Ariana Grande says she has tested positive for COVID.

Scotland's education secretary has outlined plans to introduce four-day flexible weeks in schools, which would see teachers given one day a week to focus on other parts of their job.

Ministers are also exploring different ways to structure the school day, such as later start times and extended breaks.

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said her government has a "clear commitment to supporting teachers and improving education in Scotland".

She added: "By investing in teacher capacity, the aim is to create richer learning experiences and raise standards for every learner.

"Working together, we can shape a future where reduced class contact time is not just a logistical change, but a catalyst for deeper professional engagement, improved wellbeing and better outcomes for every learner."

A teacher who had her neck broken by her landscape gardener lover after she threatened to leave him believed she was 'going to die', a jury has heard.

Trudi Burgess, 57, was left paralysed from the neck down after Robert Easom flew into an 'uncontrollable' rage and launched his 'vicious' attack.

Easom, 56, pinned her face down on the bed, before placing his entire body weight on her neck until it snapped.

The 999 call was played to the jury, and when Easom was asked what had happened, he replied: 'She's just had an accident and she can't move.'

He added: 'She's fallen out of bed and just landed in a bad way really.'

Ms Burgess was taken to hospital and CT scans confirmed her neck had been broken and she would never walk again, and she now requires 24-hour care.

After his arrest, Easom told police in a prepared statement that he would never do anything intentionally to hurt Ms Burgess.

'I love Trudi more than life itself,' he said.

The trial continues.

A decision not to reinstate missing items on the statues of military figures in George Square has been made by council officials who deemed them inappropriate.

Concerns were raised at a recent committee meeting by councillor Graham Campbell, who doesn’t believe the city should be celebrating those who promoted slavery and oppressed others.

“They are the military figures Colin Campbell and Sir John Moore. I don’t think anyone in this lifetime will have seen the statues fully with their swords.

“I understand that these statues were restored with bronze swords constructed and added back to the statue.

“I found that extraordinarily offensive because these swords were symbolic and representative of the two military figures who massacred Indians, Caribbeans and Africans in the service of the empire."

A paedophile who had a "commercial interest in the sexual abuse of young teenage boys" and sold child abuse images to other sex offenders has been jailed for raping two 12-year-olds.

Barthimaus Ehiemere, of Hackney, east London, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court to 18 years' imprisonment for 47 offences against seven known victims.

Police discovered the 25-year-old groomed boys aged 12 to 16 online, and committed serious sexual offences against them, including seven counts of rape against two boys between 2019 and 2023.

Detectives said Ehiemere would send the boys "gifts, money and praise to coerce them into providing sexual imagery", which he would then use to advertise and encourage other boys to do the same.

Not only that, he would "actively brag about his endeavours" and sell the illegal content to other predators, the Met Police said.

Utterly spiteful and vindictive.

French General says Paris must be prepared to 'lose their sons' in order to defeat Russia.

This is clear incitement to a war that nobody normal wants.

Lunacy.

This is what happens when you sell your soul to satan.

What does this statue represent?

Man made climate change on display at COP30.

The BBC lost more than £1billion last year as a record one in eight households refused to pay the licence fee.

In total, 3.6 million households simply said they do not have a licence because they do not wish to use the BBC's services.

This is 300,000 more than the previous year, resulting in a loss of £617million, according to a report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The United States has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and weapons supplies for Ukraine to press it into agreeing to the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal.

CDC has updated it's webpage on Autism and Vaccines to state that the claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence based claim and that the webpage will be updated 'with gold-standard science that results from the HHS comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism as required by the DQA.'

This is a ridiculous sentence.

What about all the other traitors who take bribes from Israel, Qatar, China etc?

All mention of fossil fuels, has been dropped from the draft deal under negotiation as the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil enter their final stretch.

Draft agreements at the meeting of nearly 200 countries usually go through multiple revisions as all parties must agree in order for a deal to pass.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and some countries including the UK want the summit to commit countries to stronger, faster action to reduce their use of fossil fuels.

A group of countries including the UK have published a letter rejecting the new draft deal.

"We express deep concern regarding the current proposal under consideration for a take it or leave it," it said.

"We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels."

LBC decided to use this picture in relation to an Afghan raping a 12 year old girl.

#Scummedia

John Swinney declared Scotland's politician of year just hours after damning Covid report.

Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine has sparked astonishment in Kiev, as officials process how it appears to call for a full capitulation to Vladimir Putin's draconian demands after almost four years of conflict.

Ukraine woke up Friday to a controversial U.S. proposal - based off the Gaza war ceasefire - that would force it to give up its land, cut its army in half and hold elections within 100 days.

'Being f***ing mind blown has become our norm,' a senior lawmaker from President Volodymyr Zelensky's party told AFP, reflecting the mood in Ukraine.

The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to vote against any plans by the SNP Government to impose "staggering" fines on householders who don't comply with future energy regulations.

It was revealed this week that the draft Buildings and Heat Networks Bill contains plans that would impose penalties of up to £15,000 on home or building owners who do not comply with new laws, such as replacing ageing gas or oil boilers in their properties.

Documents published alongside the new draft Bill set out the "sanctions" for failing to comply, adding: "Those sanctions may involve the enforcement authority imposing a civil penalty up to a maximum of £15,000."

It comes after Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan announced that the final Bill will not be published until after next year's Holyrood elections, which she blamed on delays to the UK Government's warm homes plan.