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Can Scotland's Ukrainian refugees ever go home?
47+ min ago (1059+ words) The war in Ukraine is approaching the start of its fifth year, with a pause in peace talks and Russia attacking the country's vital energy infrastructure in the middle of a harsh winter. The first three-way peace talks between Russia,…...
Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (500+ words) A former French senator has been found guilty of spiking an MP's drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her. Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence - 18 months of which are to be served behind bars - and, according to…...
Pryder am ddefnydd cyw iâr o dramor mewn prydau bwyd ysgol
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (783+ words) Mae ymgyrchwyr cefn gwlad wedi codi pryderon am ddefnydd cyw i'r o dramor mewn rhai prydau bwyd ysgol yng Nghymru. Yn "l ystadegau sydd wedi eu rhannu gyda rhaglen Newyddion S4C gan y Gynghrair Cefn Gwlad, mae dros 90% o'r cyw i'r…...
UK wants to use oil from shadow fleet to fund Ukraine war effort
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (582+ words) The UK is working with allies on plans to seize Russian "shadow fleet" vessels - and wants to use the oil they are carrying to fund Ukraine's war effort, Defence Secretary John Healey has said. Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia…...
Spain plans to give 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (543+ words) The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalise the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half a million people. Regularisation will be available to foreign nationals who do not have a criminal record and…...
Court of Session review into Palestine Action ban will go ahead
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (415+ words) A judicial review of the ban on Palestine Action will be allowed to go ahead, a judge at Scotland's highest civil court has ruled. The UK government proscribed the group as a terrorist organisation in July last year. Former diplomat…...
HS2: Construction begins on tunnel from west London to Euston
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (617+ words) Work has started to dig the tunnel that will take the HS2 rail line from west London to Euston in the capital's centre. The first of two boring machines was switched on by Rail Minister Lord Hendy and Darren Jones, the…...
Rwanda takes legal action against UK over axed migrant deal
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (726+ words) The Rwandan government has launched legal action against the UK to seek payments it claims it is owed under a scrapped migrant deal between the two countries. Rwanda has filed a case with the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration, arguing…...
Sicily hit by huge landslide in aftermath of Storm Harry
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (457+ words) A 2.5 mile (4km) section of cliff has collapsed on the Italian island of Sicily, after it was pummelled by wind and rain brought by Storm Harry last week. More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Niscemi and geological…...
Dull residents visit Vienna to prove it's anything but dull
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (509+ words) Residents of the Scottish village of Dull have enjoyed an all-expenses paid weekend in Vienna as part of a stunt to prove the Austrian capital is anything but dull. All 84 residents of the Perthshire hamlet were invited to Vienna by…...