3 h. ago Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2026: Tattoo bosses reveal show inspired by historic city statue

Audiences can expect more pipes and drums, as well as “banjos and bluegrass”, as organisers give an insight into this year’s extravaganza.

Events

3 h. ago Stirring the Melting Pot: capturing the New York immigrant experience – in pictures

A new exhibition at the New York Historical museum looks at the immigrant experience in New York City through a range of revealing and diverse viewpoints, with more than 100 photographs and objects showing how the city has been shaped by people from across the globe. The exhibition runs to 29 March Continue reading...

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22 h. ago All you need to know about the Scottish city that was named UK's best place to visit

Time Out highlighted the city’s historic landmarks and scenic surroundings as key attractions.

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25 h. ago Scottish city hosting Highland Games named best place to visit in UK in 2026

The city is famed for its historic landmarks and for its stunning landscapes nearby

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32 h. ago Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India

After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recoveredAsk the women working at Natchi Apparels in the historic city of Dindigul in Tamil Nadu and many will describe the turnaround in their working conditions in the garment factory over the past five years as extraordinary.On 5 January 2021 the decomposing body of Jeyasre Kathiravel, a 21-year-old Dalit woman who was an employee of Natchi, then an H&M Group supplier, was found on a strip of farmland a few miles from her village after she failed to return home following a shift on New Year’s Day. Continue reading...

Economics

46 h. ago Rapist escapes custody at Edinburgh High Court and seen running along Royal Mile

Aaron Strachan, who previously plead guilty to the rape of a 15-year-old girl, escaped custody this morning at Edinburgh High Court.

Events

3 d. ago London homicide rate drops to historic low as Sadiq Khan blasts those 'talking city down'

New data shows London's homicide rate is considerably lower than cities including New York, Berlin, Toronto and Philadephia

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3 d. ago Revealed: Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett proposed to his yoga guru girlfriend on a family holiday to Morocco... as new details of their very unconventional on off then on again romance emerge

The multi-millionaire Diary of a CEO podcaster (left), 33, popped the question to French-Portuguese yoga entrepreneur Melanie Lopes (right) on Christmas Day in the historic city of Marrakech.

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6 d. ago Tallinn: 'I went to this fairytale capital city and was captivated'

Marisa Cashill enjoyed a winter break in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and while she was captivated by the Christmas market she discovered that there was far more to the historic city.

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6 d. ago Coronation Street 2026 spoilers revealed: Swarla wedding, time jump and murder shock

Coronation Street boss Kate Brooks has revealed huge spoilers for 2026, including a special flash forward episode teasing a death, as well as a wedding and a Maggie Driscoll twist

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6 d. ago In Pictures: The sad state of Lion Chambers as an intriguing Glasgow landmark fades away

The architecturally interesting Lion Chambers has an interesting history in the city centre. After three decades of decline and decay, there is no plan for the future of this Glasgow landmark.

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7 d. ago Young dad dies after 15 hour ambulance and A&E wait while internally bleeding

Dylan Jones, 28, a father-of-three, tragically died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on December 20.

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8 d. ago Fury at Reform council's plan to rip out city's historic cast

It is the cathedral city so beloved of Charles Dickens he set David Copperfield there. But a lasting fragment of Canterbury's Victorian heritage is set to be ripped out and replaced.

Politics

8 d. ago Inside the smallest city in the UK with a historic cathedral, pretty houses and fewer than 2,000 residents

It's the perfect place to escape from the chaos and business many major cities experience on a daily basis.

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9 d. ago FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January

High Pay Centre calculates bosses will pass milestone on third working day of 2026 with median pay of £1,353 an hourThe bosses of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2026 before midday on Tuesday than the average worker will all year, according to figures laying bare the yawning income gap.Median annual pay for FTSE 100 chief executives is £4.4m, the High Pay Centre thinktank calculated, 113 times higher than the £39,039 earned by the median full-time worker. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Top FTSE bosses to have made more by midday TODAY than the average worker will earn in whole of 2026

By midday Tuesday - dubbed 'Fat Cat Tuesday' - the average FTSE 100 chief executive will have been paid close to £40,000 for 2026 so far.

Economics

1 week ago ‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficultiesBusinesses in Ukraine are “not sitting and waiting for the war to end” and are working to expand despite bombs hitting shipments out of the country, according to a leading vodka exporter to the UK.Yuriy Sorochynskyi, the chief executive of Ukraine’s largest spirits export brand, Nemiroff vodka, has said its products have continued to flow to big chains including Tesco and Sainsbury’s as it copes with the harsh realities of almost four years of war. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago 12 photos of historic London show just how much the city has changed in 50 years

12 photos of historic London show just how much the city has changed in 50 years  My London

Culture

1 week ago Top trending baby names for 2026 set to be inspired by pop stars like Lily Allen and Dua Lipa, experts reveal

According to new data from BabyCentre, the UK's leading pregnancy and parenting hub, pop culture will dominate this year's choices for those who are expecting.

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1 week ago Ten European destinations cheap right now that you’ll love visiting in 2026

From sun-drenched beach getaways to historic city breaks, these destinations offer incredible value for money and are some of the most affordable places to visit in Europe in 2026

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