35 m. ago UK heatwaves could cause more than 5,000 deaths this summer as temperatures soar

The Centre for Ageing Better says it is extremely concerned about the significant heat health risk to older people this summer and the increasingly hotter summers of the future.

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36 m. ago Oasis fan spent £700 'on thin air' after waiting years for Noel and Liam Gallagher reunion

Nevile Root, 20, was due to see the two brothers perform at their third night at Heaton Park on Wednesday (July 16) along with his girlfriend

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3 h. ago Dates of Donald Trump's trip to Scotland confirmed as President set to visit Turnberry and Aberdeen

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the US president will visit between July 25 to 29.

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3 h. ago BBC Strictly star receives support after 'means more than you know' announcement

One professional dancer from Strictly Come Dancing has been inundated with support from fans after she shared a major announcement on her social media

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3 h. ago Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice sentenced to 30 days in jail for highway racing crash

Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree feloniesFive years deferred probation a part of plea dealKansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Thursday after authorities said he and another speeding driver caused a chain-reaction crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway last year.The Dallas County district attorney’s office said Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury in the March 2024 crash. As part of a plea agreement, Rice was sentenced to five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation, prosecutors said. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Dogg among the Swans: American rapper Snoop Dogg buys stake in Swansea City

Championship club under majority American ownershipLuka Modric joined as investor and co-owner in AprilThe American rapper Snoop Dogg has bought a minority stake in the Championship club Swansea. The deal was announced three months after the Croatia international Luka Modric joined as an investor and co-owner.Snoop Dogg helped to launch Swansea’s new home shirt on Monday. The 53-year-old is a keen sports fan and has described Celtic as his favourite football club in Scotland. He said last month he would love to open a burger van at Celtic Park. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Dogg among the Swans: Rapper Snoop Dogg buys stake in Swansea City

Championship club under majority American ownershipLuka Modric joined as investor and co-owner in AprilThe American rapper Snoop Dogg has bought a minority stake in the Championship club Swansea. The deal was announced three months after the Croatia international Luka Modric joined as an investor and co-owner.Snoop Dogg helped to launch Swansea’s new home shirt on Monday. The 53-year-old is a keen sports fan and has described Celtic as his favourite football club in Scotland. He said last month he would love to open a burger van at Celtic Park. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'It's a long way to travel for the champion jockey' – Jason Heavey's Friday racing tips

Oisin Murphy travels to Scotland for two rides at Hamilton and our tipster thinks it should be a worthwhile journey

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4 h. ago Oasis fans sent into frenzy after intimate snaps shared of Gallagher brothers at Heaton Park

The reunion has been dubbed "perfect" by Oasis fans

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5 h. ago North Lanarkshire based choir celebrates 15th birthday in spectacular style

SoundSational, one of Scotland’s most successful community choirs, recently celebrated its 15th anniversary with a jubilant birthday party that brought together current choir members and past choir members.

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6 h. ago Israeli strike on Gaza church kills three and injures priest Pope Francis called daily

Two of the dead named as Pope Leo renews ceasefire call after strike on territory’s only Catholic churchAn Israeli strike has hit the only Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and injuring 10 others including the parish priest, who used to receive daily calls from the late Pope Francis.The Catholic charity Caritas Jerusalem earlier named two of the victims were Saad Salameh, the 60-year-old janitor of the Holy Family church, and Fumayya Ayyad, an 84-year-old woman who was receiving psychological support in a Caritas tent within the church’s compound when the blast occurred. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice sentenced to 30 days in jail over Dallas high

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after authorities said he and another driver traveling at high speeds in sports cars caused a chain-reaction crash on a Dallas highway last year

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6 h. ago Count us out! Teenagers given the power to vote by Starmer say 16 and 17

Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled plans to 'modernise our democracy' by lowering England's voting age from 18 to 16 to bring national elections in line with those held in Scotland and Wales

Politics

6 h. ago AI to unlock 'billions of pounds of investment and thousands of new jobs' in Scotland

Scotland to be epicentre of 'next great industrial leap', UK Government says, as AI Growth Zone confirmed

Economics

6 h. ago UK’s most powerful supercomputer comes online in major AI drive

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle flicked the switch on the Isambard-AI machine in Bristol on Thursday.

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6 h. ago Scotland will be at ‘forefront of UK’s technological revolution’, says Murray

The UK Government plans to site an AI Growth Zone north of the border and make Edinburgh home to the first National Supercomputing Centre.

Science

6 h. ago UK weather warning as Oasis fans prepare for huge storm ahead of Heaton Park gigs

Oasis fans in Manchester could be set for heavy rain as boffins at the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday - which is a problem for Oasis fans

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6 h. ago Kilmarnock crime: Scottish pensioner, 82, robbed after man entered home

The man stole a purse containing bank cards and cash then left the property.

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7 h. ago Pensioner faces court after extradition from Bulgaria on sex abuse charges

David Wilson, 77, appeared before Antrim Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.

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7 h. ago Highland and Moray wildfires 'biggest in Scotland's history'

Scottish minister visits wildfire site said to be Scotland’s biggest yet.

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