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Things we learned at the SNP conference

Things we learned at the SNP conference

Humza Yousaf closed the SNP conference on a positive note but a sombre mood floated around the party gathering.

Snoring juror replaced after nodding off during people-smuggling trial

Snoring juror replaced after nodding off during people-smuggling trial

The Crown’s opening speech was briefly halted on the first day of a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

Key points in Humza Yousaf’s speech to the SNP conference

Key points in Humza Yousaf’s speech to the SNP conference

The SNP leader froze council tax, announced a new Scottish financial bond and called for a Gaza refugee programme.

Madeley ‘sorry viewers were upset’ by Gaza question to MP Layla Moran

Madeley ‘sorry viewers were upset’ by Gaza question to MP Layla Moran

The Good Morning Britain presenter asked the Liberal Democrat MP if ‘there was any word on the street’ before Hamas launched its attack on Israel.

Inflation set to cool again as food price rises ease

Inflation set to cool again as food price rises ease

Official figures are predicted to reveal a decrease in Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation to 6.6% in September from 6.7% in August.

Yousaf: UK and rest of world must create refugee scheme for people fleeing Gaza

Yousaf: UK and rest of world must create refugee scheme for people fleeing Gaza

Humza Yousaf offered Scotland as the first place to take refugees from the Middle East.

Humza Yousaf’s wife calls for urgent ceasefire in Gaza after family injured

Humza Yousaf’s wife calls for urgent ceasefire in Gaza after family injured

Nadia El-Nakla spoke on LBC news on the horrors faced by her family who are stuck in Gaza amid the conflict.

Council tax to be frozen in Scotland next year, says First Minister

Council tax to be frozen in Scotland next year, says First Minister

The Scottish Government had consulted on plans that could see council tax rise by between 7.5% and 22.5% on the most valuable properties.

Researchers reveal source of largest ever Mars quake

Researchers reveal source of largest ever Mars quake

The event caused vibrations to reverberate through the planet for at least six hours.

Spa block in Captain Tom’s daughter’s garden is an eyesore, says neighbour

Spa block in Captain Tom’s daughter’s garden is an eyesore, says neighbour

Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband applied in 2021 for permission for a Captain Tom Foundation Building in the garden of their Bedfordshire home.

Peter Bone stripped of Tory whip over bullying and sexual misconduct findings

Peter Bone stripped of Tory whip over bullying and sexual misconduct findings

He faces a six-week suspension from the Commons following a report by Parliament’s Independent Expert Panel.

Tory grandees gather to pay tribute to Lord Lawson

Tory grandees gather to pay tribute to Lord Lawson

The former chancellor’s daughter, TV cook Nigella Lawson, was joined by senior Conservatives at the service of thanksgiving for her father.

Minister faces calls to resign amid school funding error

Minister faces calls to resign amid school funding error

Nick Gibb faced calls in the Commons to step down after an error in the calculation of the National Funding Formula.

Captain Tom Foundation could close, says family lawyer

Captain Tom Foundation could close, says family lawyer

An indication of the foundation’s future has now been given at a planning appeal hearing in the council chamber of Central Bedfordshire Council.

Nissan Qashqai ads banned over failure to make clear hybrid’s need for petrol

Nissan Qashqai ads banned over failure to make clear hybrid’s need for petrol

The ASA found that the ads did not make sufficiently clear the extent to which the car required petrol and were therefore misleading.

Genetic risk scores ‘do not have a place in public health screening’

Genetic risk scores ‘do not have a place in public health screening’

Researchers said the scoring system led to false positives and ‘performed poorly’ when predicting if a person would develop common diseases.

Mobile phone companies have role in ‘helping crush’ device theft, Met chief says

Mobile phone companies have role in ‘helping crush’ device theft, Met chief says

There has been a 28% rise in mobile phone robbery in London and a 22% increase in theft of devices over the last 12 months, figures show.

Heat pump installations ‘should be paid for or subsidised by the Government’

Heat pump installations ‘should be paid for or subsidised by the Government’

Sir John Armitt, chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, said the current rate of heating system switching was ‘not cutting the mustard’.

New post-Brexit rules ‘could add £3,400 to electric car price tags’

New post-Brexit rules ‘could add £3,400 to electric car price tags’

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has called on the UK and EU to postpone the implementation of tougher rules of origin requirements.

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer to renew sentence appeal bid at hearing next month

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer to renew sentence appeal bid at hearing next month

Thomas Cashman was handed a 42-year minimum jail term.

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