Scotland: Jenny Gilruth expected to become Deputy First Minister in new SNP team

Scotland: Jenny Gilruth expected to become Deputy First Minister in new SNP team

Scotland: Jenny Gilruth expected to become Deputy First Minister in new SNP team Scotland cabinet secretary John Swinney is expected to name Jenny Gilruth as Scotland’s deputy First Minister, as he restructures the SNP Cabinet after last month’s Scottish Parliament election. Gilruth was seen arriving at Bute House in Edinburgh on Wednesday morning, as Swinney…

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78-year-old UK great-grandmother left shaken after utility firm mistakenly declares her dead over £60 bill | World News

78-year-old UK great-grandmother left shaken after utility firm mistakenly declares her dead over £60 bill | World News

A UK utility company mistakenly declared a 78-year-old great-grandmother dead over an unpaid £60 bill/Image: X, Metro UK A 78-year-old great-grandmother in the UK was sent a debt collection letter addressed to the executor of her estate after a utility company mistakenly recorded her as dead.Ginette Bye later discovered that the letter had been sent…

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36-year-old man Dishanth Srideva charged after recording women inside fitting rooms in Canada

36-year-old man Dishanth Srideva charged after recording women inside fitting rooms in Canada

(Source: The Halton Regional Police Service) A Mississauga man has been charged after police said he secretly recorded women inside fitting rooms at a retail store in Oakville. The case that investigators say may involve more victims, reports CP2436-year-old Dishanth Srideva is facing two counts of voyeurism following incidents at a Winners store on Winston…

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As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food

As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food

Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates that 4.7…

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Standard Chartered CEO’s remark sparks outrage as bank plans job cuts in India, other hubs

Standard Chartered CEO’s remark sparks outrage as bank plans job cuts in India, other hubs

Standard Chartered’s plan to cut nearly 7,800 jobs globally by 2030 has triggered a fierce backlash online after CEO Bill Winters described some roles as “lower-value human capital” while outlining the bank’s AI-driven overhaul.The London-headquartered lender, which has major back-office operations in India, said it would eliminate around 15 per cent of corporate-function roles over…

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Indian-origin student leader claims Scottish greens asked her to quit election race over visa status

Indian-origin student leader claims Scottish greens asked her to quit election race over visa status

Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.Viswanathan had applied to contest the Holyrood election for the North East of Scotland region…

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1,700-year-old Roman tombs reveal a dye worth more than gold inside coffins sealed for centuries

1,700-year-old Roman tombs reveal a dye worth more than gold inside coffins sealed for centuries

Archaeologists studying ancient Roman graves in England have uncovered a discovery that is changing what experts know about wealth and burial traditions in Roman Britain. During an examination of infant burials in Roman York, researchers identified traces of Tyrian purple, one of the rarest and most expensive dyes of the ancient world. As reported in…

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