5 d. ago Tour de France winner Chris Froome airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash

The 40-year-old was on a training ride in the south of France when the accident occurred

Events

7 d. ago Children as young as four among 15,000 sent home from school for 'racist' behaviour

Among the 15,191 incidents recorded were children as young as four — a dramatic rise from 7,403 cases in 2021

Society

8 d. ago France has ‘no lessons to take’ from US on tackling antisemitism, says minister

Comments come after US ambassador accused government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against JewsCabinet ministers and Jewish groups have said France has “no lessons to take” from the US on tackling antisemitism, as Washington’s ambassador to Paris was summoned after accusing the government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against Jews.Charles Kushner, who is Jewish, was ordered to report to the foreign ministry on Monday after he wrote a letter to Emmanuel Macron criticising a “lack of sufficient action” by the government to confront the “dramatic rise” in antisemitism in France. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Dramatic rise highlighted in victims of accidental South Ayrshire home fires

The highest casualty rate was in the Ayr North ward.

Events

1 week ago Almost a quarter of South Ayrshire deliberate fires take place in one area

The figures are contained within the year-end performance (quarter four) of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in South Ayrshire for 2024/25.

Events

1 week ago Dramatic rise in whale and marine mammal strandings in Scotland

University of Glasgow research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across EuropeThe number of marine mammals stranded in Scotland has risen dramatically in the past 30 years, a study has found.From 1992 to 2022, 5,147 cetaceans died on Scottish shores, and a new paper shows steep increases in the rate of strandings of up to 800% in some species, continuing exponentially every year. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago At least 71 Afghan refugees killed in huge bus crash after being deported by Iran

All passengers were Afghans deported by Iran

Events

2 w. ago My Cultural Awakening: Years & Years helped me accept my bisexual identity

Olly Alexander’s stage presence and his band’s lyrics pulled together the two sides of my nature, and accept my desire for menI first discovered Olly Alexander, of Years & Years, by accident. I was teaching English as a foreign language in South Korea, and I showed a video of a BBC Glastonbury roundup on the projector as part of the lesson. I remember glimpsing an incredibly cute blond guy on stage, and being transfixed. I knew immediately that he was gay because the way he moved was unashamedly fluid and graceful. He was doing a pirouette.The clip was so short there wasn’t even a mention of the name of the band, so I had to do some detective work. I Googled something ridiculous like “bleached hair gay man Glastonbury 2015” and trawled through hundreds of search results until I found him. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Justin Devenny fires home winning penalty as Crystal Palace edge Liverpool in Community Shield

The former Kilmarnock youth player slammed home the decisive spot-kick

Society

4 w. ago Top South Dakota official apologizes for releasing voter data

South Dakota secretary of state Monae Johnson is apologizing for accidentally revealing sensitive voter registration data about thousands of residents last month

Politics