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Former Scotland first minister and current Alba Party leader Alex Salmond has died aged 69. Mr Salmond served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014 and was leader of the Scottish National Party on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Mr Salmond, calling him a “monumental figure” in the political world. The Prime Minister said: “For more […]

Israeli airstrikes flattened a residential area and killed at least 22 people including women and children in an urban refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday. In an area where Israel’s military launched a major ground operation last week, one of the strikes late on Friday destroyed an entire building, killing at least 20 people and severely damaging several nearby buildings in the centre of Jabaliya […]

DP World will attend the Government’s international investment summit on Monday despite reports that a row over calls to boycott its subsidiary P&O Ferries had put a £1 billion investment at risk. Dubai-based DP World was reported to have pulled out of the summit and put plans to announce a major investment in the UK under review after Transport Secretary Louise Haigh’s scathing criticism of P&O. The Department of Business […]

Bukayo Saka is out of England’s Nations League game against Finland on Sunday. The winger limped off during the second half of Thursday’s humiliating defeat to Greece at Wembley and is not fit for the match in Helsinki. He will now return to Arsenal for further assessment ahead of their Premier League clash with Bournemouth next weekend. Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is also out of the trip as he has […]

The Israeli military has renewed its orders for Palestinian in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops continue an offensive against militants. Military spokesman Avichay Adraee told people to leave parts of Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan area and other locations in and around Jabaliya, the urban refugee camp where Israeli forces carried out several major operations over the course of the war. In a post […]

Wales is being held back by a “poverty of ambition”, the leader of Plaid Cymru has said. Rhun ap Iorwerth has said his party could be the biggest in Wales at the next Senedd election in 2026, but it must give the country a fresh start and “build trust”. Speaking at the party’s annual conference in Cardiff on Friday, he said: “More than ever, poverty of ambition and paucity of […]

A Paralympic gold medallist has described how he was “as close to death” as a person can be after contracting meningitis. Wheelchair rugby player Aaron Phipps said his experience was “absolutely horrendous” and “can happen to anyone” as he urged teenagers and young adults to ensure they are vaccinated against the potentially deadly disease. Phipps had both legs and most of his fingers amputated after contracting meningitis when he was […]

Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down Transport Secretary Louise Haigh after her scathing criticism of P&O Ferries reportedly jeopardised a £1 billion investment in the UK. The Prime Minister said her call for a boycott of the ferry firm was “not the view of the Government”. Dubai-based DP World, P&O’s parent firm, is reported to have been planning to announce a major investment in the UK at the Government’s International […]

Neglect by NHS staff contributed to the death of a 13-year-old girl in “unbearable” pain from sepsis in hospital, a coroner has concluded. At an inquest which concluded at Northampton Coroner’s Court on Friday, assistant coroner Sophie Lomas said there were several key missed opportunities to save Chloe Longster’s life. The missed opportunities identified in the inquest include delays to her sepsis screening and treatment, and delays to prescribe and […]