1 hour ago Nigel Farage's Reform charging potential MSPs £200 to stand for party in 2026 election

Reform UK is charging Holyrood hopefuls who want to stand in next year's election - partly to fund their own vetting checks.

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1 hour ago Scots kids 'heartbroken' by flood of fake Labubu dolls as counterfeit craze spirals out of control

Advice Direct Scotland said counterfeit Labubu dolls – the latest toy craze – were duping collectors, draining wallets and disappointing kids.

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1 hour ago Parents furious at council decision to remove school transport from vulnerable Ayrshire kids

A petition was launched by one of the parents after East Ayrshire Council removed school transport for vulnerable children with ASN.

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1 hour ago Bosses at Glasgow council live entertainment firm awarded nearly £120,000 in bonuses

EXCLUSIVE: The top ups were awarded despite the council having to make cuts and raise tax.

Economics

5 h. ago Humiliation as Keir Starmer wins vote on welfare only after farcical climbdown on welfare reform plans

On a shambolic day for Labour, the Prime Minister dropped his flagship plan to cut disability benefits just hours after ministers had insisted they were going ahead.

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5 h. ago Americans are spending less on luxury items but this market still shines

Luxury jewelry spending is on the rise despite an overall dip in spending across all luxury items

Economics

5 h. ago From landslide to mudslide, the PM's been buried under the sludge of Labour dissent: QUENTIN LETTS on the welfare reform vote

Welfare minister Liz Kendall summoned all the resolution in her slender veins. 'This Government,' she squeaked, 'must not and will not duck the big challenges!' Three and a bit hours later: capitulation.

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5 h. ago Council spending on school transport for special needs pupils soars nearly 200pc to £2bn

A new report from the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals the 'huge pressures' on council budgets from a rise in special needs diagnoses.

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6 h. ago Bridgerton's Simone Ashley admits she suffered 'a lot of anxiety' after soaring to global fame and teases she will open up about her 'heartbreak' in 'beautiful and messy' debut album

The actress, 30, plays Kathani 'Kate' Bridgerton in the Netflix series but her rise to fame first came after her appearance in Sex Education.

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6 h. ago Pupils with special needs ‘have to travel further to school for suitable place’

Spending by councils on transporting children with Send to schools is predicted to increase to around £1.97 billion in 2025/26, a report suggests.

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8 h. ago Trump ditches plans to move FBI out of DC and is instead ready to house them in old USAID headquarters

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center will now house the FBI

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8 h. ago West Lothian raids see more than 11,000 illegal cigarettes and tobacco seized

A total of 11,560 cigarettes and 14 pouches of rolling tobacco were removed from sale. A vehicle involved was also seized.

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8 h. ago Scotland squad met with 'truly unique experience' in New Zealand as one player reunites with childhood coach

Edinburgh back-rower ‘forever grateful’ to Scotland forwards coach

Sport

8 h. ago Results of trial to test turning off street lights in one part of Wales given to local councillors

One members said he felt it was like going back to the 1940's

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8 h. ago Love Island star Helena sparks backlash as fans call out 'disrespectful' move

Tensions continue to rise between Shakira and Harry

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9 h. ago Disability benefit cuts: Sir Keir Starmer forced to make late concession in biggest Labour rebellion

Sir Keir Starmer was forced to abandon a key plank of his welfare reform agenda to get the legislation through its first Commons test.

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9 h. ago How every Greater Manchester MP voted on the controversial welfare reform bill

The controversial bill voted through after a major U-turn

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10 h. ago Rattled Starmer scrapes through on welfare reform after last

PM suffers largest rebellion of his premiership so far, despite a climbdown in which he abandoned a key pillar of the planned cut

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10 h. ago The full list of Labour MPs who voted against Keir Starmer's welfare reform bill

In total, 44 Labour MPs voted for an amendment to scrap the controversial legislation

Economics

10 h. ago JASON GROVES analysis: After describing welfare reform as a 'moral imperative', Sir Keir has all but abandoned it...

No 10 believed it had done enough last Thursday when it agreed to exempt all those currently on disability from planned cuts and focus solely on new claimants.

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