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The Prime Minister u-turned on his previous support

Starmer backtracks on ‘trans women are women’ claim

Woman lost £20k in a sophisticated scam. (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Woman lost £20k to scammers after replying to fake TV licence email

Alex Franklin in "Gurl Code"

Alex Franklin Brings New Show 'Gurl Code' to Edinburgh Fringe

Ysanne Churchman and co-star Norman Painting recording The Archers in 1954 (Picture: Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Scotsman Obituaries: Ysanne Churchman, actress who played Grace in The Archers

Keir Starmer urged MPs to work together on a 'common endeavour of national renewal' (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

Liberal Tories must realise party is being dragged across sinister dividing line

Author JK Rowling, left, and Anneliese Dodds, a new minister of state for women and equalities

Why JK Rowling has branded gender stance of new women's minister ‘nonsensical’

If you have trouble sleeping at night, or in the morning, listening to something relaxing might help

These clever gadgets let you discreetly listen to music in bed

Del Amitri lead singer Justin Currie being interviewed on the BBC 1 current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: BBC One/PA Wire

Justin Currie says idea of not performing due to Parkinson’s is 'grim’

Case is not made for increase in minimum unit price for alcohol Murdo Fraser

Meet Britain's most famous vicar, Reverend Richard Coles

Sir Alok Sharma who has said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to maximise North Sea oil and gas production give the impression he is "not being serious" about tackling climate change. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

UK Government defends Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill

An oil platform standing amongst other rigs that have been left in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon in the Highlands of Scotland. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Senior Tory criticises Rishi Sunak's North Sea oil and gas licence plan

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon warns her flagship care 'Promise' is at risk of being broken

Beldon Haigh

Under the Radar: Beldon Haigh

Sir Billy Connolly

Sir Billy Connolly now needs help dressing as Parkinson's takes toll

Comedian and Strictly Come Dancing Star Susan Calman launches the National Lottery Awards 2018 with a line dancing session alongside regulars who use the facility at Castlemilk Senior Centre in Glasgow.

Explainer Who is Susan Calman? Is she married? What has she starred in?

Braverman's anti-refugee campaign may lead to bonfire of human rights Laura Waddell

Official figures showed a slowdown in inflation, but the Government is still predicted to miss its target.

Think tanks warn Rishi Sunak’s promise to halve inflation 'in jeopardy'

BBC Radio Scotland enjoyed a boost in its listeners, bucking a trend which saw the corporation's radio network suffer a drop in its audience. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

BBC Radio Scotland bucks trend with boom in listeners

Rishi Sunak confirms new carbon capture project

Sir Paul McCartney

The Beatles to release ‘final record’, says Paul McCartney

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Boris Johnson quits: calls for general election as Johnson branded a ‘coward’

Simon Pegg graduated from the University of Bristol in 1991 with a BA in theatre, film, and television. He transitioned into stand-up comedy before starring in TV comedy series such as Black Books and Spaced. He is perhaps most well-known for his portrayals in the ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ films; Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End.

Simon Pegg discusses struggles with alcohol on Mission Impossible set

BBC Desert Island Discs composer’s house for sale: See inside Eric Coates’ 5-bed house on the market for £775k

Five-bed house belonging to famous English composer for sale for £775k

Violence in Sudan between two opposing forces has seen deadly shooting and shelling in the capital city of Khartoum.

SNP suggest British nationals in Sudan ‘abandoned without a plan’ as war rages

A Conservative peer said he thought Dominic Raab was “too big a talent” not to be back “in some capacity” following his resignation over bullying accusations.

Tory peer says Dominic Raab's behaviour did not show examples of bullying

The SNP must “absolutely get our house in order” and ensure transparency and openness in the party’s governance, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has said.

SNP must ‘get our house in order’ says Shona Robison

Business Secretary Grant Shapps has demanded that energy suppliers stop forcing financially stretched households to switch to prepayment meters. Mr Shapps has also vowed to name and shame the worst offenders. Issue date: Sunday January 22, 2023.

Forced installation of prepayment meters to be banned in homes of over-85s

Labour sources feel they could claim more than 20 Scottish seats at the next election

Starmer eyes Scotland seats to give Labour ‘legitimacy’

Labour is to launch more adverts attacking Rishi Sunak by blaming him for “crashing the economy”, despite criticism from within the party.

Labour to launch more attacks on Sunak despite adverts backlash

Rylan Clark has landed a role on long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers.

Rylan Clark set to star in Eurovision-themed episode of The Archers

Kemi Badenoch has said the UK joining a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc is “about the potential for growth tomorrow” as she downplayed estimates suggesting the deal would boost the economy by just 0.08%.

Badenoch downplays claims UK-Asia trade pact will only boost economy by 0.08%

Rev Richard Coles on Sky Arts Book Club

BBC Radio 4’s Richard Coles ‘forced to quit popular show’

The BBC has “undermined its own credibility” by taking Gary Lineker off air, a former director-general of the corporation has said as the fallout from an impartiality row continues.

BBC has ‘undermined own credibility’ in Lineker row – former director-general

Fire Brigade recruits go through their paces. Picture: PA

Firefighters accept revised pay deal

Isabel Oakeshott says Matt Hancock sent her a 'menacing message'

Isabel Oakeshott says Matt Hancock sent her a 'menacing message'

Ken Bruce is never short of a good quote.

11 interesting and funny quotes from Scottish broadcaster Ken Bruce

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the Guildhall in Windsor, Berkshire, following the announcement that they have struck a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Picture date: Monday February 27, 2023.

Rishi Sunak brands Windsor Framework "a huge step forward"

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said Russian soldiers suffering “almost First World War levels of attrition – as he gave an update on the UK’s response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Russian troops suffering 'First World War levels of attrition'- Ben Wallace

The UK is still “a long way” from being in a situation where bird flu could infect humans and spread in a similar way to Covid-19, an expert from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) has said.

Avian flu: UK a ‘long way’ from seeing Covid-19-like infection in humans

Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/WPA pool/Getty Images

Nicola Sturgeon plans to write a memoir after politics to 'get it all out there'

The boss of one of Europe's biggest gas companies has said bills will remain higher for years.

Energy bills will remain higher for years, warns boss of major gas producer
Societies need to stop thinking of energy as something abundant, the boss of one of Europe’s biggest gas companies has said as he warned that bills will remain ...

Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense of self”.

Kirsty Young discusses chronic pain condition on Desert Island Discs return

Army personal at Heathrow airport on there way to work on border control. Picture: SWNS

Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption

13 interesting quotes from Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci

Undated handout photo issued by Sistah Space of Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of Sistah Space. The prominent black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse has revealed how she was repeatedly asked by a member of the Buckingham Palace household at the Queen Consort's reception where she "really came from".

Ngozi Fulani said Buckingham Palace reception like an interrogation”

Kirsty Young will return as a castaway

Former host Kirsty Young to appear on Desert Island Discs as castaway

Migrants tend to have a positive effect on the economy (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Right-wing myths about migration must not be allowed to damage the economy

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture date: Friday November 18, 2022.

Jeremy Hunt concedes damaging trade barriers created by Brexit deal

Suella Braverman is facing pressure from MPs about worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in Manston.

Pressure mounts of Suella Braverman amid migrant centre overcrowding

Making her first Christmas Cake, Laura Waddell finds joy in the anticipation, the nurturing and the setting of new traditions. PIC: YouTube.

Tending my Christmas fruitcake brings a quiet, slow decadence this winter

Miriam Margolyes said she wanted to swear at new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt when she met him in a BBC radio studio (Pic: Ian West/PA Wire)

Miriam Margolyes swears live on air attacking Jeremy Hunt

An employee cleans the debris at the remains of a car shop that was destroyed after a Russian attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Russia appears to be running out of military weapons says head of GCHQ

The head of GCHQ, Sir Jeremy Fleming, said he would not stop children using TikTok, but encouraged parents to discuss data protection and safety with youngsters.

Head of GCHQ in important update to parents over children's use of TikTok

Ex-PM Gordon Brown has issued a stark warning over benefits cuts plans

Gordon Brown warns of 'national uprising' if Tory benefit plans go ahead

The Prime Minister Liz Truss has declined to rule out cutting benefits.

Liz Truss faces dangerous Cabinet split as she refuses to rule out benefits cut

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries