63 h. ago Sheku Bayoh family meets John Swinney and demands public inquiry into dad's death is restarted

The First Minister reiterated to Bayoh's sister Kadi Johnson his Government’s commitment to establishing the relevant facts surrounding her brother's death.

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4 d. ago Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers

Tech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator

Politics

1 week ago SFA to give Rangers public explanation over controversial Auston Trusty decision

The Ibrox side have demanded answers from the Hampden powerbrokers but they will go public with their reasoning

Politics

2 w. ago Prince Andrew urged to 'come clean' on everything he knows about paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Political pressure on Andrew is now growing on both sides of the Atlantic days after Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee demanded answers over his living arrangements

Politics

2 w. ago ‘You don’t have to hurtle down slopes or dance like crazy at après parties’: readers’ favourite winter mountain holidays in Europe

The Alps, Spain’s Sierra Nevada and the national parks of Sweden and Albania feature among our readers’ treasured winter mountain breaks• Tell us about a stay in a historic building – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherInnsbruck offers lots of options for a winter holiday. I found it’s a place where you don’t have to hurtle down ski slopes or dance like crazy at après-ski parties. In fact I was amazed when I took the 20-minute cable car from the city centre up 2,000 metres to an area where locals were sitting in deckchairs on the snow reading books and sipping hot chocolate in the strong Tirolean sunshine. You can ski to your heart’s content on slopes just half an hour from the famous Imperial Palace in the city centre. The city authorities provide some guided free walks and winter activities, including a cross-country skiing taster if you have a Welcome Card provided by your hotel. Then again, you can just sit and sample strong Austrian coffee or Gerschtnsuppe (soup with barle...

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2 w. ago Barclays customers urged to read the small print for £200 offer or you could miss out

Customers with Barclays can currently get a range of payments

Economics

3 w. ago New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gogglebox family reveal secret member ‘by public demand' and fans say same thing

A Gogglebox family have introduced a member of their clan for the first time and fans are absolutely loving it

Society

3 w. ago Gogglebox star reveals secret family member 'by public demand' and fans say same thing

Gogglebox fans have been left saying the same thing after a family showed off a secret member of their clan

Society

3 w. ago The real cost of Andrew's Royal Lodge deal to the taxpayer as 'cast iron lease' makes it 'impossible' to evict him despite public outcry

Prince Andrew has lived for two decades rent-free at Royal Lodge, paying just 'one peppercorn (if demanded) per annum' - according to the terms made public by the Crown Estate.

Economics

3 w. ago Detroit pastor under fire after publicly demanding $2,000 from parishioner who only offered a $1,200 donation

Pastor Marvin Winans is also a member of The Winans, a Grammy-winning gospel music group

Events

3 w. ago Bereaved families demand public inquiry into suicide forum linked to UK deaths

The families and survivor of loved ones whose deaths are linked to a suicide forum and a poisonous substance are calling for a public inquiry into missed opportunities to protect those vulnerable

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