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Swinney Launches £500,000 Support Fund for Displaced International Care Workers

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in an effort to tackle what he described as a deepening staffing crisis in the social care sector. The move comes after Westminster’s immigration restrictions led to an 88 per cent fall in the number of […]

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Judge Condemns Norfolk Man Who Collected Over 3,000 Child Abuse Images

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A Norfolk man who collected more than 3,000 indecent images, including children being sexually abused, has avoided jail. Police raided the home of 34-year-old Arran Horne, from Alderson Road in Great Yarmouth, in December 2023 after suspicions he had been downloading illegal material. During the search, officers seized several devices, a computer tower, a laptop,

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Laser Maker M Squared Collapses, Wiping Out Millions in Public Funds

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Close to £40 million of public money has been lost following the collapse of M Squared Lasers, a Glasgow-based company that was the first ever backed by the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). The photonics and quantum technology firm fell into administration after a sharp downturn in sales, leaving debts of more than £60 million.

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Norfolk Village Delighted as Stolen Sign Resurfaces Seven Years Later

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A village sign stolen from one of Norfolk’s smallest communities has been found hundreds of miles away seven years after it first went missing. The handmade sign for Brunstead also known, somewhat confusingly, as Brumstead had stood proudly at the entrance to the village for more than 30 years before vanishing in 2018, leaving residents

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Scotland Named UK’s Most Violent for Classroom Attacks on Teachers

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Scotland now has the most violent classrooms in the United Kingdom, with serious attacks on teachers and school staff tripling in the past ten years. Between March 2014 and March 2024, there were 490 reports of serious injuries to school staff caused by violence, the highest rate in the UK when adjusted for population, according

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Labour MPs Slam Crown Estate for “Greed” and Favouring Foreign Workers in Offshore Wind Projects

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Labour MPs have accused the Crown Estate of acting out of greed and prioritising foreign workers over British firms in the leasing of sea bed areas for offshore wind farms. The Crown Estate, which manages the sea bed around England and Wales, is now facing a possible legal challenge from Greenpeace. The environmental group claims

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Asylum Seeker Who Threatened Nigel Farage With Gun Jailed for Five Years

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An Afghan migrant who threatened to shoot Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video has been jailed for five years after being convicted of making death threats. Fayaz Khan, who travelled to Britain across the Channel in an inflatable boat while livestreaming the journey, shouted at Mr Farage as he was sentenced at

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Ex-Councillor Jailed After Installing Hidden Camera to Film Children in His Home

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A former parish councillor has been jailed for secretly filming people, including children, in the shower of his Norfolk home over a 15-year period. Matthew Cooper, 61, who once served on Trimingham Parish Council and chaired a local fundraising committee, installed a hidden camera in the bathroom of his Mundesley Road property. Norwich Crown Court

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Greenpeace Threatens to Sue Crown Estate Over Offshore Wind Profits

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Greenpeace has warned that it could take legal action against King Charles’s property management company, accusing the Crown Estate of driving up the cost of offshore wind projects through “aggressive” auction practices. The environmental group claims the estate which owns the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has been prioritising profit over public interest

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Boiler Breakdowns Expected as Millions Delay Turning on Heating

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British Gas has urged households across the UK to prepare early for colder weather, warning that heating systems could face problems when switched back on later this month. The energy supplier revealed that more than 1.2 million customers required engineer visits last winter to fix broken boilers and restore heating and hot water. While some

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