Musicians criticise BBC Radio Scotland’s decision to axe specialist late-night shows | Music

Musicians including Eddi Reader, Nadine Shah, Hamish Hawk and members of Franz Ferninand, Del Amitri, Idlewild and more have voiced disapproval at planned changes to BBC Radio Scotland’s late-night programming, claiming the... Read more »

This is Europe’s secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan

The unthinkable has happened. The US is Europe’s adversary. The stark, profound betrayal contained in the Trump administration’s national security strategy should stop any further denial and dithering in Europe’s capitals. Cultivating... Read more »

Government invests £120m to save UK’s last ethylene plant | Scotland

Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals company Ineos has been granted £120m of government funding to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth, in a deal expected to protect more than 500 jobs.... Read more »

Wes Streeting and resident doctors urged to agree to mediation to end strikes | NHS

Exasperated NHS bosses have urged Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association to agree to independent mediation to end industrial action by resident doctors, who will begin their latest strike on Wednesday.... Read more »

Learner drivers face 24-week wait as backlog continues for two more years

Pritti MistryBusiness reporter Getty Images The backlog of driving tests grew after the covid-19 lockdown Learner drivers face months of delays booking practical tests because a backlog will not be cleared until... Read more »

UK insists negotiations over US tech deal still ‘active’

Downing Street says the UK remains in “active conversations with US counterparts at all levels of government” about a wide-ranging tech deal. The BBC understands talks over the Technology Prosperity Deal have... Read more »

MoD and PSNI to pay £10k over delay in legacy civil cases

Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NI BBC The three Reavey brothers, John Martin, Brian and Anthony Reavey, who were murdered in a UVF attack at their family home in south Armagh The Ministry of... Read more »

Minister orders probe into foreign financial interference in UK politics

The government has ordered an independent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics in response to what it called the “shocking” case of Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK... Read more »

Justice Secretary Angela Constance survives no confidence vote in grooming gangs row

Lynsey BewsScotland political correspondent PA Media Angela Constance has faced attacks from Labour and the Conservatives Scotland’s justice secretary Angela Constance has survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood. Opposition parties... Read more »

Universal Studios gets green light to be built in Bedfordshire

Alex PopeBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Universal Destinations & Experiences/Comcast The new theme park is expected to attract more than eight million visitors a year Planning permission has been granted for the first... Read more »