7 h. ago Spain's crumbling island beloved by locals with nothing to do but 'sunbathe and swim'

Spain's smallest inhabited island is facing an infrastructure crisis as it's overwhelmed by locals escaping the crowds

Politics

13 h. ago Ed Sheeran's budgie smugglers sell at charity auction alongside custom painted guitar

Singer Ed Sheeran's red pants with butterflies on them fetched £55 while the custom painted Martin LX1E acoustic guitar brought in the highest bid, selling for £4,250

Politics

13 h. ago Bereavement support charity for children hosts Eid celebration in Motherwell

The event at Forgewood CC was with The Miracle Foundation’s Together We Thrive initiative

Politics

14 h. ago Drug dealer ordered to pay back £200,000 and hand back his vintage Ford

Lee Whiteley, 35, previously admitted conspiracy to supply class B drugs and the cultivation of cannabis

Economics

15 h. ago Hark by Alice Vincent audiobook review – a search for silence

A former music journalist’s exploration of how we listen is informed by her life-changing experience of motherhoodWhen did you last experience total silence? In Hark, the author Alice Vincent goes to extreme lengths to eradicate noise as she spends time in an anechoic chamber, a heavily soundproofed space designed to swallow up sound waves. There she becomes aware of the noises of her own body, from involuntary swallowing to the soft, high-pitched ringing in her ears. But rather than feel unease, she is “confronted with a comfort I couldn’t have imagined – and a familiarity with quietude I didn’t realise I was living in”.Hark is a book about listening, being heard and the author’s shifting relationship with sound in the early years of motherhood. While working as a music journalist in her 20s, Vincent had been surrounded by noise. But now, in her 30s and plunged into domesticity, she finds herself craving quiet. She also examines how others experience sound, investiga...

Politics

15 h. ago PE teacher aces testing London Marathon to raise nearly £3k for St Andrew's Hospice

Andrew Kennedy, 26, defied an injury suffered a few weeks before the event to complete the race in an impressive three hours, one minute and 15 seconds - and raise £2900 for the Airdrie charity.

Economics

16 h. ago National charity launches new wellbeing and exercise podcast to help more Scottish communities get active for summer

Communities across Scotland are being encouraged to get active for summer with the launch of a new national wellbeing and exercise podcast.

Politics

16 h. ago Cheshire gets huge car parts centre the size of NINE FOOTBALL PITCHES creating 200 new jobs in the region

The enormous Parts Distribution Centre is located in Ellesmere Port to streamline the supply chain for the car maker's 10 global brands.

Politics

16 h. ago Booked your holiday with these budget airlines? You could be hit with £200 worth of hidden charges

We've all been there: we think we've nabbed a great deal on a flight, only to end up incurring added costs at every stage.

Economics

17 h. ago Edinburgh unveils floral clock for 2025 celebrating 200 years of braille

The floral clock, made with over 35,000 plants, took six weeks to complete and blooms until October

Politics

17 h. ago Lived experience key as Harbour Ayrshire help people facing addiction

Three years on, an Ayrshire charity is continuing to support people facing addiction with a string of lived experience at the heart of their work.

Politics

18 h. ago City high flyer sues plumbers and developers for £200,000 over £1m five

Danielle Mensah, 45, spent two decades in finance as an international senior trader, and was named as one of the top 100 women in the City.

Economics

19 h. ago Jodie Marsh dances with Nigel Farage as he tries to hide face from camera

Jodie Marsh hosted a charity event to support her Fripp Farm Animal Sanctuary earlier this week, and controversial politician Nigel Farage was among the attendees

Events

20 h. ago People on Universal Credit could be due cash bonus of up to £1,200

More than half a million more people on Universal Credit are in line for the savings boost.

Economics

20 h. ago Mum sobs 'I'm sorry' as £200k swindle exposed after she goes on holiday

Rachel Wilson was jailed after stealing over £200,000 from her employer to fund her husband’s drug addiction.

Economics

21 h. ago Argos launches huge sale to rival upcoming Prime Day deals on stylish 6

Prime Day is fast approaching, but Argos is one step ahead as they launch a massive sale, which includes this stylish 6-seater Rattan furniture set that's now £200 less

Economics

21 h. ago Naomi Watts and daughter Kai Schreiber pose up a storm at Armani Beauty event after model teen came out as transgender

The King Kong actress, 56, and her model daughter, 16, who she shares with actor Liev Schreiber, were among the stars at Wednesday's event, held at Twenty Three Grand.

Events

21 h. ago Bianca Censori's sister goes topless in saucy sunbathing snap on Kanye West trip

Bianca Censori's lookalike sister Angelina sent pulses racing as she soaked up the sun beside an oceanfront infinity pool during her holiday with Kanye West and his entourage

Politics

21 h. ago Dobbies’ fundraising walk raises nearly £4k for Alzheimer’s Research UK

This June, 30 colleagues from Dobbies Central Support Office, based in Lasswade, completed a 25-mile fundraising walk to raise money for its national charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK, raising £4,150 and counting, from generous supporters.

Economics

21 h. ago 17.6 million Scottish raspberries heading to Asda shelves this summer with Stewarts of Tayside

880,000 punnets of Scottish raspberries to hit up to 200 Asda stores across the UK. Expansion at Stewarts of Tayside in partnership with Asda has helped create 50 full time jobs in Perth.

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