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More than 3,000 athletes will take part in the Games. The King and Queen will attend the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games to officially open the event later this month, organisers have announced. Six-time, Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy will also take part in the ceremony at The Hydro in Glasgow on July 23 as the Games return to the city 12 years after they were last held there.

The move is designed to protect the country’s financial system and make sure they have measures in place to support outages or disruption. The UK is to regulate the biggest cloud service providers, including Microsoft and Google, in a move designed to protect the country’s financial system. The Treasury said on Friday that it has designated for global cloud services and technology firms – Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services and Oracle – as critical third parties (CTP).

Wings Over Scotland blogger Stuart Campbell has said he is preparing legal action against the SNP. A civil claim against the SNP for an alleged fraudulent breach of trust in its handling of more than £600,000 in donations is “nigh on irresistible”, the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has said. The party has been under pressure in recent years over the crowdfunded cash, which it had initially said had been “ring fenced” to fight an independence referendum, which was never called.

District judge Barney McElholm made the comments as he refused bail to a man charged with incitement to hatred linked to the loyalist bonfire. Those who placed a replica of a mosque on top of a bonfire have an “agenda full of hate and bigotry towards others”, a judge has said. District judge Barney McElholm made the comments as he refused bail to a man charged with incitement to hatred linked to the loyalist bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone.

The incident is now being investigated by the fire service and Police Scotland. Firefighters have left the scene of a blaze on Princes Street in Edinburgh which gutted a historic building, however the road remains closed while an investigation takes place. After the blaze was extinguished on Thursday, firefighters departed the scene at around 8.15am on Friday.

Some spent all night in the queue in the hope of a seat on Centre Court on Friday. Tennis fans have pitched up early on Wimbledon’s newly dubbed “Arthur’s Seat” to watch British wildcard Arthur Fery face number two seed Alexander Zverev on Centre Court. With temperatures expected to reach as high as 31C on Friday, those visiting the All England Club have come equipped with sun cream and water.

The bestselling crime writer has been accused of breaking a 20mph speed limit three times over five months. Bestselling crime writer Lynda La Plante is at the centre of her own legal drama after she was accused of breaking a 20mph speed limit three times in the space of five months. The 83-year-old author and screenwriter is best known for creating Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane Tennison, a no-nonsense fictional detective who fought against institutional sexism in the Metropolitan Police.

The Duke of Sussex threw a blind pass into the arms of a teammate as his side ran out 7-1 winners during an exhibition match. The Duke of Sussex was the wheelchair rugby King as he led his team to a fast and furious exhibition match victory. Harry was in his element rushing around the court, crashing into opponents with glee and scoring tries as he launched the one-year countdown to his Invictus Games at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.

Wildlife experts are urging people to dispose of litter responsibly to avoid putting creatures at risk. A fox cub which spent nearly two days with its head trapped in a plastic bottle, suffering injuries that could have proved life-threatening, has been rescued by wildlife experts. The Scottish SPCA were called to the scene in Glasgow after a member of the public spotted the male cub in difficulty.

Pc Jess Turnbull was responding to a collision in Cramlington, Northumberland, late on June 8 when she was hit by a car. A 19-year-old officer who died after she was hit by a car while on duty was given full police honours as hundreds gathered for her funeral. Pc Jess Turnbull was responding to a collision in Cramlington, Northumberland, late on June 8 when she was fatally injured.