36 m. ago Watersports centre that's helped thousands of children is being forced to close after 13 years

The Welsh Government has issued notice that would require Swansea Watersports to vacate the site

Politics

44 m. ago Chicago Executive Airport LIVE: All flights grounded as plane crashes into fence

All flights have been grounded at Chicago Executive Airport after a plane crashed through a fence, with images from the scene showing it has punctured the site's perimeter

Events

47 m. ago Edinburgh crime: Man, 25, taken to hospital after assault at Edinburgh vape shop

Officers say enquiries are ongoing.

Events

70 m. ago Pete Hegseth says more Venezuelan narco traffickers will 'face the same fate' after U.S. strike on drug boat killed 11

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that additional Venezuelan narco traffickers would 'face the same fate' as the 11 Tren de Aragua members who were killed in a U.S. military strike.

Events

89 m. ago Three men reported to Procurator Fiscal after 'damage' to geological Highland site

Officers were made aware of damage to the site in November 2023.

Events

93 m. ago Matthew Perry drug dealer 'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty to selling actor fatal drug dose

Jasveen Sangha, who has been dubbed the Ketamine Queen, has pleaded guilty to providing a fatal dose of the drug to Friends actor Matthew Perry

Events

1 hour ago ‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha changed her previous not guilty plea in the October 2023 overdose death of the Friends starA woman who has come to be known as the “Ketamine Queen” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him.Jasveen Sangha changed her previous not guilty plea at a federal court in Los Angeles and became the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the Friends star to plead guilty after a deal with prosecutors. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago 'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty to supplying drug that killed Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha, nicknamed the "Ketamine Queen", has pleaded guilty to five charges, including selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that led to the Friends actor's death

Events

2 h. ago Democrats blast state department for lack of ‘basic oversight’ of controversial Gaza food organization

Letter by senior Democrats asks state department to reveal details behind financing of Gaza Humanitarian FoundationSenior Democratic senators have called on the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to reveal details behind the financing and oversight of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) amid concerns over rising death tolls near aid sites, the group’s apparent coordination with the Israeli army and its reported use of private military contractors linked to intelligence operations.The letter, co-signed by senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch, accuses the state department of an “inability to answer basic questions about GHF in a timely manner” and said that the department’s “overriding of internal protocol and staff warnings is particularly concerning given it is unlikely to be able to conduct basic oversight of the funds it provided to GHF”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago London Film Festival: Glasgow and Edinburgh cinemas to host exclusive Frankenstein screenings during LFF 2025

As partner venues of the London Film Festival, Glasgow’s GFT and the Edinburgh Filmhouse will host preview screenings of Frankenstein.

Culture

2 h. ago 'My neighbour is moving house but they're telling massive lie about mine to do it'

A couple have been left fuming after their neighbour has teamed up with an estate agent to tell a lie about their property and garden in order to entice a potential buyer into making an offer

Politics

2 h. ago Man asked schoolgirl on bus to perform sex act then attacked girl in park

He was identified from bus CCTV using retrospective facial recognition technology and arrested

Events

2 h. ago Shein launches investigation after likeness of alleged killer Luigi Mangione models shirt on its website

The image on the fast-fashion giant’s site appeared to show the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson wearing a short-sleeved shirt, priced at £7.50

Events

3 h. ago Two cars torched in Edinburgh as police probe early morning blaze

Fire crews were called to Niddrie Mill Crescent in the capital after the alarm was raised at around 4.05am on Wednesday.

Events

3 h. ago Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought

A new study says the world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming

Transport

3 h. ago Famous French theme park submits plans for £600m Oxfordshire site

If approved, the UK park will open in phases from 2029

Economics

3 h. ago Arne Slot told Mohamed Salah will be 'gutted' after Liverpool transfer blow

Liverpool spent over £450million on new signings during the summer transfer window, but two deals in particular have been criticised due to their potential impact on Mohamed Salah

Politics

3 h. ago Trump urged to ‘violently’ kill all drug traffickers as 11 die after U.S. boat strike

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean

Events

3 h. ago Indonesian rescuers find helicopter crash site on Borneo and recover 1 body so far

Indonesian authorities say a rescue team has reached the site of a helicopter crash on Borneo and recovered one body

Events

3 h. ago City with £7 cocktails named Scotland's top hen party spot and it's not Glasgow or Edinburgh

The city was found to have the UK’s cheapest cocktails and the lowest taxi fares, making it an affordable hen party spot.

Economics