38 m. ago 'Wholly unacceptable' that Scotland is receiving only 8% of UK fishing fund, says SNP Government

Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said Scotland receiving just £28 million out of the £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund was “nothing short of insulting”.

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38 m. ago Nobody Wants This is proof that instant chemistry is the last thing you want for a serious relationship

As the Netflix hit romcom returns for season two, it once again dines out on the sparks that fly between likeable leads Noah and Joanne. But immediate connection and rapport hide a multitude of sins beneath the glossy surface – maybe it’s about time we started romanticising the slow burn, argues Helen Coffey

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38 m. ago Hollyoaks: How the teen classic soap defied the snobs to reach its 30th anniversary

The Chester-set soap celebrates three decades on air this week. Katie Rosseinsky looks back at how a ‘Hollyoaks’ habit became a rite of passage for British adolescents

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38 m. ago Rapid Rutherglen Glencairn net after 14 seconds to help send Rossvale out of Scottish Communities Cup

Glens gaffer Joe Pryce watched his side made a quick-fire start to their second round tie

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97 m. ago Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve | Anna Gromada

Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisisIn 2015, I found myself advising Poland’s president on the nation’s demographic woes: the country’s fertility rate had stalled at 1.3 children per woman, among the lowest in Europe. I thought I understood the problem. Most Polish couples wanted to have two kids but settled for one. The culprits, I believed, were predictable: precarious jobs, not enough childcare, apartment prices out of reach. At 27, flush with the confidence that comes from being both right and young, I sparred with politicians and policymakers twice my age, usually men, who insisted that women like me would reproduce if only the state threw enough cash into the cradle.We were all, it turned out, fighting the wrong battle. In the decade since then, unemployment in Poland has sunk to one of the lowest in the EU. Incomes have more than doubled. Nursery and childcare places are multiplying. The government no...

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2 h. ago Disabled cycling charity founder suspended over 'inappropriate' use of cash

The Scottish Charity Regulator confirmed it had suspended Norman Armstrong as a trustee of Glasgow-based Free Wheel North.

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2 h. ago UK's most 'terrifying' walk edges along sheer cliff but with breathtaking views

The UK is full of beautiful walks, but none of them are quite as terrifying as this one. It's a narrow path hewn into the side of a cliff, and it's known as Giddy Edge.

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6 h. ago NHS in Parkinson’s ‘crisis’ as 21,000 could be living with disease undiagnosed

The ‘painfully slow’ NHS backlog has left thousands of people in a state of uncertainty

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7 h. ago Hollyoaks legend assaulted and raped in shocking twist fans 'won't see coming'

Hollyoaks' Danny Mac has spoken out on a new storyline that will saw his character Dodger Savage raped in the Channel 4 soap's first late night spin-off in five years

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7 h. ago Hollyoaks favourite sparks exit fears 19 years after first episode in huge twist

The Channel 4 soap returned with a terrifying late episode following the crossover with Brookside

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7 h. ago Hollyoaks and Brookside fans 'can't cope' as soap legend makes surprise cameo

Hollyoaks and Brookside fans were thrilled to see a soap legend make a surprise cameo in the Channel 4 soap's one-off episode of Brookside

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7 h. ago Celebrity Traitors Mark and David's fate 'sealed' as banishment left to chance in big twist

Celebrity Traitors fans were left on a nail-biting cliffhanger at the start of tonight's episode as two Faithfuls were tied for the most votes at another intense roundtable

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8 h. ago Brookside fans ecstatic as soap legend makes surprise cameo in Hollyoaks crossover

Hollyoaks fans were left floored at a cameo in the soap's Brookside crossover episode

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9 h. ago Hollyoaks fans floored as soap legend makes cameo on Brookside crossover

Hollyoaks intertwined with Brookside for a one-off episode with a special guest making a surprise appearance

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9 h. ago Wetherspoons 'disappointed' after vandals attack new £2.75million pub just 24 hours after opening

A brand-new Wetherspoon pub in Basildon was vandalised just hours after it opened, sparking a police investigation - with MP Richard Holden slamming the 'pathetic morons' responsible

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10 h. ago Coronation Street fans spot Lisa Swain 'clue' that she's onto Becky amid Spain plans

The ITV soap's detective sergeant has been in a bit of an emotional whirlwind following the return of her fomer wife

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10 h. ago Brookside fans in tears as Channel 4 soap pays tribute to Dean Sullivan in one

Brookside returned to screens in a one-off special with Hollyoaks on Wednesday night

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10 h. ago Brookside fans left in tears as soap special pays emotional tribute to Dean Sullivan

Brookside made a return to our screens on Wednesday (October 22) in a one-off special

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10 h. ago NFL approves sale of New York Giants minority stake to Julia Koch and family

This “will further support the growth of the organization,” a statement from Commissioner Roger Goodell said.

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10 h. ago Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover 'on another level' as filming underway

Coronation Street's Eva Price actress Catherine Tyldesley has teased big things about the ITV soap's crossover with Emmerdale, dubbed Corriedale, as filming continues

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