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Scottish Labour’s no confidence motion could require first minister and all other ministers to resign if it passes
Humza Yousaf is expected to make an announcement about housing this afternoon. It is expected early afternoon rather than late afternoon.
Despite a report in the Times this morning saying he was considering his position, he is not going to be announcing his resignation, the BBC says.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:13:50 GMT
Four others also charged in connection with investigation, says Crown Prosecution Service
A 20-year-old man has been charged with conducting hostile activity in the UK in order to benefit Russia, and four others have been charged in connection with the investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service has said after reporting restrictions were lifted.
More details soon …
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:20:23 GMT
Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery after mother killed by Israeli airstrike in Rafah
A premature Palestinian baby rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike has died, the baby’s uncle has said.
Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, said Rami al-Sheikh on Friday.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:07:48 GMT
Chris Philp gets confused over neighbouring countries when discussing government’s Rwanda deportation policy
The policing minister, Chris Philp, appeared to confuse the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on BBC Question Time on Thursday.
When discussing the government policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, the MP for Croydon South responded to an audience member’s question during the BBC One programme by asking: “Rwanda is a different country of Congo, isn’t it?”.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:31:48 GMT
Gary Roden resigns as general manager after tickets cancelled and gigs forced to reschedule in Manchester
The boss of Manchester’s beleaguered Co-op Live arena has resigned in its opening week after tickets were cancelled and gigs rescheduled because the venue was not ready on time.
Gary Roden quit as general manager of the new arena after also being criticised for saying some small music venues were “poorly run”.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:39:10 GMT
Teenager remanded in youth custody for trial in May after playground stabbing in Carmarthenshire
A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil in a school playground stabbing in Wales.
The deputy head of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Fiona Elias; a teacher, Liz Hopkin; and a pupil suffered knife wounds on Wednesday. All have since been discharged from hospital.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:24:03 GMT
Exclusive: Environmental groups say bank is misleading public over ‘sustainable’ financing for Eni as company vastly expands fossil fuel production
Barclays is being accused by environmental groups of greenwashing after helping to arrange €4bn (£3.4bn) in financing for the Italian oil company Eni in a way that allows them to qualify towards its $1tn sustainable financing goal.
Environmental groups have said the London-based bank is deliberately misleading the public by labelling the financial instruments as “sustainable” at the same time that Eni is in the midst of a multibillion-pound fossil fuel expansion drive designed to increase production.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:00:38 GMT
Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial
Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer.
Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer killer. Currently, surgery is the main treatment although radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:20:58 GMT
Group banned plants ‘removed from habitat’ from its shows – causing uproar from enthusiasts
A furious row has blown up in the UK’s leading succulent society over the practice of taking desirable specimens from the wild, with the chair resigning in protest over the behaviour of his fellow enthusiasts.
Succulents have risen in popularity in recent years: they are attractive and hardy.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:16:46 GMT
Global warming and international trade offering increasingly hospitable environment
Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade offers ample opportunities for spider travel and global heating provides an increasingly hospitable climate.
A jumping spider new to science has been identified living on the Penryn campus in Cornwall, home to the University of Exeter and Falmouth University. The nearest known relative of the 3-4mm-long Anasaitis milesae is found in the Caribbean, making it highly likely that this tiny species – alongside 17 other non-native jumping spider species – found its way to Britain from distant climes.
Continue reading...Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:14:35 GMT