[ad_1] SCHOOLS in Scotland and Wales are to close from the end of this week, it was announced today. In a briefing in Edinburgh, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon conceded that closures were now inevitable, with a number of schools across Scotland already closed due to staff shortages. The Welsh government said that it too would be closing…
[ad_1] Tories win general election After Boris Johnson’s Conservative party won a landslide majority the likes of which has not been since Margaret Thatcher, industry professionals have hailed the news as a tailwind for the UK economy and assets. The markets reacted positively to the win, with the domestically-facing FTSE 250 rising 4% in morning…
[ad_1] Jo Swinson, the Liberal Democrat leader, has won a court order forcing the Scottish National party to withdraw an election leaflet that accuses her of hypocrisy over fracking. Lord Pentland, a civil judge sitting in the court of session in Edinburgh, ruled the Royal Mail should no longer circulate the leaflet in East Dunbartonshire,…
[ad_1] Some elections are a clash of ideas, others a personality contest. The 2019 general election is shaping up to be a process story. Mountains of newsprint and swathes of commentary taken up with questions over the result. Will there be a hung parliament? Which parties could do deals with each other? What would the…
[ad_1] A SCOTTISH Labour MP’s campaign to save high street banks and cash machines has been praised by Jeremy Corbyn on a visit to the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West. Ged Killen snatched the seat from the Scottish Nationalists by just 265 votes at the 2017 election. Speaking to a packed function room at the…
[ad_1] Boris Johnson’s call for a general election in December is both a political and logistical gamble. Here are some potential challenges that organisers of a pre-Christmas election could face. Winter weather A carefully choreographed mid-December campaign could be wrecked by gales, heavy snow, ice and floods, ruining travel plans and leaving candidates grounded. With…
[ad_1] Oct 16 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – British money manager Neil Woodford’s investment empire disintegrated on Tuesday as the stockpicker announced plans to shut his company after he…
[ad_1] It’s been “a summer of hell” for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to one palace insider, and royal watchers say the forecast is grim for the coming months. “(The couple’s recent behaviour is) a public relations disaster for Buckingham Palace, who are having a hard time reining them in,” said Lady Colin Campbell,…
[ad_1] A postbox painted gold in honour of Andy Murray’s 2012 Olympics triumph has been knocked down by a car. Pictures on social media showed the vehicle beside the postbox lying on the ground in the tennis star’s hometown of Dunblane. One eyewitness told PA the car “rolled back and knocked the post box out”….
[ad_1] With fewer than 25 guests and a complete media blackout in force, the christening of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first child is the exclusive royal event of the year. So exclusive in fact, that his great-grandmother will be unable to attend due to an unfortuante clash with a “non-negotiable” event in her…