John Swinney said Scottish independence is 'within reach' after a More in Common poll projected the SNP on 64 seats, and he linked growing momentum to a series of Westminster scandals.
Ofgem is expected to lower the energy price cap by about £120 for April–June following a government discount; the Resolution Foundation says the support is due to end in April 2029 and could reduce long-term savings.
The Lebanese health ministry said at least 10 people were killed and 24 wounded in Israeli strikes in the eastern Bekaa valley; security sources reported that Hezbollah leader Hussein Yaghi was killed and his funeral is set for Saturday.
The EPA told a federal appeals court it will defend the Biden-era rule that requires most cities to replace lead service lines within ten years, and said it will develop tools to support practical implementation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vanda Pharmaceuticals' antipsychotic pill Bysanti (milsaperidone) for schizophrenia and acute bipolar I disorder, and Vanda said it expects a U.S. launch in the third quarter.
Two teenage boys were sentenced after Kamran Aman, 38, was fatally stabbed outside his mother's home in Barry in what the court described as an unprovoked racist attack; Marcus Staniforth received a minimum 17-year term and the 16-year-old a minimum 15-year term.
UK midcap stocks gained on Tuesday, led by travel shares after reports of easing tensions in the Middle East and an upbeat forecast from Carnival.
Chris Kennedy says he turned himself in to CrimeStoppers after robbing a corner store and was later jailed; he has since pursued higher education and returned to competitive powerlifting.
A captive 'back‑breeding' programme returned 158 juvenile Floreana giant tortoises to Floreana island, restoring a subspecies absent since the 1840s. The reintroduction followed invasive rat and feral cat removal that began in 2023 and is part of a wider ecological restoration effort.
Constitution Hill won the Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes at Southwell by nine-and-a-half lengths after switching to the Flat, with Oisin Murphy in the saddle; trainer Nicky Henderson said the performance could "open up a lot of doors".
