54 m. ago Dusk shoppers hail 'best ever' pillows now £9 each in 25% off January sale

The "amazing quality" pillows come in standard and super king sizes offering soft, medium or firm support levels

Economics

65 m. ago Why are so many plays about Scottish history being made and what does that say about our national identity?

‘I think we’re in a place in Scotland now where we're trying to grapple with who we are right now’

Politics

65 m. ago How the SNP helped turn Reform UK into a political force in Scotland

Both John Swinney and Nigel Farage want the Scottish Parliament election to be a ‘straight fight’ between their two parties

Politics

66 m. ago From iron age tunnels to YouTube: Time Team’s ‘extraordinary’ digital renaissance

Three decades after its modest beginnings on Channel 4, the TV juggernaut now has its own channel and global subscribersThirty-two years ago, a small group of archaeologists gathered for a weekend in Somerset to make a TV programme about a field in Athelney, the site where once, 1,200 years ago, King Alfred the Great rallied resistance to the invading Viking army.There weren’t many concessions to showbiz glitz. Instead, a group of blokes with unruly hair and a couple of women walked across a field, talked things over in the pub and, at one point, gathered around a dot matrix printer to watch it slowly disgorging some results. The most exciting artefact they found was a lump of iron slag. No soil was overturned. Continue reading...

Politics

66 m. ago 'Inexcusable tide of violence': Councils pay £1 million in compensation to injured school staff

School staff across Scotland have been paid £1 million in compensation after violent incidents in city primaries and secondaries

Economics

66 m. ago Scotland forecast to benefit from ‘coolcations’ as Med becomes too hot

Rebranding from ‘rugged’ to ‘temperate’ could see nation cash in on people’s search for somewhere cooler for summer holiday

Politics

66 m. ago The big Celtic vs Rangers questions answered by the Jury as Nancy, Araujo, Chermiti and Miovski all under the microscope

The Record Sport team debate all the major issues ahead of the showdown at Parkhead

Politics

66 m. ago This Celtic vs Rangers clash is derby of calamities and here is the biggest irony of the lot – Keith Jackson

Our man looks ahead to a clash between Scotland's two fierce footballing rivals with an unusual build up for both clubs

Politics

69 m. ago Warnings active as UK ushers in first weekend of the new year with snow and ice

Daytime temperatures are expected to remain in the low single figures for much of the country on Saturday.

Events

1 hour ago Ben Stokes calls for players to put team first as England seek Sydney win

A 3-2 series loss is the best the tourists can hope to salvage at the SCG.

Sport

1 hour ago Green shoots no laughing matter as Ben Stokes insists fifth Ashes Test is ‘big game’

England yet to settle on XI to play at SCG amid uncertainty over pitchCaptain concedes Australia bowlers ‘put us under heaps of pressure’“I don’t think a groundsman has ever been under as much pressure as the guy here this week.”Ben Stokes had a smile on his face during his final pre-match press conference of this Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he responded to a question about the likely nature of the pitch for the fifth Test, which starts on Sunday morning. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago UK weather: Full list of places hit with Met Office snow and ice warnings TODAY

The Met Office says Brits should expect "a prolonged spell of very cold weather for the start of 2026", and it has issued several weather warnings for snow and ice

Events

2 h. ago I banished window condensation overnight with 1 simple trick leaving them clear

I discovered an effective solution to eliminate condensation in the home during cold weather – here's how a simple tool helped make my windows stay dry and clear.

Politics

2 h. ago The Scottish town that celebrates New Year on January 11 with spectacular fire festival

One seaside settlement will be celebrating the start of 2026 twice.

Events

2 h. ago Highway Code rules '228 to 231' for all drivers as UK cold snap hits

Britain is facing some freezing weather this weekend

Events

2 h. ago The faces of Scotland's mystery dead as public asked to help crack unsolved cases

Locate International, a charity dedicated to finding missing people and naming the unidentified, have asked the public to help identify five people at the centre of unsolved cases.

Events

3 h. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can still put their stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can now put own stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can put own stamp on Ashes triumph | Geoff Lemon

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Bank holiday dates 2026 confirmed for UK but branded 'ludicrous'

Dates for people living in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have all been published with between eight and 10 days off depending where you live

Economics