13 minutes ago Deacon Blue Glasgow Hydro and Usher Hall Presale and ticket prices: Get tickets for the band's huge 2025 gigs

It’s going to be a big 2025 for one of Scotland’s biggest bands.

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15 minutes ago Nikita Hand supporters march through Dublin after Conor McGregor case verdict

Protesters in Dublin marched in "solidarity" with Nikita Hand, the woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel six years ago and won her claim against him for damages in a High Court civil case.

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20 minutes ago Blaming people for poor mental health not part of Labour’s jobs plan, says minister – UK politics live

Alison McGovern says UK was unusual in not seeing employment rise after the pandemicAlison McGovern, the employment minister, said this morning she still has not decided who she will vote on teh assisted dying private member’s bill on Friday. MPs have a free vote.Explaining her dilemma, McGovern said:I haven’t decided how I’m going to vote. I’ve listened to my constituents who have been so kind and so generous to share with me their experiences, and I want to listen to my colleagues in the debate in full and decide how to vote.”I think it’s so important that people are able to have a good death and that families feel that their loved one was able to die in the most peaceful way possible in accordance with their views, but I haven’t decided on this issue.McGovern said it was good that pe...

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20 minutes ago Murder suspect flew to Scotland as police waited at wrong airport, court hears

Canadian tourist Neno Dolmajian died after allegedly being attacked by Ionut Danca in Dublin.

Events

29 minutes ago Royal news live: Inside historic £369m Buckingham Palace refurbishment as Prince Harry’s court battle resumes

The palace’s grandest rooms will undergo ‘phased closures’ for refurbishment

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33 minutes ago Parklife 2025 lineup as Charli XCX set to headline Manchester festival

The Manchester festival returns in 2025, and it's set to be the biggest ever - with a lineup already confirmed for the event, including Charli XCX, Interplanetary Criminal, DJ Heartstring and more

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41 minutes ago ‘No one has grappled’ with how courts should deal with assisted dying requests, says expert

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, a former lord chief justice, says details of the legal process have not been worked outUK politics live – latest updatesA former lord chief justice has warned that assisted dying could have a major impact on the court system, saying “no one has grappled with the detail” of the impact of the legislation on family courts.Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who held the role between 2013 and 2017, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the process of the assisted dying requests coming before the courts needed “working out precisely.” Continue reading...

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81 minutes ago Keir Starmer’s jobs plan won’t work because Labour are ducking tough welfare decisions, Tories claim – UK politics live

PM set to unveil what government calls 'biggest employment reforms in generation’ as Tories say he is not making tough calls on sickness and benefitsGood morning. Today the government is unveiling what it is calling, in the headline on its overnight press release, the “biggest employment reforms in a generation”. The reforms are intended to tackle the fact that Britain is the only major economy where the employment rate has fallen over the last five years, largely because more people are out of work due to long-term ill health. A white paper called Get Britain Working is being published later, and Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, is due to make a statement in the Commons later.In its overnight briefing, the Department for Work and Pensions has already flagged up numerous in...

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88 minutes ago Martin Odegaard and Cole Palmer immediately agree on toughest player they've ever faced

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and Chelsea star Cole Palmer both had the same answer when asked the tried and tested question of who their toughest opponent is

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90 minutes ago Kate Middleton's next royal engagement revealed with biggest role since cancer treatment

The Princess of Wales has only made several public appearances this year after receiving a cancer diagnosis and having chemotherapy treatment - but her most important outing yet has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace - and it is coming up next week

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