Dates for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth games confirmed by council
Getty Images Athletics were held at Hampden Stadium during the 2014 Games Glasgow’s scaled back Commonwealth Games will be held between 23 July and 2 August, it has been revealed.…
Norwich dental practice gets 16,000 applications from patients in a day
Shaun Whitmore/BBC The practice in Norwich, received about 16,100 applications in less than 24 hours of posting the announcement on social media A dental practice which has space for 200…
Power cuts and travel alert as ‘weather bomb’ approaches Scotland
Lawrence/BBC Weather Watchers Storm Lilian, earlier this year, brought scenes like this to Scotland’s west coast Power cuts, travel disruption and possible damage to buildings are expected this weekend as…
man found guilty of rape and manslaughter
Family handout Natalie Shotter had been passed out in Southall Park after a night out A sexual predator has been found guilty of the rape and manslaughter of a woman…
Alex Salmond’s coffin being flown home to Scotland
Alex Salmond’s body has been flown back to Scotland on a flight from North Macedonia. The former first minister’s coffin was draped in a Saltire by Alba party colleague Tasmina…
Detective who stole £400k of cocaine from evidence store jailed
A “cocaine addicted” police officer who was found to be stealing drugs from an evidence store after he accidentally dropped a bag of white powder at his daughter’s school has…
Man jailed after dog killed younger brother
PA Media Gary Stevens was sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Friday A dog owner whose pet mauled his younger brother to death has been jailed. Wayne Stevens, 51, suffered…
Daniel Khalife ‘congratulated’ officer who caught him, court told
Met Police A former British soldier accused of escaping prison “congratulated” a police officer on catching him after he was stopped on a west London canal towpath, a court has…
Teen given life sentence over Devon school hammer attack
PA Media Two pupils and a housemaster were injured during the attack at Blundell’s School A teenage boy has been detained for life to serve a minimum term of 12…
Jason Laws named as second fatality
A man who died in a house explosion which also claimed the life of seven-year-old Archie York has been named locally as Jason “Jay” Laws. The blast, which happened at…