4 h. ago From bagpipes to borscht: exploring Edinburgh’s Ukrainian heritage on foot

A new walking tour offers a chance to meet the city’s Ukrainian community, with stops for hearty dumplings, castle views and shared historiesBefore arriving in Edinburgh, Nataliya Bezborodova’s impression of Scotland was shaped largely by Hollywood. “My knowledge of this country was pretty much based on the film Braveheart,” she admits with a laugh, standing before the grand neoclassical columns of the National Galleries of Scotland. As if on cue, the castle’s daily gun salute fires overhead, scattering pigeons and punctuating our conversation with a jolt.Three years have passed since the 47-year-old anthropologist left her home in Kyiv for Edinburgh, after the Russian invasion. Celluloid warriors have long been replaced by the rhythms of life in a city she now knows like the back of her hand. So well, in fact, that she has launched a walking tour revealing a layer even locals might miss: the story of Edinburgh’s vibrant Ukrainian community. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Five children found locked in a 'dungeon' wired with cameras and locks to stop them escaping

Parents of five children have been arrested after police said they were locked in a room that 'functioned a a dungeon' with surveillance cameras and dead bolts to prevent them from escaping.

Politics

14 h. ago Sick nursery worker who attacked 21 children smirked as police arrested her

Roksana Lecka was cold and callous when officers arrived at her home to take her into custody.

Events

20 h. ago Moment Chuck E Cheese is put in handcuffs in front of kids ‘for stealing customer’s credit card’

Watch as a Chuck E Cheese mascot is placed in handcuffs in front of children at the popular restaurant chain for “stealing a customer’s credit card”.

Economics

20 h. ago Graham Linehan shares recording of arrest after cops hauled him away for 'joke' tweets

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan shared a lengthy audio recording of his arrest, which saw five armed police officers approach him after he landed at Heathrow Airport this week

Events

22 h. ago American Airlines Passenger Arrested At London Heathrow Over Tweets—Armed Police Seized TV Creator After Phoenix Flight

American Airlines Passenger Arrested At London Heathrow Over Tweets—Armed Police Seized TV Creator After Phoenix Flight  View from the Wing

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23 h. ago Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible positionThe Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates”, and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Met chief backs officers over Graham Linehan arrest row, but says they shouldn’t ‘police toxic culture wars’

Both Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest

Events

23 h. ago Met chief blames Government for Graham Linehan arrest furore: ‘We shouldn't be policing toxic culture wars debates’

Sir Mark Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ - and calls for a change in the law

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24 h. ago Free speech laws 'need to be looked at' after Graham Linehan's arrest over 'anti

The Health Secretary has waded into the fresh debate about free speech in the UK after Linehan told how he was dealt with 'like a terrorist', held in a cell and then had to be rushed to hospital.

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24 h. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan releases audio of trans tweets arrest: 'Holy s**t, I don't believe it'

The Father Ted creator is heard being told to ‘calm down’ by police, as he responds: ‘I won’t calm down’

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24 h. ago Streeting says officers should ‘police streets not tweets’ after Graham Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator claimed he was arrested ‘like a terrorist’ at Heathrow Airport on Monday

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25 h. ago Graham Linehan releases audio of his arrest by armed police after being detained over 'anti

Linehan was detained at Heathrow by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona , and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X while living in the US.

Events

25 h. ago Elon Musk says UK has become a 'police state' amid backlash over Graham Linehan's trans tweets arrest

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is expected to raise the issue in front of the House Judiciary Committee in Washington

Events

25 h. ago Graham Linehan arrest storm: Government may need to 'sort out' police priorities, says minister

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport over three tweets about trans issues

Politics

26 h. ago Wes Streeting says we want 'our police on the streets rather than policing tweets' after sitcom writer Graham Linehan is arrested by armed officers at Heathrow over trans comments

Fury erupted at the Metropolitan Police 's treatment of the Father Ted creator, who told how he was dealt with 'like a terrorist', held in a cell and then had to be rushed to hospital.

Events

27 h. ago Asylum hotel protests and Palestine Action arrests putting police under ‘chronic’ pressure

More than 3,000 protests this summer - the highest number in three years - have put forces under ‘chronic pressure’, with up to 40 more planned for this weekend

Events

38 h. ago Man arrested after police probe of 'those involved in encouraging Palestine Action support'

A 59-year-old man in Oban has been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into those involved in encouraging support for Palestine Action.

Events

42 h. ago Police are unashamedly silencing anyone who won't conform to radical Left ideology

How many police officers does it take to arrest one middle-aged sitcom writer? That might sound like a joke - but there's nothing funny about the answer.

Events

43 h. ago Major police update as 70 migrants killed in Canary Islands ‘sea murders’

A spokesperson for Spain's national police confirmed people arrested following the migrant deaths 'will be questioned by police before being brought before the courts'

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