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First minister says Scotland’s hospitals are ‘almost completely full’ as she announces measures to ease pressureUK politics live – latest news updatesScottish hospitals will be allowed to cancel non-urgent operations and move patients into care homes t…
Nurses’ and ambulance strikes to go ahead after latest round of talks failed to make substantial progress. This live blog is now closedRishi Sunak also insisted in his pooled TV interview that the government was focused on “the people’s priorities”. Re…
Six flood alerts issued in Scotland as downpours hit UK and more unsettled weather expected this weekendThirty-five flood warnings have been issued across England and Wales after heavy downpours hit parts of the country.As a band of rain pushed eastwar…
Industrial action over pay and working conditions has caused almost four weeks of disruptionThe last day in the latest stretch of railway strikes has begun, ending a run of almost four weeks of continuous disruption caused by industrial action over pay…
Angela Crawley’s private member’s bill aims to grant three days of statutory paid leave to grieving parentsMinisters have been urged to back proposals that would grant paid leave to parents who have experienced miscarriage.Under current UK law, people …
PM offers no hint he will compromise on pay offers as former cabinet minister says nurses key to dealing with NHS pressures. This live blog is now closedThe journalist interviewing Rishi Sunak this morning did not press Sunak on excess deaths because h…
Nicholas Rossi, 35, says he is being taunted with John Denver song over his possible extradition to the USAn alleged fugitive fighting extradition to the US is seeking to be freed on bail from a Scottish jail because fellow prisoners are taunting him b…
Gaelic origins of Icelandic words and landmarks challenge orthodox view of Viking heritage, says authorAccording to folklore, a Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud was among Iceland’s earliest settlers. Her story is central to an emerging theory t…
Scottish musician and record producer had a wide-reaching influence on indie artists from Björk to Belle and Sebastian Alan Rankine, one half of celebrated Scottish indie band the Associates, has died aged 64. The news was confirmed on Tuesday by his s…
Met Office issues alerts for heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday with localised flooding predictedMore rain is to hit the UK later this week, after downpours led to a yellow weather warning being issued for parts of Scotland.Forecasters say that the we…