32 h. ago Buy British buses to save 400 Scottish jobs at Alexander Dennis, says MP

EXCLUSIVE: Euan Stainbank said procurement rules needed reform to ensure UK manufacturers were given priority when it came to investing in public transport.

Politics

45 h. ago Fear of illegal organ harvesting spike after pledge to expand transplant hospital scheme

A group of activists have called the public to action after they claim illegal organ harvesting will increase in China after the country proposed new plans for new transplant centres

Science

46 h. ago Chinook 1994 helicopter crash families criticise MoD for ‘losing moral compass’

There have been calls for a public inquiry.

Events

3 d. ago Kohberger judge whines about public backlash as furious families and fans reject merciful plea deal

Judge Steven Hippler revealed Wednesday his office had been inundated with calls and voicemails from furious members of the public.

Economics

4 d. ago Alexander Dennis redundancy consultation extended by two weeks

The Finance Secretary said the move would allow the bus manufacturer to explore all options to retain the 400 staff at its two Scottish sites.

Politics

4 d. ago Lifeline for Alexander Dennis workers as SNP Government considers furlough scheme

More than 400 staff could lose their jobs if the bus manufacturer proceeds with a plan to close factories in Scotland and switch production to England.

Politics

4 d. ago Campaigners call for Wimbledon to end partnership with Range Rover and for players to use public transport instead of its SUVs during tournament

The SUV Alliance has penned an open letter to the All England Lawn Tennis Club over 'huge danger that supersized SUVs cause for children, pedestrians and cyclists'.

Sport

5 d. ago Lucy Letby’s barrister calls for full public inquiry into 'failings' after hospital arrests

Earlier today, police officers investigating the Lucy Letby case arrested three senior leadership staff at the hospital the neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby worked

Events

5 d. ago Princess Diana’s favourite café risks closure over ‘illegal migrant workers and paying staff in food’

Café Diana, which was often frequented by the late Princess of Wales, also accused of allowing unlawful smoking of shisha

Events

6 d. ago MoD is accused of 'sickening cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into Chinook crash that killed 29 people including MI5 spies

EXCLUSIVE: A former British Army intelligence officer has accused the MoD of a 'cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into the fatal crash of RAF Chinhook ZD576 by families were rejected.

Events

6 d. ago Armed cops storm Scots street after cars 'shot at by airgun' as police helicopter called

Two separate calls from members of the public reported their vehicles had been struck on Sunday night.

Events

7 d. ago Alexander Dennis bus firm pulls out of Scotland with manufacturing jobs at risk

Workers at Greenfold Systems Ltd in Dunfermline were informed of potential redundancies as around half the workforce are employed to construct parts for the firm's buses.

Economics

9 d. ago Lanarkshire MSP calls for end to "woke obsession" in the public sector

A Freedom of Information response from the Scottish Government reveals that they are spending almost £4 million a year on ‘woke’ jobs in the public sector.

Politics

1 week ago Alexander Dennis job losses in Scotland 'not a done deal' as firm urges increase in orders

The bus firm said orders for up to 100 buses and changes to regulation are needed before the end of the year.

Economics

1 week ago Urgent manhunt for three escaped prisoners on the run for days

Police call on public to help in search for trio who fled HMP Springhill – but warn people not to approach them

Events

1 week ago Closure of Alexander Dennis will be ‘catastrophic’ for already struggling area

The firm said earlier this month it could move its production from two sites in Larbert and Camelon to Scarborough, North Yorkshire in a bid to lower costs.

Politics

1 week ago Inside the No Space for Bezos movement: ‘One man rents a city for three days? That’s obscene’

The Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, is about to descend on Venice with his fiancee, some ex-Marines and his limitless credit card. We meet the Italian activists who are saying: enoughWhen she heard that Jeff Bezos was getting married in Venice this June, Heather Jane Johnson felt worse than she had in her entire life. Twenty-five years ago, she ceased trading as a bookseller in Boston, Massachusetts. “I lost a lot because of Bezos and the complicity of Americans in the making of Amazon,” the 53-year-old says. “A big reason I moved to Italy is because I felt betrayed by my countrypeople.”So when posters went up calling a public meeting in the city she now calls home, she went, and she has been to every meeting of anti-Bezos activists since, including one the day before her own wedding last week. “These young people have really restored my faith in humanity,” Johnson says. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Full list of Scots River Island stores at risk of closure as fashion chain plans to shut 33 shops

Hundreds of jobs are at risk at River Island as part of plans to shut 33 of its UK stores.

Events

2 w. ago Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori is nearly naked in wild outfit after calls for 'public indecency' arrest

Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori pulled off another jaw-dropping stunt in New York City on Saturday.

Events

2 w. ago Hundreds of jobs at risk as River Island plans store closures

The high street fashion chain is proposing to close 33 of its 230 stores, while it is in talks with landlords over the future of 71 further stores.

Events