Finance Secretary Shona Robison says spending constraints are the only option available to her in the current climate.

Scottish government spending constraints unavoidable - Robison

Political editor Gareth Lewis looks at the issues facing Eluned Morgan and Sir Keir Starmer.

Keir Starmer meets Eluned Morgan as problems loom

The Independent

 Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick has admitted he previously used the Ozempic weight-loss jab but “didn’t particularly enjoy it”. The former immigration minister confirmed he took the medication for around six weeks last autumn to shed some pounds.Mr Jenrick was addressing rumours about his sudden weight loss over the past year after he reappeared in Westminster with a noticeably slimmer figure since leaving government.The MP for Newark, who resigned as immigration minister last year over Rishi Sunak’s now-scrapped Rwanda plan, revealed he didn’t enjoy the treatment. He told Politico: “To be honest, I was overweight. I took Ozempic for a short...

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick admits he took Ozempic jab for weight loss

 Sir Keir Starmer is eyeing Wales’s natural resources and shallow seas as part of his Government’s pledge to accelerate renewable energy production.The Prime Minister visited a hillside wind farm around seven miles north of Carmarthen on Tuesday, where he described green power as a “massive opportunity” for the nation.He also vowed to do “everything we can” to safeguard jobs in Port Talbot, the seaside town where Tata Steel UK is set to close a blast furnace in September as part of a move to electric arc steelmaking, a £1.25 billion investment which could cut direct CO2 emissions by 90%.Speaking...

Sir Keir Starmer eyes Welsh natural resources for green energy transition

Two motorcyclists who died in a crash near a Derbyshire town have been named by police. Derbyshire Police were called to the A6 near Tom Thorn between Buxton and Dove Holes at about 10:18 BST on Sunday to reports of a crash involving two motorbikes and a car. On Monday,...

Police name two motorcyclists killed in crash

A fire station in East Yorkshire is to undergo a "complete rebuild". Humberside Fire and Rescue said Howden Fire Station will be rebuilt at its current site in Hull Road. While work is taking place, crews will operate from a temporary fire station at Howden's Joinery. Response times will be...

Fire station to undergo 'complete rebuild'

The captain of a boat that rescued 15 people after after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily has described the incident as "a big disaster". One person on board the vessel is confirmed to have died, while another six remain missing. Karsten Borner said his own boat...

Captain of Bayesian rescue boat describes 'disaster'

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The survey monitors the river's health as well as fish stock levels for anglers.

More than 600 fish found during river survey

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Two drug dealers have been jailed after cannabis plants worth more than £300,000 were discovered. Marjus Gashi, 34, and Albjon Kucuku, 31, were arrested on 2 May at the former’s home in Shelton Road, Stanground, Peterborough, after Cambridgeshire Police executed a warrant and found 285 plants worth up to about £240,000.

Pair jailed after police uncover cannabis factory

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman and child were bitten by a dog in Devon. Officers said the attack happened at the Sidmouth seafront area at about 19:30 BST on Sunday 11 August and involved a rottweiler-type dog. "It was reported that following a conversation involving the dog’s...

Mum and child taken to hospital after dog attack

A 15-year-old girl who died in a river had been playing with friends, the opening of an inquest has been told. Holli Smallman from Welshpool, Powys, was found at 20:00 BST on Friday, 9 August after a search of the River Severn. Her heartbroken family described Holli as a "loving...

Girl, 15, found in river was playing, inquest told

Police find 132 cannabis plants being cultivated at a house in Telford.

Man, 61, arrested after cannabis plants seized

Archaeologists have unearthed a "stunning" Bronze Age burial chamber on one of Dartmoor’s most isolated hills. Experts discovered a stone-built box, sometimes known as a cist, at Cut Hill during a three-day dig earlier this month. Radiocarbon dating of charcoal found inside suggests the chamber, used to bury the...

'Stunning' burial chamber unearthed on Dartmoor

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Work to reveal part of the River Sheaf covered for more than a century is due to begin next week.

Hidden river to be revealed after a century

The woman was found fatally injured near Station Way, in Crawley, on Sunday morning, say police.

Murder arrest after woman found stabbed in car park

A North East Lincolnshire Council scheme will see CCTV installed at three new schools.

Three more schools join CCTV parking scheme

Creating more sites for Gypsies and travellers is "better for all involved", council officials have said. Wiltshire Council has launched a consultation to find 128 new pitches and seven new sites in the county by 2038. Cabinet Member strategic planning Nick Botterill said: "I'm not saying it's easy in all...

'More sites needed for Gypsies and travellers'

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No false hopes on Tata jobs, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has said he cannot give \"false hope\" to Port Talbot steel workers ahead of the planned closure of the town's last blast furnace...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he cannot give "false hope" to Port Talbot steel workers ahead of the planned closure of the town's last blast furnace...

No false hopes on Tata jobs, says Starmer

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