4 h. ago Rangers players should want to 'fight' Russell Martin over his cop out interview answer

The Hearts' fan favourite wasn't having the excuses dished out by Martin after defeat to the Jambos

Sport

4 h. ago 'Reform isn't the answer' says Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth

A new poll put the two parties just 1% apart for next year's Senedd election

Politics

5 h. ago US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending

Multibillion-dollar pledges on data centres come during Trump visit despite unresolved issues around digital services tax

Politics

5 h. ago Victims denied justice under Scotland’s not proven verdict watch as it is finally abolished

MSPs voted through the landmark justice reform bill, rubber-stamping the axing of the verdict – meaning jurors will no longer have three options when it comes to deciding the fate of defendants at criminal trials.

Events

6 h. ago ‘Landmark Bill’ abolishing Scotland’s not proven verdict passed at Holyrood

MSPs have approved wide-ranging legislation proposed by the Scottish Government to reform how the justice system operates.

Politics

7 h. ago Not proven verdict finally abolished after MSPs vote in favour of major reform to Scots justice system

Jurors in Scotland will no longer have three options when it comes to reaching a verdict at criminal trials following the historic vote.

Politics

7 h. ago Reform UK council leader walks out 'in disbelief' because Torfaen councillors did not acknowledge killing of US influencer Charlie Kirk

Following the meeting Cllr David Thomas told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he'd left the meeting early due to his disappointment in colleagues across the council chamber

Events

7 h. ago Lib Dems to vote on blocking trans members from party roles reserved for women under reform of 'unlawful' diversity rules

Activists say current rules mean that biological women could be absent completely from party roles if the rules are followed and all the positions are held by trans women.

Politics

9 h. ago New airport security changes to impact Brits with 'long queues' to be expected

The EES will be rolled out from October and will mean that anyone travelling to the EU from the UK will need to provide biometric data at the border and answer more questions

Events

10 h. ago Labour councillor who once cited Barack Obama as a role model and championed gay rights becomes party's first direct defector to Reform in England with blast at Keir Starmer

Councillor Mason Humberstone said Labour was 'lost' and had forgotten about 'ordinary, hardworking people' as he crossed the floor on Stevenage Borough Council.

Politics

11 h. ago Madeleine McCann: What next for infamous cold case as prime suspect walks free and refuses to answer Met Police questions

Madeleine’s case remains one of the most high-profile unsolved disappearances of recent decades – but 18 years on, investigators appear no closer to bringing a culprit to justice

Politics

13 h. ago Now Starmer faces disaster in Wales: Poll shows Labour in freefall behind Reform and set to lose First Minister post for first time EVER

A grim poll suggests Labour is in freefall ahead of crucial Senedd elections next May - trailing far behind Reform and Plaid Cymru.

Politics

14 h. ago Shetland says tourist tax ‘doesn’t make sense’ for the islands

Councillors said the visitor levy ‘just isn’t the answer’ for the Scottish archipelago

Politics

14 h. ago How 99p item could save Brits up to £350 on energy bills this winter

With energy bills set to soar this winter, households are looking for ways to keep their homes warm without breaking the bank - and one 99p item could be the answer

Economics

14 h. ago Warning over ‘dramatic’ rise in UK state pension age without government reform

The state pension age is already set to increase to 67 but an additional rise is on the agenda too

Events

17 h. ago ‘Hear it? Hurl it. Handled.’ Time to extend messaging on trains

Train Talk: Passenger behaviour needs to be much better, but five-word slogans are not the answer

Politics

17 h. ago Tory green group urges Badenoch to prioritise nature recovery

The Conservative Environment Network delivered a paper to the Tory leader outlining a vision for restoring England’s natural environment.

Politics

18 h. ago ‘The epitome of amazingness’: how electroclash brought glamour, filth and fun back to 00s music

Witty, foul-mouthed, camp and punky, it was the 00s answer to slick superclubs and the rock patriarchy. As its rough, raw sound returns, the scene’s eyeliner-ed heroes, from Peaches to Jonny Slut, relive its excessesJonny Melton knew that his club night Nag Nag Nag had reached some kind of tipping point when he peered out of the DJ booth and spotted Cilla Black on the dancefloor. “I think that’s the only time I got really excited,” he laughs. “I was playing the Tobi Neumann remix of Khia’s My Neck, My Back, too – ‘my neck, my back, lick my pussy and my crack’ – and there was Cilla, grooving on down. You know, it’s not Bobby Gillespie or Gwen Stefani, it’s fucking Cilla Black. I’ve got no idea how she ended up there, but I’ve heard since that she was apparently a bit of a party animal.”It seems fair to say that a visit from Our Cilla was not what Melton expected when he started Nag Nag Nag in London in 2002. A former member of 80s goth band Specimen who DJed under the name Jonny Slut...

Politics

22 h. ago 90 per cent of people will fail this 'impossible' Harvard brainteaser

The brainteaser has been doing the rounds on social media and has left many people scratching their heads as they try to work out the correct answer

Events

23 h. ago Third of UK parents have sought special needs assessment for their child, survey finds

Parentkind charity also says 33% of parents of children with special educational needs reported financial strainOne in three parents have sought a special needs assessment for their child, according to a survey that reveals a surge in demand for special needs support in schools across the UK.The figures were released amid mounting apprehension in England over national plans to reform special needs provision amid rising costs and a severe shortage of dedicated special school places. Continue reading...

Society