John Lamont sacked as Shadow Scottish Secretary after backing Tory leadership loser
John Lamont has been sacked as the Shadow Scottish Secretary after backing the loser in the Tory leadership contest. The Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP was booted from the Conservative…
Map shows where civil unrest could break out after US elections
A map shows swing states and potential flashpoints for civil unrest in the US (Picture: Metro.co.uk) America is on high alert. Almost four years after former US president Donald Trump…
Dead golden eagle found cut up inside bag in Stirling as cops launch probe
Police are investigating after a butchered golden eagle was found dead in Stirling. Thehorrific discovered was made on a forestry track off A81 near Loch Rusky, north east of Port…
Metro answers the questions you’re too embarrassed to ask about the US election
Election Day has arrived (Picture: Getty/AFP) Today is the day that millions of Americans will head to the polling stations and cast their vote in the 2024 US Presidential Election.…
Keir Starmer gives verdict on Badenoch ‘white supremacy’ tweet shared by Labour MP
Labour MP Dawn Butler has been accused of sharing a tweet linking Kemi Badenoch to ‘white supremacy in blackface’ (Pictures: PA/Reuters) Sir Keir Starmer has said a Labour MP ‘shouldn’t…
Businesses will suffer as a result of the budget… but did Labour have a choice?
Readers debate the rise in taxes after Rachel Reeves’ budget. But with UK services as they are… was it not inevitable? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) The unintended consequences of…
‘Cheeky and mischievous’ boy, 5, drowned in swimming pool on family holiday
An inquest has been held into the death of Kelan Logan-Derench (Picture: Gofundme) A five-year-old boy was found at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool while on holiday with…
Two more cases of potentially deadly mpox strain found in the UK
Both new cases are being cared for at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (Picture: Stephen Chung/LNP/REX/Shutterstock) The second and third cases of thempox The two new cases are…
TfL Oyster card applications reopen after cyber attack days before Tube strikes
Oyster photocard holders have faced issues since the September cyber attack (Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA) Transport for London has reopened applications for some Oyster card concessions following the latest cyber attack…
Teenager injured after police chase ends in crash
The car chase ended in a crash (Picture: UKNIP) A police chase has ended in chaos after three vehicles crashed on an A-road. A teenager and a woman were injured…