64 minutes ago Businessman Sir Tom Hunter paid to return Alex Salmond’s body to Scotland

The entrepreneur said he ‘deserved the dignity and privacy of a private return to the home of his birth’.

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75 minutes ago Good news: there’s a new Horrible History DVD boxset out. Bad news: your children may not find it funny

Studios usually twist themselves into pretzels to avoid confusing movie titles. But this Christmas, unwary fans of the CBBC show should bewareGreat news, parents! In just a few short weeks, a new Horrible History DVD will be released. Imagine the look of absolute delight on the faces of your children as they giddily unwrap their present and realise that their favourite CBBC show has created new material.And then imagine the growing look of horror on their faces as they scan the cover of the DVD case and see that the main image is a clenched fist and some spiked knuckledusters. And then their violent disappointment as they slowly put two and two together and realise that instead of buying them Horrible Histories (a DVD of sophisticated yet child-friendly historical parody sketches from m...

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78 minutes ago 'Electric wallpaper' being used as alternative to central heating in UK homes

The average home loses heat three times faster than in many European countries and now electric wallpaper is being trialled as an eco-friendly solution

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82 minutes ago Inside Liam Payne's rocky romance with Cheryl: How pressures of parenthood and struggles with drugs may have fuelled split

When Cheryl first crossed paths with the waistcoat-clad, mop-haired Payne, she was already a bone fide star - although Payne was clearly not too overawed by her celebrity.

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82 minutes ago Liam Henderson relishing Gilmour and McTominay Serie A showdown as Empoli trailblazer takes on Napoli newcomers

The former Celtic and Hibs youngster swapped Scotland for Italy way back in 2018

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87 minutes ago RAF Typhoon fighters scrambled to flight to Heathrow after suspected 'bomb threat'

A sonic boom was heard over parts of England as the fighters reached supersonic speeds

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87 minutes ago ‘My partner and I have moved in together and I’m afraid I will have to do all the housework. How do I get him to help?’ | Leading questions

Look for ways to keep the equality of the honeymoon period going, says Eleanor Gordon Smith. And don’t assume he won’t do his shareRead more Leading questionsMy partner and I just moved into our first apartment together. He is 31, and he has never lived alone before. He lived with his parents. I’m afraid that I’ll have to mother him and do all the household work, even though he comes [home] from work before me and has more free time, since he’s a teacher and basically free all summer. How do I get him to help with work around the flat without nagging him, and how can we avoid becoming just roommates?Eleanor says: Here’s some good news: you didn’t say he’s already not doing his share. You said you’re afraid that might happen. It’s good to be alive to the difference between a fear of an o...

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97 minutes ago Former TNA wrestling star will be rocking up to Rutherglen to grapple for Scottish title

Top of the bill at Ruggy Havoc is the bout between Suicide and Govan's own champion Ravie Davie

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1 hour ago Caitlin Clark’s simple £500,000 house, millionaire boyfriend, parent’s hurt feelings

Basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark has taken the WNBA by storm since being selected first in the 2024 Draft, but the Indiana Fever guard has had to overcome plenty of obstacles along the way

Society

1 hour ago Wet Wet Wet star Marti Pellow stuns Scots commuters with impromptu train station gig

Glasgow's Queen Street Station was treated to a version of Love is All Around.

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