3 h. ago The small Scottish council that spent nearly £500,000 fixing potholes in a single year

More than 5,300 potholes were repaired across East Lothian - at a sizeable cost

Economics

21 h. ago Ayr talking bins spat sees councillor and MSP engage in war of words

The two politicians have clashed over the near £500,000 bin scheme.

Events

44 h. ago Death toll in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster jumps to 124 after roof caved in during show by famous singer, killing him and two Major League Baseball stars

There were between 500 and 1,000 people in the club when disaster struck at around 12.44am Tuesday, local media reported

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53 h. ago Manchester lads turn £1,500 banger into bar for 2,000 mile Arctic trip

Josh Kerr, 25, and his mates Jack Birtwistle, 26, and Elliott Barrott, 29, from Manchester, embarked on an outragious Top Gear-style challenge

Economics

61 h. ago Scottish tourist attraction with 500,000 annual visitors wins environmental award for the fourth time in a row

This modern engineering marvel uses Archimedes’ 2,000-year-old principles to maintain perfect balance

Events

3 d. ago Did a school Bunsen burner mat give Mark cancer? After his 'cruel' death, wife Hayley now warns of the shocking ways you can inhale deadly asbestos

Mark Smith, then aged 36, was still coming to terms with his diagnosis of mesothelioma when he spoke to Good Health about it in December. He had no idea then that he had just weeks to live.

Events

5 d. ago MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: £250 million that our Health Service can ill

The sum written-off could pay for 8,500 new nurses or almost 3,000 GPs. Or it could fund 15,000 kidney transplants.

Economics

5 d. ago BREAKING Grand National 2025 won by 33/1 shot as top six and full results confirmed

Full results and placings from the 2025 Grand National at Aintree at Nick Rockett triumphs in the famous race to land the £500,000 winners' prize jackpot in front of millions watching around the world

Politics

5 d. ago Grand National 2025 won by 33/1 shot as top six and full results confirmed

Full results and placings from the 2025 Grand National at Aintree at Nick Rockett triumphs in the famous race to land the £500,000 winners' prize jackpot in front of millions watching around the world

Politics

7 d. ago Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi are playing in Shanghai for the world crown, while 136 players, six of them from England, compete in Rhodes for the European championshipWomen’s chess takes centre stage this week. In Shanghai and Chongqing, there is an all-Chinese 12-game match for the women’s world crown between Ju Wenjun, 34, the holder, and Tan Zhongyi, 33, the challenger. The pair are closely matched on ratings (2561 to 2555) and level on head-to-head. The prize money pool is $500,000. Thursday’s game one, with Ju playing White in a Sicilian Defence, was a routine draw by threefold repetition in 39 moves.There is live commentary from 7am BST each day from the all-time No 1, Judit Polgar, and England’s popular Jovanka Houska on YouTube. Saturday is a rest day, game three (of 12) is on Sunday. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Exposure to common chemical while pregnant could damage baby's brain, study suggests

Common chemicals called phthalates are used in everything from food packaging to kids toys and shampoos. But these can leach out of products and pass into food and water.

Events

7 d. ago Major athletics venue leased by Falkirk Council to new sports trust for £1

Falkirk Council pledges nearly £500,000 to the move which will save cash in the longer term

Economics

7 d. ago Do you live in an asbestos hotspot? Interactive map reveals levels of deadly material in your area with one town's deaths EIGHT times higher than road traffic accidents

Today, the Mail is publishing an interactive map produced from the Asbestos Information CIC researc as part of The Mail's Asbestos: Britain's Hidden Killer campaign

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8 d. ago Do you live in an asbestos hotspot? Interactive map reveals levels of deadly material in your area with one town's deaths SEVEN times higher than road traffic accidents

Today, the Mail is publishing an interactive map produced from the Asbestos Information CIC researc as part of The Mail's Asbestos: Britain's Hidden Killer campaign

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8 d. ago I make nearly £500,000 a year as a 'benefits influencer'. I show followers how to cheat the welfare system and get as much cash as possible from taxpayers

Whitney Ainscough says she doesn't care about the hate she gets online for showing off how she exploited the benefits system for maximum gain.

Economics

1 week ago Iconic Orient Express gave me incurable cancer: Vintage carriage restorer in line for almost £500,000 in damages over exposure to deadly asbestos while working on luxury sleeper train

A vintage railway engineer who restored carriages for the Orient Express has successfully sued his employer over claims he contracted incurable cancer after being exposed to asbestos.

Economics

1 week ago Gary Glitter faces bankruptcy for failing to pay £500,000 compensation to sex abuse victim

The former Glam rock star remains in prison for sex crimes against girls in the 1970s and 1980s

Economics

1 week ago Gary Glitter declared bankrupt after refusing to pay more than £500,000 to woman he raped when she was 12

Glitter, real name Paul Francis Gadd, was ordered last year to pay £508,800 damages to a woman he abused when she was aged 12.

Economics

1 week ago Dentist funding warning after collapse of company with 65 practices and 500,000 patients across Scotland

“This model of private equity buy, build and flip is fundamentally flawed when applied to dentistry” – Clive Schmulian

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1 week ago Retired police officer, 63, assaults IT consultant neighbour, 41, during blazing row outside £500k home in their quiet cul

Robert Dougall, 41, moved into a £500,000 home in Ferndown, Dorset last year but quickly found himself at odds with new neighbours Paul and Kerry Hegarty.

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