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The Scottish Government will need to work “harder and smarter” to deliver for the people in the face of Westminster “cuts”, First Minister John Swinney will warn today. But with ending child poverty one of his key priorities, he will tell how his Government will “tailor support better to families” so they can “get the help they need”. While this will not have the same “immediate impact” as ending the […]

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has described the number of children missing school as an “absence epidemic”. Ahead of pupils’ return to the classroom next week, Ms Phillipson warned she will make no “apologies” for fining parents with frequently absent children. In the Sunday Times, Ms Phillipson said her first priority is to create a welcoming environment for pupils in a bid to improve attendance. She added that too many parents […]

The bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas have been recovered from Gaza, according to the Israel Defence Forces. In a statement posted on X, the IDF said the bodies of Carmel Gat, 40, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Alexander Lobanov,33, Almog Sarusi, 27, and Ori Danino, 25, were found and recovered yesterday. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesperson, said on Sunday that “they were cruelly murdered […]

The criminal justice system is “undoubtedly dysfunctional”, the police watchdog has said, as he described the lack of prison places as a “nightmare”. His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke told The Sunday Telegraph that “too often” police officers are “getting the basics wrong”, such as failing to answer the phone quickly or respond to incidents at pace. Mr Cooke told the newspaper: “None of the organisations can hold […]

City maintained their 100% start to the season with the 3-1 victory at the London Stadium Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent start to the season as Erling Haaland’s eighth Premier League hat-trick saw the defending champions beat West Ham 3-1 at the London Stadium. Oasis star and City fan Noel Gallagher looked on as Haaland made it back-to-back trebles and seven goals in just three matches this term. […]

The bodies were discovered in a house in Staines-upon-Thames on Saturday afternoon Three children and a man have been found dead in a house in Surrey. Police discovered their bodies in a property in Bremer Road, Staines-Upon-Thames, at around 1.15pm on Saturday. An investigation is being carried out to establish the circumstances of their deaths, though Surrey Police believes it was an isolated incident with no third-party involvement. Their next […]

Thousands of fans have spent many hours today in queues on booking sites All of the UK and Ireland dates for Oasis’s reunion tour have sold out in less than a day, the band announced. Since 9am on Saturday, when shows at Edinburgh, London, Cardiff and Manchester went on general sale, fans have aired their frustrations at being kicked off ticket selling websites and being quoted hiked prices for Noel and Liam […]

Alice Tai, Stephen Clegg and William Ellard have all won gold medals Alice Tai topped the Paralympic podium less than three years after opting to have her right leg amputated to cap a super Saturday for Great Britain’s swimmers in Paris. The 25-year-old completed a 36-minute gold rush with victory in the women’s 100m S8 backstroke after compatriots Stephen Clegg and William Ellard secured titles in world record times. A […]

A schoolboy donned his prize-winning cardboard crown in front of the King as the monarch visited a flower show. The King laughed as Oliver Keith tried on the homemade creation of silver cardboard, purple tissue paper and golden tinsel at the Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen’s 200th anniversary show in the city’s Duthie Park. He questioned the eight-year-old on the fit and how long it took him to make the […]