A WOMAN claimed to be the real-life stalker from Netflix smash Baby Reindeer was previously accused of harassing two of Scotland’s leading politicians. Fiona Harvey, 58, came into contact with the late Glasgow MP Jimmy Wray, who died aged 78 in 2013, and his solicitor wife Laura, 62, when she was a former Labour Party … Read more
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “champion” MP who has died at the age of 80. Labour MP Tommy McAvoy represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West in the House of Commons from 1987 until 2010. 2 Baron McAvoy served as an MP for 23 years and a Lord from 2010Credit: UK Parliament website 2 Tommy McAvoy … Read more
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Sunday talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week’s budget, pledging “prudent and responsible” measures “for long term growth”. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had been widely expected to cut taxes in Wednesday’s budget, in a move seen as a way of closing the gap on the … Read more
“Now, what seems to be the problem?” chirps Keeley Hawes’ indefatigable 1940s GP and aspiring politician Iris to us at the end of the play. Errm, the play, obviously. Hours of soporifically muddled plotting, creaking dialogue, clunky exposition, extraordinarily wandering accents, pretentious staging, jarring projections and one cringingly am-dram marital tussle make the diagnosis simple. … Read more
SCOTTISH Labour has backed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after party MSPs called for “unequivocal” support. The party’s conference held in Glasgow unanimously backed Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s calls for an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas conflict. 1 The Scottish Labour backed his motion for a ceasefire at the party conferenceCredit: PA It … Read more
ANAS Sarwar attacked a Labour peer for “childish and prejudiced” and “shock jock” tweets after he was accused of “sexism” and Islamophobia. The Labour Muslim Network demanded an apology from George Foulkes for reposting a tweet linking the First Minister to the terrorist group Hamas. 3 Anas Sarwar attacked the Labour Lord for being “childish … Read more
One senior government science adviser referred to Sunak in a message to colleagues at the time as “Dr. Death.” COVID campaigners and families of those who died during the pandemic hold placards outside COVID Inquiry at Dorland House, where British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is giving evidence, in London, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank … Read more
Baroness Glenys Kinnock of Holyhead, the wife of former Labour leader Neil has died at the age of 79. The family has shared tributes for the former MEP. 5 Glenys Kinnock has died at the age of 79 5 Glenys and Neil Kinnock had been married for more than 50 years, seen here in 2014Credit: … Read more
