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Pop superstar stuns fans by randomly using the london Underground There is no bias in the title provided. Troye Sivan was spotted on the Piccadilly line over the weekend (Picture: Getty)Commuters on the London Underground were given a lovely surprise when it turned out pop superstar Troye Sivan was on the tube with them. The Australian singer, 28, was spotted on the Piccadilly Line by a fan on Saturday, who later shared a selfie and a video of their encounter on social media. In the selfie, the delighted fan posed with a big grin as Troye also smiled while wearing…

Victims of Iran’s ‘Butcher of Tehran’ speak of ‘relief’ after helicopter death | World News There is no bias in the title provided. Dozens of people gathered outside the Embassy of Iran in london to celebrate Ebrahim Raisi’s death (Picture: DannyRigg/Metro.co.uk)A former political prisoner in Iran who came face-to-face with the Butcher of Tehran Ebrahim Raisi before his death in a helicopter incident has opened up about the ‘relief’ he felt. Funeral processions for Iranian president Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will begin on Tuesday next week in the northwestern city of Tabriz. While the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader,…

Woman mauled to death by her two XL Bully dogs in east london attack | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. The scene of the attack at Cornwall Close in Hornchurch, Havering(Picture: Marcin Nowak/LNP)A woman has been mauled to death by her two XL Bullies in what is just the latest gruesome attack involving the banned breed. The assault happened in Havering, east London, at around 1.10pm this afternoon. When paramedics arrived at her home at Cornwall Close in Hornchurch, there was nothing they could do to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She…

Five embassies with biggest TfL debt as congestion bill passes £143m | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. The figures relate to unpaid fees and fines accrued by diplomats between the launch of the congestion charge in 2003 and the end of last year (Picture: Shutterstock/Bikeworldtravel)Foreign embassies owe more than £143 million to Transport for london (TfL) in unpaid congestion charge fees, figures show. The US Embassy has racked up the largest bill at £14.6 million. The Japanese embassy has the second highest debt at £10.1 million, followed by the high commission of India at £8.6…

Granddaughters angry at getting £50 in will now face £200,000 legal bill | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. Frederick Ward Snr’s five granddaughters went to court over his will (Picture: Champion News)Five granddaughters who were each left £50 from their ‘disappointed’ grandad in his will are now facing a hefty legal bill. Frederick Ward Snr, who died in 2020, all but cut out his dead son Fred Jnr’s five adult children from his £500,000 will because he was ‘upset’ they didn’t visit him often during his later years. The five granddaughters – Carol Gowing, Angela…

Pictures released of woman mauled to death by her XL Bully dogs | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. Angeline Mahal was declared dead at the scene in Hornchurch (Picture: PA/Mahal family)The woman mauled to death in an XL bully attack at her home in east london has been named as mum-of-two Angeline Mahal. Horrified neighbours watched on as paramedics fought to save the 50-year-old after she was mauled in Cornwall Close, Hornchurch, just after 1pm on Monday. She was declared dead at the scene and the two registered dogs were seized after being contained in…

Gove’s plan to ‘make marchers pay’ as he vows to tackle antisemitism There is no original title provided. Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailMichael Gove has revealed plans to “make marchers pay” for the massive weekly pro-Palestinian protests dominating the centre of london at weekends.In a hard hitting speech this morning Mr Gove warned of a huge rise in antisemitism in the UK, pointing out that the number of incidents were up 147 percent last year.He pointed to evidence from the Community Security Trust (CST)…

Glasgow Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard gig venue change announced There is no bias in the original title provided. In October of last year, we reported that rock icons Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard were due to play at Hampden Park on Thursday, July 6 2023. While the original date remains the same, the show will now take place at Glasgow Green.   VENUE CHANGE » Please note that the @MotleyCrue & @DefLeppard World Tour originally due to take place at Hampden Park Stadium on 6th July has moved to Glasgow Green.Original tickets remain valid.TICKETS ⇾ https://t.co/orj3vMnofS pic.twitter.com/2yG1Xd4ys7 — Gigs in Scotland…

Glasgow family of four raise hundreds for refugee charity There is no bias in the original title provided. Gillian Armstrong, 45, Vikki Graham, 46, and their two daughters, Ines, 9, and Margot, 6, recently raised more than £600 for Refuweegee, a community-led charity which provides a space for forcibly displaced people arriving in Glasgow. The Shawlands family of four decided to raise funds for the charity after being inspired by stories of refugees in both films and books.  Gillian said: “What jolted us into doing this was actually a young adult fiction book called The Boy at the Back of the Class,…

Local authorities should be ‘more entrepreneurial’ There is no bias in the original title provided. Scotland’s councils are facing a £700 million funding gap ahead of setting their budgets for the coming year and some have even hinted that they could introduce or increase charges for some services to help boost funds. As the government comes under increasing pressure over squeezed local council budgets, Labour peer Lord Willie Haughey said: “I don’t mind paying my taxes and local council tax and I don’t mind if they go up – but the service I am getting isn’t good. If you were…

Jack Whitehall bringing new live show to Glasgow OVO Hydro There is no bias in the title provided. The multi-hyphenate comedian, actor, presenter and writer will be bringing his “most personal show yet” called Settle Down to Glasgow in June. Whitehall will perform at the OVO Hydro on June 19. Pre-sale tickets will be available from April 5 at 10am with general tickets going on sale from April 6 at 10am. Jack said: “This is my most personal show yet, with plenty of material about the big changes that have happened in my life. “It’s about my struggle to settle down…

Mike Dailly: Of cabbages, kings and £100m royal coronations There is no bias in the title provided. This is the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Within the novel itself, we have the roguish twins Tweedledum and Tweedledee, reciting to Alice The Walrus and the Carpenter poem: “The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing-wax, of cabbages and kings”. Next month the UK will experience an event more surreal than anything imagined by Lewis Carroll – the coronation of King Charles III. On Saturday, May 6, a 74-year-old man will…

Scots firms get nothing from £220m ferry deals given to Turkey There is no bias in the title provided. It has emerged that Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL), the Scottish Government-owned firm which owns and procures ferries and harbours failed to stipulate that there should be any Scottish benefit from the £220m contracts given to Turkish shipyard Cemre Marin Endustri. It can be revealed that as Turkey landed a second £115m contract earlier this year to build two ferries for longsuffering islanders in a bid to shore up the nation’s ageing ferry fleet, the only Scottish benefit stipulated was that…

Blood infection scandal victim from Perthshire speaks out There is no original title provided. It took seven years – during which she experienced extreme fatigue and was forced to give up work – for her to be notified the blood had been infected. On Monday, the findings of a long-running inquiry were released, with chairman Sir Brian Langstaff finding more than 30,000 people were infected with contaminated blood between the 1970s and 1990s, which he described as a “calamity”. Deliberate attempts, the inquiry found, were made to cover up what had happened and patients were knowingly exposed to an unacceptable…

Majority of Scots have no religion census data shows There is no bias in the title provided. The question is voluntary and was first introduced in 2001, when just 27.5% said they had no religious beliefs. The largest decrease has been in followers of the Church of Scotland, with 42.4% identifying as a follower in 2002. That has dropped to 20.4%, a fall of 610,100 people since 2011, and over 1 million since 2001, though Church of Scotland remains the largest group for those who identified as religious. The next largest religious groups were Roman Catholic (13.3%), Other Christian (5.1%) and Muslim (2.2%). There was a…

TRNSMT Festival to takeover Barras Market for one off event There is no bias in the title provided. They’ll be taking over the iconic market with live music from artists playing this year’s River Stage and Boogie Bar, as well as having a sustainable fashion pop-up and food vendors on site. Those attending will be in with a shout to win tickets if they’re checking out the fashion pop-ups as organisers have hidden five golden labels among the railings that will award each winner two VIP passes to the festival. DF Concerts, Kevin Mackay says the fashion pop-up aims to…

Man dies in East Ayrshire Motorcyle crash near Kilmarnock There is no bias in the original title He was travelling on the A76 between Kilmarnock and Mauchline and was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed in both directions between Crossroads and Crosshands for a crash investigation and re-opened at about 2.45am. Sergeant Martin Cunningham, of Police Scotland, said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died and our inquiries into the circumstances of what happened are ongoing. “I am appealing to anyone who saw what happened and anyone driving in the area who…

Scotland issued yellow warning for rain as sunny spell ends There is no bias in the original title provided. Covering nearly the full of the east coast and large parts of the Highlands and Central Belt, the weather warning will be in place from 12pm on Wednesday and last until 6pm on Thursday. Some areas could see up to 80-100 mm of rain over an extended period of heavy rain. A Met Office spokesperson said: “An area of heavy rain is expected to move northwest across Scotland from Wednesday afternoon, with rain most persistent across northern and eastern hills. Rain…

Rein application mentioned ‘sex scene with genital contact’ There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. However, documents released to The Herald under Freedom of Information suggest the explicit nature of the show was known about before the grant was awarded. The work, which aimed to show an “erotic journey through a distinctly Scottish landscape,” proved controversial after a casting call made clear that “any sex that features will not be simulated but performed by cast members.” In a letter to Holyrood’s Culture Committee, Iain Munro, Creative Scotland’s Chief Executive, claimed lead artist Leonie Rae…

Scotland’s carbon footprint down 11.5% in year to 2020 There is no bias in the title provided. Data from Scotland’s chief statistician shows the carbon footprint fell from 55.1 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2019 to 48.8 million tonnes in 2020 – a decrease of 6.3 million tonnes and a drop of 11.5%. It is the lowest level since recording began in 1998, however 2020 covered the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and travel restrictions which may have accounted for some of the drop. SUBSCRIBE: The Herald is only £1 for 3 months This impacted…

Gove accuses UK university protests of ‘antisemitism repurposed for Instagram age’ | Protest There is no bias in the title provided. Pro-Palestine university protests are espousing “antisemitism repurposed for the Instagram age”, Michael Gove has said in a speech about countering extremism.The communities secretary accused encampments at British universities of being “alive with anti-Israel rhetoric and agitation” that was “deeply, profoundly intimidatory to Jewish students and others”.Speaking at the JW3 community centre in north london on Tuesday, he named academics and university encampments who he said were using rhetoric “hostile” to Jewish students.He mentioned graffiti at Leeds University that he…

Kate Middleton news: Princess gives update on project as she continues cancer treatment There is no bias in the title provided. King hosts garden party with senior royals as Prince Harry to miss reunionGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailAn “excited” Princess of Wales has given her first major project update since beginning her cancer treatment. Her Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood has released a new report today (21 May) that suggests £45.5 billion could be added to the economy a year if businesses…

Singapore Airlines flight: one dead and more than 20 injured after severe turbulence – latest updates | Air transport There is no bias in the title provided. Singapore Airlines plane ‘fell 6,000 ft in three minutes’ – flight dataThe Associated Press has analysed tracking data captured by FlightRadar24 which showed the Singapore Airlines flight cruising at an altitude of 37,000 ft.Just after 8am GMT, the Boeing 777 suddenly pitched down to 31,000 ft over the span of about three minutes, the data indicates. The aircraft stayed at 31,000 ft for just under 10 minutes before rapidly descending and landing in…

Man arrested after woman stabbed outside Luton school at drop-off time There is no bias in the title provided. For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA woman has been stabbed outside a school in Luton at drop off time.Police confirmed a man has been arrested following the horrifying early morning attack and the victim has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries.All children inside the school are safe. A police spokesperson said: “Bedfordshire Police is investigating the stabbing of a woman…

Prince Harry suffers legal setback against Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun newspaper Prince Harry has suffered a setback in his latest legal skirmish with The Sun publisher, after a judge ruled he cannot take allegations against Rupert Murdoch to trial. The Duke of Sussex, 39, alleges he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for Mr Murdoch’s media outlet, and is among 42 claims to be brought against the tabloid. Lawyers for the prince had sought permission to update parts of his case as they sought to link NGN executives such as Mr Murdoch to knowledge of hacking and unlawful…