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Pain-free 'tripod' restraint brought in to Scottish jails
2+ week, 6+ day ago (856+ words) A new pain-free technique for restraining prisoners is being introduced across Scotland's jails. The method removes the use of pain-inducing holds, such as bending back an inmate's wrists, and is designed to keep them on their feet, instead of forcing…...
Fire near Glasgow Central station causes major travel disruption
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (55+ words) A fire at a vape shop near Glasgow Central railway station forced the closure of Scotland's busiest station, causing travel disruption across several rail routes. View on euronews A fire at a vape shop near Glasgow Central railway station forced…...
Scotland's papers: Killer parole 'panic' and Trump demands Iran surrender
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Yahoo News Singapore More from Scotland's papers...
Pro-Palestine protesters defy Starmer's call to halt demonstration on October 7
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (697+ words) Pro-Palestine protesters have defied Sir Keir Starmer's call not to demonstrate on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, after the prime minister said the plans were "un-British. University students from several institutions in the UK are expected to take…...
Bus strikes begin as hundreds walk out over pay
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (423+ words) Hundreds of bus workers are on strike in a row over pay. Nearly 600 Unite the Union members at Stagecoach North East in Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields have walked out as part of the first of two days of industrial…...
Bus strikes called off after improved pay offer
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) Bus strikes which could have caused "significant disruption" during the summer holidays have been called off, a union has said. About 600 Unite members working at Stagecoach North East had been set to walk out on 11 and 12 August after rejecting a…...
Bus strikes back on as workers reject pay offer
8+ mon, 7+ hour ago (333+ words) A bus service will be disrupted as 600 workers resumed plans to strike. Unite the Union members at Stagecoach North East in Newcastle, Sunderland and South Shields are set to take industrial action on Monday 18 and Thursday 21 August after pay negotiations…...
It's so close': Crowds turn up for Red Lions, mobile column at National Day heartland celebrations
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (1514+ words) SINGAPORE " National Day celebrations spilled into the heartland on Aug 10, where more than 200, 000 residents in five districts were treated to games, activities, performances and fireworks displays. This year, the mobile column made pit stops in the heartland for the first…...
Tom Holland's Spider-Man 'feels different this time"
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (690+ words) Tom Holland has admitted putting on his Spider-Man suit "feels different this time". The 29-year-old actor is set to appear in his fourth Spider-Man movie - Spider-Man: Brand New Day - which started filming in Glasgow. Scotland earlier this month and Tom…...
Glasgow Airport summer of strike action looming
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) About 100 workers at Glasgow Airport could be on strike within weeks in a dispute over pay. Unite the union said the first date of potential action would be 18 July after its members rejected a 4% pay offer and backed industrial action....