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Economic growth is forecast to slow amid concerns over US tariffs on whisky after Scotland outperformed the UK last year. Ernst & Young LLP warned growth prospects for 2025 “are weaker than previously anticipated”, with expected Gross Value Added (GVA) growth of 0.9% – down from 1.3% last quarter. It said while GDP data suggests a favourable outlook with growth in Scotland outperforming the UK last year, “it masks the […]

Harvey Elliott struck a late winner as Liverpool withstood a barrage of pressure to snatch a 1-0 victory at Paris St Germain while Harry Kane’s double put Bayern Munich within reach of the quarter-finals. Elliott, a late replacement for Mohamed Salah, fired home in the 87th minute with his first touch to complete Liverpool’s first-leg smash-and-grab win at the Parc des Princes. PSG had dominated for most of the match […]

A second child's been injured A child has died after being hit by a car on a rugby pitch in Kendal and a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, Cumbria Police said. A second child was injured and is being treated by paramedics, and the families of both victims have been informed, the force said. Officers were called just before 5pm […]

A second child's been injured A child has died and another has been injured after they were hit by a car on a sports pitch in Cumbria. Officers were called to Kendal Rugby Club shortly before 5pm on Wednesday, Cumbria Police said. The driver of a black BMW i40, a man aged in his 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, the force added. The second child […]

Paddy Power loses a court battle over a £1M prize it refused to pay out A gardener who was told she had won more than £1 million from an online Paddy Power game but was only paid around £20,000 has won a High Court case over her winnings. Corrine Durber, from Gloucestershire, played the Wild Hatter game in October 2020 which was described as a combination of a fruit machine and a wheel […]

The Prince of Wales suggested NHS staff should have enforced career breaks to aid their mental health, during a meeting to hear how health workers coped with the pandemic. William visited the Oasis Health and Wellbeing Centre and garden at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, which, five years ago to the day – March 5 – recorded the first person to die after testing positive for coronavirus. He chatted […]

A Chinese PhD student has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women. Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of the attacks after a month-long trial at Inner London Crown Court. He was convicted on Wednesday of the harrowing attacks involving two women who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced. He filmed nine of the attacks as “souvenirs”, and kept a trophy box of […]

The 16-year-old boy shot dead in Stockwell was a “very bright” pupil at school and was called Lathaniel, locals said. Police were called at 3.21pm on Tuesday to reports of a shooting in Paradise Road, Stockwell, south London. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. Relatives who attended the scene to lay flowers on Wednesday confirmed to the PA news agency the boy’s first […]

A paddleboard tour company owner has pleaded guilty to five charges in connection with the deaths of four people in 2021. Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, South Wales, appeared before Swansea Crown Court charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter and one offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act. Lloyd, who appeared in the dock wearing a blue shirt and dark trousers and using crutches, pleaded […]