1 hour ago Scotland duo inspire shock win in relegation fight as World Cup winners' title hopes suffer major blow

Defender continues to shine for Canary Islanders

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3 h. ago James Arthur: ‘I’ve never had to kiss arse – I got here on merit’

The X Factor winner believes his career may have been derailed by a string of controversies back when he was young and reckless, he tells Hannah Ewens. He hopes his new pop-rock album, Pisces, will win him the attention he feels he deserves

Politics

6 h. ago Heavy rain threatens Easter bank holiday washout as parts of UK set to be hit by downpours

Forecasts show a rainy Easter bank holiday will continue for many parts of the UK, though some spells of sunshine are expected and a number of areas could stay mostly dry

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16 h. ago Airdrie boss says 'blame me' for Morton defeat, as he responds to Hamilton Accies' points deduction shock

The Diamonds player-boss saw his side produced a poor showing after learning they had been given a relegation lifeline

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18 h. ago Airdrie 0 Morton 1: Diamonds fall to 20th defeat of the season in lacklustre showing

The relegation-threatened Diamonds couldn't find a way past Morton

Politics

22 h. ago Gossip, gowns and Agas: could Ladies of the Cotswolds be reality TV’s next big thing?

Grand Designs team to make show set in wealthy English countryside that promises to be part glittering social whirl and part bloodbath The Cotswolds had better steel itself: reality television is upon it. A series is planned (rumoured working title: Ladies of the Cotswolds) and it sounds posher than most. It’s made by the company behind Grand Designs and set in the “chocolate box” town of Charlbury, in the Evenlode valley.Names are being proposed for the series, such as Gabriela Peacock (nutritionist entrepreneur married to hedge fund banker David Peacock, and pals with Joan Collins and Princess Beatrice). Plum Sykes (author of last year’s Cotswolds-set novel Wives Like Us) is thought to be scripting the voiceover. Then there’s “Suzie Jet” (Suzannah Harvey), CEO of the local airport. How marvellously down to earth and relatable they all sound. Though of course they don’t, and that’s the point. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Everton vs Man City live team news as De Bruyne starts, Foden on bench and McAtee dropped

Manchester City travel to Goodison Park for the final time, needing to win to boost their Premier League top five hopes.

Politics

29 h. ago Airdrie v Morton: Diamonds captain hopes win can set up Pars blockbuster

Adam Frizzell says Airdrie are fully-focused on Morton, but know they have a potentially huge clash looming at East End Park

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42 h. ago My schizophrenic uncle set me on fire leaving half my body covered in horrific burns

Terry Dunnage, a builder from Portsmouth, was left feeling as though he was going to die when he was set on fire by his paranoid schizophrenic uncle in 2007, leaving 46 per cent of his body burned.

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43 h. ago Fury as children's park close to memorial for murdered schoolgirl Oliva Pratt Korbel is set ablaze by feral youths

The Olivia's Butterfly Foundation, established by a cousin of her mother, Cheryl, said they had been left heartbroken and 'extremely disappointed' by the blaze on Monday night.

Events

47 h. ago James Tavernier warns sweeping Rangers changes will leave some stars behind if they don't do one thing

The skipper has challenged his teammates to prove they deserve to be part of the new era set to begin at Ibrox

Events

60 h. ago US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

USOPC won’t set transgender eligibility rules for LA28LA28 passes $1bn in sponsorship, confirms key venuesUSA Football certified ahead of flag football’s debutThe United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Macron hosts ‘excellent’ ceasefire talks with top US, European and Ukrainian officials

Senior diplomats set to meet again in London next week after ‘very productive’ Paris summit to revive stalled effortsSenior US, European and Ukrainian diplomats will meet again in London next week, the Élysée Palace has said, after what a French official described as an “excellent” day of talks in Paris aimed at reviving stalled ceasefire efforts.“We have started a positive process in which Europeans are a part,” the spokesperson said after the meetings attended by top British, French, German and Ukrainian officials as well as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

Politics

66 h. ago Timetable set for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Scottish Parliament by

The poll follows the death of Christina McKelvie MSP

Politics

3 d. ago Airdrie captain admits Morton game is 'win or bust' for survival hopes

The Diamonds are still five points adrift as they host Dougie Imrie's side

Events

3 d. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Ripon Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Green Pursuit, to win at Ripon and also hopes Coco Mademoiselle can score at Cheltenham and complete his Daily Double

Economics

3 d. ago Falkirk Council set to introduce £100 fines for pavement parking in August

Falkirk currently issues warnings rather than penalties but that will change if councillors agree

Economics

3 d. ago First attractions at new British Universal theme park set to star James Bond and Paddington

A source has revealed James Bond, Lord of the Rings and Paddington are set to be among the first attractions at the new Universal theme park, but one big fan favourite has been left out of the fold. 

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3 d. ago Child Benefit payments set to stop for some parents this summer

Some parents will need to update their claim if their child is continuing in full-time education.

Society

3 d. ago Inside Tiger Lily's 'missing £36million fortune' from dad Michael Hutchence's estate which she 'never received'

She has reportedly secretly married and set up home in London with her partner Ben Archer - But Tiger Lily, 28, was said to be 'living in a squat' just six years ago.

Economics