34 m. ago 'Looking positive...': £17m Scotland star on course to end 521

The Scottish international defender is closing in on a first-team return.

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90 m. ago The Saracens decision that shows how the Champions Cup has lost its lustre

None of the club’s England stars will travel to Toulon this weekend, placing player workloads and a flawed competition back in the spotlight

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1 hour ago Africa’s last glaciers: an expedition to map ice loss in the Rwenzori mountains – in pictures

The project in Uganda has captured the disastrous effects of the climate crisis on a vital source of water that is central to the lives and sacred beliefs of the local Bakonzo community• Photographs by Project Pressure Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Scottish west coast golf course comes on market for development opportunity

The area proposed for residential development is for 300 dwellings.

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2 h. ago 10 team Scottish Premiership crash and burn shocks Derek McInnes after tip off – reconstruction roundtable

McInnes, along with Neil McCann and Michael Winner, reckons the only way to go is expansion rather than shrinking

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3 h. ago Tragedy as man dies after a sip from popular holiday drink left him with severe brain damage within hours

The unnamed 69-year-old, from Aarhus, in Denmark, only swallowed a 'small amount' of the juice using a straw because the 'water had a foul taste', according to medics

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3 h. ago It came from outer space: the meteorite that landed in a Cotswolds cul

Meteorite falls are extremely rare and offer a glimpse of the processes that formed our world billions of years ago. When a space rock came to an English market town in 2021, scientists raced to find as much out as they couldBy Helen Gordon. Read by Sasha Frost Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that | Nathalie Tocci

With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity for the unionDonald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and Europe, considered by Washington to be among the “worst offenders”, is a major target. After hitting European steel, aluminium and cars, this week Trump announced sweeping 20% tariffs on almost all EU imports. Europeans have seen this coming for a long time. Well before his re-election, officials in Brussels were drawing up plans on how the EU might respond to Trump 2.0 and a possible transatlantic trade war.What might the political fallout in Europe be? The good news is that Trump’s trade war puts Trump-friendly far-right forces in Europe in a terribly uncomfortable position. It’s one thing for the European far right to support Trump in principle, or to support the administration’s tyranny over peoples it doesn’t care about, be it Ukrainians, Canadians, Mexicans or Palestinians. It’s quite anoth...

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3 h. ago Urgent Euro warning to Brits visiting Spain as specific note 'not accepted'

Sun-worshipping Brits jetting off to Spain have been urged to check their travel money as one specific banknote is likely to be rejected by shops and bars after being slowly 'phased out'

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3 h. ago Readers' Letters: Swinney's heroic uncle would surely have been proud to be British

A reader wonders if John Swinney’s uncle – Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter – would have seen himself as Scottish or British

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4 h. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Virgo urged to showcase talents

Today's stars as Scorpio warned about other people's intentions and Cancer told to follow intuition.

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4 h. ago Scots footballer told he only has 'weeks to live' is not giving up skin cancer fight

Charlie Watson posted an emotional update on social media describing how he had been given heartbreaking news.

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4 h. ago UK Government urged to speed up replacing RTS meters as 150k Scots homes face energy crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Delays to the roll-out of smart meters means thousands of Scottish households face disruption to heating and higher bills.

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4 h. ago Rangers fan granddad stuck in Benidorm after suffering stroke during Old Firm game

A Rangers supporting granddad is stuck in a Benidorm hospital after suffering a stroke during the latest Old Firm derby, as his family makes a plea to bring him home.

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4 h. ago "Bloodbath waiting to happen" Edinburgh gang wars spread to prison system as hoods under threat

A jail guard says Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson and his Glasgow pals are under “semi-protection” in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison after going to war with gangland rival Mark Richardson.

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4 h. ago Tories are revelling in the 'nasty party' label rather than rejecting it

Record View says the Tories are now so terrified about losing even more votes to Reform they are openly imitating the right-wingers.

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4 h. ago Huge £2.5m crisis in European holiday hotspot as hotels told to take action

Following its second-driest winter in a decade, a popular EU country has unveiled bold plans to try and tackle its low fresh water reserves ahead of the peak summer season

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5 h. ago Flooding in southeastern Oregon prompts evacuation orders, school closures and health concerns

Flooding in rural southeastern Oregon caused by historic levels snowmelt and rainfall has prompted evacuation orders, school closures and public health concerns

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5 h. ago Gardeners urged to place cotton balls around their garden immediately

Rodents like rats can be quite a burden when it comes to ruining our garden spaces, but there's one way to get rid of them - and all you need is a pack of cotton balls

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5 h. ago EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and TurkmenistanThe EU is being urged to put human rights centre stage as it begins its first summit with the leaders of central Asia.The president of the European Council, António Costa, and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, are meeting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Friday. Continue reading...

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