1 hour ago Glasgow council paying for homeless refugees to stay in 50 hotels as city reaches 'breaking point'

EXCLUSIVE: The cash-strapped SNP administration in Glasgow has confirmed a near 260 per cent rise in refugees being placed in hotels and B&Bs across the city.

Society

1 hour ago Government action needed as Glasgow at 'breaking point' due to homeless refugee crisis

Policies on housing asylum seekers have plunged the city into crisis, says Record View.

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1 hour ago Cameron House fire tragedy leads to landmark law change named in remembrance of victims

EXCLUSIVE: The law change follows a long campaign by the bereaved families of Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson, who died at Cameron House in 2017.

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1 hour ago Neighbour saving locals hundreds on bills by helping with home energy upgrades

Scott Watson, a former RAF military analyst, is helping householders on the island of Cumbrae insulate their homes and install solar panels.

Economics

2 h. ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death as 100 teens descend on New York home in house party mayhem

Witnesses recalled desperate scenes of children scrambling to escape the nightmare house party as the victim's family put out an emotional appeal for information.

Society

4 h. ago Jamaica PM says hurricane Melissa caused damage equivalent to nearly one

At least 75 people were confirmed dead across the Caribbean, including 43 in Haiti and 32 in JamaicaJamaican prime minister Andrew Holness has said last week’s Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit the country’s shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure equivalent to roughly 28% to 32% of last year’s gross domestic product.Holness told the Caribbean nation’s lower house the $6bn to $7bn estimate was conservative, based on damages assessed so far, and short-term economic output could decline by 8% to 13%. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Online calculator reveals how much YOU'RE overpaying on your household bills

Nine out of 10 UK households pay more than they need to on their bills - often due to 'loyalty tax' which sees long-standing customers charged more than new ones.

Economics

6 h. ago A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in ChinaWhen Vickie Wang, a budding standup comedian, gets on stage in New York, she’s not just thinking about what jokes to crack. She’s also thinking about which ones to avoid. “I don’t criticise the administration directly,” she said. Or if she does, she makes sure it’s not recorded for social media. “I would never publicly publish something where I directly criticise the government I think it’s a learned behaviour from China”.Wang, 39, lived in Shanghai for nearly a decade, leaving in 2022. In 2025 she relocated to the US. When she arrived, she went on a frenzy of “revenge bingeing on democracy”, going to talks, protests and diving into New York’s public library. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago House prices will rise 22.2% in the next five years adding £80,000 onto typical value, says Savills

This will vary across Britain, though, with two regions tipped for growth of nearly 29% while another is set for less than 14%.

Economics

6 h. ago Several people dead after fire at retiree boarding house in Bosnia

At least five people have been hospitalized so far but that many more people are likely injured, local media outlets have said

Events

6 h. ago Experts pinpoint typical life expectancy from initial dementia diagnosis

A fresh study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry has pinpointed the typical survival times for early-onset dementia.

Science

7 h. ago Nick Kyrgios to play women’s No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Battle of the Sexes clash

Australian tennis star to meet Belarusian in December in Dubai‘I’m not just here to play, I’m here to entertain,’ says KyrgiosNick Kyrgios, Australian former Wimbledon finalist, is to play women’s world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in an exhibition match in Dubai.The clash evokes memories of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs – which King won in straight sets in the Houston Astrodome and was later the subject of a Hollywood movie. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Major school changes as parents given chilling warning over child safety

Primary school children will be taught how to spot fake news, deal with money and about the climate crisis under a major shake-up of the school curriculum published today

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8 h. ago The real grass vs fake turf war dividing Britain: We reveal what an artificial lawn really does to your house price

Battlelines are being drawn in gardens across Britain as the number of people using artificial lawn or paving over gardens rises.

Society

8 h. ago Fire at a retiree boarding house in Bosnia kills several people, media reports say

Bosnian news media reports say a fire at a boarding house for retirees in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla has killed several people

Events

8 h. ago Big Brother housemate axed from show immediately in brutal blow

An unexpected twist has left viewers fuming

Politics

8 h. ago I won't quit even if I break my promise not to raise tax, Rachel Reeves says

The Chancellor hinted she is considering the first rise in the basic rate of income tax for half a century, saying 'we will all have to contribute' at the November 26 Budget.

Politics

8 h. ago Trump threatens to withhold SNAP food benefits until the shutdown ends

The White House says it is ‘fully complying’ with a court order to continue funding SNAP food benefits

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9 h. ago Election day live updates: Turnout soars in first major vote since Trump took office as Dems fight for foothold

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says it’s ‘absolutely true’ that there’s fraud in the state’s elections, but didn’t provide evidence

Politics

9 h. ago Man, 28, banned from owning animals for five years after keeping 18 birds in conditions so appalling a vet was reduced to tears

Brandon Hodge, 28, admitted two charges of animal neglect after police found 18 birds tethered inside tiny cages at a house in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, in May 2024.

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