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Thousands still without power in Scotland as Storm Eowyn clean-up continues

Thousands still without power in Scotland as Storm Eowyn clean-up continues

Thousands still without power in Scotland as Storm Eowyn clean-up continues

26 January 2025

Scottish Power warned it could take ‘several days’ to restore power in some areas.


King to visit Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day

King to visit Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day

King to visit Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day

26 January 2025

The Prime Minister has warned a similar atrocity could happen again unless society upholds its duty to ‘make never again finally mean what it says’.


Man, 30, charged with murdering his father in south-west London

Man, 30, charged with murdering his father in south-west London

Man, 30, charged with murdering his father in south-west London

26 January 2025

Rory Talbot is accused of stabbing Mark Talbot, 75, who has been described as a ‘highly respected member of the community’.


Teenager dies after his car was struck by falling tree during Storm Eowyn

Teenager dies after his car was struck by falling tree during Storm Eowyn

Teenager dies after his car was struck by falling tree during Storm Eowyn

26 January 2025

The incident happened on the B743 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, while the area was covered by an amber weather warning for high winds.


More weather warnings issued as 80mph gusts recorded in south-west England

More weather warnings issued as 80mph gusts recorded in south-west England

More weather warnings issued as 80mph gusts recorded in south-west England

26 January 2025

A new weather front has arrived in the South West will move northwards across England and Wales during Sunday.


Anne pays tribute to man who fled Nazi regime and founded Scottish school

Anne pays tribute to man who fled Nazi regime and founded Scottish school

Anne pays tribute to man who fled Nazi regime and founded Scottish school

26 January 2025

Kurt Hahn fled Germany in 1933 after he spoke out against the Nazis’ rise to power.


Reeves says ‘no stone should be left unturned’ in Southport public inquiry

Reeves says ‘no stone should be left unturned’ in Southport public inquiry

Reeves says ‘no stone should be left unturned’ in Southport public inquiry

26 January 2025

Chancellor tells Sky News social media companies have a moral duty to take down violent and harmful content as she says lessons need to be learned.


More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

More than 8,000 social media accounts linked to people smuggling taken down

26 January 2025

The accounts featured posts including the false promotion of small boat crossings of the Channel as being via speedboat.


Union to ballot Scottish Water staff on industrial action in pay dispute

Union to ballot Scottish Water staff on industrial action in pay dispute

Union to ballot Scottish Water staff on industrial action in pay dispute

26 January 2025

Unite said the company had failed to make a ‘fair and decent’ pay offer to its members.


101,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Eowyn

101,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Eowyn

101,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Eowyn

26 January 2025

Additional engineers have been brought from Great Britain to help NIE teams with restoration task.


Bulb co-founder says latest energy venture takes ‘very different’ approach

Bulb co-founder says latest energy venture takes ‘very different’ approach

Bulb co-founder says latest energy venture takes ‘very different’ approach

26 January 2025

Amit Gudka said he has ‘a lot of regret’ about the supplier’s 2021 collapse, as he discussed his battery storage start-up Field.


Swinney to pledge better patient experience in speech on NHS renewal

Swinney to pledge better patient experience in speech on NHS renewal

Swinney to pledge better patient experience in speech on NHS renewal

26 January 2025

The First Minister will acknowledge the challenges faced by the NHS while insisting the health service is ‘fundamentally resilient and robust’.


Donald Trump says Starmer has done a ‘very good job thus far’

Donald Trump says Starmer has done a ‘very good job thus far’

Donald Trump says Starmer has done a ‘very good job thus far’

26 January 2025

The President said the UK was being considered as the destination for the first international trip of his second term.


Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, Holocaust survivor warns

Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, Holocaust survivor warns

Do not allow yourself another lesson to learn, Holocaust survivor warns

26 January 2025

Susan Pollack, 94, asked why antisemitism has not yet been eradicated, ahead of the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation.


Government vows to end ‘throwaway society’ with bottle-return scheme

Government vows to end ‘throwaway society’ with bottle-return scheme

Government vows to end ‘throwaway society’ with bottle-return scheme

26 January 2025

New regulations have now been introduced to enable the appointment of a managing body for the scheme in April this year.


Train operator says there is ‘more work to be done’ to boost workforce diversity

Train operator says there is ‘more work to be done’ to boost workforce diversity

Train operator says there is ‘more work to be done’ to boost workforce diversity

26 January 2025

TransPennine Express has unveiled a new photography exhibition at two railway stations to celebrate its ‘inclusive’ workforce.


What the papers say – January 26

What the papers say – January 26

What the papers say – January 26

26 January 2025

Here are the biggest stories leading Sunday’s front pages.


Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down

Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down

Strong winds and heavy rain approaching UK as Eowyn dies down

26 January 2025

Around 35,000 properties in Scotland were still without power on Saturday evening, a spokesperson for the Scottish Government said.


Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

Failing to remove extreme content ‘risks other attacks’, Cooper tells tech firms

25 January 2025

The Home Secretary has written to firms including Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta telling them to urgently review content.


Scottish Government’s housing pledge ‘a sham’, Labour says

Scottish Government’s housing pledge ‘a sham’, Labour says

Scottish Government’s housing pledge ‘a sham’, Labour says

25 January 2025

The party said this year marks the lowest number of new affordable homes built in recent years in Scotland.


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