2 h. ago BBC given Wimbledon warning over 'out of touch' pundits amid calls for coverage shake

The BBC has always been home to Wimbledon on television, but tennis coverage from competing channelsis beginning to outshine the UK public service broadcaster

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8 h. ago Higher tax has not delivered better public services, say half of Scots

A poll by Survation found just 27 per cent believe the level of personal tax in Scotland provides value for money

Politics

17 h. ago Four UK hospital trusts declare 'critical incidents' as official statements released

Four hospital trusts across Surrey and Kent have declared critical incidents with health services urging the public to use the right services to help ease pressure on emergency care

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39 h. ago 'Fake admiral' tried to convince neighbours he was 'spying on Russia for NATO'

Jonathan Carley was found to have 'set out to deceive' members of the public attending a Remembrance Day service in Llandudno, Wales, by posing as a Royal Navy admiral

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children. | Editorial

A wave of humiliating sexualised imagery must prompt regulators and politicians to step upAn online trend involving asking Grok, the Elon Musk-owned chatbot, to undress photographs of women and girls and show them wearing bikinis has rightly sparked outrage in the UK and internationally. Earlier this week Liz Kendall, the science and technology secretary, described the proliferation of the digitally altered pictures, some of which are overtly sexualised or violent, as “unacceptable in decent society”. What happens next will depend on whether she and her colleagues are prepared to follow through on such remarks. The government’s generally enthusiastic approach to AI, and the growing role they see for it in public services, do not inspire confidence in their ability to confront such threats.In addition to the deluge of bikini images, the Internet Watch Foundation, a charity, has evidence that Grok Imagine (an AI tool that generates images and videos from prompts) has been used to crea...

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5 d. ago UK ‘should be spending double’ on BBC World Service, says Tim Davie

The outgoing BBC director-general was quizzed by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Thursday.

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5 d. ago I want to be first minister, says potential Reform leader in Scotland

Lord Malcolm Offord said his name is in the hat for the role of the party’s Scottish leader.

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5 d. ago Scottish Parliament election: Why Labour's 'idiotic' rebels are a gift to the SNP and Reform

By making Labour appear weak and divided, the rebel MPs are undermining their own cause

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6 d. ago How Scotland's gritters are named as new competition launched

The public are being asked to help name a new winter service vehicle.

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6 d. ago Brigitte Bardot laid to rest in funeral ceremony broadcast across Saint

Service attended by singers, animal rights activists, and public figures including Marine Le PenBrigitte Bardot, the film star turned animal rights activist, will be laid to rest in her home town of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday during a funeral attended by her favourite politician, the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.Bardot died at her La Madrague villa on 28 December aged 91. Her funeral is being held at the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church and broadcast on large screens across the town. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago SNP and Reform UK will never fix Scotland's broken public services

In contrast to John Swinney and Nigel Farage’s parties, Scottish Labour is focussed on finding ways to improve people’s lives

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6 d. ago Scottish Budget: The case for tax cuts is crystal clear but the SNP aren't listening

Cutting taxes would stimulate the economy, reduce the cost of living, help businesses and generate the higher tax revenues to fund public services

Economics

7 d. ago Major incident declared in Aberdeenshire as snowfall brings services to standstill

Bosses at Aberdeenshire Council confirmed they were looking at a prolonged period of significant impacts to travel and public services.

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8 d. ago Labour to reach 1m Scots a week as Anas Sarwar tries to close polling gap with SNP

Labour will have deep pockets in a contest that currently sees them trailing the SNP and Reform UK.

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8 d. ago Martin O'Neill has Celtic cover broken amid rising Wilfried Nancy pressure after arriving in Scotland

The Parkhead icon made an impressive return to Glasgow's east end before stepping aside for the Frenchman

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9 d. ago Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar must smash Keir Starmer's 'Ming vase' to smithereens

Scotland needs politicians focused on ‘the basics’ of public services and the economy

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9 d. ago Euan McColm: Looming fight between SNP and Reform will see Scotland even further divided

Swinney facing Farage head on in Holyrood vote will make constitutional matters the battleground, rather than the public’s real concerns such as the NHS

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1 week ago How the SNP helped turn Reform UK into a political force in Scotland

Both John Swinney and Nigel Farage want the Scottish Parliament election to be a ‘straight fight’ between their two parties

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1 week ago Never a more important time to be a unionist or conservative, says Findlay

The Scottish Conservative leader attacked Reform UK’s unionist credentials.

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1 week ago Scotland's firefighters suffering low morale due to 'crushing' budget constraints

EXCLUSIVE: Shona Robison is being urged to announce "significant" investment in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service or risk public safety being undermined.

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