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Mhairi Black pledges ‘brutally honest’ look at politics in her first Fringe show
The SNP’s depute Westminster leader’s show at the Gilded Balloon is called Politics Is Not For Me.
‘Arrest me’: JK Rowling lays down the gauntlet as new hate crime laws come into effect
“Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal", the Harry Potter author said.
Pre-Brexit benefit? Sadiq Khan promises ‘new version of Erasmus’ for students
Sadiq Khan is ready to take a bold step into 'pre-Brexit territory', after he outlined his vision for a new form of Erasmus study.
Tory negligence blamed, after long NHS waiting times ’cause 14,000 deaths’
This is a sickener. Over 250 people a week are believed to have died as a result of excessive NHS waiting times in 2023.
Clip of John McDonnell calling out water profits resurfaces
'Just a small reminder of what could have been.'
Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters take to the streets in call for early elections
Israelis have packed central Jerusalem in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October.
Ministers facing revolt over plans to criminalise rough sleeping
Conservative former minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith is among those backing efforts to scrap new police powers to move on rough sleepers.
More than 250 patients a week ‘die needlessly due to long A&E waits’
Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said excessively long waits continue to put patients at risk of serious harm.
Liz Truss mega-fan Joe Lycett hilariously mimics ludicrous lamb pic
The former PM has been mocked after posing with an uncomfortable-looking lamb outside a derelict church.