28 m. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Life on Santa Rosa Island, a meeting point of three nations along the Amazon River

Santa Rosa is a small island in the middle of the Amazon River. It has just one paved road, no running water and a health post ill-equipped for emergencies. Despite its limitations, residents maintain a fluid and highly interconnected triple-border life, regularly crossing to Colombia and Brazil for shopping, healthcare and daily needs.

Culture

76 m. ago Man arrested and charged after assault in Scots town put man in hospital

A 47-year-old is due to appear in Dumfries Sheriff Court following the incident on the town's Glasgow Road.

Events

2 h. ago Please take your seats, the carnage is about to begin: what will Quentin Tarantino’s West End debut look like?

The director has announced he’s turning to theatre, and mounting a play in London soon. The matinee coach parties may need to brace themselvesIf the last few days have taught us anything at all, then it is this: if you want Quentin Tarantino to open up about anything, invite him on to a podcast called The Church of Tarantino. This is what happened recently, and the slew of new information offered up has been remarkable.Thanks to the podcast appearance, we know which of his movies he likes the best (Inglourious Basterds), why he didn’t make The Movie Critic (it would have been too easy) and who the best director is (him, along with David Fincher). And now comes the most exciting news of all – there will soon be a Tarantino West End play. Tarantino told the podcast that “the play is all written. It is absolutely the next thing I’m going to do. We’ll start the ball rolling on it in January It’s probably going to take up a year and a half to two years of my life.” Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Moment dolphin joins electric surfboard lesson in River Forth

"Nothing can top learning how to eFoil at the Forth Road Bridge while having a dolphin playing with you.”

Politics

3 h. ago Planners remain opposed to plans for new £4 million McDonald's in Dumfries

Councillors are being recommended to refuse a new application for a drive-thru on Annan Road.

Economics

3 h. ago Drivers in two London neighbourhoods will soon be fined for revving engines

Drivers in two London neighbourhoods will soon be fined for revving engines  Time Out Worldwide

Politics

3 h. ago Orangutans, a wildfire and a church on the move: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Paisley crash: Road closed and drivers told to avoid area after three

Emergency services are at the scene

Events

4 h. ago Urgent plea for more Scots to foster dogs as pets 'used to control domestic abuse victims'

'Eliza' was forced to leave behind her beloved dogs behind after being pulled out of a 15-year abusive relationship

Events

4 h. ago Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris show axed after just one series

Over 3 million tuned in for the first episode in September last year

Culture

5 h. ago Gritty Swedish crime series branded 'gripping masterpiece' shoots to top of BBC charts

The latest season of the Swedish crime drama has been released on BBC iPlayer and is proving to be a big hit with viewers so far.

Events

5 h. ago 'Horrifying' Netflix movie based on beloved novel gets unexpected release date change

Netflix has announced that their adaptation of a beloved horror novel has been given an unexpected release date twist

Culture

5 h. ago Man, 45, charged after man taken to hospital with stab wounds

An area was cordoned off by police after the alleged victim was found on a road in Aberfan

Politics

5 h. ago Muslim men to be fined for missing Friday prayers in Malaysian state

State authorities say banners at mosques will worshippers of their ‘obligation’

Events

6 h. ago Motorbiker airlifted to hospital with 'serious injuries' after accident on Scots road

The man suffered what have been described as 'serious injuries' following the collision.

Transport

6 h. ago How do you move a beloved Swedish church three miles up the road? With prayer, engineering and a special trailer

One of the country’s most beautiful buildings is set to undergo a winding journey

Politics

6 h. ago The Inbetweeners stars spark reboot rumours as they tease 'we're working on it'

The Inbetweeners fans were sent into a frenzy as two beloved stars reunited and hinted that they were 'working on something'

Politics

6 h. ago Glasgow traffic: Great Western Road partially closed due to police incident

Emergency services remain on the scene.

Events

6 h. ago The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km

Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mineAfter eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow-motion 5km journey on Tuesday to make way for the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine.The 672-tonne Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church inaugurated in 1912, is to be slowly rolled to its new home over two days, at a pace of half-a-kilometre an hour. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Scots motorists driven 'round the bend' by faulty LED road signs

EXCLUSIVE: An MSP said it was up to Transport Scotland to "set out what benefits these signs provide and whether they think they are providing good value for money".

Transport