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Scottish Lib Dems pledge to fix Scotland’s ‘dental deserts’
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Scottish Lib Dems pledge to fix Scotland’s ‘dental deserts’

[ad_1] PA Media Alex Cole-Hamilton said the Lib Dems would end “neglect” towards dental care in Scotland The Scottish Liberal Democrats have promised patients will be able to see an NHS dentist at the first time of asking as a flagship policy of their general election campaign. The party’s leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton, accused the SNP...

‘Desperate’ national service plan and ‘soggy bottom Monday’
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‘Desperate’ national service plan and ‘soggy bottom Monday’

[ad_1] News of the Conservatives’ plan to reintroduce national service for young people should it win the next general election continues to dominate Monday’s front pages, with the Daily Mirror calling it “desperate”. The move would “cost billions” and is “the last thing the military needs”, the paper says. It adds that a “leaked paper...

Man suffers life threatening injuries in stabbing
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Man suffers life threatening injuries in stabbing

[ad_1] Police are currently at the scene of a stabbing in the Upper Water Street area of Newry. A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital for treatment to injuries, which are described as life threatening, the PSNI said. A second man, aged in his 20s, has also been taken to hospital for...

Radio 1’s Big Weekend: Coldplay provide rousing festival finale
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Radio 1’s Big Weekend: Coldplay provide rousing festival finale

[ad_1] The three days have seen an estimated 100,000 music fans enjoy numerous performances. Drum and bass duo Chase & Status thrilled on Friday with surprise acts such as ArrDee, Stefflon Don and Clementine Douglas. They followed Becky Hill, Ella Henderson, Rudimental and Nathan Dawe who also performed on the Main Stage. Saturday saw Raye...

Thousands turn Manchester blue for Cituy’s victory parade
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Thousands turn Manchester blue for Cituy’s victory parade

[ad_1] 15 minutes ago Chris Long & PA Media,BBC News Reuters Action Images/Reuters A series of buses carried the club’s players, coaches and staff through the city It was handshakes and high-fives all round as the players arrived for the parade Thousands of Manchester City fans have turned the city’s streets blue to join their...

Blind Girls Aloud fan slams inaccessible Ticketmaster
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Blind Girls Aloud fan slams inaccessible Ticketmaster

[ad_1] George Plumridge George said he just wants to enjoy the atmosphere and live music A Girls Aloud fan says getting the tickets to their concert was such a stressful experience he nearly missed out on going. George Plumridge has retinitis pigmentosa and night blindness, and said the Ticketmaster website was “really inaccessible” and despite...

Cardiff Bay station to get more destinations
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Cardiff Bay station to get more destinations

[ad_1] 4 hours ago Peter Shuttleworth,BBC News Jaggery | Geograph The one-platform, one-destination halt at Cardiff Bay is currently served mainly by older trains It’s one of Wales’ oldest railway stations and in the middle of a major city, but it’s among the worst connected in the UK – until now. For the past 18...