4 h. ago 'I knew Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith and one thing made her different to rest'

Countess Fiona Carnarvon lives in the real life castle used as Downton Abbey and says Maggie Smith was different to other actors she met

Politics

5 h. ago Craigievar Castle: 'Spellbindingly beautiful' Scottish castle named among best in the world

The castle has been described as "spellbindingly beautiful".

Politics

5 h. ago Tottenham: Spurs' state of the art training ground inspires 'transformative' NFL renovation project

Franchise executives were impressed with Premier League side’s facilities

Politics

6 h. ago Website of popular beauty retailer with 130 stores shuts down amid administration fears

The potential collapse could trigger job losses and store closures.

Politics

8 h. ago Major retailer with over 175 stores to close Glasgow branch next week

It comes amidst a wave closures across the Scottish high street recently.

Politics

9 h. ago Travel disruption expected as three Monklands roads set for closures

Roadworks will include carriageway repairs and a drainage investigation.

Transport

11 h. ago Threave Rovers aim to pull off a Scottish Cup shock against Johnstone Burgh

The Castle Douglas side are heading to Keanie Park after beating Hawick Royal Albert in the preliminary round.

Events

11 h. ago Dumfries businessman claims lengthy road closure has led to 'significant drop' in takings

Jamie Milligan, who runs The Swan at Kingholm Quay, wants the council to help cover his losses.

Transport

12 h. ago Martin Lewis: get free entry to 6,000+ UK castles and historic sites in September 2025 with Heritage Open Days

Step inside secret spaces and explore hidden history this September 🏰

Politics

13 h. ago Highland crash A99: One person taken to hospital after crash north of Latheron

The road has now reopened after being closed off in both directions on Tuesday.

Events

14 h. ago The best Inverness hotels for 2025, reviewed by a Scottish travel expert

These are the best Inverness hotels for trips to the Scottish Highlands or a Scotland city break that blends spectacular views with whisky drinking and castle hopping

Politics

14 h. ago Council's library closures to begin next week despite ongoing legal challenge

Critics argue that smaller communities will bear the brunt of the closures, which threaten to push them 'back to Victorian times'

Politics

27 h. ago A House of Dynamite review – Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear endgame thriller is a terrifying, white

Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson and Tracy Letts star in this immaculately constructed nightmare procedural that ticks down the minutes from an atomic bomb’s launch to its detonationKathryn Bigelow has reopened the subject that we all tacitly agree not to discuss or imagine, in the movies or anywhere else: the subject of an actual nuclear strike. It’s the subject which tests narrative forms and thinkability levels. Maybe this is why we prefer to see it as something for absurdism and satire – a way of not staring into the sun – to remember Kubrick’s (brilliant) black comedy Dr Strangelove, with no fighting in the war room etc, rather than Lumet’s deadly serious Fail Safe. Bigelow, with screenwriter Noah Oppenheim, broaches one of the most frightening thoughts of all: that a nuclear war could or rather will start with no one knowing who started it or who ended it. I watched this film with translucently white knuckles but also that strange climbing nausea that only this topic can create.Th...

Events

27 h. ago Health chiefs progress with Paisley hospital ward closure despite concerns over replacement service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) announced plans last year to close ward 36 and replace it with a Hospital at Home service in what it called a “test of change”.

Events

28 h. ago Heston Blumenthal warns business rates and VAT are killing pubs and must be reformed

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has urged Labour to prevent a wave of pub closures at the upcoming Budget.

Events

32 h. ago Keir Starmer to hold urgent meeting after weekend of chaos across UK

The Prime Minister has pledged to speed up the closure of asylum hotels, with the Labour leader saying he wants them shut before his existing 2029 deadline

Events

33 h. ago Pink Scottish castle that 'inspired Walt Disney' named among finest in the world

The 16th century castle in Aberdeenshire was in the list alongside other iconic European landmarks.

Politics

33 h. ago V&A Dundee: Fashion house Dior's takeover of Scottish castle gardens to feature in new Catwalk exhibition

The exhibition at the V&A Dundee will feature Dior’s takeover of Drummond Castle Gardens in Perthshire.

Politics

35 h. ago Rest and Be Thankful A83: Road reopens after heavy rainfall causes 11 landslips near major road

Drivers faced a 60-mile diversion during a “considerable” clean up operation to clear the debris.

Politics

35 h. ago UK high street discount brand to close several stores as huge sales launched

The Original Factory Shop bosses confirmed a swathe of closures earlier this year, and now several branches have taken to social media to confirme huge sales taking place

Economics