46 m. ago Police called to Scots high school amid reports of 'youths with weapons'

Police were called to St Andrew's and St Bride's High School in East Kilbride after receiving a report of youths in possession of weapons but "no criminality was established".

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63 m. ago Elon Musk claims US government workers to be put on leave if they fail to return to office – live

Billionaire claims workers will face administrative leave if they ‘ignored President Trump’s executive order’Musk demand for federal workers document what they do brings chaosMusk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestormHere’s a little more on Dan Bongino, the Maga podcaster Donald Trump has named as deputy director of the FBI and who will oversee the bureau alongside newly appointed director Kash Patel.The president announced the appointment on Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “a man of incredible love and passion for our country”. He called the announcement “great news for law enforcement and American justice”.Kash Patel should have been a redline. Bongino is what you get when R Senators fail to do their jobs and say no to Patel. The Trump Admin is turning federal law enforcement over to unqualified, unprincipled, partisan henchmen. It’s unacceptable and conservatives need to say so. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago Susanna Reid forced to apologise for 'highly offensive' gesture on GMB: 'There are children watching'

The presenter, 54, hastily jumped in after a reporter made the unexpected gesture live on air during Monday’s broadcast

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73 m. ago P&O Cruise passengers ‘dropping like flies’ from suspected norovirus outbreak

The cruise line confirmed that passengers had reported gastrointestinal symptoms

Science

77 m. ago Brits unprepared for funeral costs as prices soar, study reveals

A new report reveals families are left scrambling to cover rising costs, with a third unprepared for the financial strain of saying goodbye.

Economics

77 m. ago This Oscars favourite will be hard to see in cinemas. Here’s why

Palestinian film No Other Land cannot find a US distributor. Drew Paul reports

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86 m. ago Countryfile sparks complaints as gobsmacked BBC viewers demand 'trigger warning'

Countryfile hosts Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith fronted the latest episode of the BBC nature show, but viewers were rather taken aback by what they were seeing

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89 m. ago Martin Kemp opens up on terrifying health battle and admits 'people think I'm dead'

Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp has revealed that he is 'completely dyslexic' after undergoing surgery following his two brain tumours in his 30s

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94 m. ago Asda slash price of Gino D'Acampo cookware items as chef faces misconduct claims

The supermarket said its Gino D'Acampo promotions are company-wide and part of regular discounting processes

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95 m. ago Armed cops in Inverness LIVE amidst reports of "aggressive XL Bully"

Police have cordoned off a house in Inverness

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97 m. ago Sequel to beloved 2000s comedy ‘confirmed’ after years of fan demand

It’s been over 20 years since the release of ‘White Chicks,’ and it looks like the Wayans Brothers have finally agreed that ‘it’s time’ to give fans the long-awaited sequel

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98 m. ago BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this weekBP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels when it presents its strategy to investors this week.The chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, is poised to tell shareholders that the oil and gas company is scrapping its target to increase renewable generation 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Woman 'realises her house is haunted' after discovering gruesome murder clue

A woman has shared the horrifying moment she discovered a gruesome clue that someone was murdered in her house - and she was left terrified by the 'haunted' property

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1 hour ago Hilarious moment nudist man 'impersonates his own wife' in bizarre LBC interview as listeners call it 'comedy gold'

Henry Riley (pictured) a reporter at LBC, which is based in London, interviewed a man named Clive who claimed he had been going to a nudist beach for the past 20 years with his wife.

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1 hour ago Paedophile surgeon who 'raped 300 children, including some under anaesthetic,' finally faces his alleged victims as France's biggest ever child

The bespectacled surgeon is accused of assaulting or raping 299 boys and girls over three decades - many of whom were under anaesthetic following surgical procedures.

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1 hour ago Shocking moment birthday balloon explodes in woman's face after floating in candles on her cake

A horrifying moment caught on camera shows a birthday balloon blowing up in Giang Pham's face after it flew over her cake's candles - leaving the young Vietnamese woman with serious burns.   

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1 hour ago BBC EastEnders fans demand 'controversial' character return for Martin Fowler's funeral

Martin's death marked the end of actor James Bye's 11-year tenure on the programme

Politics

1 hour ago Germany election: far right surge is ‘last warning’, says Friedrich Merz

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says centrist parties must work together to provide effective leadershipGerman election live – latest updatesThe doubling of support for the far right in Germany’s federal election was “the last warning” to the country’s mainstream parties to provide effective leadership, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s victorious conservative alliance, has said.Speaking on Monday after his CDU/CSU alliance came first with 28.5% of the vote, the man who is on course to become the next German chancellor said centrist parties needed to heed the surge in support for the anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Video: Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches man in street and tells him: ‘You won’t threaten an MP again’

This is the moment Labour MP Mike Amesbury punches a man in the street, before telling him: “You won’t threaten an MP again”.

Economics

2 h. ago Forget expensive digital detox retreats, here's what happened when I tried it at home

Digital detoxes are having a moment thanks to White Lotus; but do you need to go to a fancy retreat to do one? Madeleine Spencer tries it at home

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