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Jan 19, 2025 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Caitlin Doherty |Gemma Ryder
Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration, and said he knows "that depth of friendship will continue" across the Atlantic. The Prime Minister said the "special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to flourish for years to come", ahead of President-elect Trump being sworn in to his second term in the White House on Monday. In a statement on Sunday evening, the Prime Minister sent his congratulations to Mr Trump.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Caitlin Doherty |Rhiannon James |PAGemma Ryder |Ellie Ng
The last British hostage in Gaza has been released by Hamas after more than 15 months of captivity in what was described as "ongoing torture" for her family. British-Israeli Emily Damari was named as one of three hostages Hamas promised to free on Sunday after there were delays to a ceasefire deal which secured the phased release of those in captivity as well as a pause in the 15-month Israel-Hamas war.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Sarah Ping |PAGemma Ryder |Caitlin Doherty |Gemma Ryder
There are "no plans" for a TikTok ban in the UK, officials have said as a block in the US is set to come into force on Sunday. The social media giant lost a last-ditch legal bid this week to have a ban declared as unconstitutional on free-speech grounds.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Gemma Ryder
The King has sent a message to the people of Glasgow as the city celebrates its 850th anniversary year. Charles said: “Both the Queen and I wanted to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to you all as Glasgow celebrates its 850th Anniversary. It goes without saying that people really do make Glasgow.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Ted Hennessey |PAGemma Ryder |Gemma Ryder
A man has died after a tree fell onto his van as Storm Darragh lashed the UK. Gusts of 93mph have been recorded in some parts of the country, while millions of people have been warned to stay indoors, thousands are without power, and trains have been cancelled. A Lancashire Police investigation is under way after the force was called at around 9am on Saturday to the A59 at Longton, near Preston.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Helen Corbett |Gemma Ryder
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. It is understood the incident was disclosed to Sir Keir Starmer when she joined the shadow cabinet. In a letter to the Prime Minister, she said she is “totally committed to our political project” but believes “it will be best served by my supporting you from outside Government”.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Harry Stedman |Gemma Ryder
Snow and ice are causing further problems for commuters across the country on Thursday as weather warnings remain in place. Schools and roads in the Highlands have been hit by closures as the temperatures continue to dip. The A941 near Elgin is closed due to snow near the B9015. While the A97 between Lumsden and Rhynie is closed after a lorry became trapped in snow drifts. Highland Council buses have said they are not operating today.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Gemma Ryder
Salmonella could be engineered to help fight bowel cancer after researchers in Glasgow pinpointed how the bacteria stops the body’s own immune cells attacking the disease. Experts have long known that salmonella could help beat cancer but when used in therapies it has not been as effective as hoped. Now, experts have discovered that salmonella has been depleting a key protein which the body’s own immune cells need to function.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |Gemma Ryder
A manhunt is underway for the husband of Harshita Brella who was discovered murdered and stuffed into the boot of a car in London. Northamptonshire Police say Pankaj Lamba is wanted in connection with the 24-year-old's death and it's believed he has fled the country. Chief Inspector Paul Cash told a press conference in Kettering on Sunday afternoon: “Inquiries lead us to suspect that Harshita was murdered in Northamptonshire earlier this month by her husband Pankaj Lamba.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | PAGemma Ryder |William Warnes |Gemma Ryder
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over complaints from two women about the handling of investigations into allegations made against Mohamed Al Fayed. The two women made complaints about investigations from 2008 and 2013. According to the Met, they have raised concerns about the quality of police response and, in the case of the 2013 investigation, how details came to be disclosed publicly.
