83 minutes ago Town hall 'well alight' and leisure centre evacuated in major blaze in Sefton

A 'fire break' between the two buildings is being created

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25 hours ago 'King of Benidorm' praises Spain's 'tourist ban' after fears of being priced out of his home

Nigel Pope, 63, has been living in Benidorm for seven years and has become the town's 'unofficial king' - but his reign could be in jeopardy due to the housing crisis

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38 minutes ago Ellen DeGeneres clashes with Cotswolds neighbours over extension ‘breach’ at £15m home

DeGeneres has been accused of increasing flood risk and disturbing Roman ruins with modifications to her property

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79 minutes ago Princess Anne wraps up warm as she greets rugby players ahead of the Scotland v Italy Six Nations clash in Edinburgh

The Princess Royal, 74, who is patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, met those competing for the Cuttitta Cup in Edinburgh on Saturday.

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51 minutes ago UK town hall engulfed in flames with smoke seen for miles as crews tackle blaze

A huge fire has broken out at Maghull Town Hall in Merseyside where witnesses have reported seeing flames rippling from its roof as smoke billows into the sky.

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30 hours ago iPhone users say Apple's iOS 18.3 update is RUINING their battery life

If it feels like your iPhone battery is draining faster following the update to iOS 18.3, here's what you can do.

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24 hours ago Hospice fears town's parking charges will affect patients and families undergoing 'difficult times'

Vale of Glamorgan Council plans to bring in new on street parking charges to increased the turnaround of traffic in two seaside towns

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3 hours ago Inside Essex estate where homes are boarded up and 'last proper pub' is due to close as locals say community has been 'swallowed up'

Frustrated locals say their town has been 'swallowed up' by new regeneration plans as the 'last proper pub' is set to be demolished and the area surrounding it is now a ghost town.

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6 hours ago ‘Dark and dingy’ or ‘a real loss’? Shoppers react to possible loss of WH Smith

Stevenage is one of 500 UK towns where threatened closures will affect local retailers and the publishing tradeWH Smith sale could turn high street into ‘book desert’, authors sayJust two shop floor staff are on duty and shoppers are mostly serving themselves at shouty automated tills in WH Smith’s Stevenage branch, where there are boxes of goods on the floor, some empty shelves and missing signage.Set in a faded shopping centre that was cutting-edge when it heralded Great Britain’s first new town in 1965 but is now gap-toothed with empty stores, WH Smith in Stevenage is a clear example of what is at stake for 500 communities across Britain whose local store is now at risk. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as Scotland race into lead in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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3 hours ago Maghull town hall fire: Major blaze as building up in flames with smoke seen for miles

A major fire has broken out at Maghull Town Hall in Merseyside where witnesses have reported seeing flames coming from its roof as smoke billows into the sky

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4 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations latest updates ahead of tasty clash in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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23 hours ago The Lib Dem council pleading poverty as it tries to hike taxes by 25 per cent... while one of its senior executives is 'Working From Home' 3,500 miles away in Kyrgyzstan!

It's a long way from the cobbled streets of Windsor to the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Three-and-a-half thousand miles, in fact.

Economics

23 hours ago Manchester City players treated to 'best fish and chips in town' by award

Players Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden were among those who tucked in

Sport

6 hours ago Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

Events

4 hours ago ‘People wanted change’: Scranton felt the pinch – but are Trump tariffs the answer?

Voters in Biden’s home town turned to Trump to lower prices, but some are wary of the president’s economic plansThe annual Downtown on Ice festival is under way in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Ice sculptures are dotted around the city – there was little chance of them melting as an Arctic blast pulled temperatures down to 15F (-9C).Inside Boscov’s, a 100-year-old department store, Sue Sloan says she can’t wait for spring. The 60–year-old housekeeper says she’s also looking for other changes. “Everything is so expensive,” she says. “Food prices, eggs, meat, gas, electricity, everything. It’s terrible,” she says. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Starmer told to be 'bold' and use EU security fears to secure better Brexit reset deal

Exclusive: Lord Ricketts said the prime minster has an opportunity to put Britain back at the ‘heart’ of major decisions in Europe when he meets EU leaders on Monday

Economics

8 hours ago Coronation Street's Daisy star shocks fans with real accent before cobbles exit

ITV Coronation Street fans have been left open-mouthed after hearing actress Charlotte Jordan, who plays Daisy Midgeley, speak in her real accent for the first time

Events

5 hours ago Stirling Albion youth movement continues as trio sign up for January revamp

The Binos have added another three players to their squad ahead of the trip to Edinburgh City - as well as locking up two of their own prospects.

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26 hours ago Greater Manchester council hit with £40m bill to repair town hall and public buildings

Stockport council is facing huge costs to fix up leisure centres, libraries, and civic properties

Economics

9 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: George Massie, chartered architect, town planner and booster of Scottish businesses

George Massie FRIA RIBA MRTPI, chartered architect and town planner. Born: March 1947. Died: 20 November 2024, aged 77

Events

7 hours ago Scientists cast doubt on reliability of US groundhog’s weather forecasts

Only 35% of Punxsutawney Phil’s winter predictions are accurate, while Staten Island Chuck’s forecasts have 85% accuracy Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America’s most celebrated rodent forecaster – whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the US.Punxsutawney Phil, made famous by the 1993 film Groundhog Day, attracts thousands of visitors every 2 February to the Pennsylvania town from which he takes his name. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Mum living in Edinburgh Trainspotting flats known for drug abuse and violence shares truth about area

"A few years ago during the Fringe, people were running tours of the building to show you the ‘smack whores’ and things. It was a Trainspotting based kind of tour.

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7 hours ago Mark Steel: ‘At 16, I thought I’d help transform the world into a socialist arena of peace and justice. I’m not sure we’ve managed it’

The comedian on liberating a budgie, stealing carrier bags, and his recent brush with deathBorn in Kent, Mark Steel, 64, began his radio career in 1992 with the satirical show The Mark Steel Solution. From 1999 to 2002, he presented The Mark Steel Lectures on Radio 4, which was nominated for a Bafta when it transferred to television. He has made 13 series of Mark Steel’s in Town for Radio 4, and his podcast is What the F*** Is Going On?. On 12 February, he begins a tour of The Leopard in My House and publishes an accompanying book. He lives in London and has two children. His partner is the comedian Shaparak Khorsandi.What is your earliest memory? When I was three years old, my mum and dad took the budgie cage out into the garden to clean it and I thought: “I’m going to open the door to see what happens.” Obviously what happened was the budgie flew out of the cage. I remember thinking: “Blimey, I’ve gone and done it now”, which sort of set the tone for the rest of my life. Continue ...

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12 hours ago I returned to UK city where I lived in 90s and was shocked by what it looks like now

Fiona Whitting took a trip to vibrant Glasgow - the city that is often overshadowed by its more popular sister city, Edinburgh - to discover why it's deserving of just as much love

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19 hours ago Keir Starmer's embattled legal chief's overly 'finickity' approach is blamed for 'freezing' decisions

Concerns have been raised over Lord Hermer's 'conflicts of interest' after refusing to disclose his earnings for representing the likes of Gerry Adams and Shamima Begum.

Events

12 hours ago I returned to UK city where I lived in 90s and was astonished by what it looks like

Glasgow may not have the same gravitas as Edinburgh, but it's every bit as vibrant and deserving of just as much love, says Fiona Whitting

Politics

19 hours ago Fire crews rush to Salford synagogue as huge blaze erupts leaving building 'ruined'

Thick plumes of smoke are billowing up into the sky from the Satmar V'Yoel Moshe Orthodox synagogue in Salford which caught fire this evening and road closures are in place

Events

13 hours ago Magical Lake District town is like fairytale setting surrounded by incredible mountains

A beautiful town which is located just a few minutes drive away from the Lake District National Park is the perfect place for a peaceful staycation - here we explore the town in Cumbria

Politics

20 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Transgender pilot speaks out after she was falsely identified as Black Hawk captain

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

Events

16 hours ago Lord Mandelson 'was still in touch with Jeffrey Epstein in 2012', emails show

The new British ambassador to Washington was notoriously pictured shopping with the paedophile financier in 2005 or 2006 in a picture.

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23 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: Crews work to find remaining victims as investigators recover black boxes

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

Events

18 hours ago Scots pub hailed for shaming thief by framing CCTV catching them in the act

The Edinburgh boozer has a reputation for its witty comebacks.

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24 hours ago Police shut town centre park close to school after report of person with possible weapon

A police helicopter was deployed while the town centre park was shut

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25 hours ago Prime Minister has confidence in Attorney General, Downing Street says

Questions have been raised in recent weeks about Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer KC’s previous work.

Politics

25 hours ago Sir Anthony Hopkins hangs out at his local chippy in Wales after losing LA mansion to fires

The actor, 87, returned to his home town weeks after losing his stunning Los Angeles mansion

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25 hours ago Football Daily | Giving love to probably the greatest assist of all time

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!For those that don’t follow basketball in the US, there’s a legendary phrase coined by Grant Napear, the Sacramento Kings TV announcer: “If you don’t like that, you don’t like NBA basketball.” Roared into the mic with all the gusto of Big John ordering a takeaway, Napear would unload his trademark remark every time a Kings player made a brilliant play. Between 1998 and 2001, Napear nearly wore his phrase out watching Jason “White Chocolate” Williams – a small, harmless-looking six-footer out of a tiny West Virginia town with a heavy drawl – who had happened to have one of the biggest bags (skill-sets for you association football folks) in the game. But rather than hitting three-pointers or dunks, Williams was a master of something different. Assists were his business, and business was booming. Buttery bounce passes, alley-oops, behind-the-back, off-the-elbow, through-your-legs, what-the-heck-was-that dimes for his teammates, William...

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26 hours ago Police shut Scottish town centre park close to school after person 'acting suspiciously'

A police helicopter was deployed while the town centre park was shut

Events

26 hours ago Coronation Street newcomer reveals other role in ITV soap as 'gobby' character unveiled

Farrel Hegarty has revealed landing the role of Lou Michaelis in the show isn't her first stint on the cobbles - or in a soap

Politics

27 hours ago Locals from UK town shocked as Hollywood legend pops into their chippy only weeks after losing his LA home

Workers at Steve's Fish Bar in the south Wales industrial town of Port Talbot saw a familiar face leaning over the counter at the chippy this week as they went about their shift.

Events

27 hours ago Gary Anderson hurt his shoulder chopping down TREES but he's back and firing for the Masters

The Scottish star is back after shoulder issue chopping down trees ruined his Worlds

Politics

28 hours ago Helensburgh man arrested and charged with knife possession in Dumbarton town centre

Police Scotland arrested and charged a 51-year-old man in connection with allegedly being in possession of a knife in the High Street area of Dumbarton.

Events

27 hours ago Popular holiday hotspot becomes 'ghost town' as Brits snub 'pricey' destination

Tourists have been sharing footage from Antalya, in Turkey, this week and said it's a "ghost town" as Brits appear to be getting put off by the rising prices

Politics

28 hours ago Archive of Scottish war poet who died in battle to go under the hammer

The poems, notebooks, photos and letters of James Alexander ‘Hamish’ Mann are valued at £3,000 to £4,000.

Events

27 hours ago UK's most and least affordable areas to live and work in 2025 revealed

These are the town and cities where your money stretches the furthest

Politics

28 hours ago Why skiing can play havoc with your periods: Top gynaecologists reveal how you can avoid cramps and injuries on the slopes this winter

You may have thought about how getting your period on your winter ski holiday could ruin your week on the slopes. But did you know skiing itself has the power to mess with your menstrual cycle?

Events

28 hours ago Brits boycott popular holiday destination as it becomes 'complete ghost town'

Josh Daly recently posted a video on TikTok where he admitted Antalya, in Turkey, is "dead". People seem to think there's a reason why it's becoming so quiet

Politics

30 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: Air traffic controller 'left shift early' before American Airlines disaster

None of the 67 passengers and crew are believed to have survived, as investigators work on ‘black boxes’ found in the ruins of American Eagle flight 5342

Events

28 hours ago Man City star 'ruins child's birthday' by refusing to sign shirt for one reason

Manchester City midfielder James McAtee was offered a shirt to sign for a young fan after the Champions League win over Club Brugge - but he appeared to take issue with the boy's coat

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32 hours ago The Apprentice review: It is horribly outdated, it should have been fired years ago! CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS' zero

Flops, every one of them. Hopeless, cringing disasters that failed so badly, it was physically uncomfortable - no, not the candidates on The Apprentice, but Lord Sugar's jokes.

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