Scotland on knife edge as election eve poll finds SNP faces LOSING seats and missing out on majority

Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP could miss out on an overall majority at Holyrood in Thursday’s elections amid a surge in support for the union in Scotland, a new poll suggested today. A poll by Savanta suggests the First Minister could lose four seats to fall six seats short of control of the Scottish Parliament. The same … Read more

Majority in Northern Ireland predict split from UK within 25 years

Majority of the public in Northern Ireland believe it will have split from the UK within 25 years, poll finds Poll shows 51 per cent think Northern Ireland will split from UK in next 25 years Some 37 per cent believe it will be part of the UK while 12 per cent don’t know If … Read more

Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party could STOP Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP gaining an outright majority

Alex Salmond’s upstart pro-independence Alba Party party could ruin Nicola Sturgeon’s chances of an outright SNP majority in the Scottish parliament election, a new poll suggests today.   The Savanta ComRes poll for The Scotsman predicts the SNP will return 64 MSPs, one short of the 65 needed for a majority. The poll predicts the Alba … Read more

Majority of teachers do not back school day extensions…

Teachers reject longer school days or summer classes: 98% don’t back proposals being considered by government to help pupils catch up, says survey Two in three teachers say pupils should be supported through sport and exercise Gavin WIlliamson said a change to holidays and longer days are being pondered But 82 per cent of teachers … Read more

Covid-19: ‘Vast majority’ of positive rapid Covid tests are likely to be false, scientist claims

The ‘vast majority’ of positive rapid Covid tests at school are likely to be false, Professor Jon Deeks,  The ‘vast majority’ of positive results from rapid coronavirus tests used at secondary schools are likely to be wrong, an expert has claimed. Cases have fallen rapidly among children since the start of the year, with just 0.05 … Read more

Majority of Britons believe Covid pandemic has widened gap between richest and poorest 

Fears over rising inequality as majority of Britons believe Covid pandemic has widened gap between richest and poorest 56 per cent of Brits believe that national lockdowns have increased inequality Over half the population believe mental health is biggest casualty of pandemic The data comes from a new study conducted by the Social Mobility Commission … Read more

Majority of Brits happy to carry vaccination cards if it means they could travel abroad study finds

Majority of Brits would be happy to carry vaccination cards if it meant they could travel abroad study finds amid Government’s proposals for jab passports Majority of Britons, 75 per cent, would be willing to carry proof of vaccination  Acceptance is highest among people over 65 who have been offered Covid-19  Anyone who gets a … Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Square buys majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal as rapper joins board

Financial technology company Square said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Tidal, the music streaming service partly owned by Jay-Z. Square – which was founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in 2009 – will pay $297 million in cash and stock for Tidal. The deal will also see Jay-Z … Read more

Jack Dorsey’s Square buys majority stake in Tidal as Jay-Z becomes board member

Financial technology company Square said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire majority ownership of Tidal, the music streaming service partly owned by Jay-Z. Square – which was founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in 2009 – will pay $297 million in cash and stock for Tidal. The deal wil also see Jay-Z … Read more

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial

Slim majority back convicting Donald Trump at his impeachment trial with 56% in favor and 44% against – but Republicans strongly back the ex-president A slim majority of Americans back the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection  A CBS News/YouGov survey found that 56 per cent of … Read more