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The MS Ambition has been chartered by the Scottish Government to provide accommodation for up to 1,750 people A second cruise ship which will house Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Glasgow. The MS Ambition has been chartered by the Scottish Government to provide accommodation for up to 1,750 people in 714 cabins. Another cruise ship called MS Victoria is currently being used to house hundreds of Ukrainians in Leith, Edinburgh. […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dozens of Stop Sizewell C protesters, who gathered outside the nuclear site where he delivered his final policy speech before leaving office, were “wrong”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dozens of Stop Sizewell C protesters, who gathered outside the nuclear site where he delivered his final policy speech before leaving office, were “wrong”. But the executive director of the Stop Sizewell C campaign group described […]

The oldest veteran of the Royal Scots regiment who fought in Dunkirk has died aged 104. The oldest veteran of the Royal Scots regiment who fought in rearguard defence during the Dunkirk evacuations, evaded a German massacre in 1940 and survived five years as a prisoner of war has died aged 104. Major John Errington, born on August 12 1918 at his family home in Beeslack, east of Penicuik, fought […]

The 96 year old monarch will hold an audience with Boris Johnson and either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak in Scotland next Tuesday The Queen is to remain in Scotland to appoint a new prime minister at Balmoral for the first time in her reign. The 96-year-old monarch, who has faced ongoing mobility issues, traditionally holds audiences with outgoing and incoming premiers at Buckingham Palace. But Boris Johnson, who will […]

Lindsay Lohan has recreated a family photo taken in London more than 20 years ago while filming her first film, The Parent Trap. The actress, 36, shared two pictures of herself posing with younger brother Dakota Lohan in Parliament Square, opposite the Houses of Parliament. In the older photo, she carries her smiling baby brother and in the most recent he carries her. “Now and Then. #TheParentTrap #bffs,” Lohan captioned […]

Simon Yates has withdrawn from La Vuelta a Espana after testing positive for Covid-19. British cyclist Yates’ Team BikeExchange-Jayco said that he suffered mild symptoms overnight and returned a positive test on Wednesday morning. “In accordance with strict team policy, Yates will not continue in La Vuelta,” his team said, ahead of stage 11. Yates, who won the race in 2018, held fifth position overall after moving up a place […]

A coroner has called for people to come forward with information into the deaths of shooting victims in Liverpool. A coroner has called for people to come forward with information as he opened inquests into the deaths of shooting victims in Liverpool. Inquests into the deaths of 28-year-old council worker Ashley Dale and Sam Rimmer, a 22-year-old mechanic, were opened along with that of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in a 20-minute […]

A police officer tried to save the life of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel by using his hand to cover her gunshot wound as he carried her into hospital A police officer tried to save the life of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel by using his hand to cover her gunshot wound as he carried her into hospital, an inquest has heard. Andre Rebello, the senior coroner for Liverpool who dealt with the death […]

The United Nations and Pakistan have issued an appeal for £136 million in emergency funding to help millions of people affected by floods. The United Nations and Pakistan have issued an appeal for 160 million dollars (£136 million) in emergency funding to help millions of people affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June. UN secretary-general Antonio Gutteres said Pakistan’s flooding, caused by weeks of […]