41 m. ago Burning Man homicide victim pictured after he was 'found dead in a pool of blood'

The man's body was found at Burning Man festival after 9pm local time on Saturday, August 30 "lying on the ground" in a pool of blood, the sheriff's office said

Events

6 h. ago First look: Inside Vogue’s 2025 Festive Calendar, worth over £1,600

Spoiler alert! This year’s lineup includes a thoughtful selection of wellness and beauty essentials, as well as a few must-have accessories

Economics

7 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

9 h. ago Palestine Action ban protesters plan to ‘go floppy’ and refuse street bail

Several hundred protesters are set to take action in London, Belfast and Edinburgh this weekend.

Events

9 h. ago Beauty fans rush to Boots as No7 beauty advent calendar with 'highest ever value' launches

Boots has launched two No7 beauty advent calendars full of anti-ageing products and makeup treats ahead of the festive season

Politics

10 h. ago Scotrail adds extra services and train carriages for International Ayr Show and Largs Viking Festival

Scotrail are putting on longer trains as two of Ayrshire biggest annual events take place over the weekend.

Culture

10 h. ago ‘Hundreds more’ to take part in mass protest against Palestine Action ban

Defend Our Juries said the arrests of five alleged supporters of the banned group had encouraged more protesters to come forward.

Events

10 h. ago RuPaul's Drag Race star Crystal to bring Christmas Drag Brunch to Ayrshire

The RAD Hotel Group have launched their festive programme which will feature Drag Brunches, Santa lunches, Christmas markets and spa staycations.

Sport

10 h. ago From the Archives: Ken Walton on the first ever Lammermuir Festival

Over the last 15 years the Lammermuir Festival has become one of the highlights of Scotland’s classical music calendar, and the 2025 edition is about to take place in venues all around East Lothian. Back in September 2010, however, it was still just an idea. Scotsman classical music critic Ken Walton spoke to co-artistic directors James Waters and Hugh Macdonald about their plans for the inaugural event

Politics

11 h. ago London Film Festival 2025 in Edinburgh and Glasgow: All the films getting exclusive screenings at the GFT and Filmhouse

You won’t have to go to London to enjoy advance screening of some huge new films.

Culture

11 h. ago End of the Road: the best festival for discovering new music

The summer-ending festival for fans of eclectic music was this year also a show of strength in both its line-up and in keeping its personal, ramshackle origins in place

Culture

12 h. ago West Lothian Christmas lights event cancelled after storms push up insurance costs

West Lothian Council’s executive approved the cancellation of the Starry Nights festive lights event at Beecraigs Country Park in Linlithgow and sparked an angry confrontation between the local SNP and Labour councillor in the town.

Events

12 h. ago Letitia Wright’s Directorial Debut HIGHWAY TO THE MOON Selected for BFI London Film Festival

Letitia Wright’s Directorial Debut HIGHWAY TO THE MOON Selected for BFI London Film Festival  Together Films

Culture

12 h. ago Architect who drove into police officer at Creamfields festival while high on drugs in front of niece and nephew is suspended

Alan Green, 45, was still over the drug-drive limit when he tried to leave Creamfields Festival with his adult niece and nephew in the car, a disciplinary panel heard.

Events

13 h. ago Bladnoch Distillery announces partnership with Wigtown Book Festival

Bladnoch, Scotland’s oldest privately-owned Scotch whisky distillery has announced a partnership with the 27th annual Wigtown Book Festival.

Culture

13 h. ago Ukrainian literature: writers’ union heresy hunt – archive, 1947

29 December 1947: Some members are accused of showing ‘nationalist’ tendencies that are alien to the Soviet stateMoscow, DecemberUkraine, like Russia, also has its literary problems, and these have been the subject of some sharp public discussions in Kyiv lately. In September there was a plenary meeting of the board of the Ukrainian Writers’ Union, from which it clearly transpired that some of the Ukrainian novelists, poets, and critics were not doing their duty in promoting communist ideals or the Soviet way of life.In Russia two writers were selected by Zhdanov, in his famous address, as examples of “the wrong point of view” – Anna Akhmatova, who was said to be an escapist, largely living sentimentally in the past and absorbed with her personal emotions; and Zoschenko, who was described as trivial, frivolous, and cynical in his distorted portrayal of Soviet life. (Zoschenko, by the way, has since shown signs of mending his ways, and a recent number of Novy Mir published some mildl...

Politics

13 h. ago A House Of Dynamite leaves critics in awe with 'horrifically gripping and unsettling' nuclear war scenes dubbed 'more terrifying than most horror films'

The American political thriller premiered at the Venice International Film Festival on September 2 and will land on Netflix on October 24.

Events

13 h. ago BFI London Film Festival: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ & Kate Moss Biopic ‘Moss & Feud’ Among Headline Titles — Full List

BFI London Film Festival: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ & Kate Moss Biopic ‘Moss & Feud’ Among Headline Titles — Full List  Deadline

Culture

13 h. ago BFI London Film Festival: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ & Kate Moss Biopic ‘Moss & Freud’ Among Headline Titles — Full List

BFI London Film Festival: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ & Kate Moss Biopic ‘Moss & Freud’ Among Headline Titles — Full List  Deadline

Culture

13 h. ago The Edinburgh Cocktail Week programme for 2025 has been announced, reaffirming its status as the UK’s leading cocktail festival

Edinburgh Cocktail Week, supported by Essential Edinburgh, returns next month, once again transforming the capital into a cocktail lovers playground, with signature serves, pop-up experiences and events taking place across the city. Running from Friday, 3rd October to Sunday, 12th October, the UK’s leading cocktail festival is set to welcome over 25,000 visitors who can sip on £5 cocktails at over 100 top bars and from 24 pop-up bars in the Cocktail Village at Festival Square.

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