87 minutes ago Are you happy with Starmer’s performance this year? Take our poll and have your say

Since taking over in the summer, the Prime Minister's leadership has been a curious mix of bold policy initiatives offset by contentious cost-saving decisions which saw his approval rating plummet. How do you feel about his time at the top so far?

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6 hours ago Taylor Swift ghosted Edinburgh provost after £1000 tartan offering funded by tax payer

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The councillor was 'ghosted' by the superstar singer when she came to Murrayfield.

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5 hours ago Rangers are too caught up in blame game and Clement is set to become latest culture of failure casualty – Hugh Keevins

Our man hits out at the Ibrox club's reaction to the Cup final VAR controversy

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5 hours ago Many happy returns: sustainable startups are turning a profit from your unwanted clothes

Now that half of our clothing purchases are sent back, reverse logistics – or the returns industry – has become big business, with companies finding ways to reduce wasteFor many, the Boxing Day sales are a festive tradition, but last week major retailers from Next to John Lewis announced that their stores would stay closed as they expected customers to do their bargain hunting online.For those who regret their internet purchases – or those who unwrapped yet another hideous Christmas jumper – the prospect of a trip to the post office to send their returns awaits. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Outrage as Tamworth FC releases 'punishing' ticket prices for Tottenham FA Cup clash

Tamworth and Tottenham are set to take each other on during a David and Golliath showdown between clubs four divisions apart, but fans were left furious after ticket information was released online

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11 hours ago From hugs to dog walks and watching Michael McIntyre: Psychotherapist JULIA SAMUEL'S tips for a happy 2025

We have more influence over our mood than we realise. True, we cannot change the events that unfold on our screens but we can choose to lead our own lives with vibrancy, curiosity and even joy.

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22 hours ago Swinney urges Hogmanay revellers to ‘pay close attention’ to weather warnings

A yellow alert for rain and snow has been issued for most of Scotland on December 30 and 31.

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11 hours ago Duchess of Edinburgh matches Princess Anne for completing highest number of overseas trips this year as pair fill void left by King Charles and Kate Middleton

Both royals visited nine countries in 2024, yet 74-year-old Anne racked up nearly 42,000 air miles while 59-year-old Sophie did around 28,500. The pair were followed by Prince Edward on eight.

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23 hours ago Zander Clark targeted as Hibs launch transfer raid on rivals Hearts just days after Edinburgh derby win

The Easter Road club have listed the Scotland international as one of several players they are monitoring

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16 hours ago Sean Everitt pinpoints key to Edinburgh's 1872 Cup win as Glasgow come up against 'something special'

Coach pleased with how home squad responded to heavy defeat at Hampden

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24 hours ago Cyprien Sarrazin has surgery on head injury after crash on 2026 Olympic slope

Sarrazin had surgery after suffering bleed on brainFrench skier crashed during World Cup trainingThe French skier Cyprien Sarrazin remains under sedation after undergoing a successful operation on a head injury. Sarrazin was hurt in a brutal crash on Friday during training for a World Cup downhill race in Bormio. Sarrazin, who won the downhill on Bormio’s fearsome Stelvio course last year, was one of two skiers airlifted to hospital after crashing on the slope set to be used for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in 14 months. He was placed in a neurological intensive care unit and later underwent surgery to drain a bleed near the brain. “Cyprien Sarrazin was operated on yesterday night to decompress the intracranial haematoma,” the French ski federation said in a statement. “The operation went well, he remains under anaesthesia for the moment. We will communicate more information during the day.”Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash. The incidents c...

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18 hours ago A ceramicist’s personal take on commemorative blue plaques – in pictures

For more than 25 years, Horace Lindezey has been making art at Venture Arts, a Manchester-based studio working with learning disabled artists. In his ever-growing collection of ceramic blue plaques, created with the assistance of ceramicist Caroline Tattersall, he celebrates people who have meant something to him – family members, friends, TV personalities and musicians – focusing on life’s central milestones: births, marriages and deaths. “I feel happy with making the plaques,” says Lindezey. “I roll the clay on to the mould, paint it white, then I put the letters on it. I like showing them in exhibitions, in Blackburn and London. I like to see them out there – they are nice memories of some people that have died.”A limited edition book of The Blue Plaques (£25), signed by the artist, is available at venturearts.org Continue reading...

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25 hours ago What TV channel is Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors? How to watch 1872 Cup decider plus team lines

TV and live stream details for 1872 Cup 2nd leg

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22 hours ago Aer Lingus flight makes emergency Edinburgh landing after 200 mile diversion

Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports were cancelled or delayed over the last two days.

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29 hours ago Glasgow threatens to 'pause' role as asylum dispersal city without Home Office support

Glasgow could pause its role as an asylum dispersal city without a bespoke package of support from the Home Office.

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26 hours ago Happy birthday, Lady Kitty Spencer! Princess Diana's glamorous niece, who is an ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana, turns 34

Princess Diana's niece, Lady Kitty Spencer, first appeared publicly at Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2011 wedding and has since gained recognition as a model and social figure.

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30 hours ago Glasgow rat infestation problem must be brought under control amid alarming stats

Record View says councils need to give clean-up crews the resources they need to do their job. Not just in Glasgow but across all our towns and cities afflicted by rats.

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27 hours ago On the towering cliffs, my family found a sanctuary. It still pulls me back today | Kat Lister

My grandmother called it The Haven – a shack perched high above the beach. Years later, another special woman rekindled my love of that placeIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the 18th century, physicians went looking for a nostalgia bone, as though a person’s yearning for a past time or place could be assigned to a chunk of tissue. But for me, writing in the 21st, the stimulus can be found not in the body I’m in, but the memories I carry. And in particular, as I edge further into my 40s, the memories of coastland I visited in the 1980s: a four-mile stretch in south-east Cornwall where my family and I summered each year with my grandmother.As a child, I would zigzag down the narrow cliff path with wild abandon, my mother nervously calling out to me as I sprinted down to the white sand below. This is where the roots of so many of my happy memories can be found. Not simply in the towering cliffs themselves, bu...

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29 hours ago This is the moment two men scaled one of Scotland's most iconic retail buildings

Police were called after reports two men were spotting scaling the roof of an iconic Scottish retail building.

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29 hours ago Dwight Gayle reveals how HEARTS fans inspired his Hibs Edinburgh derby heroics

Veteran striker climbed off the bench to net the winner and end a five-year wait for a Hibs win at Tynecastle.

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30 hours ago Senior royal’s touching link to Princess Diana revealed ahead of huge life milestone

The Duchess of Edinburgh has travelled to some of world's most war-torn and traumatised areas to raise awareness of important causes, much like the late Princess Diana

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30 hours ago Royal's emotive bond with Princess Diana's work revealed ahead of big milestone

EXCLUSIVE: The Duchess of Edinburgh is known for her tireless work supporting women in war-torn countries - a cause that has seen her draw similarities to the late Princess Diana

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35 hours ago Tony Blair's gaffe to nationalists after Ireland's World Cup exit revealed in unsealed documents

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was said to be gutted after the gaffe, which is detailed in newly unsealed documents from the National Archives of Ireland in Dublin

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