10 h. ago Westminster decisions ‘risk serious social and economic damage’, says Robison

The Finance Secretary said the Scottish Government would push UK ministers to ‘change course’.

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42 h. ago BBC Sounds: what is changing for international users? Cut off for expats explained

BBC Sounds will be changing for users abroad very soon 😬

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46 h. ago National recruitment drive launched to find Scotland's changemakers

A programme to unearth the real changemakers at the heart of Scottish civic society has been launched today (March 31) by The Hunter Foundation.

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51 h. ago A new start after 60: I was never a great swimmer – but I took up diving and now somersault into the pool

After moving to a new city, Antonia Murphy was captivated by the local diving facilities. Now 68, she can launch herself off a 7.5-metre platformAntonia Murphy has always loved water. It can be warm or icy, wild or maintained in a municipal facility. Although “not a great swimmer”, she is a confident one. So when she moved to Edinburgh two years ago, she promptly checked out the public leisure centre. She was captivated by the alluring, deep blue of the diving pool. “I thought: ‘This is unbelievable.’ I felt seduced,” she says.She had “larked around” as a child, but never learned to dive, so she went along to the Royal Commonwealth’s public session. “This bloke was standing there. We got chatting.” He told her about coaching sessions – and Murphy, then 66, booked a taster class. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Scots woman changed life after overcoming crippling anxiety that stopped her going to school

Sarah Neilson-Bell, 22, from Penicuik, struggled to get out of bed in the morning after being targeted by bullies but is now competing for a pageant crown.

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3 d. ago Police arrest girl, 12, after teen 'jumped' by four others in sickening filmed attack

A 12-year-old girl was arrested by police following a sickening attack on Olivia Allan, 13, as she was on her way home from school - the girl was hospitalised for three days

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3 d. ago Moment Myanmar earthquake swamps people with gallons of water from rooftop swimming pool

The footage shows the moment a crowd of people desperately scrambled for safety down the street before being hit by a torrent of water that fell from a rooftop pool after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake

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3 d. ago Gold leaf and Gatsby: Brussels lays claim to birth of art deco with year of celebrations

Throughout 2025, the Belgian capital is marking 100 years of the movement with events, exhibitions and film screeningsThe gold leaf around the window and door frames ripples, reflected in the water of the swimming pool. Elegant, spare, pristine, the Villa Empain in south Brussels seems little changed since it was built over 90 years ago.Yet this art deco masterpiece reopened only in 2010 after falling into ruin. Illegal ravers had scrawled on its marble walls and stolen its treasures, from radiator grills to a decorative fish that was the centrepiece of a fountain in the bar. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Clocks change: The later time the sun will set in your area after clocks change

The exact date and time the clocks will change, and the time the sun will set in your area on the day.

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4 d. ago ‘Final Destination?’ Video of London’s transparent swimming pool suspended between building goes viral aft

‘Final Destination?’ Video of London’s transparent swimming pool suspended between building goes viral aft  The Economic Times

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4 d. ago Clocks go forward: does the time change automatically on your phone? Explained

Don’t get caught out when the clocks change ⏰

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4 d. ago New Cumnock Swimming Pool opens for new season on back of near record year

More than 30,000 swimmers visited New Cumnock Swimming Pool last year and a bumper 2025 is hoped for as the new season opens.

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4 d. ago Severance season 2 ending was very different as star was left a 'wreck'

The ending of Severance season 2 Cold Harbor, saw Mark S (Adam Scott) make a life-changing decision

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4 d. ago Brit in Bangkok says 'blood rushed to my head' in earthquake as he waited for takeaway

PR consultant Alex MacGregor, 36, was working from home waiting on a food delivery when he noticed the water in his swimming pool lapping at the edges before it got 'violent'

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4 d. ago Rooftop pool spills over skyscraper as Bangkok hit by earthquake tremors

Water from a rooftop pool was seen cascading down the side of a skyscraper in Bangkok, after tremors from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake were felt in Thailand on Friday, 28 March.

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4 d. ago New Cumnock Swimming Pool in pictures: 12 images of Scotland's new public, outdoor, freshwater pool

"For me, it's as much about giving local people a space to come together and socialise as it is about swimming.”

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4 d. ago When do the clocks change in the UK? Here's when the clocks will go forward this weekend

The clocks will go forward by an hour on Sunday, marking the start of British Summer Time.

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5 d. ago Sydney Sweeney sizzles in string bikini after 'calling off' wedding to fiancé

Tinseltown beauty Sydney Sweeney has shared new shots that show her looking absolutely sensational as she posed underwater in a swimming pool in a skimpy bikini

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6 d. ago Man raped young girl and secretly filmed others in playgrounds

The mum of one of Reuben Swansborough's victims says she is 'haunted' by his crimes.

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6 d. ago Families of Katie Allan and William Brown to meet Constance ahead of speech

The families’ lawyer Aamer Anwar called for a change to a ‘lack of accountability’ across the Scottish Prison Service.

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