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MSPs on Holyrood’s Health Committee are urging people to have their say on the amount of cash given to mental health care.

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, in December 2020, after being wrongly accused of carrying cannabis.

Ofsted said the changes, which will be introduced in November, would deliver improved consistency and ‘more insightful, context-aware inspections’.

Lord Hendy praised the operator for putting ‘passengers first’ and described it as a ‘trailblazer for innovation’.

The First Minister was speaking after Professor Iain Gillespie was grilled by a Holyrood committee.

Reanne Coulson, 34, has been missing from Coventry since May 21 and her family have pleaded for information about her whereabouts.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Edinburgh.

Negotiations are ongoing to secure the outstanding tariff agreements.

The claimants include the family of former England midfielder Norbert ‘Nobby’ Stiles, who died in 2020 after suffering from dementia.

The First Minister was challenged on cancer waiting times by the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders at Holyrood.

Many customers reduced their bills by changing the time or day that they used electricity.

Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

Jack Cullen’s route to the festival took him through areas including the Lake District and saw him perform in quirky venues, including a sauna.

Sir Keir Starmer was challenged in the Commons about the looming squeeze on sickness and incapacity benefits.

The violinist’s show was part of a partnership between the festival and NHS Lothian Charity: Tonic Arts.

Asen Kurtev, 46, carried out a ‘highly dangerous’ overtake as he was driving four passengers, including his wife, to work, Lincoln Crown Court heard.

Trevor Gocan was sentenced for the fatal assault on Jim O’Neill, 74, over a gate being left open.

The Prince of Wales stressed the ‘central’ role indigenous people will play in nations achieving climate change goals at a discussion.

The Church’s parliament – officially known as the General Synod – will hear from a senior military figure when it meets next month.

A survey of 7,700 people has found overwhelming support for regulation.