49 h. ago Hearts to raid Rangers for next academy chief as former Queen's Park boss set for major Tynecastle role

Former Queen's Park boss Ellis is set to take over the Tynecastle academy and lead the hunt for the next James Wilson and Craig Gordon

Politics

3 d. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Inmate at jail run by rogue prison boss had chief's name 'tattooed on his face'

Kerri Pegg, 42, has been convicted of misconduct in public office.

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5 d. ago Prisoners left 'ultra violent' after using toothpaste and shower gel to make drugs

A report into HMP Durham, which holds just under 1,000 inmates, found prisoners were manufacturing drugs in jail using ingredients such as toothpaste and shower gel

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9 d. ago Rogue landlords face two years in prison under crackdown plan at Holyrood

Labour have tabled an amendment to housing legislation tackling landlords that wrongfully evicts tenants

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1 week ago Brendan Rodgers goes against Celtic chiefs’ league stance as boss admits he wants a bigger top flight

The Irishman has had his say on the league set-up after a 10-team top flight came up for discussion.

Economics

1 week ago Prison nurse, 27, is suspended over claim she had fling with drug

Glamorous prison nurse Stephanie Adair, 27, has been suspended over allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at England's worst jail HMP Wandsworth.

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2 w. ago Staff at British jail where 17 inmates died in just one year 'laughed at beating prisoners and joked about self

The messages allegedly show staff members at HMP Parc in Bridgend, south Wales, mocking one inmate who had self harmed as 'daft' and boasting of 'punching the f*** into' another.

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2 w. ago Major changes to crack down on small boats gangs as Meta, X and TikTok attend UK summit

Alongside the summit, ministers today announced a crackdown on illegal working - with tough ‘right to work’ checks on workers in the gig economy and fines of up to £60,000 or prison time for rogue employers

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2 w. ago Wetherspoons' Sir Tim Martin tells Ryanair boss to ‘chill out and buy me pint or two’

EXCLUSIVE: Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary has accused 'Spoons boss Sir Tim Martin of not having to pick up the pieces from drunk and disorderly behaviour, but now the pub mogul has hit back telling him to 'chill out'

Economics

2 w. ago Former MI6 chief and Rusi boss discuss Russia, Trump and the future of the West – how to watch our panel

The panel, chaired by world affairs editor Sam Kiley, will feature Alex Younger, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus, director-general of RUSI, discussing global security, US foreign policy under Trump, and the future of Ukraine and Nato

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3 w. ago Police investigate alleged assault understood to involve multiple Parc prison officers and inmate

An inmate at the troubled jail is understood to allegedly have been assaulted by multiple officers at HMP Parc. Police investigations are said to be continuing

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3 w. ago Ian Baraclough on Partick Thistle sporting director shortlist as ex Motherwell boss impresses Firhill chiefs

The 54-year-old is experienced having also managed the Northern Ireland national team

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3 w. ago What is the meaning of life? 15 possible answers – from a palliative care doctor, a Holocaust survivor, a jail inmate and more

I asked some well-known names for their thoughts on the ultimate existential question. Their answers were fascinating, funny – and could help us frame our days on EarthIn September 2015, I was unemployed, heartbroken and living alone in my dead grandad’s caravan, wondering what the meaning of life was. Where was I going to find happiness, or purpose, or meaning? What was the point to all of this?Like any millennial, I turned to Google for the answers. I trawled through essays, newspaper articles, countless YouTube videos, various dictionary definitions and numerous references to the number 42, before I discovered an intriguing project carried out by the philosopher Will Durant during the 1930s. Durant had written to Ivy League presidents, Nobel prize winners, psychologists, novelists, professors, poets, scientists, artists and athletes to ask for their take on the meaning of life. His findings were collated in the book On the Meaning of Life, published in 1932. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Female prison officer suspended from London jail after 'inappropriate relationship' with inmate

Police are investigating claims that HMP Feltham prison officer Katerina Tatus was part of an affair

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4 w. ago Scots firms fined for 'deliberately' dodging tax named and shamed by HMRC

An Edinburgh restaurant boss is amongst those named by tax chiefs as a 'deliberate defaulter' after being fined more than £200,000.

Economics