63 h. ago Major retailer with over 175 stores to close Glasgow branch next week

It comes amidst a wave closures across the Scottish high street recently.

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68 h. ago 'I moved into Fred and Rose West's home and immediately noticed chilling sign in bedroom'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kathleen Richards's first day as Fred West's lodger was marked by a sinister act that was a disturbing sign of horrors to come in her time at 25 Cromwell Street

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4 d. ago Coronation Street villain 'to take down' John Sugden in huge Emmerdale 'crossover'

Emmerdale's John Sugden could come face to face with a former Coronation Street villain

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1 week ago From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable “You destroyed Iraq.” I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these words, but the thunderous look on this middle-aged man’s face already told its own story. We were standing on Haifa Street, one of Baghdad’s main thoroughfares, which runs along the west bank of the Tigris, and he had just been told I was British. “They promised that Iraq would be a heaven,” he said of the US-UK occupation. He then told a familiar tale: of being kidnapped by the sectarian militia, who flourished after the 2003 US-led invasion, and being tortured so badly that he could barely walk.We had come to Haifa Street to retrace Abdul-Ahad’s steps on a gruesome day 21 years ago. With its alleyways and tall buildings, this two-mile-long road proved ideal for urban warfare and snipers, and soon became known as Death Street. Early on a ...

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1 week ago Coronation Street spoilers reveal Todd and Theo's future as it takes brutal turn

Coronation Street has released a new trailer teasing what's to come in September, and it's not looking good for Todd Grimshaw as his relationship with Theo takes a dark turn

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1 week ago Major High Street chain closing 12 stores this weekend – with more to come

Poundland previously confirmed they were planning to shutter 48 outlets across the UK in August alone with 12 closing this weekend alone – as one shop is hosting a 90% discount promotion

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out' when Becky could return if alive theory comes true

The theory that Lisa Swain's wife is alive has been swirling among fans of the ITV soap for months, having first heard about her last year.

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2 w. ago ‘Liam Gallagher is funnier than most standups!’: Is comedy the new rock’n’roll – or vice versa?

Oasis’s tour gobbled up Edinburgh audiences while fringe comics put on shows about Britpop and Arctic Monkeys. The music industry and the funny business could be more entwined than ever‘Comedy is the new rock’n’roll!” This line, variously attributed to a defunct listings mag, a member of the Comedy Store Players and Janet Street-Porter, became common currency in the 1990s, when comedy gatecrashed arenas with Newman and Baddiel’s maiden Wembley gig in 1993. Had the art of making people laugh eclipsed – in size, public enthusiasm, cultural cachet – the art of making people groove?It feels like a quaint conversation in light of the arrival of Oasis’s mega-tour in Edinburgh this month, which triggered panic among standups at the gazumping of their fringe audience. But has comedy returned to playing second fiddle to its sexier, better-loved big brother? Or are such distinctions meaningless in a cultural landscape unrecognisable from the 1990s? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Specsavers puts Hannah Morton in the frame for her first solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe

With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival now in full swing, Specsavers welcomed up-and-coming comedian Hannah Morton into its Nicolson Street store to help get her stage-ready for her debut run of stand-up shows.

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2 w. ago Coronation Street's Vicky Myers throws support behind EastEnders actress after Strictly Come Dancing admission

Despite appearing in rival soaps, the DS Lisa Swain actress was quick to show who she was backing in the BBC's ballroom

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2 w. ago London street looks 'normal' until you spot tiny detail with unexpected twist

There's a litany of charming and characterful streets across the country but one street in London comes with two houses that offer an unexpected twist that, once you spot it, can't be missed

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3 w. ago Singapore like never before: 6 acts bring comedy, theatre, dance and street performance to Edinburgh

The alternative side to Singapore’s cultural riches is being brought to the capital, as the island nation marks 60 years of independence. This is paid for editorial ahead of the Festival and Fringe, and not a Scotsman review.

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3 w. ago Coronation Street viewers speechless as they spot former star on iconic UK comedy

Coronation Street fans were left stunned as they spotted Annabelle Apsion in the "best British drama"

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4 w. ago Coronation Street 'work out' Becky's true fate sparking fresh heartache for Carla and Lisa

Coronation Street fans are convinced there is more drama to come surrounding Becky Swain.

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4 w. ago Coming to a street near you: Meet Glasgow’s new ‘monster’ waste truck Wayne

Meet Wayne – an eye-catching new bin truck with a monster-sized appetite to help change the way people in Glasgow think about waste.

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