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Sturgeon Faces Calls To Resign After Video Leak

Nicola Sturgeon was under pressure to quit the SNP last night as a leaked video appeared to show her trying to shut down scrutiny of its finances.

Japan Ties Prove To Be Major Post-Brexit Boost

JAMES Cleverly praised Britain's post-Brexit relationship with Japan yesterday.

Reasons To Be Cheerful! Economy On Mend

Britain's economy is showing positive signs of a quicker recovery than was thought possible.

Has Musk Killed Twitter?

In 2022, the world's richest person paid $44bn to remould the platform. A year on, even his followers are unconvinced, report Faiz Siddiqui, Rachel Lerman and Jeremy B Merrill

Doctors' Strike Saw 200,000 Appointments Rescheduled

Paramedic union likely to reject government offer next week

More Maths Teachers Must Be Recruited, Admits Sunak

Rishi Sunak has admitted there are not enough teachers to fulfil his plans to boost maths learning, as he failed to say when he will deliver his vision to get everyone studying the subject until adulthood.

Thousands Of Pensioners Go Without Central Heating

Elderly living alone struggling during the cost of living crisis

Sudan Violence Escalates And Death Toll Mounts As Warring Factions Reject Calls For A Ceasefire

Rival government factions in Sudan have rejected calls for a ceasefire and intensified their battle for control of the vast and strategically important country as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict gather momentum

Recipe For Succession: Quiche Gets Royal Nod As Signature Dish For The Coronation

From coronation chicken to platinum pudding, royal occasions demand a signature dish and King Charles III's coronation is no exception

AI Could Be Very Harmful If Left Unregulated, Warns Google Boss

Google's chief executive has said. concerns about artificial intelligence keep him awake at night and that the technology could be "very harmful" if deployed wrongly

SpaceX Delays Launch Flight Test For Starship Of Orbital Rocket

The largest and most powerful rocket ever built was readied and fuelled for its first test flight yesterday, but SpaceX cancelled the launch minutes before blast-off after discovering a pressurisation problem

3 Russian Planes Escorted Away From Nato Airspace

BRITISH and German fighter jets intercepted three Russian planes heading for NATO airspace without warning.

Super Strong Vapes Sold To Kids By Post

Illegal device has 100 cigs' worth of nicotine

Putin's Top Foe Dumped In Jail

THE UK has demanded the release of a British-Russian opposition leader after he was jailed for 25 years in Moscow.

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE 'ORF

Coronation Quiche to mark Charles' big day

Warning Of Disruption As Work Resumes In City Centre

WORK on the £7 million regeneration of Plymouth city centre’s New George Street and Old Town Street is to be stepped up from this week

Wake Up, Ronnie! Your Movie Is About To Start

O'Sullivan set for a first look at the film covering his 2021 glory

NHS Workers And Veterans To Be Given Coronation Spots

Thousands of Armed Forces veterans and NHS workers will watch King Charles III’s coronation in front of Buckingham Palace.

What The PM's Plans Mean For The Future Of Motorways

Ever since smart motorways were introduced in the UK in 2006, they have proved highly controversial. The concept was brought in to create much-needed capacity on key parts of a congested road network.

Orient Express Hits Brexit Buffers To End UK Operation

The UK section of the Orient Express has been scrapped due to Brexit border controls, according to a new report. The Orient Express famously featured in Agatha Christie’s novel Murder on the Orient Express, and originally ran from Paris to Istanbul.

Sunak Could Cut Inheritance Tax Ahead Of Next Election

Rishi Sunak is said to be considering cutting inheritance tax ahead of the next general election in a move to give the ailing Tories a poll boost. The vast majority of families are not eligible to pay tax on the estate of a loved one who has died, but it remains consistently unpopular with voters.

Nurses Could Strike Until Christmas Over Pay Dispute

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union leader Pat Cullen has said nurses could strike until Christmas if Rishi Sunak's government does not back down on pay demands. The threat comes as the country's largest nursing plans to raise the stakes with a "mega strike" that would mean nurses walking out of every NHS hospital trust in England for the first time.

SNP Faces Calls To Suspend Sturgeon Over Finance Leaks

SNP leader Humza Yousaf is facing calls to suspend his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon following claims police are investigating attempts to shut down scrutiny of party finances.

Will Sunak Sack Raab Over Report Into Bullying Claims?

Dominic Raab won’t have enjoyed his Easter break very much. The deputy prime minister has been nervously awaiting the outcome of the independent investigation into allegations that he bullied government staff.

Raab Refuses Inquiry Into Abuse Of Boys In Detention

More than 2,000 victims have come forward from a single facility – Medomsley in County Durham – and many more have reported mistreatment at centres across England during the same period. Several were raped and sexually abused by guards as children, and although several men have been prosecuted, survivors say the full extent of the horrors they suffered has not been properly investigated.

Without Investment We Are Sitting Ducks For A Pandemic

Are we there yet? The promised land of hybrid immunity, vaccine coverage and endemicity where Covid-19 is no longer a threat to our everyday lives? Simply put: no.

Top Scientists Warn UK 'Not Ready' For Another Pandemic

The UK is not ready for the next global pandemic because public services are being dismantled and key research is being defunded, experts have claimed. More than three years after the global outbreak of coronavirus, top scientists have warned that the UK is no better prepared for a pandemic than it was in 2020.

Whisky Chiefs In Plea To Chancellor: Do Your Duty And Axe Dram Tax Hike

Campaign over 2019 support pledge

Sunak And Barclay Signal No New Pay Offer To NHS Staff Despite Threat Of Year Of Strikes

Rishi Sunak appears set on trying to face down unions with a high-risk strategy to tough out a new wave of NHS strikes that health service leaders warned were unsustainable and could put patient safety at risk

PM: We Need To End 'Anti-Maths Mindset' In UK

Rishi Sunak will today vow to "transform our national approach to maths" and help grow the economy.