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A suspect has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in West Lothian.Gary Nicol was found seriously injured in Bankton Lane, Livingston, at about 2am on Thursday 26 September. Emergency crews attended but the 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene near Williamston Primary School.Following a post-mortem examination, Police Scotland continued to treat the death as "unexplained".A murder probe was subsequently launched after a team of specialist […]

Phillip Schofield has said he is "heartbroken" by the death of his "magnificent" mother, Pat.In an Instagram post, along side pictures of himself and his mum, the former This Morning presenter said: "I love you mum, forever", after what he called a "heartbreaking weekend". He wrote: "Over three days, we held her, loved her, hugged her and said everything that needed to be said."He said Pat, who was reportedly 88, […]

Bristol City's head coach Liam Manning is to take a leave of absence following the death of his baby son.The football club said in a statement they were "deeply saddened by the passing of Liam's recently born son Theo John Manning".They added: "We know that Bristol City's supporters and the wider football family will share their condolences and deepest sympathy with Liam, his wife Fran and his son Isaac during […]

Every Monday in our Money blog, we get an expert to answer your financial problems or consumer disputes. This week, a reader questioned if their boss's decision to withhold her final weeks of pay was allowed.A reader called Zippy asks: "I refused to work my two weeks' notice due to bullying at work by my manager. Now he is refusing to pay me for my last four weeks of work […]

Men at higher risk of prostate cancer should be offered a test by GPs - even if they do not have any symptoms of the disease, a charity has said. The recommendation is based on two trials by Prostate Cancer UK, which showed tests that measure prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels "reduce the number of men who die" from the disease - despite being previously deemed unreliable. Currently, doctors offer PSA […]

The prime minister will pledge to get rid of regulation that "needlessly holds back investment" at a major business conference in London today.The International Investment Summit will comprise more than £50bn of deal announcements - or roughly twice the £28bn unveiled at the previous comparable gathering held under the former Conservative administration, Sky News' City Editor Mark Kleinman learned on Sunday. It comes after a row over the transport secretary's […]

A professional Strictly dancer has defended her dance partner after a viral video caused hundreds of people to suggest he had made her uncomfortable. During Saturday night's show, Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans slid his hand around the middle of Katya Jones' waist, which she then pushed away. The now-viral moment happened while host Claudia Winkleman revealed voting lines were open for this week's show.It caused hundreds of people on […]

Alex Salmond was the undisputed figurehead of the independence movement for decades. He was the instantly recognisable, colourful, controversial, and complicated face of a movement that Salmond dragged from the fringes to the forefront of political discourse in the Scotland we know today. Although Salmond has been on the sidelines of the show in recent times, he has become a thorn in the side of the SNP, agitating for a more […]

The government had to "have a conversation" in order to secure the landmark DP World investment announcement that was reportedly derailed by comments from the transport secretary.Appearing on Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was asked how close the government came to losing the £1bn commitment in the London Gateway port. Mr Reynolds said: "Look, we've had to have a conversation following some of the […]