11 h. ago Historic pub in tiny Scots village announces shock closure after 200 years

A HISTORIC pub in a tiny Scottish village has closed after more than 200 years. The Cross Keys in Ancrum, Jedburgh, has been welcoming locals and tourists through its doors for two centuries. The Scottish Borders boozer serves up classic pub grub including fish and chips, pies and burgers. Punters can wash down their scran...

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35 h. ago Owners of historic pub left in 'sorry state' issue update on its future

Images and videos inside the historic pub showed the scale of disrepair after only two years since it closed - the owners have now issued a statement about its future

Politics

43 h. ago Restaurant popular with Manchester United players and stars announces shock closure

Puccini in Swinton has been a popular spot for more than 40 years but is now closing for good after trade plummeted, staff became harder to find and costs rose

Sport

58 h. ago I spent the night at the historic pub just three minutes from Thorpe Park

TRADITIONAL just got a stylish upgrade at this family and dog-friendly pub nestled in the small town of Chertsey. Enjoy a day out at Thorpe Park before filling your belly in The Crown’s classic gastropub. Where is The Crown Hotel? You'll notice the kerb appeal of this Young's pub with rooms as you pull off...

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3 d. ago PS Plus Extra and Premium games announced as Resident Evil Village headlines

Sony is getting ready to announce the PS Plus Extra and Premium games for January.

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3 d. ago Scots 'couldn't buy a Mars Bar' with 'tiny' income tax savings from SNP Budget

Scots on lower incomes will save at most £40 a year as a result of SNP changes to income tax thresholds announced this week.

Economics

3 d. ago The historic Stockport pub given a lifeline after 'years of decline' named amongst UK's best

The pub in the town centre has won the award just five months after reopening

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4 d. ago 'Being busy isn't enough': Viral bakery announces shock store closure

"Being busy is no longer enough to make most hospitality sites work, you have to squeeze so hard to the point where there’s no real fun left — record sales weeks become less of a joy, and more of a necessity."

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4 d. ago 10 of London's greatest lost pubs — and the stories behind them

London’s pub scene is as unsettled as a bad pint. Sam Cullen dives into the history behind some of the beloved boozers consigned to the pub guides of history

Politics

5 d. ago Inside Edinburgh's 'special' teeny tiny painting show at buzzy art gallery

This exhibition features pocket-sized paintings

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5 d. ago Shock closure of restaurant loved by Manchester United players and other famous faces

Gary Neville even had a dish named after him

Sport

6 d. ago Cosy village with Michelin star pub and surrounded by glades and woodland

This enchanting East Yorkshire village boasts a Michelin-starred pub, historic attractions and scenic walks for the perfect day out

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8 d. ago Millionaire property developer appears in court accused of vandalising Victorian pub after his gang of workers smashed up historic tiles

Charlie Southall, 46, employed a team of builders to smash off scores of locally listed tiles from the Montreal Arms in Brighton in April 2022. The council then issued an enforcement notice.

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1 week ago Remote Australian hotel run by ‘authentic outback character’ becomes a pub with no beer – for now

The Barrow Creek Hotel, where UK backpacker Peter Falconio was last seen alive, has lost its liquor licence, partly because the 76-year-old publican didn’t serve foodWarning: This article contains offensive language that will be distressing to some readersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates“There’s-a nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear” – the patron saint of Australian country music, Slim Dusty, long deplored – “than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer”.Now a 200km stretch of highway through the heart of the outback and several remote Aboriginal towns are, in Dusty’s words, so lonesome, after a historic pub was stripped of its liquor licence from the first day of 2026. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US special forces use tiny Scottish airport to launch raid to seize Marinera oil tanker

US special forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela for sanctions violations, launching the operation from Wick John O'Groats airport in northern Scotland with RAF support

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1 week ago Tiny Scottish island where they celebrate Christmas 12 times a year

If you're suffering from the January blues, there are options open to you

Politics

1 week ago Scots village hit by SECOND earthquake in days after residents rocked by ‘explosion’

A TINY Scots village was hit by a SECOND earthquake in just days after residents were rocked by an "explosion". Acharacle on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, in the Highlands, was hit by tremors on Sunday. The remote part of the Scottish Highlands was hit by an earthquake for the second time in less than two weeks...

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1 week ago Historic Greater Manchester pub confirms return of popular festival and supersize £65 pies

The Salford boozer is bringing back its pie festival for its fourth year this January

Economics

2 w. ago A Place in the Sun's Danni Menzies sports skimpy red bikini for icy dip in lake

A Place in the Sun beauty Danni Menzies braved the cold and sported a tiny red bikini for her dip in a Scottish loch, and not without a cheeky Santa hat

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3 w. ago Charity's 'one last play' as heartfelt tributes flood in after shock closure

'This will be a huge loss'

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