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The operator of a care home has been fined £270,000 following the death of a resident who ate chlorine tablets he believed to be mints.

A DNA mutation linked to breathing problems in popular dog breeds has been discovered by scientists.

Cybersecurity experts have warned WhatsApp users to update the messaging app as soon as possible following the discovery of a major vulnerability that could allow attackers to install a malicious code on smartphones.

The Jeremy Kyle Show has been removed from the ITV Hub after the programme was suspended indefinitely following the death of a guest.

Fears have been raised for elderly residents at five Edinburgh care homes after it emerged industry giant Four Seasons is poised to collapse into administration.

Even moderate amounts of ham, bacon and red meat are linked to bowel cancer, experts have warned.

A new system of property tax and environmental charges should be introduced to boost Scottish council funding, according to a report.

A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into a police helicopter crash that claimed the lives of 10 people opened with a minute’s silence yesterday.

Brexit has cost the British economy £600 million a week since the referendum, and the shock of a no-deal divorce could hammer the country even harder.

The husband of jailed British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has delivered flowers to the Iranian Embassy in London to mark the third Mother’s Day since she was imprisoned.

Channel 4 News said it “regrets” any offence caused by Jon Snow’s “unscripted observation” after the veteran journalist said he had “never seen so many white people in one place” during a live broadcast.

Boyzone singer Keith Duffy has been taken to hospital after falling ill while on tour with the band.

Jeremy Corbyn has sparked angry reactions from the SNP after posting a video claiming the SNP helped to usher in Margaret Thatcher’s Government and almost two decades of Tory rule.

Susan Calman has been announced as the voice of the new Caledonian Sleeper trains due to launch later this year.

Criminals stuffed dead rats with drugs and mobile phones in an attempt to smuggle the contraband into a prison, it has emerged.

Police are searching for a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was last seen at a college in Fife.

An online petition urging the Government to cancel Brexit has become the most popular to be submitted to the Parliament website with more than 4,200,000 million signatures.

An MSP has told how she fears for her safety after a string of online threats and abuse.

An MP’s staff member was told she would be hanged ‘in an independent Scotland’ by two men who turned up at his constituency office on Wednesday night, the Commons was told.