9 h. ago Ayrshire pupils making laughs on way to national joke telling competition final

Ayrshire pupils have been named among the finalists by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Sport

25 h. ago Schoolboy's James Bond 'fart' joke leaves judges shaken and stirred in national competition

Harry McElhiney, a P7 youngster at Halfmerke Primary, will represent South Lanarkshire at the finals in Holyrood.

Events

27 h. ago West Lothian primary school pupil named as finalist in national joke competition

John McGlynn, a primary three pupil at St John Ogilvie Primary School, has been crowned the winner of West Lothian’s regional heat in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) VoiceBox competition

Sport

56 h. ago ‘Tranquillising good taste’: can the National Gallery’s airy new entrance exorcise its demons?

When the Sainsbury Wing opened, it was called ‘vulgar pastiche’. Now, after an £85m revamp, it has become the famous gallery’s main entrance. But have its spiky complexities been tamed? And why all the empty space?Few parts of any city have seen so many style wars waged over their future as the north-west corner of Trafalgar Square. Nelson may be safely ensconced on his column, but another Battle of Trafalgar has been rumbling for decades beneath his feet, seeing architectural grenades hurled to and fro at the western end of the National Gallery.A 1950s competition first produced a bold brutalist plan to extend the gallery, formed of crisscrossing cantilevered planes jutting out into the square, but it was deemed too daring. The 1980s saw a glassy, hi-tech proposal, crowned with futuristic pylons, but it was famously dismissed by the then Prince Charles as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend”. Finally, emerging victorious in the 1990s were the US pi...

Politics

3 d. ago From debate to dialogue: In a contentious era, 'Ethics Bowl' offers students a gentler alternative

The National High School Ethics Bowl has just concluded its competition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Politics

2 w. ago Manchester United handed transfer boost as UEFA reveal £200m payment

UEFA have revealed over 900 clubs have received payments after their players took part in national team competitions.

Economics

4 w. ago Stunning Masters WAG wows Augusta crowd with shot in Par 3 competition

Masters star Aaron Rai was left lapping up his wife’s brilliant tee shot during a Par 3 competition in front of the Augusta National Golf Club crowd

Politics