Healthcare not always available when and where needed, human rights report warns Healthcare in Scotland is not always available when people need it, a report has warned. The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published its second comprehensive annual assessment of how human rights are being realised across Scotland. Its State Of The Nation 2025
Defence Secretary unveils hi-tech naval force to defend undersea cables Defence Secretary John Healey has said the UK and its allies are ready to “track and deter” Russian submarines as he revealed plans for a new multi-million pound hi-tech force to protect undersea cables and pipelines. The hybrid naval force, named Atlantic Bastion, will combine
Mininster hails ‘hugely important’ moment as UK marks 25 years of offshore wind A minister has hailed offshore wind as the “backbone” of the country’s clean energy system as the sector marks 25 years since the UK’s first turbines were erected off the coast of Northumberland. Since the Blyth site opened in December 2000, offshore
Minister hails ‘hugely important’ moment as UK marks 25 years of offshore wind A minister has hailed offshore wind as the “backbone” of the country’s clean energy system as the sector marks 25 years since the UK’s first turbines were erected off the coast of Northumberland. Since the Blyth site opened in December 2000, offshore
Heathrow passengers stranded for hours at bus stops after ‘pepper spray’ attack Passengers arriving at Heathrow Terminal 3 on Sunday said they faced hours waiting for buses after a number of people were attacked with a “form of pepper spray”. Officers were called at 8.11am on Sunday to reports that multiple people had been assaulted
Sir Keir Starmer says former deputy Angela Rayner will return to Cabinet Sir Keir Starmer says the “hugely talented” Angela Rayner will return to his Cabinet. Ms Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and deputy Labour leader in September after an independent ethics probe found she had breached the ministerial code over her
Protesters target Crown Jewels in Tower of London stunt Crumble and custard hurled at display case containing the Imperial State Crown Four protesters have been arrested after apple crumble and custard was thrown at a display case containing the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. Take Back Power, which describes itself as a new
Tory peer defects to Reform UK Lord Malcolm Offord is the latest defector to join the party ormer Conservative life peer Malcolm Offord has defected to Reform UK. Lord Malcolm Offord was announced by Nigel Farage as the latest defector to join the party during a rally in Falkirk. The Scottish financier previously served as a Scotland Office minister
18 migrants die in Mediterranean boat tragedy Inflatable dinghy capsizes south of the island of Crete At least 18 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat died when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities have said. The half-sunken boat was located on Saturday by a passing Turkish
Starmer has left millions of children ‘languishing in poverty’, claims SNP Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has left millions of children “languishing in poverty”, the SNP has claimed. The party said analysis it commissioned from the House of Commons Library shows that if the Labour UK Government matched Scottish Government policies, it would lift an