Schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax

In Italy a number of buildings were evacuated as a precaution but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said checks so far had not indicated any evidence of "concrete danger". "These reports appear rather linked to a strategy…

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Welsh students to start repaying loans earlier after thresholds frozen

In a move which has already proved controversial in England , the threshold for Plan 2 loans will be frozen at £29,385 between 2027 and 2030, rather than rising with inflation. It means graduates will start repaying…

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Emily In Paris season 6 trailer teases show ending ‘with a bang’

Read our privacy notice . Emily In Paris’s final season is set to end “with a bang”. Created by Sex And The City’s Darren Star, the Netflix romantic-comedy series premiered in 2020 and stars Lily Collins as Chicago…

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No risk to public from hoax school bomb threats, says government minister

At least 1,000 schools received the hoax email, though police and the government said there was nothing within them to suggest a credible threat. Government minister Mairi McAllan told parliament the situation was "very…

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Under-25s with ADHD or anxiety set to see £217 a month disability benefits axed

Youth employment chief Alan Milburn will publish his long-awaited report about youth employment next week, in which he will recommend that Prime Minister Andy Burnham design a completely new and targeted social security…

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Second police incident on road where six people injured after car mounted pavement

Officers closed Hyndland Road in the west end of the city at about 16:50 following a report of concern for a person. It came just 24 hours after a car mounted the pavement, and hit a bus stop and scaffolding before…

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Charles hears about a decade of discovery at UK’s flagship biomedical site

Charles visited the Francis Crick Institute in London, to mark its 10th anniversary (Henry Nicholls/PA) PA Wire The King was given a special memento of his mother as he visited the UK’s flagship biomedical discovery…

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Thousands of schools across the UK and Italy targeted by bomb hoax

Join today Already a member? Log in Hundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland have been targeted by hoax bomb threats, police have said. Police Scotland said threatening messages were sent to distribution…

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Kelly Brook faces backlash over Russell Brand comments on Loose Women

Read our privacy notice . Kelly Brook has faced criticism after asking why some women did not speak publicly about their experiences with Russell Brand sooner. The television personality discussed Brand's conviction and…

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Missing 11-month-old baby rescued after being buried alive in a crate in South Carolina

Comer was arrested on a burglary charge on Monday evening but his son was not with him. The baby was found on Tuesday "buried alive" and "clinging to life" not far from his father's house, Lexington County Sheriff Jay…

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