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She's running against Humza Yousaf and Ash Regan to replace Nicola Sturgeon Kate Forbes has pitched herself to SNP members as a “first minister for a new decade” in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish Finance Secretary is currently running against Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and former community safety minister Ash Regan for the SNP leadership and the keys to Bute House. Ms Forbes told the BBC’s Sunday

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians in Bakhmut Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces tried to help residents flee the beleaguered eastern city amid what Western analysts suspect may be preparations for a Ukrainian withdrawal. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross a makeshift bridge out of Bakhmut on Saturday, according to

The Duke of Sussex has been speaking in a livestreamed event to promote his book The Duke of Sussex has said his use of some drugs “really” helped him mentally, as a trauma expert diagnosed him with attention deficit disorder (ADD). In his controversial memoir Spare, Harry admitted to regular drug-taking and describes how in 2015, while living in Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, he smoked marijuana.

The 59 year old Hollywood actor flew to Hemswell Antiques Centres by helicopter and was taken on a private tour Johnny Depp bought three guitars, a skull-encrusted vase and an easel to furnish his new London home during a surprise visit to an antiques centre in Lincolnshire on Friday. The Hollywood actor, 59, known for his roles in Pirates Of The Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts, arrived at Hemswell Antiques Centres

It's the latest revelation to come from Mr Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages Dominic Cummings’ time in Downing Street was a “nightmare”, Rishi Sunak appeared to tell Matt Hancock, according to the latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages. The remarks, made on the day that the former No 10 aide used an appearance in front of MPs to claim that thousands of people died needlessly during the pandemic, show the then-Chancellor

Some people in the Midlands heard 'sonic booms' this lunchtime as the military aircraft rushed to the scene A plane that lost communication because of a malfunction was escorted to safety by RAF jets, police have said. People had reported hearing sonic booms across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire at about midday on Saturday. The plane had two people on board and was flying from Iceland to Nairobi via Southend when it

The Gunners beat the Cherries 3-2 Reiss Nelson’s last-gasp winner earned Arsenal a 3-2 comeback victory over Bournemouth to keep them five points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Philip Billing stunned the Gunners with the second-fastest goal in Premier League history after just nine seconds, and the relegation-threatened Cherries looked like they could pull off a famous victory when Marcos Senesi’s 57th-minute effort

The aunt of murdered aspiring lawyer Zara Aleena has said she is “always hopeful” that a system, which is “broken across the board” and does not protect women, can change. Farah Naz was speaking as she joined hundreds of people who marched to remember and grieve for women and girls killed through male violence and to call for action to tackle it. Supporters of the Million Women Rise (MWR) collective

Max Verstappen struck the first blow of the new Formula One season by securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The double world champion beat Sergio Perez as Red Bull locked out the front row by one tenth of a second with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari. Carlos Sainz finished fourth in the other scarlet car ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. George Russell qualified sixth as Mercedes team-mate