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The UK’s oldest polar bear has been euthanised after experiencing age-related health problems, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. Victoria, aged 28, had been receiving geriatric ...
A Ukrainian national has become the third man to be charged over arson attacks at properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer. The Metropolitan Police said Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April. The Kremlin said Mr Putin had visited Kursk on ...
Questions about Britain’s relationship with Israel are met with “silence and evasion”, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed in fresh calls for a Gaza inquiry. The former Labour leader will use Parliament’s ...
STV has announced plans to launch of a new Scotland-focused commercial radio station. The new mainstream music station, aimed mainly at 35-to-54-year-olds, will be available on DAB and online.
The motivational speaker, who lives in Kendal, Cumbria, said he is “grateful” to have survived the avalanche and is now commemorating 10 years since the earthquake by scaling 446 mountains across ...
The high street giant halted orders on its website and saw empty shelves after being targeted by hackers around the Easter weekend.
Bus drivers are to take strike action over six weeks in a pay dispute. Unite the union said around 430 Stagecoach drivers will take action after last minute pay talks did not lead to an improvement in ...
The union at the centre of the long-running Birmingham bin strike has accused Government commissioners of “sabotaging” talks aimed at resolving the dispute. Members of Unite have been on all-out ...
A federal judge ruled late on Tuesday that US officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful.
A business breakfast hosted by an MP brought together firms from across Wiltshire. The event, organised by Sarah Gibson, Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham, took place in Calne.
Wiltshire's new council leader, Ian Thorn, and the opposition leader, Richard Clewer, have pledged to work cooperatively for the good of the county.