45 m. ago Multiple UK schools plunged into lockdown over security fears after 'threatening email'

Northumbria Police says a number of primary and secondary schools received the email, leading some of the affected schools to opt for a voluntary lockdown as a safety measure

Events

47 m. ago Elaine C Smith grazes cattle on Glasgow Green to mark Freedom of City honour

Actress and comedian speaks of “honour” as part of city’s 850th birthday celebrations

Politics

56 m. ago Energy switching checklist to help people beat price cap rise next month

Advice Direct Scotland is urging people not to rush into switching energy suppliers without making several checks first.

Politics

57 m. ago The English schools looking to dispel ‘doom and gloom’ around AI

AI is being used to recreate Charles Darwin talking about evolution and to reimagine Luton as a car – and teachers report students are more engagedCharles Darwin chatting with students about evolution, primary school pupils seeing their writing transformed into images, Luton reimagined as a cool automobile – artificial intelligence is invading schools across England in surprising ways.While Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, in January called for a “digital revolution” involving AI in schools, it has already begun in places such as Willowdown primary school in Bridgwater, Somerset. Continue reading...

Politics

87 m. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty pauses live show to announce 'breaking news'

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was forced to pause Thursday's live show as she broke the news that NHS England's medical director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, is set to stand down

Politics

1 hour ago NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit in a week

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press conferences, to stand down a week after shock resignation of Amanda Pritchard

Science

1 hour ago Winter ‘not over’ for NHS as norovirus levels remain close to record high

Norovirus patient numbers are well above this point last year and in 2023.

Politics

1 hour ago The Kilmarnock star who beat Rangers DRUNK as he shackled Brian Laudrup after a night on the whisky

Former Killie midfielder Mark Reilly reveals how Rugby Park teammate Dylan Kerr dealt with same bad news the night before the game

Politics

1 hour ago Met Officer accused of assault was ‘gobsmacked’ after boy, 13, insulted him

Pc Stephen Evans allegedly assaulted the then-13-year-old on November 4 2022.

Events

2 h. ago Closure of West Lothian nursery 'will cost the council rather than save money'

Neil Brady-Campbell told councillors their calculations on saving were wrong, adding that moving all children from Linlithgow Bridge nursery to Linlithgow Primary nursery could actually see an increase in teacher costs by £45,000.

Economics

2 h. ago NHS’s top doctor to quit just days after boss’s surprise resignation

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press conferences, to stand down a week after shock resignation of Amanda Pritchard

Politics

2 h. ago Tottenham: Win or bust for Spurs in last chance to fulfil Ange Postecoglou trophy boast

Spurs have not grasped their Europa League opportunities in the past - this time it must be different, starting in Alkmaar

Politics

2 h. ago Stamp duty to increase in weeks – can you still beat the deadline?

There is a combined £142 million at stake as buyers rush to beat the deadline

Events

3 h. ago Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards WALK OFF CBS Sports after what Alisson said to them

Alisson was in inspired form for Liverpool as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League - and he was in a cheeky mood during an interview with CBS Sports, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards

Politics

4 h. ago Adolescence release date, cast and episodes for 'ambitious' real

Adolescence marks actor Stephen Graham's first outing as a screenwriter.

Politics

4 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: the 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo to headline

Charli xcx, the Prodigy and Loyle Carner will headline the Other stage, with first-time sets from Alanis Morissette, Doechii and En VogueThis year’s Glastonbury set will feature two first-time headliners in the British pop-rock group the 1975 and the US pop-punk songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.The band, led by Matty Healy, will top the Friday night billing on the Pyramid stage. Rodrigo will perform on Sunday. In 2022, the Drivers License singer performed on the Other stage, a set that boasted a guest spot from Lily Allen and an excoriation of the US supreme court following the overturning of Roe v Wade a day earlier. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Elaine C. Smith in special Janey Godley tribute show at Glasgow Comedy Festival

The stand-up-comedian, who died in November, will be honoured at the event called An Afternoon for Janey at this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

Culture

8 h. ago Elaine C Smith vows to be champion for citizens with Glasgow's freedom of the city

At a glittering ceremony on Friday, the veteran actress will become only the fifth woman in 850 years to be made a freeman of her home city.

Politics

10 h. ago My sister was murdered in her flat and then her boyfriend was found dead in a hospital toilet hours later... we still don't know what happened in the lead up to her death

Simone Smith, 35, was found dead in the flat she shared with her long-term partner in Huntington, Cambridgeshire, at 5pm last Wednesday.

Events

11 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Starmer might enjoy playing the global statesman but we're all stuck in a dejected, unhappy Britain

With one bound he was free! That is what Sir Keir Starmer 's admirers are saying about his sudden transformation into a globe-trotting international statesman.

Politics