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Getty Images Finance committee convener Kenneth Gibson says there is “increasing concern” about the cost of inquiries Public inquiries should have set budgets and timeframes, MSPs have recommended amid concerns about spiralling costs. Holyrood’s finance committee has warned that statutory public inquiries are “over-stretched and poorly defined” with limited financial …

Many of the papers feature a portrait of Prince George accompanying his father, the Prince of Wales, helping to prepare meals at a London homeless shelter. The Sunday Mirror says the 12-year-old was “shown around The Passage in London with Prince William, 43, who was taken there by Princess Di …

[ Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain, is now known to be responsible for many of these capabilities, including reasoning, decision-making, the processing of sensory information and voluntary movement. Source link

Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it’s complying with Judge James Donato’s order to crack open Android for third-party app stores, stop illegally tying its Google Play Billing system to its app store, and let developers link to ways to download their apps outside the Play Store …

[ Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Hybrid health options are an underdeveloped, key tool for improving access to primary care in Ontario’s remote communities, with a new University of Ottawa study highlighting the positive impact of in-person mixed with virtual care options have in rural regions. Published in BMC Health …

OpenAI and Anthropic are rolling out new ways to detect underage users. As OpenAI has updated its guidelines on how ChatGPT should interact with users between the ages of 13 and 17, Anthropic is working on a new way to identify and boot users who are under 18. On Thursday, …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone’s everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research that suggests you can, and often sooner than you might expect. Whether in a quick text message, a long email, a casual chat with a friend, …

A street attacker who punched a man and left him with life-changing injuries has been jailed for three and a half years. Jackson Bennett, 20, attacked 32-year-old Shaun Taylor during a night out on Aberdeen’s Union Street on 11 August 2024. The court heard that after Bennett landed a single …

Apple has announced the changes it’s making to the iOS App Store in Japan in order to comply with recent legislation in the country. It will allow third-party app stores and payment processing options, though is introducing new commission fees for those transactions. App Store apps will also now be …

Chloe Aslett and Paul HudsonYorkshire Yorkshire Water’s CEO talks about the extra payments she received from the firm’s parent company Yorkshire Water boss Nicola Shaw said “not being transparent” about receiving payments worth £1.3m from the firm’s parent company was a “mistake” but the amounts were “not for me to …

Ben Summerand Paul Heaney,BBC Wales Investigates BBC Patrick Lawler – pictured at a far-right gathering by an undercover reporter – discussed cocaine with pupils A teacher who described Islam as “satanic” and told pupils that “cocaine was purer back in the day” has been found guilty of professional misconduct. The …

BBC The incinerator in Aberdeen opened back in 2024 Aberdeen’s £150m incinerator has closed for the second time in six months, with an interim operator put in place. No exact timescale has been given for when the facility – which is used by Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils for non-recyclable …

After being elevated from the practice squad for a third time, Smyth is now on the brink of earning a permanent spot on the Saints’ 53-man roster. NFL rules state a player cannot return to the practice squad for a fourth time in a season, so if Smyth is to …

No Harry Kane or Raphinha? Six Paris St-Germain players? A Scott McTominay-less midfield? Any team of the year selection always raises debate. On Tuesday in Qatar, Fifa held The Best Awards and the Men’s XI was named based on achievements between 11 August 2024 and 2 August 2025. Fifa’s team …

A number of train services in Ayrshire have been suspended after stormy conditions caused waves to “overtop” sea wall defences. Scotrail confirmed that services to Largs and Ardrossan would start and terminate at Kilwinning until further notice. Passengers travelling to Ayr can use Glasgow Central–Ayr services for stations up to …

[ Schematic representation of the experimental setup used to test bacterial strains for pathogenic traits after gut colonization. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67015-w A team of researchers led by Karina Xavier has uncovered a promising new live biotherapeutic agent that may redefine how the medical field approaches microbiota-based therapies. …

A Dumfries police officer has been ordered to do unpaid work after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a colleague on a night out. Michael Scott, 36, denied two charges of repeatedly slapping the woman’s buttocks at pubs in the town and elsewhere, plus making remarks of a sexual …

[ European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children. However, a new study reveals that this popular strategy is often less effective and more ethically problematic than a simpler, immediate alternative: large-scale investment in public health to reduce preventable deaths. Source …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly half of U.S. adults say starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. More than 80% of respondents said the cost of groceries is important when choosing a weight-loss plan, …

Apple has updated its Apple TV app on Android to add Google Cast support, making it easier for Android users to stream shows and movies to their TVs and other bigger-screen devices. With the new feature, you can now cast content from the Apple TV app on your phone directly …