29 h. ago Full list of Scotland’s 33 newest towns revealed – check if you live in one

SCOTLAND'S newest towns have been revealed in the latest research - and you can now check if you are living in one in our list below. Tweedbank used to be known as a small village, just south of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Earlier this year, it opened the new Borders Railway - connecting locals...

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62 h. ago UK unveils bid for 2035 women’s football World Cup with 15 cities and 22 stadiums in mix

FA says 63 million people within two hours of a venueFinal stadium list will come down to between 14 and 16England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have submitted their bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup as the largest single-sport event staged in the UK.The Lionesses’ leading goalscorer, Ellen White, described the bid as “really special” and compared it to her experience of the 2012 Olympics as a part of Team GB. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How Tinsel Town got Rebel Wilson hooked on very British habit

Rebel Wilson revealed she embraced British culture while filming Tinsel Town in the UK earlier this year — by taking up tea drinking for the first time.

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3 d. ago The Guardian view on city living: an urban species is still adapting to our new environment | Editorial

UN figures show that four-fifths of the global population now live in major settlements. We’re still figuring out how to copeCities have existed for millennia, but their triumph is remarkably recent. As recently as 1950, only 30% of the world’s population were urban dwellers. This week, a United Nations report suggested that more than 80% of people are now urbanites, with most of those living in cities. London became the first city to reach a million inhabitants in the early 19th century. Now, almost 500 have done so.Jakarta, with 42 million residents, has just overtaken Tokyo as the most populous of the lot; nine of the 10 largest megacities are in Asia. The UN report revealed the scale of the recent population shift to towns and cities thanks to a new, standardised measure in place of the widely varying national criteria previously used. The urbanisation rate in its 2018 report was just 55%.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a ...

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6 d. ago Emmerdale fans reveal Kev Townsend star's past with villager in rival soap

Chris Coghill was seen in an old episode of Hollyoaks Later with a Dales resident

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9 d. ago Full list of Scotland's schools impacted for third day as yellow ice warning continues

Hundreds of schools have been impacted this week by the snowy weather and today is no different

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9 d. ago Beautiful UK town that 'looks like Cotswolds' is found where you wouldn't expect

A travel fan has been to a town in the Midlands and has revealed to all his followers that he's found a place 'just like the Cotswolds' – so he is keen to share his discovery

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1 week ago UK's most and least affordable towns to buy a home in 2025 revealed

Zoopla has identified the areas with the cheapest house prices for working families and those where homes are priced well out of reach

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1 week ago Full list of Scotland's schools closed for second day as 20cm snow flurries forecast

Hundreds of schools have been impacted by this weeks wild weather.

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1 week ago Aberdeen school closures: All the Scottish schools closed today amid snowy and icy conditions

See below for a full list of schools closed in Scotland today.

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1 week ago Scotland school closures: All the Scottish schools closed today amid snowy and icy conditions

See below for a full list of schools closed in Scotland today.

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1 week ago The UK towns and cities with the WORST Uber passengers revealed

The mini cab app company - which asks drivers and riders to score each other out of five after each journey - said the average rider rating in the city is 4.73.

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1 week ago Britain’s most and least affordable towns revealed in Zoopla survey

The property website said its research highlights a ‘significant geographical divide’ in affordability for home buyers.

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1 week ago Full list of Scotland schools closed today amid 20cm snow flurries and

Here are all of Scotland's schools closed on Wednesday, November 19

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1 week ago Man breaks into abandoned Saudi prince's mansion in the UK and makes 'pretty crazy' find

A man has caused a stir after sharing footage of himself exploring what he claims is an abandoned Saudi prince’s mansion in "Britain’s wealthiest town", revealing spotless luxury rooms left untouched

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1 week ago Are YOU rich? Our calculator reveals how your salary stacks up against the UK

Do you earn more or less than the average person who does your job, or the typical worker where you live? Use our special calculator to see how your salary stacks up

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2 w. ago State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefit pay day changes over Christmas and New Year

Full list of DWP, HMRC and Social Security Scotland payment date changes during the festive fortnight.

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2 w. ago Leaked papers reveal town centre council offices could become HMO for Londoners

Leaked papers reveal town centre council offices could become HMO for Londoners  Kent Online

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3 w. ago Dundee vs Rangers LIVE as Mikey Moore denied by VAR after the longest check in recent memory

When it comes to giving Glasgow's big two grief then Steven Pressley has proven adept at that this season

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3 w. ago Revealed: Electric buses serving Britain's towns and villages could be remotely taken over and deactivated by their Chinese manufacturers

Yutong vehicles have been purchased by transport networks across the country since 2018, with the overall number operating in Britain believed to stand at more than 2,500.

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