35 m. ago ‘Anxious and unsafe’: Half of blind people fear being stranded at train stations

Blind and partially sighted people say they are constantly let down by rail staff not showing up to help them

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36 m. ago Frantic search launched for Scots man who vanished two days ago

Robert Allan is believed to have travelled from Dundee to Perth by train.

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46 m. ago John Swinney calls for intervention to increase number of affordable homes

The First Minister says another 36,000 such homes will cost up to £4.9 billion.

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58 m. ago After the Bondi terror attack, people keep calling me a hero. There are so many people I could not help | Jessica Rozen

I was raised strong, but I do not know how to live in a world where a parent does not know how to keep their children safeHanukah is called “the festival of light”. It is a minor holiday in the Jewish calendar, not biblically prescribed. There are no long synagogue services, no onerous prohibitions or requirements. Just candles, songs and doughnuts. This is probably part of why I always loved it.There were four or five events in Sydney for the first night of Hanukah. In 2024 we went to an event at Dover Heights, but parking was a nightmare. We decide on Bondi (where parking is also a nightmare). Five of us – my mum, husband, son (3), daughter (one-and-a-half) and I pile into the car. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Scots shipyard worker plans to buy dream home after scooping £1m Lotto win

Arsenio Navarro Jr and wife Reyna moved to Scotland after he got work with BAE Systems.

Economics

2 h. ago Fossil dating 410 million years old identified as ‘new form of life' go on display at Scots museum

Prototaxites fossils are neither plant or fungus.

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2 h. ago Fossil dating 410 million years old identified as ‘new form of life' goes on display at Scots museum

Prototaxites fossils are neither plant or fungus.

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2 h. ago Seb Tounekti lifts lid on Celtic beeline for Mark Fotheringham after Scottish Cup sizzler

The attacker bagged a beauty against Auchinleck Talbot then immediately rushed to the dugout to celebrate with his coach

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2 h. ago Lisa Nandy says £1.5bn arts investment will help boost national confidence

The cash boost aims to help increase opportunities for people to engage and experience their local art, history and heritage.

Economics

3 h. ago The best supermarket whiskeys, according to industry experts

From American bourbon to single malt scotch, these are the handpicked bottles to buy

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3 h. ago Experts expose disgusting ancient way of using human waste to cure baldness

While many people might jet off to Turkey in order to avoid going bald, an old experimental procedure has been unearthed that could help cure the condition – but it's not pretty

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3 h. ago Scots teen still traumatised months after being attacked by girl gang

The 14-year-old girl, who isn't being named, was jumped by four teens who 'hid in a hedge' in Edinburgh.

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4 h. ago Almost 40 dogs kept in puppy farm so 'putrid' animal welfare officers were physically sick

The smell was so bad at the Cardiff semi-detached that a neighbour thought they could 'smell a dead body'

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4 h. ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' who's watching Ross after barn mystery

Emmerdale fans think they know who could be watching Ross Barton after a mystery scene on the farm, amid Ross being teased as the killer of Ray Walters on the ITV soap

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4 h. ago Queen Elizabeth University Hospital project managers 'should be held to account' inquiry told

The inquiry was told blame should not be put on staff working at the hospital.

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5 h. ago Free Agent List: The 15 best Scottish Premiership players out of contract this summer

Here are the 15 best players in Scottish Premiership whose contracts expire in the summer of 2026 - including Rangers, Celtic, Hibs and Hearts stars

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and Donald Trump: quiet diplomacy has reached its limit | Editorial

The prime minister has a duty to be candid with the British public about the scale of the global realignment caused by a volatile US presidentOne foreign policy achievement that Donald Trump prefers not to boast about is his role in helping Mark Carney win last year’s Canadian general election. The incumbent Liberal party faced crushing defeat before Mr Trump threatened to annex Canada. Mr Carney’s candidacy was buoyed up by a patriotic rally against US bullying.Perhaps because his country has also been coveted by Mr Trump, Mr Carney has given one of the most clear-sighted responses of any democratic leader to the US president’s designs on Greenland. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, the Canadian prime minister set out the challenge for countries whose security and prosperity have depended on a global system underwritten by the US.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to b...

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6 h. ago Government announces £100,000 funding for collapsed Moray bridge

The Spey Viaduct collapsed into the river last month.

Economics

6 h. ago Scratch card addict kept vulnerable woman as a slave in her home for 25 YEARS before victim finally called for help using a secret mobile phone

A court heard how Amanda Wixon, 56, from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, abused the victim for 25 years from 1996.

Society

6 h. ago Amber weather warning from Met Office as Scots urged to 'avoid travelling'

Two areas of Scotland have now been placed under an amber warning as 150mm rainfall is predicted.

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