Fire crews tackle a major fire at a block of flats in Bedford after a gas explosion.Source: Lacazetteeeee, Adam Fisher, Twitter
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
Borrowing for July was significantly ahead of the predictions of analysts, who had forecast £2.8bn in borrowing last month.
This year's Scottish Politician of the Year Awards will be the first since the Covid pandemic forced its suspension.
Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe
MOTORISTS are being urged to travel with care after reports of cows on a road.
Teenagers across the country have been anxiously opening brown envelopes showing how they fared in key exams.
Train services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take further strike action.ScotRail has warned passengers a very limited number of services will run on Thursday as a result of industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) which has been locked in an ongoing battle over pay, jobs and conditions with Network Rail.Services will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm and ScotRail has urged passengers to check services ahead of travel and only travel if it is necessary.The operator has also warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday August 20 and Sunday August 21 following the strikes as services are restarted.RMT picket lines will be in place at Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley from 7am on Thursday, with a “picket at the fringe” at 10am on Waverley bridge.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sparked anger after accusing Israel of committing "50 Holocausts" - with Germany's leader saying he's "disgusted" by the remark. Mr Abbas made the comments in Berlin on Tuesday when asked about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the attack on the Israeli team by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Standing alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he said: "From 1947 to the present day, Israel has committed 50 massacres in Palestinian villages and cities, in Deir Yassin, Tantura, Kafr Qasim and many others, 50 massacres, 50 Holocausts."
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
If you’re headed for an adventure in the Peak District, choose the right place to lay your head at the end of a long day, and try some great food while you’re at it
Allen Weisselberg, the long-time chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax fraud and agreed to testify at an upcoming criminal trial of the former US president's real estate company.
PAULI PAULI has been issued a one-game ban for a high tackle against Bradford Bulls.
Liz Truss rejected a plea to restore the abortion ban in Northern Ireland while Rishi Sunak vowed to be "much tougher" on the benefits system in the latest Conservative Party hustings in Belfast. Meanwhile, Mr Sunak promised to "get people off benefits and into work", telling the audience: "If there are hours to do, if there is a job going, people should have to take the job as opposed to just being able to stay on benefits."
A seal in Australia was spotted strolling in a cow's field by a local farmer.Source: Karli McGee, Facebook
The South Downs National Park launched the Bee Lines project three years ago.
Lee Byer will appear before magistrates on Friday.
Services on the vast majority of Tube lines are suspended, with a very limited operation elsewhere.
‘Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police’
Two pole dancers reveal sex of the baby at a baby shower party.Source: @mariap_poledance, TikTok
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remains far ahead of leadership rival Rishi Sunak in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, a YouGov poll for Sky News showed on Thursday. The governing Conservative Party is voting by postal ballot to choose a new party leader after Boris Johnson said he would step down following a series of scandals. Truss, who has consistently topped polls of Conservative Party members, has a 32 percentage point lead over Sunak among those who have decided to vote, the survey showed.
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