Holyrood committee backs community wealth building legislation A Holyrood committee has backed the principles of community wealth building legislation. The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill would impose a duty on councils and other public bodies to create plans that would “facilitate and support the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in the local economy” which
Labour are ‘handmaidens’ to Reform, Green Party leader to tell conference The Green Party will accuse Labour of being too strongly influenced by Reform UK, as the party’s conference gets under way. Newly elected Green leader Zack Polanski will make an appeal to voters ahead of the local elections in May next year, pledging his
Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’ Some of Britain’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two were found to meet high ethical standards, analysis by a consumer group has revealed. Which? Money said consumers may not be aware that some
Taylor Swift calls The Life Of A Showgirl album a ‘self-portrait’ Taylor Swift has unveiled her highly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, telling fans the record is a “self-portrait”. The album, expected to top charts around the world, dropped at 5am in the UK, with many Swifties likely setting early alarms
Terrorist who killed two at synagogue was Syrian granted UK citizenship in 2006 The terrorist who killed two Jewish men outside a synagogue on the holiest day of the religion’s calendar was a British citizen of Syrian descent, police have said. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in connection
Four injured after car driven at people and man stabbed outside synagogue Four people have been injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue. Greater Manchester Police said it was called to an incident in Middleton Road, Crumpsall, on Thursday where a man –
Faberge egg estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction A Faberge egg commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 is estimated to sell for more than £20 million at auction. The Winter Egg, which was commissioned by the emperor as an Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, is described
Tories vow to scrap UK’s landmark climate legislation The Conservatives have announced plans to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act, brought in by the last Labour government in 2008, which committed the UK to cut
Family of couple detained in Iran call on ministers to ‘secure urgent release’ The family of a British couple detained in Iran is calling on the Foreign Office to “secure their urgent release”, saying the couple’s “physical health is really starting to suffer”. Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a
University hails £475,000 fund into ‘groundbreaking’ eczema technology Heriot-Watt University has said its “groundbreaking technology” that could “revolutionise how eczema is diagnosed and treated” has received more than £475,000 to move into clinical research. The university in Edinburgh said the vibroacoustic sensor could end “years of suffering for millions of patients across the UK”. The