Police Scotland have lost more than one million days to staff absence in the past four years, figures show.
The UK economy is set to grow slower than previously expected over the next two years amid cautious consumer spending, according to new forecasts by economists.
The majority of Year 10 pupils did not do any work experience last year, a report has suggested.
The ban is set to come into force on 1st June 2025
Rachel Reeves has promised her first Budget will be an economic “reset” for the UK.
Venom: The Last Dance star Tom Hardy has said he is “very proud” of director Kelly Marcel who he has been friends with for “decades”.
Geoff Capes, twice the world’s strongest man and a three-time Olympian, has died aged 75, British Athletics has announced.
Police investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Swanage are pursuing potential carbon monoxide poisoning as their “primary line of inquiry”.
Households in England dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year, according to an analysis by councils as they called for changes to Government waste reforms.
German planes will operate from a base in the UK under a defence pact with Berlin being signed on Wednesday.
A world-first vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK, with the hope it could cut the “burden on the NHS”, the Health Secretary has said.
Charities have called for LGBT veterans who suffered historical mistreatment in the armed forces to receive adequate compensation, in an open letter to the Prime Minister.
The Metropolitan Police is making fresh representations to the police watchdog about whether the marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba should face disciplinary proceedings.
Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne has said he received tips from “a military espionage expert” for his role in Sky Atlantic series The Day Of The Jackal.
Investigators examining a fatal crash involving two trains in mid Wales have found evidence suggesting one of the trains may have slid while braking.
A “significant concern” was raised around missing eight-year-old Kyran Durnin in August, Tusla has said.
Sea trials have begun on a cargo ship testing out a new wind-powered sail in efforts to cut shipping carbon emissions by up to a third.
For football fans, the international break can be an inconvenience. Many do not look forward to it, as it breaks up the competitive football leagues like the Premier League can often offer.
The 34 year old went missing from her home in Malton, North Yorkshire on 30th September
The 37 year old, who's the daughter of ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne, says it happened while she was working at Harrods
Around 1,100 inmates are being released in the latest attempt to free up prison space
There have been some outstanding Scottish-bred horses over the years. A few examples include Two Thousand Guineas winner Macgregor and Derby winner Thormanby.
But it will be a scaled-down version featuring 10 sports
He was fatally shot by a police firearms officer, who was cleared of murder yesterday
15 people are injured
Same day that around 1,100 inmates are due to be freed
Nuno Espirito Santo happy
40 year old Martyn Blake stood trial at the Old Bailey after shooting the 24 year old through the windscreen of a car
Their father has travelled to Argentina to arrange the repatriation of his body
29 year old PC Ruby Begum has appeared at a police misconduct hearing today
61 year old Peter Lynch died in HMP Moorland, near Doncaster, on Saturday
Luna and Plusza are being taken in by Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian
He's unveiled plans to share patient records across hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulance services in England
The 78 year old says he's 'pragmatic' about the prospect of it getting worse
25 year old Victoria Thomas Bowen had originally denied the charges
A “G” plate should be displayed
“This is not your land... you are not our King.”
“The biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since its birth”
Chelsea applied pressure until the end but were unable to find a way through
The Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill has been put forward
Unai Emery has targeted qualification for next season’s Champions League after their 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Some of the UK’s biggest banks are set to shed light on whether borrowers are benefiting from lower interest rates, as the lenders continue to shake off ongoing economic uncertainty.
Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have performed a “beautiful” and bouncy quickstep on Strictly Come Dancing as they made their return to the BBC One show.
Wes Streeting will promise to turn the NHS into a “neighbourhood health service” as he launches a major consultation about the institution’s next decade.
TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he underwent a heart procedure after experiencing a “sudden deterioration” in his health.
The King and Queen will begin their landmark tour of Australia in earnest when they join a church congregation for Sunday service.
Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal.
Zayn Malik has announced that he will reschedule his tour after the “heartbreaking” death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
A drone has been launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house but no casualties have been reported, according to the government.
The UK approach to China needs “more diplomacy, not less”, the Foreign Secretary has said on his first official visit to the country.
The Princess Royal attended a performance by the world’s oldest riding academy in London as it tours the UK for the first time in almost a decade.
Injuries and danger to life are likely during the 80mph winds set to hit parts of the UK this weekend in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has said.
The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne has travelled to Buenos Aires following the singer’s death, which his former partner Cheryl has said is “indescribably painful”.
Erik ten Hag says Sir Alex Ferguson “is Man United” and believes he will remain available to help in their bid to return to the top, despite leaving his ambassadorial role.
A new documentary starring US singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen will feature his reflections on the idea of mortality.
People are more likely to pay for items with cash when they are on holiday overseas compared with when they are in the UK, a new survey suggests.
The Prime Minister has insisted the Government will “keep our manifesto pledges” amid reports the Chancellor could extend the freeze on income tax thresholds in this month’s Budget.
Alex Salmond was met by his family and a piper when the plane carrying his body landed in Aberdeen.
The UK is due to be hit by winds of up to 80mph this weekend as the first named storm of the season closes in.
Niall Horan has paid a touching tribute to his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne saying he did not realise when he last saw him he would be saying “goodbye forever”.
The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said another 65 migrants were rescued after the incident off the coast of Wissant in the Pas-de-Calais region on Thursday evening.
Alex Salmond’s coffin was draped in a Saltire ahead of the plane bringing him home to Scotland taking off.
A raft of tax rises are being considered for the new Labour Government’s first Budget, reports have suggested, as Rachel Reeves meets with City bosses to discuss investment in national infrastructure.
The King and Queen Camilla have begun a landmark tour of Australia that will see them celebrate the country’s people, culture and heritage.
A comet last seen for Earth some 80,000 years ago has been spotted in North-East England.
Rafael Nadal will have one final battle with Novak Djokovic when they meet in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event on Saturday.
Kemi Badenoch has criticised a Conservative MP’s suggestion she could not head the Tories because she was too “preoccupied” with her children, saying “it isn’t always women who have parental responsibilities”.
Payne, 31, who found fame on The X Factor with the boy band, died after falling from a balcony on the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war.
The Israeli military said it was looking into whether Hamas’s top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least 15 people, including five children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The wife of a Conservative councillor who used Twitter to stir up racial hatred against asylum seekers on the day of the Southport attacks has been jailed for 31 months.
Five children were among at least 15 people killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in northern Gaza on Thursday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The X Factor has said Liam Payne will “leave a lasting legacy on the music industry” through his time in One Direction, following his death.
He's died at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina
Israeli air strikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 25 people, officials said.
A seven-year-old boy has died after a house explosion in Newcastle, police have said.
The Prince of Wales has wished the Three Lions’ new boss Thomas Tuchel the best of luck, telling him: “We’re all behind you!”
Rachel Reeves is looking to make up to £40 billion of tax rises and spending cuts in this month’s Budget as the Government seeks to avoid a return to austerity, it is understood.
The Office for National Statistics say Consumer Prices Index inflation fell to 1.7% in September
Confirmation could come as soon as Wednesday
Taylor Swift is to release an Eras Tour book to “commemorate the memories” she made with fans on her mammoth world tour.
The Prince of Wales showed off his “unbelievable arm” playing non-contact American football with youngsters at an NFL event supporting children living in deprived parts of the UK.
Funeral directors could work at home and keep bodies in their garages, an inquiry chairman warned, as he called for urgent regulation of the industry.
Sara Sharif was hooded, restrained and beaten with a belt buckle and pole in a campaign of abuse lasting more than two years before her death, a court has heard.
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is in current talks with the Football Association over the England manager vacancy, according to reports.
The mother of Salisbury poisonings victim Dawn Sturgess has said her family found comfort that she was the only person to be killed by the Russian nerve agent Novichok “when the potential harm was much, much more”.
Sir Alex Ferguson will step away from a reported £2million-a-year ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a club cost-cutting exercise.
Funeral directors could work at home and keep bodies of dead people in their garages, an inquiry chairman has warned as he called for a regulator to police the sector.
The Prime Minister has declined to rule out increasing employers’ national insurance contributions at the Budget but insisted Labour would keep its promise not to raise taxes on “working people”.
The King’s long-standing youth charity in the UK will formally operate under its new name from Tuesday.
The birth of a rare calf said to be the smallest species of wild cattle was captured on video at Chester Zoo.
There is an “urgent need for a rapid turnaround” of England’s health watchdog owing to “significant failings” in how it works, according to a damning review.
UK earnings growth has fallen to its lowest level for more than two years amid further signs of a weakening jobs market, according to official figures.
New weight loss jabs could be given to unemployed people to help them get back into work, Wes Streeting has suggested.
Michael Jackson’s jacket and John Lennon’s first vox amp, which he used with the Beatles, are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds when they go under the hammer.
The UK is “critically vulnerable” to another energy crisis that would see price spikes, the Energy Crisis Commission has warned.
Harry Wilson maintained his scoring streak for Wales as a 1-0 Nations League win over Montenegro saw manager Craig Bellamy create Welsh football history.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy has arrived in Luxembourg to discuss security issues with his EU counterparts as the Government continues its attempt to “reset” relations with the bloc.
The UK is not “locked into” a winter of higher flood risk despite recent wet weather, officials have said, but urged people to plan for all eventualities.
Right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson would be “absolutely fuming” that more progress has not been made in the past 12 years on legalising assisted dying, his daughter said.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is to meet with EU ministers to discuss the UK’s co-operation on the Middle East crisis and the war in Ukraine.
SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship rocket on its boldest test flight yet, catching the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms.
Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick defended changing his stance on Brexit, when asked about a letter he is said to have signed describing it as a “dystopia”.
Interim boss Lee Carsley says England have the talent and experience to win the World Cup in two years but believes their approach needs to change to do so.
The chief executive of Microsoft UK will chair a new body to advise the Government on its industrial strategy.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri has scored the first 10s of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing series as she tops the leaderboard for the third consecutive week.
Robert Jenrick has said he plans to make Sir Jacob-Rees Mogg chairman of the Conservative Party if he beats Kemi Badenoch to become Tory leader.
Former Scotland first minister and current Alba Party leader Alex Salmond has died aged 69.
Israeli airstrikes flattened a residential area and killed at least 22 people including women and children in an urban refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday.
DP World will attend the Government’s international investment summit on Monday despite reports that a row over calls to boycott its subsidiary P and O Ferries had put a £1 billion investment at risk.
Bukayo Saka is out of England’s Nations League game against Finland on Sunday.
The Israeli military has renewed its orders for Palestinian in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops continue an offensive against militants.
Wales is being held back by a “poverty of ambition”, the leader of Plaid Cymru has said.
A Paralympic gold medallist has described how he was “as close to death” as a person can be after contracting meningitis.
Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down Transport Secretary Louise Haigh after her scathing criticism of P and O Ferries reportedly jeopardised a £1 billion investment in the UK.
Neglect by NHS staff contributed to the death of a 13-year-old girl in “unbearable” pain from sepsis in hospital, a coroner has concluded.
A man who died in an explosion in a flat has been named by police – as gas was ruled out as the cause.
UK holidaymakers will be able to fly out of Florida from Friday as airports are preparing to resume operations as normal after Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction across the state.
BBC presenter Jay Blades has denied engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife.
Chris Woakes believes England’s fearless first Test victory in Multan has given Pakistan a pitch problem, claiming “the ball is firmly in their court”
Also warned over future conduct after posting comments about VAR Stuart Attwell
Edinburgh is set to host an international conference as it celebrates 20 years since becoming the world’s first Unesco City of Literature.
Theresa May has said “justice is unlikely” for the victims of the Novichok nerve agent attacks, days before an independent inquiry begins into the Russian-state Salisbury poisonings of 2018.
The Met Police say claims relate to 40 alleged victims
The Government is expected to announce details of a multimillion-pound package to help the transition to a greener way of producing steel at the country’s biggest steel plant.
Some apps and websites backed by the alcohol industry – which are designed to help people manage their health – contain “blatant misinformation” and could persuade people to drink more, researchers say.
Hertfordshire Zoo has announced the hatching of two endangered African penguin chicks, named after Oasis frontmen Liam and Noel Gallagher.
The Emir of Qatar is to pay a state visit to the UK hosted by the King, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Sir Keir Starmer’s embattled former chief of staff Sue Gray will miss a meeting of regional leaders seen as key to her new role as she takes a break before returning to work, it is understood.
Assisted dying will be debated and voted on in the House of Commons next month, for the first time for almost a decade.
The police officer who shot Chris Kaba dead says he understands the “distress” caused to his family but that his actions were “lawful, proportionate and necessary” as he was trying to save the lives of his colleagues, a jury has heard.
An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 27 people, Palestinian medical officials said.
The Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit with her husband to meet the bereaved families of the Southport stabbing victims.
A further 65 women have come forward to the BBC with allegations of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed stretching as far back as 1977.
Volodymyr Zelensky presented his “victory plan” to Sir Keir Starmer as pressure mounted on the UK to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets in Russia.
Police-recorded religious hate crime in England and Wales was up by a quarter over the past year, driven by a rise in offences against Jews and Muslims since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict, official figures show.
The Government has published its plans for workers’ rights, describing them as the biggest upgrade in employment rights for a generation.
Hurricane Milton batters Florida leaving more than three million without power
The UK economy grew in August after it was flat in the previous two months, according to the latest official figures.
Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Downing Street on Thursday as he tours European nations seeking support for Ukraine’s resistance against Russia.
The Government will today announce details of new rights for workers, including plans to ban exploitative zero-hours contracts and “unscrupulous” fire and rehire practices which it said will benefit millions of workers.
Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock has died at the age of 31.
US superstar Taylor Swift has donated five million dollars (£3.8 million) to help victims “rebuild and recover” as hurricanes devastate the south-east region of the US.
House prices are rising across the UK generally for the first time in two years as the market continues to pick up, surveyors have reported.
The UK’s highest ranking Catholic has urged his flock to write to their MPs to oppose proposed changes in assisted dying law.
Ex-home secretary James Cleverly was in pole position to make it through the latest stage after leapfrogging former frontrunner Mr Jenrick to first place on Tuesday.
Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney has been charged with three counts of misconduct following his dismissal in Saturday’s home Sky Bet Championship win against Blackburn.
A woman who was found dead in Belfast had reported to police in recent weeks that she had been the victim of a violent crime, the Police Ombudsman has said.
British actor Daniel Kaluuya has said a statue memorialising his character in the film Get Out “means the world” to him and feels like a “blessing”.
Russia is intent on causing “mayhem” on UK streets, and Iranian-backed plots posing “lethal threats” to British people are ramping up at an “unprecedented pace and scale”, the boss of MI5 warned.
A British-Canadian computer scientist who warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose an existential threat to humanity has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Paul Givan has said he wants assurances over the safety of children travelling to school using public transport in the region.
James Cleverly has surged into first place in the Conservative leadership contest while Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated in the third round of voting by MPs.
A yellow weather warning for heavy showers and thunderstorms has been issued by the Met Office which advises that flooding and damage could be caused by storms.
Sir Keir Starmer will meet with the UK’s allies in Berlin, where they will discuss support for Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia, Downing Street has said.
Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly has picked up further support as MPs voted in the latest stage of the race to replace Rishi Sunak.
England captain Harry Kane did not train with the rest of the squad on Tuesday morning as he continues his recovery from an injury.
Grocery price inflation edged up again in September as households turned back to promoted items as they sought to manage finances, figures show.
Channel 4 has reported a record deficit of £52 million for 2023 but has ruled out turning to the Government for assistance.
Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over the legal case the Sky Blues fought over top-flight rules governing commercial deals.
Detectives have reopened the investigation into the 1989 murder of a man who was shot multiple times in his flat in Hampshire 35 years ago, following advances in forensic science.
The UK population has seen its largest annual increase in size since the early 1970s, new figures suggest.
A man under investigation over the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann has been acquitted of unrelated sexual offences in Germany, according to reports.
HS2 is likely to reach Euston, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has indicated, saying it “would never have made sense” for that not to happen.
Harry Kane has been given the green light to play for England following an injury scare but Ezri Konsa, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Gibbs-White have been ruled out of Nations League action.
Oasis have announced the dates for the Australia leg of their 2025 reunion world tour after selling out their UK, Ireland and North America shows.
Water companies will have to pay a £157.6 million penalty after missing key targets on reducing pollution, leaks and supply interruptions while customer satisfaction continues to fall, Ofwat has said.
Police searching for Victoria Taylor have said there is “no information to suggest any form of third-party involvement” in her disappearance, as they revealed a new sighting of the 34-year-old on the day she went missing.
TGI Fridays will remain on UK high streets following a rescue deal for the chain, but more than 1,000 staff have lost their jobs with the immediate closure of 35 restaurants.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain may cause travel disruption across parts of southern England and Wales, the Met Office has warned.
Investigations are continuing after an explosion ripped through flats leaving one man dead and three people injured.
David Lammy said the anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel was a moment of “deep reflection and pain”, as commemorations were held across the UK to mark the outbreak of the latest Middle East conflict.
A 50p depicting the Atlantic Salmon and bearing the King’s portrait is the rarest such coin in circulation, the Royal Mint has confirmed.
Gary Lineker says “there are bigger problems in the world” than contract discussions over his Match of the Day future.
Baby boomers are living longer but are in poorer health than previous generations, and things are not improving, researchers say.
An explosion has ripped through a block of flats in Scotland, leaving one man dead and several others injured.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that “we must unequivocally stand with the Jewish community” and reiterated his calls for a ceasefire as he marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Ange Postecoglou lambasted an “unacceptable” second-half performance from Tottenham in their 3-2 loss at Brighton and admitted it was the worst defeat of his tenure at the club.
Jennifer Lopez said “music really does have the power to heal and to uplift and to connect us” while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the American Music Awards (AMAs).
Sainsbury’s will be hiring 20,000 more shop workers, warehouse staff and drivers for the Christmas period as the retailer prepares for festive shoppers.
A protest is to be held outside Parliament on Monday to highlight opposition to the Government’s controversial decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners.
A group of Jewish and Muslim women came together on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the October 7 attacks and to help “stop the hate on (Britain’s) streets”.
She'll be replaced by Morgan McSweeney
The Government has backed police to take action against protesters who show support for Hezbollah, after one man was arrested for allegedly shouting support for the proscribed organisation during a march in central London.
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during a Saturday appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”
Strictly Come Dancing’s professional dancers are to perform a “rom-com-inspired” routine at the start of Sunday’s results show.
Four people were injured after a black cab hit pedestrians in Glasgow city centre.
Chris Packham is challenging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to support rewilding across the Church of England’s vast estate.
New cancer treatments will be trialled in the UK, the Government has confirmed, announcing a series of medical tech investments.
A two-year-old boy, a woman and two men died in “two tragedies” off the coast of France, the Prefect of Pas-de-Calais region has confirmed.
Authorities in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday began vaccinating against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organisation.
Arrests have been made as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in central London ahead of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel.
The Strictly Come Dancing professionals will transform into minions from the Despicable Me franchise during the show’s movie week special.
England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test in Pakistan as he continues to recover from a torn hamstring.
South Africa has regained its position as the best value long-haul holiday destination for UK travellers, according to a new report.
The number of children in Scotland with developmental concerns has sharply increased since the Covid pandemic, figures show.
Britons will continue to fly from Lebanon on Sunday after more than 250 UK citizens left the country on Government-chartered flights amid spiralling conflict in the region.
Anne Hathaway has confirmed the return of The Princess Diaries, two decades after the last film was released.
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