78 m. ago Douglas Alexander ‘looking forward to being Scotland’s voice’

The new Scottish Secretary formally takes up the role on Monday.

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2 h. ago Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly looks back: ‘My friends were very accepting of me being a bit different’

The actor on wearing men’s clothes, her bohemian family and the six-week soap job that turned into six yearsBorn in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Katherine Kelly studied at Rada before beginning her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and going on to perform at the National Theatre and Manchester’s Royal Exchange. Her first major television role came in 2006, when she joined Coronation Street as Becky McDonald, a part she played until 2012. Since then she has appeared in The Night Manager, Gentleman Jack, Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Inside No 9. She stars in In Flight, available now on Channel 4.This is a very typical image of me aged four. I spent most of my preschool life with a towel on my head. It was a replacement for the long hair I so desperately wanted. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Douglas Alexander: Labour can disprove critics and stage fightback in Scotland

The new Scottish Secretary made the comments after his predecessor, Ian Murray, was sacked on Friday

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4 h. ago Douglas Alexander says Anas Sarwar is 'nobody's branch office manager' as he plots Labour fightback in Scotland

The new Scottish Secretary insisted Labour would make a political comeback next year despite trailing the SNP in the polls.

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4 h. ago Douglas Alexander: Scottish Labour branch office claims are 'nonsense'

The new Scottish Secretary made the comments after his predecessor, Ian Murray, was sacked on Friday

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34 h. ago Blind date: ‘He didn’t find it weird that I arrived at the date using a homemade treasure map’

Joe, 31, an office manager, meets Mabyn, 36, who works in costume for theatreWhat were you hoping for? To have a nice time and learn something new. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Labour veteran Alexander says return to Scotland Office a ‘real honour’

Douglas Alexander replaces the sacked Ian Murray as Secretary of State for Scotland.

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45 h. ago Douglas Alexander appointed Scottish Secretary as Ian Murray sacked in major reshuffle

Mr Murray said he was ‘hugely disappointed’ to be leaving government

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46 h. ago Douglas Alexander appointed new Scottish Secretary by Keir Starmer following major Cabinet reshuffle

The Labour veteran has taken charge of the Scotland Office and will be tasked with helping take the fight to the SNP ahead of next year's Holyrood election.

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55 h. ago Minister defends prospect of Government meeting Israeli president in UK

Douglas Alexander said the UK must engage with Israeli as well as Palestinian authorities.

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55 h. ago Angela Rayner faces crunch moment as ethics probe set to report on tax row

One minister said it would be a ‘good thing’ for the Government if the probe concluded quickly.

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2 d. ago Calling your boss a 'd*ckhead' isn't a sackable offence, tribunal rules

The ruling came in the case of a female office manager in Northampton who was sacked on the spot when she used the insult about her manager and a director during a row

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3 d. ago ‘Get back to the day job’, Findlay tells Swinney after independence speech

The First Minister addressed supporters on Thursday morning to make a call for a new vote on Scotland’s future.

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3 d. ago Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseManagers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled.The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Calling boss a dickhead was not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal caseManagers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not necessarily a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled.The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Scottish Labour veteran handed key role by Anas Sarwar in Holyrood election campaign

EXCLUSIVE: Douglas Alexander will be co-chair of the campaign along with Jackie Baillie.

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5 d. ago Labour plots political oversight of Sentencing Council after 'two

Shabana Mahmood is proposing that she, and all future Justice Secretaries, will be able to veto Sentencing Council proposals

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6 d. ago Anas Sarwar would ‘like to believe’ Holyrood toilets are safe after MSP charged over secret camera

The Scottish Labour leader made his comments at a party press conference in Glasgow.

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6 d. ago Sarwar to 'champion Scotland’s ambitious majority' as Labour takes fight to 'Nimbys, yobs and criminals'

The Scottish Labour leader will deliver a speech ahead of MSPs returning from recess.

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6 d. ago Anas Sarwar attacks "noisy minority" of public officials who block change

The Scottish Labour will make the claim in a speech today in Glasgow,

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