Mourners lined the cobbled streets of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile today to bid farewell to Janey Godley after her death aged 63. The Scottish comedian passed away on November 2 ‘surrounded by her loved ones’, her management company confirmed earlier this month. Godley found viral fame with her dubbed pastiches of …
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Open season Wimbledon expansion, Issue 1626 WITH Wimbledon looming, the All England Lawn Tennis Club is in full lobbying mode for its plan to build an 8,000-seat stadium, 38 courts, 10 buildings and nine kilometres of roads and paths in its neighbouring park in south-west London, to host its qualifying …
Read More »Nicola Sturgeon’s government billed the Scottish taxpayer for yoga classes, wellington boots and stays at top hotels paid for by official credit cards, data reveals today. Leaked documents show that in just three years Ms Sturgeon’s administration put £14million on the public ‘card’. Purchases by senior staff included yoga classes, …
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Kevin Maguire hands out his annual awards to those who have been naughty and those who have been nice – and there’s no surprise that the Tories have been the latter Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Kwasi Kwarteng in November reveals he warned Liz …
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HUNDREDS of Royal Mail workers marched to the Scottish Parliament today calling on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to take action in the dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said planned Christmas strikes are to go ahead as talks between the two sides remain deadlocked. General secretary Dave Ward has …
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A series of strike action will impact Perth and Kinross over the Christmas and New Year period if pay and working condition disputes are not resolved. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are taking further industrial action against Network Rail, resulting in ScotRail services …
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Royal Mail staff will go on strike on Tuesday in a long-standing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. Efforts to break the deadlock are continuing despite the ongoing industrial action. More strikes …
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Liz Truss’s Sturgeon comments could be a right royal blunder By Ephraim Hardcastle for the Daily Mail Published: 20:54 EDT, 11 August 2022 | Updated: 21:20 EDT, 11 August 2022 Liz Truss’s refusal to apologise to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for calling her an attention-seeker who should …
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One of the UK’s most respected public health experts has called on the Scottish Government to scrap its “ridiculous and discriminatory” vaccine passport scheme. Professor Allyson Pollock spoke out after a study by The Lancet medical bible found double-jabbed people can be just as likely to pass on Covid-19. The …
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The Tory Defence Secretary has warned that army support for public services may not continue beyond the pandemic. Ben Wallace said there is a danger of letting governments “off the hook” by bringing in soldiers to help solve domestic issues. His comments came after the army was drafted in to …
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