8 h. ago Hamilton and East Kilbride performers set for stage show with Minerva theatre group

The group are getting set for their production of musical 9 to 5 later this month

Culture

17 h. ago Council warns fake Labubu dolls pose choking risk to children

More than 230 'unsafe' counterfeit dolls seized by south-west London council in July and August

Events

29 h. ago Dad's emotional bid to move family to childhood home refused by council

"We have endured a lot of issues over the past few years, and all we want to do is move to my mother's house and start afresh."

Society

39 h. ago New council homes set for East Kilbride after £8.7m investment

The mix of houses across the site consists of three-bedroom terraced houses, four-bedroom detached houses and two-bedroom cottage flats and terraced houses.

Economics

40 h. ago Scots rock legend died penniless in council flat after selling home for tax payments

The Glaswegian star achieved international fame in the 1970s as the lead singer of The Sweet but was performing shows at Butlins and struggling to make ends at the time of his death in 1997.

Economics

41 h. ago Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world

Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachableOne of the most interesting trends in game design is the use of familiar mechanics and genres to explore real-world power systems and how to challenge them. Forthcoming deck-building game, All Will Rise, seeks to interest players in political activism, Compensation Not Guaranteed aims to educate players about south-east Asian politics, while MythMatch is ostensibly a puzzle game set in ancient Greece, but is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachable.You play as Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, who is having to navigate the institutionalised sexism of Mount Olympus, here represented as a corporation infested with tech bros. In defiance, she decides to help the mortals of Ithaca build a new, more progressive world – and you do this by running around the little environments, merging items and animal...

Politics

54 h. ago UK homeowners with oak trees in gardens face £20,000 fine after council decision

One gardener was left stunned after he was slapped with a £20,000 fine for cutting back a tree in his garden, and it turns out many people don't realise they could be breaking the law.

Economics

65 h. ago Wealthy Scots solicitor's dying wish finally granted after 85

A total of £1.6M is now set to be used by East Lothian Council to build six new affordable homes as part of a new development.

Events

4 d. ago New Asda 'set to open' a mile from chain's east London superstore set for closure

New Asda 'set to open' a mile from chain's east London superstore set for closure  East London Advertiser

Politics

5 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council housing chief reveals benefits to Incentive to Downsize scheme

Currently, there are more than 14,000 households waiting for a council home in North Lanarkshire, while around 3,200 properties are classed as under-occupied.

Politics

6 d. ago Scottish chef that showcases ‘amazing’ food to make Amazon TV debut in the Doric Kitchen

A north east chef is set to star in a new Amazon TV programme.

Culture

6 d. ago Woman left in tears as she finds homemade 'crackpipe' inside her new council home

The young student is too scared to clear out the storage cupboard used by the previous tenants after the mortifying discovery in her kitchen. She believes it's a homemade crackpipe

Politics

6 d. ago First time buyer, 24, is left with £50,000 debt after buying dream 'empty home' under government scheme that promised to fund it

Abigail, who purchased a property in Pembrokeshire in June 2024, claimed the Welsh Government's Empty Home Grant is a 'scam' - saying she was ignored for months and left financially stranded

Economics

7 d. ago A look at Uganda, the east African nation where the US is set to deport Abrego Garcia

Uganda has agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States

Politics

7 d. ago Scots woman in tears after finding homemade 'crackpipe' in new council house

Charlie Henry, was horrified when a family friend found the homemade 'drug device' hidden in the cupboard under the sink.

Society

8 d. ago Angela Rayner purchases second home for over £700,000 sparking 'hypocrisy' claims

The Tories are calling for Rayner to ‘come clean’ about her council tax arrangements

Economics

9 d. ago SNP defends 'strong' rights making Glasgow magnet for homeless refugees and costing extra £40m

Glasgow City Council has received homeless applications from hundreds of refugees who sought asylum in English and Northern Irish cities.

Economics

1 week ago Raye halts headline All Points East gig as crowd goer suffers emergency mid set

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning singer Raye paused her headline gig at All Points East Festival for several minutes after someone in the audience fell ill

Politics

1 week ago Our hell as travellers dumped human waste on cricket club fields, did £50k worth of damage and attacked homeowners on their doorsteps... and the council let us down

A group of travellers caused 'absolutely devastating' damage to a community cricket club when they unlawfully parked on their grounds for nearly a week, Daily Mail Sport has been told.

Events

1 week ago England get the party started on a night that shows just how big this World Cup could be | Andy Bull

Electric atmosphere in Sunderland and at the stadium proves women’s tournament has grown up quicker than anyone ever expectedIt was quiet at Sunderland station on Friday afternoon, and quiet all the way up Union and South Streets and quiet all the way along to Keel Square, where the World Cup was hidden, waiting around the corner like a surprise party. There three, four, five thousand or more were bouncing up and down while a stout lad with Spandex trousers, a sequined jacket and serious pipes was belting out the opening notes of We Will Rock You on the big stage while his band thrashed away behind him. If everywhere else around town was empty, it was because everyone was here. It was a hell of a way to start a World Cup.“Let’s show them how we do it in the north-east!” shouted out the Mackem Mercury as he set a carnival parade off marching over the bridge towards the Stadium of Light for the kick-off. Continue reading...

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