56 m. ago Students in Lanarkshire who are unpaid carers urged to check if they qualify for financial help

It’s estimated around 35,000 attend college or university in Scotland

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2 h. ago Hamilton town centre transformation and Chatelherault bridge funded in South Lanarkshire budget

The projects among the first to be supported through the authority's new £55 million Building Back fund

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2 h. ago Will John Cena appear on WWE Raw tonight? UK start time, live stream and confirmed match card

John Cena shocked the WWE Universe by attacking Cody Rhodes

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2 h. ago Anthropic’s valuation triples to $61.5bn in bumper AI funding round

Start-up raises $3.5bn from Silicon Valley venture firms in race against OpenAI and DeepSeek

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2 h. ago Pete Wicks takes a swipe at his ex Maura Higgins after she kissed Danny Jones at BRIT Awards afterparty

On Saturday Maura was seen sharing a 'drunken kiss' with McFly's Danny - who has been married to his wife Georgia for over a decade -  as they attended Universal Music's BRIT Awards afterparty.

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3 h. ago EDF customer who had more than £40,000 stolen from savings account after the energy firm gave his phone number to scammers is offered £50 as a 'goodwill gesture to close the case'

The man had the life-changing sum taken after the energy giant gave out the personal information when the fraudsters passed security using his name and email address.

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4 h. ago BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works

Companies will never solve the climate emergency alone. The impetus for change needs to come from government It would be very easy to be sharply critical of BP, given its sudden volte-face on its environmental commitments. Under pressure from a shareholder, Elliott Management, it has abandoned the green ambitions it announced in 2020 and pivoted squarely back to an overwhelming focus on oil and gas.While easy, it would arguably be unhelpful, and perhaps even misguided. Because viewed in the round, this isn’t really about BP: it’s about capitalism at large, and its inability to respond to the climate crisis in the manner we need.Brett Christophers is a professor in the Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Sweden’s Uppsala University and author of The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the PlanetDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters se...

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4 h. ago Trump send crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve

Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an announcement that highlights Trump’s growing attempts to use volatile cryptocurrency prices as a barometer of his public support

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4 h. ago Aspiring rapper who killed seven people in July 4 parade shooting in Illinois pleads guilty to 69 charges

The trial of Robert E. Crimo III, 23, began February 24 and was expected to last about a month with testimony from survivors and police

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4 h. ago UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled backThe UN human rights chief has warned of a “fundamental shift” in the US and sounded the alarm over the growing power of “unelected tech oligarchs”, in a stinging rebuke of Washington just weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency.Volker Türk said there had been bipartisan support for human rights in the US for decades but said he was “now deeply worried by the fundamental shift in direction that is taking place domestically and internationally”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Brits back slashing aid to boost defence spending by 65% to 20% despite Labour backlash

YouGov research found that 65 per cent agree with the government's decision to fund the bump by trimming £6billion from aid by 2027.

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5 h. ago Terrifying study predicts exactly how many people will DIE in fires caused by climate change by 2100

Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China say that the frequency of fires in cities is set to skyrocket, thanks to climate change.

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5 h. ago Elton John's Oscar afterparty menu revealed as guests treated to incredible dishes

Elton John’s prestigious AIDS Foundation Gala, an annual event that raises funds for HIV/AIDS research and support, wouldn't be complete without an incredible menu

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5 h. ago DWP benefit claimants could be owed £5,000 after major Universal Credit error

The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019

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5 h. ago No plans to cap service charges for leaseholders, housing minister tells MPs

In the Commons, Matthew Pennycook argued a cap would ‘prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes’.

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5 h. ago Scots Labour MP behind campaign for Keir Starmer to hike taxes to fund defence spending

The letter is intended to be delivered as PMQs starts on Wednesday.

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5 h. ago Supreme Court won't hear a challenge to college programs for reporting bias allegations

The Supreme Court is turning back a challenge from conservative college students who say their freedom of speech is violated by a university program for reporting allegations of bias

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6 h. ago Households not on benefits qualify for £147 DWP payment for one reason

One council in the UK is offering a payment worth £147 – and you don't have to be on benefits to qualify for the funding from the Department of Work and Pensions

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer: Watch live as PM gives major update on Ukraine after Trump

Keir Starmer will address MPs about the Ukraine crisis after meetings with Donald Trump and European leaders as he tries to build a 'coalition of the willing' to end the war

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6 h. ago Trump makes 'big' revelation about his address to Congress tomorrow

President Donald Trump offered a big revelation about his speech to the nation on Tuesday night as he prepares to lay his agenda for the next year. 

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