4 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: No amount of arm twisting will stem the tide of licence fee refuseniks

Instead of shining a light through the fog of digital distortion which blights all our efforts to learn the truth, BBC News has become part of the problem, not the solution, writes ANDREW NEIL.

Politics

6 h. ago Epstein probe: US legislators criticise Andrew ‘silence’ after interview request

Democrats Robert Garcia and Suhas Subramanyam accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of hiding.

Politics

8 h. ago Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request

Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passesTwo Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Scotland’s best bar, hotel and restaurant named at glitzy 2025 Thistle Awards

SCOTLAND'S best bar, restaurant and hotels were all crowned at an event dubbed the Travel Oscars last night. The Scottish Thistle Awards revealed its 2025 national winners at the Hilton Glasgow. Finalists who triumphed in regional awards earlier this year competed for coveted national trophies, earning recognition for their outstanding contribution to Scotland’s tourism industry....

Society

10 h. ago Shootings of people who mistakenly go the wrong house test limits of stand your ground laws

The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly familiar

Society

13 h. ago Jim Delahunt runs the rule over Rangers vs Livingston, Celtic’s trip to St Mirren, all the weekend action plus his acca

PARTICK have made Firhill a Championship fortress this season and I'm backing Thistle to keep the home fires burning by beating league leaders St Johnstone. Mark Wilson's Jags suffered their only home defeat in 11 games when losing 4-0 to eventual League Cup finalists Celtic but they're 5-2-0 in the league on home turf and...

Politics

14 h. ago Andrew ignores invitation to speak to US Congress about links to Jeffrey Epstein

It comes as Trump signs in a bill which will see the Epstein files released within 30 days

Politics

15 h. ago Nobel laureate Han Kang's first nonfiction book in English to be released next spring

Nobel laureate Han Kang's first nonfiction book in English, “Light and Thread,” is set for release next spring

Politics

17 h. ago Olympic legend named as first Scotland swimmer for home Commonwealths

The Stirling University swimmer earned his first global medal at the 2014 Glasgow Games - and he'll return to the same pool 12 years later as Scotland's most decorated Olympian.

Politics

18 h. ago RICHARD EDEN breaks down the moment Prince William was finally 'done' with Andrew

Royal expert Richard Eden breaks down the body language that suggests Prince William was finally 'done' with Andrew Mountbatten Windsor at the Duchess of Kent's funeral.

Politics

21 h. ago Chess outsiders triumph at World Cup in Goa and battle for Candidates spots

The four semi-finalists, led by Wei Yi, will battle for three 2026 Candidates places – none of them has reached this stage beforeThe $2m World Cup in Goa will be remembered as an event where established stars were humbled and knocked out by supposedly lesser lights.At 26, China’s Wei Yi is the oldest in Friday’s semi-finals. He was once a prodigy, renowned for his brilliant attacking style and the youngest to surpass an elite 2700 rating, but then opted to take a six-year break from chess to study economics and management, which he says he does not regret. He made a statement return in 2024, winning the “chess Wimbledon” at Wijk aan Zee, and the 2026 Candidates is his main target. Continue reading...

Events

22 h. ago Man takes own life on train after telling police 'German gang was following him'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Andrew Dodds, 45, took his own life on a train from Sheffield train station, after telling police he was being followed by a German gang

Events

29 h. ago VERONICA LEE reviews Sherlock Holmes and The 12 Days of Christmas: Oh, yes they did! Rice and Lloyd Webber reunite for a singing panto

Fans of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals need salivate no more - although this is not, alas, the big reunion they've dreamed of for decades

Politics

34 h. ago Andrew ignores invitation to speak to US Congress about his links to billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as deadline passes

The former prince was given until today to respond to a request to testify before the House Oversight Committee after calls to 'come clean' about his dealings with the billionaire financier.

Events

38 h. ago Brett Lee fondly recalls 2005 Ashes despite Australia losing the urn to England

England hit back from losing the Lord’s curtain-raiser to claim a 2-1 win.

Politics

38 h. ago 'I saw two sex workers with Andrew in Buckingham Palace but that wasn't the worst part'

Former Met Police protection officer Paul Page alleges he witnessed Prince Andrew breach palace security protocol with two women he believed to be sex workers

Politics

39 h. ago 'I saw Andrew bring sex workers into Palace and was shocked by what he did next'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's former protection officer claims he saw the then-Duke of York bring two sex workers into Buckingham Palace, before things got even worse

Events

39 h. ago 'I saw Andrew with sex workers at Buckingham Palace but then got real surprise'

Ex-Met Police officer Paul Page alleges he witnessed Prince Andrew with two women believed to be sex workers at Buckingham Palace, claiming the Duke then broke royal protocol

Politics

41 h. ago Missing man Andrew Bray found dead in old brewery as murder investigation launched

Police believe Mr Bray was assaulted before he was reported missing

Events

41 h. ago Andrew's 'quickest road to redemption' as expert suggests 'risky' option

Royal historian Ed Owens says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could cooperate with US authorities about what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein, though it would come with 'personal risk'

Events