60 m. ago Inside Scotland’s most remote island whose 30 residents DON’T celebrate Christmas on December 25

SCOTLAND'S most remote island with only 30 residents is set to celebrate Christmas two weeks after the rest of the country. Locals on Foula, which lies 20 miles west of Mainland Shetland, operate on a different calendar to the rest of the UK meaning that Christmas doesn't fall on December 25. Instead, the island's handful...

Politics

65 m. ago Rob Brydon defends James Corden and calls for people to ‘give the guy a break’

The Welsh comedian once took his ‘Gavin & Stacey’ co-star to one side to discuss his ‘brattish’ behaviour

Politics

66 m. ago Ricky Gervais insists he will never be cancelled and free speech is 'most important human right there is' as he moans people 'look to be offended'

The comedian, 64, moaned that people now 'look to be offended' as he joined Chris Stark, Jordan North and Sian Welby on Capital Breakfast on Friday.

Politics

67 m. ago People urged to apply for up to £2,000 energy bill help this winter

Extra support may be available for households with any supplier through the British Gas Energy Trust.

Economics

71 m. ago Glasgow schoolgirl's Christmas drawing lights up city in new festive trail

The dazzling light trail will be open until January 3.

Politics

71 m. ago Fire warning issued over using air fryers to cook your Christmas dinner

More than 20 million people will use their air fryer to prepare Christmas dinner this holiday season

Events

76 m. ago Train station lockdown as suspect explodes smoke bombs and slashes man with knife

Nine people have been left injured, with some in a critical condition, after a suspect went on a rampage at two train stations in Taipei, Taiwan. The man then jumped off a building

Events

80 m. ago How Cristiano Ronaldo looks like THIS at 40: Footballer shows off incredible physique

The 40-year-old is said to have the body of somebody who is 28 but, quite frankly, you'll be hard pressed to find many people with comparable muscularity.

Politics

84 m. ago Spread of Gaza famine has been averted yet strip still faces starvation, experts say

The world’s leading authority on food crises says the spread of famine’s been averted in Gaza yet the situation remains critical with the entire strip facing starvation

Science

85 m. ago From a showstopping pavlova to a £7 sherry: what top chefs bring to Christmas dinner

Looking for a great supermarket champagne? Need an easy recipe to take to a party? Or just some really good cheese Yotam Ottolenghi, Giorgio Locatelli, Ixta Belfrage and others reveal the best snacks, drinks and desserts to make and buy for the big dayChristmas is a time of overwhelming choice, especially when it comes to food. So, to help you navigate the festive feasting, we asked 16 top chefs and cooks to tell us what they buy or make to give to the people brave enough to invite them over.Reassuringly, it turns out that even the most decorated chefs love a Ferrero Rocher, a nice glass of sherry, a good mince pie and a decent cheeseboard at this time of year. And everyone is attached to their own traditions, whether that’s the apple tart Matthew Ryle’s family loves in place of Christmas pudding, the hot chocolate-and marshmallow kit Yotam Ottolenghi’s kids can never resist, or Sabrina Ghayour’s favourite truffle-infused cheddar. Continue reading...

Economics

85 m. ago Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 1 – One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio is a former revolutionary searching for his daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilaratingly audacious counterculture epic• The best movies of 2025 in the US• More on the best culture of 2025Paul Thomas Anderson’s countercultural drama-thriller One Battle After Another, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, is a formal enigma that has perplexed, provoked and entranced, and the year ends with no definitive consensus as to its exact meaning. A rare naysayer is screenwriter and film-maker Paul Schrader, who commented tersely online: “Film-making at level A+, but try as I might I couldn’t muster up an ounce of empathy for Leo DiCaprio or Sean Penn. I kept waiting for them to die.”But that’s why the film is gripping: there is indeed no empathy for its two unlovely leading males, and their mortality and vulnerability has a kind of unwinding, entropic energy. They are heading for disaster. And yes, the film-making is A+ or A++; it is supercharged with pleasure at ...

Events

88 m. ago Top five side hustles for next year could boost annual income by £8,500

More than one million people are earning cash from a second income on top of their day job.

Economics

89 m. ago SPCA: Orphaned beaver 'nursed back to health' in Scotland after being swept down river during storm

Turnip spent half a year being treated by the Scottish SPCA.

Events

92 m. ago 'Nightmare' neighbour with 140 convictions forces terrified couple to barricade themselves in their own home

Christopher and Amy Masterson from Forth in Scotland say they are living in fear of Peter Ferguson, 47, (pictured) who regularly shouts abuse at them and their visitors.

Events

93 m. ago This new series just got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes – here’s where to watch

The book adaptation has impressed critics

Politics

95 m. ago UKHSA urges people to take four steps to protect from flu around Christmas

Flu cases have stabilised but it’s too early to say if the peak is behind us yet, as experts issue warnings for Christmas gatherings

Politics

95 m. ago Budget train company launches London to Scotland service with £33 tickets

Glasgow will be linked with Falkirk, Edinburgh and London King’s Cross via the route

Economics

96 m. ago Budget train company launches London to Scotland service with £33 tickets

Budget train company launches London to Scotland service with £33 tickets  The Independent

Economics

1 hour ago Paracetamol warning issued to all Brits as 'super flu' cases soar

With flu cases soaring this winter, a pharmacist has issued an urgent warning about a common mistake people make when taking paracetamol during the winter months

Events

2 h. ago AA issue rare amber warning for Christmas traffic on Scotland's roads

The AA has urged drivers to plan ahead and allow extra time

Events