16 h. ago Popular pizza chain reveals plans to open first Scots restaurant near major station

A NEAPOLITAN pizzeria chain is set to open its first Scottish restaurant located near a major train station. Rudy's Pizza has lodged plans to open a brand new restaurant right next to Glasgow Central station. The restaurant will be the first Rudy's in Scotland with spots already across the UK, including London, Leeds and Manchester....

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21 h. ago A836 crash: Major Scottish road on North Coast 500 route closed outside Dounreay power station after crash

Emergency services are at the scene.

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4 d. ago The Elvis tribute performer from Bangkok who has won a major Scottish poetry prize

Ms Thapviwat’s winning poem is about the miners’ strike of the 1980s

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5 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council carrying out improvement work on A73 Carlisle Road

The existing carriageway will be re-textured and additional road markings applied.

Transport

6 d. ago Gaza aid flotilla: more than a dozen vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territoryIsraeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from GazaAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago M6 closed to traffic in Cumbria after diesel spillage as diversion route put in place

The closure will remain in place overnight into Thursday morning

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6 d. ago Israel to close last remaining route from southern Gaza to the north as it continues offensive on Gaza City – Middle East crisis live

Hamas has said it will review the outline of Trump’s Gaza plan, as leaders across the Middle East voiced support for the proposalThe Australian government has said it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of its citizens on board a flotilla to Gaza, with expectations the boats could be intercepted by Israeli forces as early as Wednesday afternoon Australian time.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said they have been in contact with six Australians confirmed to be on flotilla consisting of more than 40 ships.I’m deeply concerned by the alleged drone attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla and the risks to the safety of Australians and other passengers onboard.Australia calls on all parties to respect international law and international humanitarian law, and to refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla.I think people feel pretty calm. And because everybody is really, really concerned about what’s happening in Palestine every single day, it really kind of...

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7 d. ago Glasgow motorways closed by overturned lorry as load shed across key routes

Emergency crews are currently in attendance on the M8 near the M77 following a collision which occurred around 5.30pm.

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7 d. ago Scottish city centre to see another major student flats scheme providing 432 beds

“Glasgow’s student market continues to face a structural shortage of accommodation, and this development responds directly to that demand” – Shane McBride, MRP

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1 week ago Motorists face day of disruption as bridge in middle of key Carmarthenshire route to close

Urgent works including 'emergency debris removal, structural maintenance and flood alleviation work' will see a large diversion in place for hours between Carmarthen and Llandeilo

Transport

2 w. ago Bodycare to vanish from high streets as remaining shops to shutter for good

The closure of the major health and beauty chain, which has 17 Scottish stores, will results in a loss of 444 jobs

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2 w. ago North Coast 500 drivers facing 80 mile diversion during partial road closure

The plans, managed by SSEN Transmission, will bring a renewable energy cable from the Western Isles ashore at Dundonnell.

Transport

2 w. ago Major search under way for woman seen entering Scots river at night

Police, Coastguard and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are searching River Leven.

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2 w. ago Two major retailers open Scottish stores before the end of the month

There's some good news for the high street.

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2 w. ago 'Hidden gem' beach with clear blue waters is just an hour from major Scottish city

A 'hidden gem' beach with clear blue waters and golden sands is just an hour from a major Scottish city and it's a spot that many people didn't even know existed

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2 w. ago Stirling Aldi to undergo major revamp as part of £42 million Scottish investment plan

The supermarket chain has confirmed it will invest approximately £42 million across Scotland over the next two years.

Economics

2 w. ago Clown Town by Mick Herron review – more fun and games with the Slow Horses

The ninth novel in the Slough House series, this tale of IRA infiltration is a perfect mix of one-liners, plot twists and real-world-tinged intrigueTrigger warning: the new Slough House novel shares its name, I assume accidentally, with a particularly bleak soft-play centre on London’s North Circular Road in which sticky under-fives circulate through an infernal apparatus wailing and stabbing each other with plastic forks while the grownups sit at plastic tables drinking horrible coffee and waiting for death. Just a glimpse at the dust jacket sent me back a decade to that environment of grubbiness, boredom and mild peril. It’s not that big a leap, mind. There’s something of the knockabout quality of a soft-play centre in Mick Herron’s fictional world: all fun and games until someone loses an eye.That said, as far as I know, none of the injuries in the real-world Clown Town will have been occasioned by the victim being held down so the front wheel of a Land Rover Defender c...

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2 w. ago Major Scots road shut and person in hospital after HGV lorry mounts barrier

Police were called to the scene on the A95 near Ballindalloch after reports of a vehicle being involved in a collision.

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2 w. ago UK's longest street of independent shops is nearly 2 miles long and is buzzing

Gloucester Road in North Bristol is the longest street of independent businesses in the UK and one of the longest in Europe - and it's thriving while other high streets struggle

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3 w. ago Ruben Amorim's Man Utd escape route emerges as close friend insists 'he will be coach'

Ruben Amorim could be offered an escape route from his Manchester United misery with one of his close friends in line to become vice-president at one of Europe's biggest clubs

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