnb

HERE'S a staycation for those who think it's not a proper holiday if they haven't boarded a plane...a private jet converted into a unique Airbnb.

1 min

Runaway lothario dealer in jail again

Trickytilagri Pullen

1 min

Swindler told school pal he was dying

A CONMAN has been jailed for a year after swindling an old classmate out of £2,700 by falsely claiming he had weeks to live.

2 mins

Moan about neighbours' fence backfires as couple are ordered to rip up patio

AN accountant who claimed her neighbours' new fence interfered with her garden picnics has been ordered to rip out the patio and central heating system at her cottage.

1 min

Solo seniors must make every single penny count

BEING a pensioner is always a financial challenge but it’s even harder if you're single.

1 min

Reeves to put more savers in the stocks

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has shocked savers by floating plans to slash the annual Cash ISA allowance to just £4,000. Now she may target Stocks and Shares ISAs too.

2 mins

How to avoid car hire hell

SUMMER holidays are looming fast and millions of Britons will be gearing up to sort out their car rentals.

2 mins

Tex-Mex is the meal deal

MEXICAN cuisine group Plan Burrito (PB) is expanding its franchising operation with hot prospects for aspiring entrepreneurs and ever more choice for discerning street foodies.

2 mins

Racing brothers in arms

Golly me, what a thoroughly heartwarming conclusion we had to last week's RACE ACROSS THE WORLD (BBC1, 9pm).

2 mins

Help for paw relation

PERENNIALLY popular TV gardener Monty Don is designing his first garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show the BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden - and although we won't know exactly what a dog garden looks like until the show starts on May 20, most dog owners know what happens when your faithful friend returns indoors from a sniff around the flower borders.

1 min

NatWest set for bumper year as profits soar by £1bn

NATWEST will \"outperform\" the banking sector with a bumper 2025, analysts have predicted.

1 min

Market turmoil sent UK's service sector into decline

BRITAIN'S output fell for the first time in a year and half following market turbulence last month, prompting fears that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s £40billion tax raid has damaged the services economy.

1 min

Suppose a call-up's out of the question?

JAMIE BHATTI admits he was laughed at when he volunteered his name for British & Irish Lions duty.

1 min

Cyclone's eye on the richest pot in history

ZHAO XINTONG is set to become the richest potter on the planet after becoming China's first world champion.

2 mins

A WIN FOR THE AGES

Extra special Inter KO Barca

2 mins

Murphy gives Ayr advantage

PLAY-OFF QUARTER-FINAL FIRST LEG

1 min

HOLM COMING

Forgotten Bhoy will fight for his Celtic future after LA loan

2 mins

Andreatta's buzzing to be our local hero

NEW Scotland head coach Melissa Andreatta plans to immerse herself in the local culture as she begins the task of trying to get the national team back to a major tournament.

1 min

MAKE A CALL, BREN

FROM BACK PAGE

1 min

RODGERS URGED TO END THE UNKNOWN

JOHN HARTSON believes Brendan Rodgers must give clarity on his Celtic future or risk next season being overshadowed by constant speculation.

2 mins

Bloom looks to shake up Premiership

TONY BLOOM believes he can help Hearts “disrupt Scottish football” - namely the duopoly of the Old Firm after the Brighton owner made a proposal to invest almost £10million in the Tynecastle club.