70 m. ago Arsenal’s comeback queens face ultimate Barcelona test in Champions League final

New chapter in Arsenal’s storied history awaits as they aim to end continental drought in a sold-out Lisbon finalAfter 18 years, Arsenal are back in the biggest game in women’s European football with a dream to end their long wait for continental glory. They face the holders, the favourites and the much-revered Barcelona, who are aiming to win the Champions League for a third consecutive season on a picture-perfect weekend in Lisbon.Strolling along tree-lined paths through the Portuguese capital’s sun-kissed Parque Eduardo VII, as a group of Barcelona fans cross paths with two Arsenal supporters wearing full red-and-white kit and exchange a few friendly quips about Saturday’s final, it is hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for the 3,467 attendees who saw Arsenal lift the Uefa Women’s Cup – as it was known in 2007 – in the somewhat less glamorous surroundings of Boreham Wood FC’s Meadow Park. In those days, the competition concluded with a two-legged home-and-away final. Arsenal fol...

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1 hour ago England v West Indies: second women’s T20 international – live

Updates from the second match of the series, at HoveDunkley launches new era | Sign up for the Spin | Email RobEngland are unchanged. West Indies bring in Stafanie Taylor and Shemaine Campbelle for Realeanna Grimmond and Janillea Glasgow.England Wyatt-Hodge, Dunkley, Sciver-Brunt (c), Knight, Jones (wk), Capsey, Arlott, Wong, Dean, Smith, Bell. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Woman and police 'assaulted' in Glasgow park as man appears in court

A 36-year-old woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment.

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3 h. ago Why you don’t need to be a tech business to benefit from Glasgow’s ecosystem

When people hear the word “tech,” they often assume it’s only relevant to businesses with Silicon Valley ambitions. But Glasgow is showing the world that technology - and the ecosystem that supports it - is far more inclusive and collaborative than that.

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4 h. ago One of British history's greatest mysteries solved after 10 years of research

History boffin Philippa Langley says she has proof about Richard III and the claim he killed two young boys known as the 'Princes in the Tower'

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4 h. ago Inside Fred West's chilling past life in Glasgow and the three Scottish victims he killed

Fred and Rose West are known to have killed at least 12 women but it's highly speculated that the evil pair are behind even more deaths with suspicions that Fred could be responsible for the disappearance of four Glasgow girls who went missing while he lived in the area in the 1960s.

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4 h. ago A Loch Leven car park could close overnight in peak season to deter influx of campers

NatureScot is exploring ways to deal with "unsustainable" levels of campervans and campers

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4 h. ago Elon Musk’s vendetta against Media Matters morphs into Trump administration investigation

‘It’s clear that’s exactly what’s happening here, given Media Matters’ history of holding those same figures to account,’ Media Matters president Angelo Carusone said in reaction to the probe

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4 h. ago Best Airport Hotels Scotland: 9 of the best and worst Scottish airport hotels, according to travellers

If you’re set to travel to or from Scotland during your holidays this year, sometimes booking an airport hotel is the best option.

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5 h. ago Olly Murs cancels two UK tour dates after contracting respiratory infection

The singer apologised to fans in Glasgow for walking off the stage on Thursday after he experienced issues with his voice.

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5 h. ago Judge says Adams libel case jury not asked to give ‘verdict on Irish history’

The former Sinn Fein leader is suing the BBC over a claim in a documentary alleging that he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informer in 2006.

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5 h. ago Olly Murs cancels more tour dates after walking off stage mid

Olly Murs has been forced to cancel more tour dates after walking off stage during a performance in Glasgow on Thursday night and cancelling his Manchester show on Friday night

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5 h. ago Russell Martin's brutal Rangers confession threatens his judgement with next manager fuzzy feeling missing

The former Ibrox player has been honest about his time in Glasgow - but could he come back as boss?

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6 h. ago Scots golf caddie avoids jail after sending filthy texts to schoolgirl he met at TRNSMT

Mulvey's illustrious career faces ruin after he pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a single charge of sending written sexual communications to the girl.

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6 h. ago Brendan Rodgers 'always' eyed Celtic return after sour ending as honest boss admits 'I never wanted that legacy'

Rodgers knew he had to win some disgruntled Hoops fans back over when he returned to Glasgow's East End

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6 h. ago Olly Murs 'hurting' as he cancels more shows and apologises to Glasgow fans

The singer took to Instagram to apologise to fans for walking off stage at Glasgow's OVO Hydro last night.

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6 h. ago Olly Murs cancels more shows and apologises to Glasgow fans as he admits he's 'hurting'

The singer took to Instagram to say he's 'hurting' and to apologise to fans for walking off stage at Glasgow's OVO Hydro last night.

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7 h. ago ‘My legal work sows the seeds of my stories’: International Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq

The author and activist, who was subject to a fatwa in 2000, has won the prestigious prize for translated fiction for her short stories about the lives of Muslim women. She and her translator Deepa Bhasthi explain how Heart Lamp’s themes ‘are universal’• ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize‘Human beings and their basic nature are the same everywhere,” Banu Mushtaq says. “That is the intention of my writing. The theme is woman, the theme is marginalised people, the theme is to be a voice to the voiceless community.”Mushtaq, from the Karnataka region of southern India, has been “awake all night”, she says, as we speak on the morning after she won the International Booker prize in London for her book Heart Lamp. The prize is shared between Mushtaq and her translator Deepa Bhasthi, who is also present – and also had no sleep. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Cocktail of the week: Elements’ earth – recipe | The good mixer

A zippy take on a gin sour, with extra tropical notes from yuzu and a whack of basil on the noseThe inspiration behind this drink was a basil sour I had when I was working in Trondheim, Norway. I loved the flavour combinations, and was keen to incorporate similar herbaceous notes into a drink that would represent one of the four elements, as well as our new restaurant. I’ve used citrus in the form of yuzu to introduce another flavour dimension that blends in harmoniously. At the restaurant, we make big batches of the citrus syrup from spent lemons and limes, to save on wastage.Connor Wren, bar manager, Elements, Glasgow Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Your favourite podcast is now a video – but are vodcasts the future, or just ‘crap telly’?

Successful podcasters are filming their shows, putting traditional platforms under pressure. Does it add value or reflect YouTube’s increasing might?It is four in the afternoon at Pellicci’s, a family-run cafe on Bethnal Green Road in London that has been an East End institution for 125 years. Its famously loudmouthed owners, British-Italian siblings Nevio and Anna, have been serving fry-ups, soups, pasta and jam roly-polies since eight this morning. The cafe is now closed, but Anna and Nevio are just getting started on their second job as hosts of the podcast series Down the Caff, in which they interview people about food and life over a meal of the guest’s choosing. The conversations are sweary, chaotic and an absolute hoot.Their guests so far include actor and Pellicci’s regular Ray Winstone, Dexys’ Kevin Rowland, rapper Hak Baker and 86-year-old YouTuber Marge Keefe, AKA Grime Gran. Today’s interviewees are TikTok star John Fisher, AKA Big John, and his son, the boxer Johnny Fis...

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