28 minutes ago 'Disappointment' as Scottish universities stall in bid to meet SNP target for poorest students

Number of entrants from Scotland’s most deprived areas fell last year for the first time since commitment made

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42 minutes ago British man dies after getting into trouble diving with friends off Majorca coast

The man, thought to be a 49-year-old from Scotland, got into difficulties while diving with friends at around 11am today at Cala d’Or - a resort area on the southeast coast of Majorca

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55 minutes ago Scottish coastal inn available to book at massive discount with massage included

A guest house that has been described as "lovely" in a popular Scottish coastal resort town can now be booked at a discount of up to 42 per cent — with a free massage included.

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1 hour ago New Glasgow skate park would be a welcome addition to Scotland's 'infrastructure of stoke'

From skateparks to artificial surfing waves, the rise of fun facilities across Scotland speaks of a desire to create pockets of utopia, writes Roger Cox

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2 hours ago Americans don’t want to see a Trump movie but elsewhere it’s a different story

Controversial drama The Apprentice has bombed stateside but it’s attracting bigger audiences in other parts of the worldI’ll be the first to admit that I did not want to watch The Apprentice, the new film chronicling Donald Trump’s ascendancy through 1970s and 80s New York. Like most people in my liberal social circle, my reaction to the movie’s existence was essentially: why? Why watch two hours of a de-handsomed (though still recognizable) Sebastian Stan as the young real estate mogul, and Jeremy Strong as his mentor Roy Cohn, go through events I already know – if not in exact detail, than certainly in spirit – in the life of a man I actively wish I knew less about?And yet I found the film, written by Vanity Fair’s Trump chronicler Gabriel Sherman and directed by Iranian Danish film-m...

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2 hours ago UK's 'best fish and chip shop' is in the prettiest autumn village in the country

If you need guidance which places to travel to check out this autumn a visit to one of the 'prettiest autumn villages' in Scotland which is a good place to begin

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2 hours ago Hamilton community centre murder probe: Everything we know after man dead and second injured

Officers from Police Scotland are currently on the scene in the Lanarkshire town following the incident on Monday.

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3 hours ago People are being asked to put a bowl of salt in their window this October

As the weather gets colder and damper it's important to keep on top of home maintenance

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3 hours ago No 10 says Starmer ‘shares public anger’ at early prisoner releases but system facing paralysis without it – UK politics live

Downing Street says government ‘shocked’ at inheriting prisons crisis as hundreds of prisoners get early releaseThe funeral of Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister who died suddenly earlier this month after delivering a speech in North Macedonia, will be held on Tuesday 29 October, his family has announced.The funeral will be at Strichen parish church in Aberdeenshire. It will be conducted by Rev Ian McEwan, a friend of the family, and only family and close friends are invited. Salmond will be laid to rest in Strichen cemetery.According to the Eurostat data, England and Wales had 144 prisoners per 100,000 head of population, the 8th highest rate among EU countries and the highest amongst western European jurisdictions. Scotland had the 9th highest with 137 prisoners per 100,...

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