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Massive coronavirus testing lab due to open in Scotland is hit by delay as officials reveal they have yet to secure a building

January 17, 2021

A scientist prepares a sample for Covid-19 testing at Glasgow Lighthouse facility

President-elect Joe Biden (L) and Dr. Jill Biden (R) arrive at the East Front of the US Capitol for his inauguration ceremony to be the 46th President of the United States.

Trump departs for Florida as Biden’s inauguration takes place at US Capitol

January 20, 2021

COP26 volunteer ambassador Lauren Ross from Lauriston is passionate about the environment.

Volunteers sought for Glasgow’s UN Climate Conference later this year

January 20, 2021

Current lockdown restrictions in Scotland will continue until at least mid February, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Scottish lockdown to continue until “at least” middle of February, announces Nicola Sturgeon

January 19, 2021

Jackie Jones trains at BodyFit camp in Pollok Park, Glasgow before the latest lockdown

I was shattered by the death of my husband… then I lost my daughter: One woman details her inspirational fightback from terrible heartbreak

January 19, 2021

A bus lane in Aberdeen

Warned in England, fined in Scotland: Drivers’ call for change to bus lane laws

January 18, 2021

A socially distanced Christmas Day service in Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh

We moved forward ten years in ten weeks: Moderator on why the crisis of Covid might leave behind a stronger, more modern Kirk

January 18, 2021

Latest Scottish News

People living in the most deprived areas were 2.2 times as likely to die with Covid-19 than those in the least deprived parts of Scotland (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Scotland records highest excess deaths for 129 years

January 20, 2021

The First Minister announced the funding in Holyrood on Wednesday (Jane Barlow/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon pledges £250m to tackle ‘national disgrace’ of drug deaths

January 20, 2021

Trainee medics could soon receive degrees from St Andrews (PA)

Committee backs Bill allowing St Andrews to award medical degrees

January 20, 2021

The Met Office has issued weather warnings for snow (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Weather warnings upgraded as Storm Christoph moves in

January 20, 2021

The 55-year-old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (David Cheskin/PA)

Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run crash

January 20, 2021

The Wee Box appeal will help those affected by violence in DR Congo (SCIAF/PA)

Charity appeal raises £2.6m for women and children in DR Congo

January 20, 2021

Latest UK News

What the papers say – January 21 (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – January 21

January 21, 2021

Fatah Mohammed Abdullah was jailed for life with a minimum term of nine years (West Yorkshire Police/PA)

Pair jailed for terror crimes could have minimum terms increased

January 21, 2021

Rail workers checking the points at Hexham train station, Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Northern issues ‘do not travel’ alert for many routes in north-west England

January 21, 2021

Nearly four out of five drivers (78%) think pure electric cars are too expensive, according to a new survey (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Four in five drivers say electric cars are too expensive – survey

January 21, 2021

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What the papers say – January 21 (Peter Byrne/PA)

What the papers say – January 21

January 21, 2021

Fatah Mohammed Abdullah was jailed for life with a minimum term of nine years (West Yorkshire Police/PA)

Pair jailed for terror crimes could have minimum terms increased

January 21, 2021

Rail workers checking the points at Hexham train station, Northumberland (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Northern issues ‘do not travel’ alert for many routes in north-west England

January 21, 2021

Nearly four out of five drivers (78%) think pure electric cars are too expensive, according to a new survey (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Four in five drivers say electric cars are too expensive – survey

January 21, 2021

Seven never events should be removed from the list of 15, investigators said (Peter Byrne/PA)

Some medical blunders should ‘not be classed as never events’ – watchdog

January 21, 2021

Some 3,500 relatives of those killed during the Northern Ireland conflict have urged the British and Irish Governments to fully investigate the decades of violence (Niall Carson/PA)

Thousands of bereaved demand full investigation into Northern Ireland conflict

January 21, 2021

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Middle-class children ‘spend more time learning’ in lockdown than poorer peers

January 21, 2021

The companies are testing hydrogen cookers (Lauren Hurley/PA)

Gas networks set sights on hydrogen as green future looms

January 21, 2021

The coronavirus vaccine rollout is under way in the UK (Danny Lawson/PA)

Just over half of British Indians say they would get a Covid-19 vaccine – survey

January 21, 2021

Nurses work on patients in the Intensive Care Unit in St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London (PA)

Quarter of doctors seek mental health support during pandemic

January 21, 2021

A Unilever sign. The consumer good giant is to enforce a raft of social commitments (Tim Ireland/PA)

Unilever pledges living wage in supply chain by 2030 as social inequality ‘widens’

January 21, 2021

A portrait of Emiliano Sala is displayed at the front of St David’s Cathedral, Cardiff (PA)

Emiliano Sala’s family want ‘answers’ as they mark anniversary of his death

January 21, 2021

The UK has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

PM warns more lives will be lost as UK records deadliest day of pandemic

January 21, 2021

People are told to self-isolate if they come into contact with someone with coronavirus (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Isolation after contact with Covid-19 case could be cut to seven days – study

January 20, 2021

President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House (AP/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs executive orders reversing Trump policies following his inauguration

January 20, 2021

A red squirrel forages for food ahead of winter (Danny Lawson/PA)

Charles thanks volunteers fighting to protect ‘delightful’ red squirrels

January 20, 2021

Vice president Kamala Harris swore the three new Democratic senators into office (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats gain control of US Senate as new members take oath

January 20, 2021

A National Guardsman stands near the US Supreme Court (AP/Gerald Herbert)

Joe Biden safely sworn in as president with no security issues

January 20, 2021

Lady Gaga sings the national anthem before Joe Biden’s inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington (Greg Nash/Pool Photo via AP)

With passion and fashion, Lady Gaga delivers powerful anthem at inauguration

January 20, 2021

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington (Patrick Semansky/AP/Pool)

Poet Amanda Gorman delivers inspirational inauguration performance

January 20, 2021

A lone passenger pushes luggage through the arrival hall of Terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow Airport (PA)

Johnson defends border measures after Patel ‘overruled on March closure’

January 20, 2021

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Vice president Kamala Harris opens a new chapter in US politics

January 20, 2021

Eurostar is struggling due to the pandemic (Nathan Gallagher/Eurostar/PA)

UK and French governments must work together to save Eurostar – MP

January 20, 2021

A person walks past a sign telling people to wear a face mask in Nottingham (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Latest weekly Covid-19 rates for local authority areas in England

January 20, 2021

Calls for police to be vaccinated sooner as officer hospitalised with Covid-19 (Nick Ansell/PA)

Calls for police to be vaccinated sooner as officer hospitalised with Covid-19

January 20, 2021

A child reacts as villagers hold placards featuring Kamala Harris (Aijaz Rahi/AP)

Indian village cheers for Kamala Harris during swearing-in as US vice president

January 20, 2021

Radar units installed on roadsides monitor motorway traffic and are designed to detect a stopped vehicle in around 20 seconds (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Less than 5% of smart motorway network has radar tech to spot stranded motorists

January 20, 2021

Donald Trump and his wife Melania wave to supporters (AP/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump hints at comeback as he bids farewell to Washington

January 20, 2021

Firefighters inspect the debris caused by an explosion in Madrid, Spain (Bernat Armangue/AP)

Four killed as gas explosion rips through Madrid building

January 20, 2021

A volunteer marks coffins at Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham, which operated as a temporary morgue for the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2020 (Jacob King/PA)

New record for most Covid-19 deaths to occur on a single day

January 20, 2021

Police activity in the Pensnett Road area of Brierley Hill, West Midlands (Matthew Cooper/PA)

CCTV of drugs factory ‘crossbow murders’ shown to jury

January 20, 2021

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Joe Biden sworn in as he replaces Donald Trump as US president

January 20, 2021

The Bee family have been shielding since February last year (Family handout/PA)

Families of clinically vulnerable children face anxious wait for vaccine

January 20, 2021

An Italian police officer stands by a copy of the Salvator Mundi in Naples (Italian Police via AP)

Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi

January 20, 2021

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Welsh house names could be protected

January 20, 2021

Members of the military have been enlisted to help medical staff deal with the pandemic in Northern Ireland (Liam McBurney/PA)

Military to help medical staff in Northern Ireland pandemic battle

January 20, 2021

Greta Thunberg mocks ‘happy old man’ Donald Trump as he leaves White House (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Greta Thunberg mocks ‘happy old man’ Donald Trump as he leaves White House

January 20, 2021

US President Joe Biden (Patrick Semansky/AP/Pool)

US inauguration live: Joe Biden sworn in as US president

January 20, 2021

Nickita Starck, who records as Nickita, is releasing a single called Breathe Again to support independent midwives who have been unable to work due to an insurance issue (Matthew Farrow/PA)

Doula records single to support independent midwives

January 20, 2021

Rachel Riley’s online discussion was described by the judge as a ‘straightforward, rational and respectful exchange of views’ (Peter Powell/PA)

Rachel Riley wins libel case against blogger over ‘harassment campaign’ article

January 20, 2021

Matthew Burton collected a National TV Award on behalf of Educating Yorkshire (Yui Mok/PA)

Educating Yorkshire’s Mr Burton urges parents to ask for help with home learning

January 20, 2021

Smoke rises from a building and rubble scattered in Toledo Street following a explosion in Madrid (Europa Press via AP)

Two killed in Madrid blast after apparent gas leak

January 20, 2021