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Italy's biggest mafia trial in decades has begun, with more than 300 defendants linked to the powerful crime group, the 'Ndrangheta, to appear amid high security.
Ministers are poised to announce a travel ban from Brazil and a number of other South American countries following concern over a new coronavirus variant.
Richard Leonard has quit as leader of Scottish Labour.
Duffy Duffy (born 23 June 1984 as Amie Ann Duffy) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Gwynedd, Wales, she was introduced to Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade Records, which led to her signing a recording contract with A&M Records in 2007. Following the release of the singles "Rockferry" (2007) and "Mercy" (2008), the latter reaching singles charts worldwide, Duffy released her 2008 debut album Rockferry. The album entered the UK Album Chart at number one, and became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold. The album was certified several...
Scottish Greens claim 'Forth tunnel' would boost rail journey times to north-east An ambitious plan to build a rail tunnel underneath the Forth has been unveiled by the Scottish Greens. The party wants a £22 billion "rail revolution" to be at the heart of Scotland's green recovery from Covid-19. As part of that, it claims a tunnel between Leith and Kirkcaldy - at a cost of £4-6 billion - would help boost journey times to and from the north-east. As part of its Rail for All proposal, unveiled ahead of this year's Scottish Parliament election, the party is also proposing that one...