Getty Images The 20mph limits are being introduced on a temporary basis but could be made permanent Temporary 20mph limits are to be put in place on trunk roads across south west Scotland over the next three weeks. Transport Scotland said the move was aimed at improving road safety and encouraging active travel. The first

This AI stock has a high chance of outpacing Nvidia’s stock in 2026. Nvidia (NVDA 4.16%) continues to dominate the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape for several good reasons. The company’s third-quarter fiscal 2026 (ending Oct. 26, 2025) performance was stellar, with revenues growing 62% year-over-year to $57 billion. The data center segment alone contributed

By Sarah Wray on 25/11/2025 | Updated on 25/11/2025 Image: GDS The UK has launched a new Government Digital Service Local unit (GDS Local) to improve digital collaboration between central and local government, streamline technology procurement, and support a joined-up approach to challenges such as homelessness. GDS Local will sit within the broader GDS, which is designated as

Daughter of ex-South African leader accused of luring men to fight for Russia South African police have launched an investigation into serious allegations that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of Jacob Zuma, enticed 17 men into fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine under false pretences. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed the probe, which stems from an affidavit

As we age, the human brain rewires itself. The process happens in distinct phases, or “epochs,” according to new research, as the structure of our neural networks changes and our brains reconfigure how we think and process information. For the first time, scientists say they’ve identified four distinct turning points between those phases in an

A Tory split has opened up after Mr Hollinrake shared a link to a Wikipedia entry about a badge handed out to members of Adolf Hitler’s party in response to a social media post from Mr Farage showing a Reform logo. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended the post as a “joke” while former home secretary

Grace Eliza Goodwinand Nardine Saad Watch: Mark Kelly was trying to “intimidate” active duty service members, says Leavitt The Pentagon on Monday said it is reviewing “serious allegations of misconduct” against US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who released a video urging military members

Comey: “Donald Trump will probably come after me again” A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was unlawfully appointed. Judge Cameron Currie said that Lindsey Halligan, who was handpicked by Trump to bring the

Getty Images The US says the cartel is led by members of Venezuela’s military but Venezuela’s government has dismissed the allegations as a ‘ridiculous lie’ The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) – a group it alleges is headed by Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and senior

Watch: ‘Slenderman’ stabber Morgan Geyser captured after fleeing Illinois police captured Morgan Geyser, who was convicted in the 2014 stabbing of a classmate to appease Slender Man, an online character, after she fled a group home in neighbouring Wisconsin where she was being held. Police said Geyser, 23, removed her bracelet monitoring device and fled

Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent BBC A patient with headphones playing music during surgery in a hospital in Delhi Under the harsh lights of an operating theatre in the Indian capital, Delhi, a woman lies motionless as surgeons prepare to remove her gallbladder. She is under general anaesthesia: unconscious, insensate and rendered completely still by a blend

Two dead in overnight attack on Kyiv, say officialspublished at 05:23 GMT 05:23 GMT Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ukrainian air defence firing at Russian drones and missiles above Kyiv The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles and drones overnight, with officials saying at least two residential apartment blocks were hit. Writing on

Laura Gozziand Patrick Jackson Rubio hails ‘most productive day’ of negotiations with Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed proposed changes to the controversial 28-point peace plan for ending the war with Russia. It appears Ukraine’s European allies produced an amended version of the plan after rejecting parts which favoured Russia’s war aims. “Now the