SNP leader John Swinney says a UK-wide approach will not address Scotland’s skills shortages.
Month: June 2024
SZA’s striking set failed to set Glastonbury alight
The US R&B star shone, but drew the smallest-ever audience for a headline set on the Pyramid Stage.
Avril Lavigne has waited years to play Glastonbury
The 39-year-old Canadian singer performed at the festival as part of her greatest hits tour.
Cardiff’s long-awaited bus station officially opens
Cardiff’s long-awaited new bus station officially opens on Sunday after years of delays.
Unsolved murder of mother-of-three affected expert
Prof Patricia Wiltshire tells Desert Island Discs the murder of Michelle Bettles stayed with her.
Girls join St Paul’s Cathedral choir for first time
Lila, 11, and Lois, 10, are set to perform in the choir’s Choral Evensong service on Sunday.
WW1 soldiers laid to rest 110 years after deaths
Gunner Charles Lightfoot’s granddaughter travelled to France for the military burial ceremony.
Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?
Sugar taxes have been widely debated but in party manifestos, the word “sugar” barely appears. Why?
Affordable home families hit by 450% gas price rise
About 1,000 residents in Edinburgh see a huge jump in their heating bills.
PM insists UK better place to live now than in 2010
The PM says Coivd and the Ukraine war made things “difficult” but the UK was “on the right track”.