7 h. ago Families meet First Minister John Swinney to demand action on deaths in custody

Six families whose loved ones have died in prison custody in the last seven years met with the First Minister John Swinney and Justice Minister Angela Constance at Scottish Government headquarters in Edinburgh for more than an hour.

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14 h. ago Former world snooker champion Neil Robertson mysteriously pulls out of Scottish Open hours before tournament begins

NEIL ROBERTSON has snubbed the Scottish Open at late notice - and he's not the only big name to pull out. Former world champion Robertson would have been one of the better-known stars at this week's Edinburgh showdown. The Aussie, 43, is in good form, having made it to the UK Championship semi-finals earlier this...

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63 h. ago Snooker star eyes Strictly Come Dancing spot despite Ballroom incident

Snooker Masters champion Shaun Murphy has told the BBC he's ready for Strictly Come Dancing after getting locked in Blackpool Tower ballroom during Snooker Shootout

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65 h. ago Huge blaze at bus depot treated as deliberate by cops after scene locked down

A bus was deliberately set on fire at a depot in Greenock on Friday December 12 with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews tackling the flames for hours.

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8 d. ago Steve Davis showed true colours with clear thoughts on old snooker rival Jimmy White

Six-time snooker world champion Steve Davis didn't hold back when appraising former rival Jimmy White, who failed to make this year's UK Championship after losing to a 14-year-old

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1 week ago Cops scour 100 hours of CCTV in search for missing man whose car was dumped in Highlands

Eugen Comanescu, 41, whose appearance may have changed given the amount of time has passed, was reporting missing from Surrey on November 3.

Events

2 w. ago UK Championship: Mark Williams tension, Judd Trump fan request, Neil Robertson in flying form

The UK Championship is back with a bang, with a number of the world's leading snooker players taking to the baize of York Barbican over the weekend - but there have been some tense moments

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2 w. ago MINISO West Lothian: Hundreds queue for hours ahead of MINISO Scottish store opening

The first 200 shoppers who spent £5 received a goody bag worth £25.

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2 w. ago Today at the UK Snooker Championship 2025: Prize money, Sunday order of play

It’s day two at one of the season’s biggest snooker tournaments.

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2 w. ago Snooker High Earners 2025/26: Here are the 10 players who have won most prize money this season

It’s been a rollercoaster of a season so far.

Sport

2 w. ago Snooker world champion who lost millions suffers new blow with £1.2m setback

The former world champion has been dealt another financial blow just two years after the best moment of his career

Economics

3 w. ago Scots dad dies hours before he was set to celebrate early Christmas with young family

Grant Hardie, 40, from Motherwell, was receiving end of life care after being diagnosed with bowel cancer earlier this year.

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3 w. ago Britain will finally emerge from the 'big freeze' after a week of

The mercury sank to minus 11.7C in the early hours of Friday at Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands, although forecasters say temperatures are due to become more 'mild'

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3 w. ago Zhao Xintong made history and had to hand over £200k of prize money

Snooker world champion Zhao Xintong earned huge prize money earlier this year but was forced to hand over a portion of his winnings

Economics

3 w. ago Snooker star's wife gets seal of approval for Judd Trump and Mark Selby intervention

Mark Selby thrashed Judd Trump 10-5 in Sunday's Champion of Champions final, with the refereeing wife of snooker star Ben Woollaston praised for her intervention

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4 w. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan reveals he and wife Laila Rouass only had her sisters attend their VERY low

The snooker champion, 49, wed the Footballer's Wives star, 54, in an intimate London ceremony in June after 13 years together. 

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