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Building developer Ballymore said the cladding did not combust and ‘played no part’ in causing the fire.

The SNP won Ayr by less than 200 votes.

Elections have taken place across England, Scotland and Wales.

Anas Sarwar lost to Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow Southside but increased his party’s share of the vote.

Joanne Anderson was named as the successor to Joe Anderson.

The First Minister said she will ‘get back to work’ if the SNP forms the next Scottish Government.

People in England can visit those destinations from May 17 without entering quarantine on their return, the Department for Transport said.

The Scottish Conservatives believe the Edinburgh Central seat won by Ruth Davidson in 2016 is under threat from the SNP.

The messaging platform had previously warned it would limit app functionality after that date unless users agreed to new terms and conditions.

Sir Keir Starmer said he would do ‘whatever it takes’ to rebuild the party following the Hartlepool drubbing.

The Labour leader told his party to ‘stop quarrelling among ourselves’ after a ‘bitterly disappointing’ by-election result.

Sean Orman, 30, shot Bradley Welsh, 48, on his doorstep in Edinburgh in April 2019.

But the SNP leader said she was ‘extremely confident’ her party would form the next government.

Mental health experts are offering support to young people to prevent problems escalating into serious issues in adulthood.

The change comes after a charity said pregnant women have faced confusion, delays and wasted trips in their struggle to get preferred jabs.

The former Scottish first minister also took a swipe at Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the shock Tory by-election win in Hartlepool.

Popular community support officer Julia James was found dead in Akholt Wood near her home in Snowdown, Kent, on April 27.

Healthy under-40s are to be offered either Pfizer or Moderna as an alternative.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the National Portrait Gallery’s archive and a London hospital as she marked the release of her book Hold Still.

Bill Kidd thanked his activists after winning more than 17,000 votes.