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Man, 84, appeared in Scottish court last week charged with murdering wife
An 84-year-old man appeared in court last week in connection with the death of his wife at their home in Galashiels.
Police confirmed that at 3.05am on Monday 9 December, officers were called to a report of the death of a woman at a property on Wood Street, where 84-year-old Margaret …
Dozens of Lords defend Tory peer who called colleague ‘Lord Poppadom’
Dozens of members of the House of Lords have signed a letter protesting about the treatment of Catherine Meyer, the Conservative peer who is facing suspension for calling a British-Asian peer “Lord Poppadom” and touching a black MP’s braids without permission.
The Tory peer Michael Forsyth and the cross-bencher Ruth …
Post Office inquiry witnesses driven by ‘self-preservation’, says Vennells lawyer
Paula Vennells’ legal team has told the Horizon IT inquiry to treat the evidence of some witnesses “cautiously”, as a desire for “self preservation” means that they were trying to scapegoat the former Post Office chief executive for the scandal.
Samantha Leek KC, delivering the closing statement on behalf of …
UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
The Breakdown | Champions Cup reboot: no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas
It is still in there somewhere. The kernel of a great competition, albeit visible only in fleeting glimpses. The shimmering class of Toulouse’s Antoine Dupont, a gripping win for Northampton in Pretoria, the celebrations at the final whistle in Italy after Benetton had downed the English league leaders Bath, the …
IBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 Olympics
The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian state energy supplier Gazprom but could still play a role in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, its chief executive has said.
Chris Roberts, the former British army officer who has led the IBA since September last year, said …
PSNI and Met police unlawfully spied on two journalists, tribunal finds
The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan police unlawfully spied on two investigative journalists, a tribunal has found.
The investigatory powers tribunal ruled that the PSNI must pay £4,000 each in damages to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who were arrested in 2018 after they produced No Stone …
Chinese embassy criticises ‘anti-China clamours’ after Yang Tengbo spy claim
The Chinese embassy in London has accused some UK parliamentarians of having a “twisted mentality towards China”, after the identity of a businessman accused of being a spy was revealed on Monday.
A Chinese embassy spokesperson said on Tuesday that “anti-China clamours” were an attempt to “smear China, target against …
Humza Yousaf to stand down and warns over Elon Musk’s UK election threat
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s former first minister, has announced he is to quit frontline politics at the next Scottish elections as he criticised Elon Musk’s interference in the US election and his potential role in the next UK election.
Yousaf, 39, who last year became the first Asian and first Muslim …
Training up UK workers may not bring down net migration, Starmer warned
Keir Starmer’s plan to bring down UK net migration by improving domestic training and skills is not guaranteed to work, the government’s independent advisers have concluded.
The migration advisory committee also said that the average migrant who comes to the UK on a skilled worker visa contributes 20 times more …