Council leaders are working “at pace” to resolve pay disputes in a bid to prevent refuse workers taking strike action next week. Cosla, the umbrella body which represents Scotland’s 32 local authorities, has said it has offered “the absolute limit” of available cash to unions. However, the 3.2% pay offerContinue Reading
Just a month into the job, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounds more like the prosecutor he used to be than the leader of a powerful nation as he tries to quell riots that have swept the country in the past week. The unfolding crisis presents his first major testContinue Reading
The role of social media in the violence and disorder on Britain’s streets has become a key issue in recent days, with the moderation and regulation of platforms coming under scrutiny. Here is a closer look at how content moderation currently works and what regulation of the sector could changeContinue Reading
Scientists have solved one of Earth’s mysteries of how continents rose more than 1km and created some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes. Experts have found that powerful waves deep within the Earth triggered when tectonic plates broke apart have caused continents to force the land up, creating giant plateaus.Continue Reading
Children with asthma may have lower levels of beneficial bacteria in their gut. Studio Nut/ Shutterstock The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have an extraordinary effect on our health. They’re in charge of digestion, breaking down the foods we eat and extracting their vitamins and minerals. A healthy,Continue Reading
Bensons for Beds has snapped up 19 Carpetright stores after the collapse of the carpet retailer. The bed specialist also said it hopes to create job opportunities for former Carpetright staff when it reopens the stores under its brand. Carpetright tumbled into administration last month after struggling in the faceContinue Reading
We’ve reached day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the action is already underway. The marathon mixed race walk, a new event, has replaced the individual 50km race, and started at 6.30am this morning. There are more Team GB medal hopes in action today. Sailor Micky Beckett lies inContinue Reading
The Labour government has no chance of reaching its goal of lifting economic growth to 2.5 per cent without raising annual investment by £50 billion, an independent think tank has claimed. The warning, issued by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), comes as another group of researchersContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hunter Schafer has expressed concerns that filming the third season of Euphoria will be too emotional following the death of Angus Cloud. TheContinue Reading
Nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off the south of Sweden will remain there – for now. No one will be allowed to fish out the bounty without proper authorisation, officials said on Wednesday. Though the wreck’s location has been known since 2016Continue Reading
