Newcastle joins list of cities battling it out to host the Eurovision song contest in the UK

Newcastle is the latest city to announce it will bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, after organisers said it could not be held in war-torn Ukraine. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) gave the UK the chance to host the event for the ninth time — more than any other country —after Sam Ryder … Read more

Scottish protesters march for independence after SNP election gains in local authorities

Scottish protesters march for independence after Nicola Sturgeon said she would start refreshing the ‘very positive case’ for Scotland to go it alone Scottish protestors took to the streets of Glasgow to renew calls for a second independence referendum The new push comes after Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP gained more councillors in Scottish local authorities Banners … Read more

‘Putin will be delighted’: Fury as SNP’s Ian Blackford says the UK should still SCRAP Trident

‘Putin will be delighted’: Fury as SNP’s Ian Blackford says the UK should still SCRAP the Trident nuclear deterrent despite the Russian leader’s atomic saber-rattling, claiming the idea it keeps Britain safe is ‘far-fetched’ Blackford: It’s ‘far-fetched’ to believe that the weapons would protect Britain  UK’s four Vanguard Class submarines, which carry Trident, based in … Read more

Heartwarming moment care home resident is surprised with 101st birthday party

Heartwarming moment care home resident who had to spend her hundredth birthday alone during lockdown is surprised with a party to celebrate turning 101 – after receiving 30,000 cards from wellwishers Edna Clayton moved into the Hector House facility in Glasgow last August She had spent her milestone 100th birthday alone with no cards or … Read more

A dancing Princess Eugenie teams up with Ellie Goulding at COP26

A dancing Princess Eugenie teams up with Ellie Goulding as she spends ‘inspiring few days’ calling for climate change at COP26 Princess Eugenie and Ellie Goulding linked arms at the Glasgow venue summit  Eugenie posted a video of her time at COP26 on Instagram to the song Porcelain  Video begins with Eugenie, 31, spinning around … Read more

75% of Brits ‘worried’ about climate change with more than four in 10 saying it makes them ‘anxious’

Three-quarters of Brits ‘worried’ about climate change with more than four in 10 saying it makes them ‘anxious’ while the middle-aged and women are more concerned than the young and men ONS found that 75% of the public are concerned about environmental damage, They include almost a third who say they are ‘very worried’ about the … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces fury for using COP26 in Scots independence battle

Nicola Sturgeon faces fury for exploiting COP26 summit in Scots independence battle after taking out full-page ads boasting about being a ‘nation-in-waiting’ – as she meets Greta Thunberg in Glasgow Nicola Sturgeon has taken out ads welcoming world leaders to ‘nation in waiting’ SNP leader condemned for exploiting COP summit for Scots independence bid Ms … Read more

Joe Biden’s gas-guzzling motorcade is spotted filling up near his Edinburgh COP26 base

By Rob Crilly, Senior US Political Reporter in Edinburgh for Dailymail.com  President Joe Biden will announce a new push to crack down on emissions of methane, a key global warming gas, on the second day of a global climate summit on Tuesday, even though key provisions are stuck on Capitol Hill.  He spent Monday evening … Read more

Boris Johnson admits he is worried COP26 summit could ‘go wrong’

Boris Johnson admits he is worried the COP26 summit could ‘go wrong’ and countries could fail to strike a deal on tackling climate change as the PM says it is ‘touch and go’ if the meeting of world leaders will succeed Boris Johnson has admitted he is worried the COP26 summit could end in failure … Read more

Tory MP Philip Davies brands PM’s environmental push ‘utterly futile virtue signalling’

The last Tory MP willing to tell Boris Johnson the truth about his Net Zero plans? Philip Davies brands PM’s environmental push ‘utterly futile virtue signalling’ ahead of Cop26 summit – as even PM admits progress at global event is ‘touch and go’ Outspoken rightwinger made the remark in a letter to one of his … Read more