The party’s Alex Cole-Hamilton, an MSP who sits on the committee on the Scottish government handling of harassment complaints, said: “There is a simple way for John Swinney to avoid another no confidence vote and that is to release the legal advice as parliament has twice made very clear it expects him to do.
Month: February 2021
On a course that was supposed to keep the world’s best in check, Collin Morikawa still got to 18 under as he won the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession Golf Club. Here’s everything you need to know from Sunday in Bradenton, Florida: Leaderboard: Collin Morikawa (-18), Viktor Hovland (-15), Brooks Koepka (-15), Billy Horschel (-15), Scottie
Speaking to Sophy Ridge, she said Labour would “look carefully” at proposals on corporation tax but added: “What we don’t want to see right now is what the chancellor is doing, particularly in relation to council tax, the imposition of additional costs at a point when our country is experiencing the worst economic crisis of
After the surgeon confirmed he was in the middle of performing surgery, and that he would be happy to continue, Mr Link said: “I do not feel comfortable for the welfare of a patient if you’re in the process of operating that I would put on a trial, notwithstanding the fact the officer is here
So far this year, the annual total for government borrowing – the amount the government borrows to make up for the gap between what it spends and what it raises in taxes – has reached £270.6bn, which is £222bn more than a year ago, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
In 2020, Sam Ryder was the most viewed UK artist on TikTok. His powerful vocals and short, snappy cover versions meant he built up millions of followers, as well as famous admirers like Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys. Sam’s always been involved in the music industry but hasn’t seen success like this before. As a
More than a year after the death of Kobe Bryant, his wife is taking issue with tweets posted immediately after his helicopter crash calling attention to his past rape accusation. Vanessa Bryant posted two tweets onto her Instagram story from actress Evan Rachel Wood and documentary producer Abigail Disney. Both tweets, which received blowback from
“We have no time to waste,” he said. “If we act now, decisively, quickly and boldly we can finally get ahead of this virus, we can finally get our economy moving again. And the people in this country have suffered far too much for too long. We need to relieve that suffering.”
The Golden Globes take place this weekend, but it’s definitely been a subdued year for Hollywood because of the pandemic. The effect on actors and directors has been well publicised. But what’s it been like for Tinsel Town’s elite make-up artists? How do you work in proximity when proximity is not allowed? Video produced by
The most enduring image from the USA women’s gymnastics 2012 Olympic team wasn’t of gold-medal-celebrating athletes or a stuck landing at the end of a championship routine. It was one of self-doubt and disappointment. It came courtesy of McKayla Maroney, undeniably the world’s best vaulter at the time, who nonetheless was denied a gold medal
Thousands of cold-stunned turtles were rescued as temperatures dropped to record lows in Texas this month. Now they are being returned to Gulf of Mexico. Sea turtles are vulnerable to cold waters, which hinders their movement. “They’ll drown in the water if not rescued,” said Wendy Knight of the non-profit Sea Turtle Inc.
A mother in Istanbul was forced to drop her four children from their apartment window to save them from their burning building. The fire broke out at the entrance to the family’s flat, causing the parent to take drastic action before firefighters arrived. The children and their mother all survived.
“They broke the school gate and shot at the security man. Then they moved into the hostels and woke up the girls, telling them it was time for prayers. After gathering all of them, the girls were crying and they took them away to the forest. They were also shooting in the air as they
UK residents arriving in England from so-called “red list” countries need to self-isolate in hotels for 10 days as part of Covid rules; all other arrivals are banned. So what does the experience feel like? Wiehann Meyer travelled from South Africa to London with a friend to start a job on the first day the
Source: NHS England, NHS Scotland, Public Health Wales, Gov.uk dashboard, BBC research Data for England is by Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area. The data was previously only available at Sustainability and Transformation Partnership or Integrated Care System level. For Scotland and Wales it is by health board. Comparable Northern Ireland data is not available by
A Greenpeace ship has been dropping huge boulders into the sea off Brighton this week to stop fishing boats from trawling the sea bed. The action is part of campaign to tighten restrictions on the most destructive forms of fishing in protected areas of UK waters. But leaders of the fishing community describe the action
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