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Scottish police are thought to be on notice for a visit by the US vice president, who is on holiday in the UK with his family. JD Vance’s unconfirmed appearance north of the border would follow president Donald Trump’s five-day trip last month, when he hosted Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at his golf resorts at Turnberry in South Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire. Mr Vance is holidaying in the […]

People with head and neck cancer in England will be fast-tracked on to a clinical trial for a “potentially transformative” vaccine under new NHS plans. The first patients have received the jab, which uses mRNA technology to train the immune system to fight cancer, with more set to be enrolled at their nearest NHS hospital. Head and neck cancer is a general term to describe forms of the disease in […]

A domestic abuse survivor has said she hopes that new plans to restrict perpetrators on where they can go are not “just pillow talk” after feeling let down by previous governments. Ministers will seek to introduce “restriction zones” that will limit where abusers can go, aiming to allow survivors to go about their daily lives without fear of seeing their offender. Sexual and violent offenders could be restricted to certain […]

Two rare tiger cubs have been born at a safari park as part of conservation efforts to save the endangered species. Knowsley Safari in Merseyside has welcomed the arrival of two Amur tiger cubs. Yuki, a five-year-old Amur tiger, gave birth to the two cubs on July 29 after arriving at the park in February as part of a global breeding programme. Amur tigers, the largest cat species in the […]

Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early on Friday. The war has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed much of Gaza and pushed the territory of some two million Palestinians toward famine. Ahead of the security cabinet meeting, which began on Thursday and ran through the night, Mr Netanyahu said Israel planned to retake control over […]

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Benjamin Sesko after agreeing a deal worth up to £73.7million with RB Leipzig, the PA news agency understands. The talented 22-year-old striker has been the subject of a tug of a war as the Red Devils and Newcastle both attempted to bolster their attacks ahead of the new season. Sesko indicated to United that he favored a move to them over […]

The first small boat migrants have been detained under the UK’s new “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron and could be sent back to France within weeks. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government was prepared to defend itself against legal challenges if migrants seek to avoid being sent back across the English Channel. The migrants detained were among those who risked the Channel crossing on Wednesday, the […]

The first people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action in England and Wales after the group was recently banned as a terror organisation, the Metropolitan Police said. Two women and a man were arrested in Westminster following a protest in central London on July 5. Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, also 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney, north-east London, were charged […]

Experts have suggested universities will be keen to offer places on degree courses to school leavers on A-level results day even if they have narrowly missed out on grades A record number of 18-year-olds are expected to wake up on Thursday next week to the news that they have been successful in securing their first-choice university, the head of Ucas has predicted. Nearly three out of four top institutions have […]