9 h. ago Public 'sex act' on busy train discovered by worker sparks police appeal for witnesses

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a woman performing a sex act on a man in full view of other passengers on board the 7pm train between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday

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11 h. ago Couple caught in 'sex act' on busy Glasgow to Edinburgh train

The couple were only interrupted when the train guard approached to carry out checks.

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12 h. ago Glasgow City Council warns of parking scam messages amid ongoing cyber incident

The local authority said it was investigating the messages ‘as a matter of urgency’.

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17 h. ago Live Music Scotland: All the biggest gigs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond this July

From concerts at Edinburgh Castle to TRNSMT Festival in Glasgow, here are all of the big artists you can see in Scotland this July.

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18 h. ago Witness appeal as couple spotted allegedly engaging in sex act on Edinburgh to Glasgow train

The couple were on a Scotrail service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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21 h. ago Son of Norway’s crown princess suspected of 23 offences including rape, police say

Marius Borg Høiby, the crown princess’s son from a previous relationship, has been under investigation since August 2024Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess, is suspected of 23 offences including three rapes, Norwegian police have said at the end of an investigation launched 10 months ago.Høiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, has been under investigation since his arrest on 4 August 2024. After news emerged that he was suspected of assaulting his girlfriend, a slew of allegations against him emerged. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Scots cops say underworld killings in Costa Del Sol "not linked" to gang war on home turf

Scotland's most senior police officer says the fatal shootings of two men in Spain were not planned in Scotland or are linked to ongoing gangland violence here.

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35 h. ago Police probe and arrest as baby dies after being found in 'critical condition'

A baby has died after emergency services were called to reports of a 'medical emergency' at a property in the Barley Green area of Birmingham - a woman, aged 37, has been arrested

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36 h. ago Crackdown on Scotland gang war: Police arrest 49 suspects including boy, 17, after spate of shootings, firebombings and assaults rocked Edinburgh and Glasgow

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of firebombing in connection with Operation Portaledge, the ongoing investigation into a spate of violent incidents in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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40 h. ago Scotland's best pubs crowned including one in city that isn't Edinburgh or Glasgow

The winners of the National Pub and Bar Awards have been revealed.

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42 h. ago Police believe missing woman dead as woods searched and third arrest made

Reanne Coulson, 34, has been missing from Coventry since May 21 and her family have pleaded for information about her whereabouts.

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43 h. ago Gang war cops arrest teen after car and van linked to mob boss Mark Richardson torched in capital

Police launched a probe after a Transit van was targeted in the capital, just minutes after a Range Rover was torched outside another home nearby.

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46 h. ago FlixBus launches new service between Edinburgh and Glasgow with buses departing every 30 minutes

FlixBus announces new service between Scotland's two biggest cities.

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56 h. ago Moment road sweeper vehicle reverses and kills elderly woman crossing the road: Police arrest man for death by dangerous driving

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Khatija Umarji, 77, was crossing the road on Commercial Street in Batley at around 9.55am on Tuesday when she was struck by a rood sweeper vehicle as it reversed.

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2 d. ago Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick airports given 'needs improvement' rating over disabled passenger assistance

Aviation regulator warns of “huge challenge” amid “dramatic” rise in demand

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3 d. ago Heathrow ‘needs improvement’ in how disabled flyers are treated, regulator says

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which conducted the assessment, also gave the same rating to Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick airports.

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3 d. ago Boy, nine, is 'nearly snatched off street by man who then followed him' as police arrest man, 39

The incident happened at around 8.45am on June 13 near St Nicholas Rest Garden in Brighton, just a few roads away from Brighton beach.

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3 d. ago Why a DPD driver was REALLY hacked to death with a machete: Inside Sikh gang war fuelled by immigration that BBC didn't show in documentary

When DPD driver Aurman Singh was hacked to death in a 'cartel-style' execution in Shrewsbury, it was the culmination of months of bad blood between Skih gangs.

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3 d. ago Scotland's 'best restaurant' crowned and it is not in Edinburgh or Glasgow

The Italian eatery has won the prize two years in a row.

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4 d. ago Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

Indonesian authorities say they have arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of various narcotics during a two-monthlong nationwide crackdown

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