66 m. ago John Swinney calls for intervention to increase number of affordable homes

The First Minister says another 36,000 such homes will cost up to £4.9 billion.

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2 h. ago I drove Skoda’s new Fabia 130 & here’s why VERY few cars hit the spot like this simple, light & fun motor

IT’S still only January and I’ve just driven one of the best cars of 2026. Honestly, I mean it. Skoda’s little Fabia 130 with its revvy petrol engine, manual handbrake, good looks, and a handy Bakewell tart holder. We became really good friends exploring the Peak District together the other day. Right, let’s start by...

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2 h. ago Driving test cheating surges 47% in a year as RAC Foundation warns 'road users at risk'

Driving test cheating has jumped by 47% in one year, with technology-enabled fraud during theory examinations the most common violation

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2 h. ago Jihadi bride Shamima Begum faces Iraq exile in terror camp crackdown to stop her coming back to Britain

JIHADI bride Shamima Begum could be moved to Iraq in a crackdown on terrorists escaping from Syrian jails. She is one of about 70 from Britain among 7,000 IS detainees lined up for transfer to Iraqi camps in a bid to thwart mass breakouts. Hundreds of IS captives this week fled a jail 60 miles...

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3 h. ago Moisés Caicedo salvages win for wasteful Chelsea against battling Pafos

Liam Rosenior’s first taste of managing in the Champions League will not live long in the memory. Chelsea toiled against determined underdogs and were at risk of a humiliating result before a late header from Moisés Caicedo kept alive their hopes of direct qualification into the last 16.Victory lifted Chelsea to eighth in the standings. Yet they will have to be much better when they visit Napoli in their final game next week. FC Pafos were comfortable for long spells and Rosenior’s fourth game in charge had threatened to become an ordeal before Caicedo broke the Cypriot champions. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ICE has picked its next target as agents surge into Maine and arrest 50 in ‘Operation Catch of the Day’

The Department of Homeland Security said it intends to make 1,000 arrests

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3 h. ago 'World's oldest art' from 67,000 years ago could rewrite history of humanity

Researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be the outline of a hand while carrying out excavations. The discovering beat the previous record by over 1,000 years

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3 h. ago 'World's oldest art' discovered as cave painting of red claw hand from 67,800 years ago

Researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be the outline of a hand while carrying out excavations. The discovering beat the previous record by over 1,000 years

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4 h. ago Property winners and losers of the Budget revealed: The UK regions where homes have lost up to £27,000 since Rachel Reeves' tax raid

Average UK house prices increased by nearly £1,000 during the month of Rachel Reeves's Budget- but there were plenty of winners and losers, a study by Purplebricks found today.

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4 h. ago Three UK areas hit with amber ‘risk to life’ warning as 100mm rainfall forecast by Met Office

The amber rain warning is in place across parts of Scotland

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5 h. ago British Army sets up 'drone degree' to train up civilian students as unmanned craft specialists amid Putin's war in Ukraine

Supported by a £240,000 investment from the Ministry of Defence, the undergraduate course will train 15 civilian students and up to five soldiers a year in the design, build and testing of drones

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5 h. ago Met Office issues amber weather warning for rain amid risk of floods, power cuts and people being cut off

The amber warning comes into force at midnight and ends at 6pm

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5 h. ago Chelsea v Pafos, Newcastle v PSV, Juventus v Benfica, and more: Champions League – live

⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offs⚽ Live scoreboard | Table | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail LukeBelow the zigzagging contrails that paint the blue Brussels sky, Christian Burgess is reflecting on the latest chapters of his extraordinary journey, those since joining Royale Union Saint‑Gilloise almost six years ago. At the time he felt that his career was at risk of stagnating, but after rummaging Wikipedia to get a handle on the club and learning of their big ambitions, it felt a leap of faith worth taking.Even so, there is a detectable disbelief at how that decision led him to the Champions League and an unlikely reunion with Harry Kane, with whom he last duelled as an 18-year-old on trial at Tottenham more than 15 years ago. On Wednesday Union play at Bayern Munich in arguably the biggest match in their history, knowing a positive result would keep alive their chances of advancing to the knockout stage. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘Remarkable’ prehistoric elephant bone tool is oldest in Europe, archaeologists reveal

Archaeologists said the 500,000-year-old tool was fashioned by ‘ingenious’ prehistoric ancestors

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6 h. ago Vehicle fire at Hamilton retail park sees two taken to hospital

Starbucks coffee shop at Palace Grounds retail park remains closed after being damaged in the blaze in the early hours of Saturday

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6 h. ago Ford recalls more than 119,000 U.S. vehicles over engine block heater fire risk

The defect may leak coolant and spark a fire on certain Ford and Lincoln models

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6 h. ago How a conflict 3,000 miles away from Manchester saw trouble erupt on the Curry Mile

Fighting broke out, cars and businesses were trashed and missiles were thrown on Wilmslow Road

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6 h. ago Government announces £100,000 funding for collapsed Moray bridge

The Spey Viaduct collapsed into the river last month.

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7 h. ago Quitting Bake Off judge Prue Leith relives 'utter fiasco' on icy ski slopes

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, 85, recalls nasty tumble on icy ski slopes and other dramatic stories as she quits the show after 10 years

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7 h. ago Charity urges people in West Lothian to organise their 2026 Tartan Tea Party

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is bringing back its signature event for 2026 after raising £49,000 last year.

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