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Opponents have criticised Swinney’s remarks and urged him to be clearer on how the plans would work.Scottish Labour’s acting leader Jackie Baillie said “It’s hard to tell whether John Swinney is being evasive or simply has no idea what he is going to do, but either way it’s not good enough.”People’s jobs are on the line and our public services could be plunged into chaos – Scotland deserves to know what lies ahead.”The SNP must come clean about what it is planning, how many jobs are at risk and what it will mean for our public services.”Scottish Conservative finance and…
It is not just about coaching, it is what coaching represents.These are not retired players easing into the next phase, some are still in their early 20s trying to establish themselves.They are doing it while their own careers are happening, while the meetings, reviews, travel and pressure of professional rugby are still very real. Not afterwards but now, and not for the optics either.This is not some tidy little side hustle, it is not a story for Instagram. Most of them probably do not even want the attention. It is just a way of staying connected – to the village,…
On 25 April 1641, Ambrose Barlow celebrated a secret Easter Sunday mass at Morleys Hall near Astley in Greater Manchester.But, by the end of the service, the building had been surrounded by a 400-strong armed group led by a local vicar.”King Charles I issued a decree stating that all Catholic priests must leave within a month…and if they didn’t, they would face the consequences of treason,” said the Right Reverend John Arnold, the Bishop of Salford. King Charles I wanted to prove that he supported the Protestant faith while keeping his political enemies at bay as parliament were suspicious of…
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Reynolds, speaking to the ‘s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, condemned the protest.”Peaceful protest is an essential part of British life but that is not what we saw there with that kind of intimidatory behaviour,” the business secretary said.”I feel sorry for the people around Dover and the people disrupted by that.”Police have not yet commented on who was behind the demonstration, which lasted from 07:00 BST to about 11:30.Anti-hate organisation Hope Not Hate claimed the Patriot Platform network arranged it, saying the group began meeting in July and had brought together members of anti-migrant groups from around the country.Demonstrators told…
While her trophy cabinet is overflowing with gold medals and world title belts, perhaps her greatest legacy is leaving women’s boxing in a vastly better place than she found it – that Serrano trilogy lifting women’s boxing to new heights.Taylor broke through the barriers with a grace which belied the obstacles she faced yet her quiet determination and humble nature will serve as an example of what can be achieved by belief, hard work and a refusal to accept her lot as young girls can now walk the path she laid.Fierce inside the ring yet unassuming outside of it -…
A student has been using hair from a 120-year-old museum exhibit to help find new ways of solving wildlife crime.The taxidermy bear, known as Boris, is a popular feature at the Museum of Chelmsford and is regarded as its unofficial mascot.Hayden Leigh, a forensic science graduate at the University of Staffordshire, is using samples taken from his hair to help protect modern-day brown bears from illegal poaching.His PhD research involves analysing Boris’s fur to compare how its characteristics could improve identification of animal hairs during investigations.Boris arrived at the museum in 1932 amongst a large collection of taxidermy bequeathed by…
There will be a number of Dundee United players cursing Bain’s name after Saturday’s game. Full-back Kevin Ciubotaru’s shot seemed destined for the bottom right-hand corner before Bain intervened. United debutant Lyall Cameron also watched in anguish as Bain denied him. Another new boy, Zidane Iqbal, arrowed a shot towards the top corner only for Bain to tip it away. And the goalkeeper thwarted Neil Farrugia, too.It was a heroic display of defiance that very nearly earned his side a first league win of the season, but for Michael Forbes’ stoppage-time header.After a mistake at Celtic Park last weekend, Bain…
In Greater Manchester, police and council officers seized thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes as part of Operation Elswick, a joint campaign targeting rogue retailers.In Manchester alone, officers removed £162,000 worth of illegal vapes from sale in the last year. Det Ch Insp Chris Woodburn, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “Our work in this area will continue as we are committed to tackling the issue of illegal vapes and cigarettes which fund wider crime and harm public health.”Elsewhere, Bury Council obtained its first closure order against a shop after more than 3,000 vaping products were seized, while Rochdale recorded nine…
The Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park – which has long been a popular place to cool down in hot weather – has been kept dry all summer due to a technical fault.Royal Parks, the charity that maintains the central London park, apologised to visitors who found it without water “particularly given the prolonged high temperatures we’ve been experiencing”. The fountain opened in 2004 in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales who died nearly seven years earlier. The closure was initially triggered by a mechanical breakdown in the pump that draws water from the local borehole. The pump was fixed,…