52 h. ago Aldi's Scottish gin under £20 named 'best in the world' at awards ceremony

The Scottish-made gin wowed a panel of expert judges with its "elegant" and "classic" flavour profile.

Economics

3 d. ago Wimbledon lifts prize pot to £53.5m but tells players more money is no quick fix

All England Club says welfare concerns need different solutionWorld’s top players had asked for greater prize money at slamsThe All England Club has insisted that it has listened to the complaints of leading tennis players regarding prize money compensation but it believes the solution to player issues lies in greater changes to the structure of the sport.The prize money fund for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, which begins on 30 June, will rise to £53.5m, a 7% increase on last year’s prize money and double the amount awarded in 2015. The men’s and women’s champions will receive £3m at this year’s edition, while players who lose in the first round will earn £66,000. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago World's luckiest losers! Wimbledon ramp up prize money for first

MATTHEW LAMBWELL AT WIMBLEDON: As tennis stars continue to bang the drum for more cash, Wimbledon have announced prizemoney for champions will cross the £3million barrier.

Politics

3 d. ago East Kilbride YM could 'snowball' after joining West of Scotland League, says boss

The former amateur side were voted into the Fourth Division last week

Politics

4 d. ago Arsenal: Fabio Vieira set for Club World Cup chance as transfer decision looms

Gunners won’t be at inaugural expanded summer tournament, but one of their forgotten men will

Sport

4 d. ago Bryson DeChambeau “super excited” at prospect of signing new LIV Golf contract

DeChambeau is bidding to win his third US Open.

Politics

7 d. ago Inside La Liga fallen giants who are eyeing return to Spanish top tier after incredible season

EXCLUSIVE Racing Santander are a famous old Spanish club, and as one of La Liga's founding clubs they have the chance to earn promotion back to the top tier

Politics

8 d. ago Thunderstorms on cards for parts of England and Wales, forecasters say

Up to 40mm of rain could fall in a few hours in some places – more than in the entire month of May.

Events

8 d. ago East Kilbride YM join West of Scotland Fourth Division to set up derby with EK Thistle next term

The club now has opportunity to reach the professional ranks after being voted in at the WOSFL AGM

Politics

9 d. ago Rutherglen Glencairn will cope with top flight test, says boss

Joe Pryce's side have been promoted to the West of Scotland Premier Division and he insists they can make an impact

Politics

1 week ago Aldi Scotland awards £6,500 to sports clubs across North East, Highlands and Islands

Aldi Scotland has invested £6,500 in seven local sports clubs across the North East, Highlands and Islands as part of its annual Scottish Sport Fund initiative.

Economics

1 week ago Leading housebuilder appoints Lanark man as its managing director for West Scotland

Andy Curran stepped into the role for Barratt Redrow.

Politics

2 w. ago Murdo MacKinnon relishing pressure of Johnstone Burgh's Junior Cup final appearance

The West of Scotland League Premier Division outfit are going for glory this weekend.

Events

2 w. ago Around 130 Dumfries and Galloway jobs under threat at Stagecoach West Scotland

The firm is considering its future in the region as it believes contracts will not be renewed following concerns about a new liability clause.

Events

2 w. ago Aldi shares list of four Scottish stores to be 'refreshed' in the coming months

The budget supermarket has shared its expansion plans and long-term goal for 2025.

Politics

2 w. ago The North review – old friends’ trek through the Highlands might be the ultimate hiking film

Patiently following the progress of two pals’ reunion across Scotland, director Bart Schrijver achieves a majestic drama that never forces its epiphaniesShot on Scotland’s West Highland Way and Cape Wrath Trail and telling the story of two friends who walk those 600km, Bart Schrijver’s majestic second feature is perhaps the ultimate hiking film. Measuredly paced to let us fully sink into the experience, it understands the rhythms and mental accommodations of long-distance walking; even in its awareness of how its pair of protagonists position themselves on the trail and when they rest, it acknowledges the need for solitude and locating inner truths that often drives these undertakings. Its revelations and epiphanies arise at their own pace, never forced.Lapsed buddies Chris (Bart Harder) and Lluis (Carles Pulido) are reconnecting, backpacks in tow, after 10 years apart. Dutch and Latino respectively, life has taken them in different directions. Chris, judging by the office calls he ...

Politics

2 w. ago Scots holidaymakers face summer flight chaos as airport strikes loom

Employees at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports are threatening to strike if a pay offer is not agreed.

Events

2 w. ago Strike action threat for Edinburgh and Glasgow airports this summer as pay offers rejected

Hundreds of workers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have rejected separate pay offers.

Events

2 w. ago West Lothian the first council in Scotland to set up WhatsApp news channel

The channel is one of a range of new media being used by the council’s corporate communications team to reach residents.

Politics

3 w. ago Paisley student competes in prestigious cooking competition in Venice

James McKay of the West College Scotland Paisley campus travelled to Italy last month to take part in the Unox Cookery Competition.

Society