6 h. ago Government will ‘stretch every sinew’ to get young people into work – minister

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said one in eight young people of working age were not in employment or educational training.

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7 h. ago Donald Trump has not treated our people with respect, says Greenland Prime Minister

US president has reaffirmed his interest in getting control of the island

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6 d. ago More than 70% of Scots have unfavourable view of Trump, poll suggests

The poll comes as former first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the US President was trying to ‘silence people’.

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7 d. ago Warning issued to anyone aged between 18 and 39 who is renting a home

The Home Office ministers are urging people to be cautious when searching for properties online

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7 d. ago Rental fraud warning issued to young adults preparing to move home this spring

Home Office ministers are urging people to avoid being rushed into a quick decision or handing over cash without viewing a property first.

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9 d. ago Starmer ‘will not order’ people to cut meat consumption to save climate

The Prime Minister said he was ‘not in the business of telling people how they should run their lives’.

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1 week ago Plight of Dumfries charity helping young people with additional support needs raised with First Minister

Rising costs have forced The Usual Place into a restructure, which is set to see around six of the 31 staff made redundant.

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1 week ago It’s grand theft AI and UK ministers are behind it. Oppose this robbery of people’s creativity | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alastair Webber

The plan to weaken copyright law, allowing tech firms to profit for free from people’s talent, is an outrage, and the nation would sufferWe are father and son: one has written 16 musicals and counting, the other cofounded The Other Songs, a leading independent record and publishing company. Our work has employed thousands globally, nurturing the next generation of talent. Copyright is the foundation that protects this, and all creative work: from music, theatre and literature to film and art. Copyright ensures creators retain control and are fairly compensated. It underpins the creative economy. Put simply, it allows artists and creatives to make a living. Endless studies have shown what a benefit that creativity – music, theatre, dance, art, film, TV, the list is endless – has on the rest of society.Yet, today, the UK government is proposing changes that would strip creators of this protection. Under the data (use and access) bill, AI companies would be allowed to take works, past ...

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2 w. ago Australia will ‘watch every move’ of Chinese warships detected off east coast

Ships’ presence off east coast follows incident in South China Sea in which a Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of Australian military planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will “watch every move” of three Chinese warships which have been detected off the country’s east coast, the defence minister has said.Three People’s Liberation Army-Navy vessels – the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class cruiser Zunyi and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu – were detected off north-east Queensland last week and have been surveilled since as they have sailed south. The Financial Times reported the ships were about 150 nautical miles off the coast of Sydney.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Anas Sarwar speaks of 'robust' conversations with Keir Starmer after difficult start for Labour Government

EXCLUSIVE: Sarwar also said leader also said the Scottish people are his "boss", not the Prime Minister.

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2 w. ago Nigel Farage says Tories ‘not on the right in any measurable way’ and calls Labour government ‘miserable’ – UK politics live

Leader of Reform UK criticises Conservatives and ‘declinist’ Labour government in new attacksGood morning, defence secretary John Healey has finished speaking, so I can take a quick pause and actually welcome you to our rolling coverage of UK politics for Tuesday. Here are the headlines Defence secretary John Healey has announced what he described as the most significant defence reform for 50 years, in which reporting lines and budgets will be simplified, and a new “quad” of four senior leaders reporting directly to the minister appointedHealy said there were extraordinary people in the UK’s defence forces, but too often they were hampered by process, and there was a lack of direct accountability. He suggested his changes might bring about up to £10bn in savings to the taxpayer over the next decadeTransport secretary Heidi Alexander has said the UK should not rule out sending troops to Ukraine as part of any future peacekeeping forceThe rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at ...

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