28 minutes ago The winter walk near Greater Manchester that offers something a bit different

Think the seaside is just for summer? Think again as the coast is full of charm on a crisp winter's day

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38 minutes ago Scottish rail network 'wholly unequipped' for digital world amid 'Nightsleeper' cyber attack fears

Network Rail admits some of its communications technology is ‘not that secure’ amid concerns over a Nightsleeper-style cyber security threat

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38 minutes ago 'Very worrying' research finds just 40% of S4 pupils pass maths exam in Scottish schools

Former First Minister says improving Scottish pupils’ STEM pass rates is of ‘critical national importance’

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38 minutes ago John Swinney's simple political strategy to save the SNP, as 2025 looms as the critical year

Both Labour and the SNP will seek to seize the narrative in a crucial year for Scottish politics

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38 minutes ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates | Andrew Martin

We cooked ragu and listened to records while lying on chaises longues. Then the M11 link road was built – and everything changedIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the mid-1980s, I was in my early 20s and was reading for the Bar in London. I was living in a mouldy Balham bedsit and returning regularly to the comfort zone of my native York, when a friend told me a room was going in a shared house in Leytonstone.I wasn’t expecting much of E11. I wasn’t expecting trees, for example, but my walk from the attractive art deco tube station took me along roads better described as avenues. The house itself seemed almost the last one in London, an illusion created by the proximity of Wanstead Flats. It was a rangy, detached 1920s house, white with a red roof, and it had a name, but I’ll just call it the villa.Andrew Martin is an English novelist; his latest book is The Night in Venice Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Five European islands with 20C temperatures in January are four hours from UK

A perfect January break for Brits could be any one of five European islands, each of them with plenty of tourist draws and great places for sipping cocktails in warm sunshine

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38 minutes ago Use your Christmas leftovers easily with delicious sandwich recipe that takes minutes

If you have leftovers in your fridge from Christmas Day, or bags of roast potatoes you didn't get round to using, make this viral festive treat that takes minutes in an air fryer

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38 minutes ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates

As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates  The Guardian

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98 minutes ago ‘It’s full of things that didn’t happen – but it feels right!’ Inside the making of Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown

Starring an Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold’s biopic retells Dylan’s electric early career, but it resonates with today’s toxic fame and politics. The creative team explain their process – and what Dylan makes of itBob Dylan is notoriously averse to others poking around in his past – he once suggested the legions of self-styled “Dylanologists” who examine his career in forensic detail should “get a life, please you’re wasting your life”. So when he summoned the director James Mangold to meet him and discuss the Dylan biopic Mangold was making, it had the potential to go badly.The film, A Complete Unknown, was already well under way. A script based on the folk musician and writer Elijah Wald’s acclaimed 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! had been written by Jay Cocks, best known as the screenwriter of Gangs of New York. Timothée Chalamet was slated to star as Dylan: perfect for the role, Mangold suggests, because “he’s thin and wiry and mercurial and super smart and restles...

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98 minutes ago Woman's 'genius' Christmas decoration storage tip removes items effortlessly

Christmas decorations may be the bane of the holidays for some, but others have 'had enough' and shared how they store their festive decorations away after the seasonal celebrations

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2 hours ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Taurus told staying positive and energised is key

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2 hours ago Dear Coleen: I'm married but can't stop thinking about one that got away

"We had such an incredible connection – it felt like I’d known this person all my life. I loved his smile, he was so cool and funny, and we had many enjoyable times together both inside and outside of work."

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2 hours ago Scots warned spending festive season around open fire could damage their health

Asthma and Lung UK Scotland is calling on Holyrood ministers to raise awareness of the dangerous pollutants that come from burning wood in our homes.

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2 hours ago Scots woman demands rapist is brought to justice as cops won't go after attacker

Jan Cruickshank, 60, received a cash payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for being raped by a colleague but police did not take the case forward.

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2 hours ago What channel is Arsenal vs Ipswich on? How to watch Premier League match for free

The post-Christmas Premier League action concludes with Arsenal taking on Ipswich Town, which also makes it the last game available to watch for free in the UK

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6 hours ago SNP accused of 'failing rural Scotland' as condition of schools revealed

SNP ministers have been accused of letting down rural Scotland after it was revealed that the condition of schools is more likely to be better in towns and cities.

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7 hours ago Youngsters ditch their families at Christmas for a boozy night out on the town in annual festive fancy dress Boxing Day bash

Wigan town centre was overflowing with revellers wearing their best gear to the nightclubs and bars along King Street in mild temperatures for this time of year.

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8 hours ago ITV's The 1% Club host Lee Mack says he's 'so sorry' to contestant during festive episode mishap

The 1% Club's Lee Mack returned for a special Christmas edition and it didn't take very long before the first contestant was eliminated from the ITV game show.

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10 hours ago Family is charged £618 for just two hotdogs at popular Christmas market on festive day out

Laure Brumpton, 34, and her husband Alan, 37, were enjoying a day out at Nottingham 's Christmas markets when they decided to buy their two children a festive hot dog treat.

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11 hours ago Cardiff come from behind to win dramatic festive derby against Dragons

Cardiff came out on top at Rodney Parade, winning 24-22

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