83 m. ago Young mum given 18 months to live after sudden seizure at family pub meal

A 23-year-old mum was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and her family is now raising funds for life-extending treatment in Germany to give her more time with her young son.

Society

1 hour ago Mark Allen hits 147 then loses as Barry Hearn warns Crucible ‘not fit for purpose’

Allen makes history but loses 13-6 to Chris WakelinHearn: ‘We love the Crucible but it has to love us’Mark Allen wrote his name into Crucible history with a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championship – but fell to a 13-6 defeat in his second-round match against Chris Wakelin.Resuming 6-2 behind, Allen endured a nightmare first half of the morning session, losing all four frames to fall 10-2 down and at risk of going out with a session to spare. Wakelin hit breaks of 119, 71 and 75 as his opponent failed to pot a ball for three frames, immediately heading to the practice table at the interval. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Trump bailing on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner means Washington can have some fun

Analysis: The entire reason for this insufferable ritual of official Washington has nothing to do with whether the president sits down for a meal with the press, writes Andrew Feinberg

Politics

3 h. ago Tributes paid to 'grandfather figure' found dead in London: Man, 65, is named as police launch murder probe and arrest woman, 28, and man, 54

Concerns had been raised over the welfare of Michael O'Donnell, 65, who had not been seen since February 24.

Events

4 h. ago Beyonce mercilessly mocked as tickets for 'flop' Cowboy Carter tour reach same price as a McDonald's meal

Beyonce has been ridiculed by music fans after tickets for her struggling Cowboy Carter tour hit a new low this week.

Politics

5 h. ago Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger stuns at Time100 Gala after theatre chaos

Singer Nicole Scherzinger, 46, was named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 and looked amazing while attending the Time100 Gala in NYC on Thursday

Events

5 h. ago Doune cricketers set to no longer be 'caught short' after toilet deal struck

Doune and Dunblane Cricket Club had faced expense and inconvenience after an arrangement to use the next-door Doune Primary's facilities was shelved - but talks have now seen the original agreement restored.

Economics

6 h. ago As Rome gears up for spectacle of Pope Francis’s funeral, mourners hail his humility

Sadness at pope’s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world’s gaze with a pageant for the agesBeneath the basilica’s soaring Renaissance dome, the body in the coffin looked unexpectedly small, even shrunken, and for those who had come to say goodbye that somehow felt apt. Francis was pope but he was still, amid all the pomp and circumstance, just a man.His predecessors occupied plinths and alcoves around St Peter’s, figures of stone and marble with names etched in history books, while Jorge Mario Bergoglio lay in his wooden box, by common consent among mourners, a good man who did his best. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago ‘Zizian’ follower named ‘person of interest’ in her parents’ killing denies all allegations: ‘We aren’t a murder cult’

In a 20-page letter from jail shared with The Independent, the 32-year-old defended her group’s motives and said their namesake Ziz LaSota is on ‘hunger strike’

Events

6 h. ago Louis van Gaal's 'punch' on Ryan Giggs during meeting to decide Man United players to axe

Louis van Gaal was named Manchester United manager in 2014, with Ryan Giggs appointed as his assistant, but the Welshman was left stunned by his greeting in Holland

Sport

7 h. ago Scotland’s 'coldest' stadium located next to the North Sea named best in the country

It beat iconic stadiums like Celtic Park, Hampden Park and the Ibrox

Politics

7 h. ago Stunned resignation and foreboding: a week in Trump’s shadow at IMF

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meetingBusiness live – latest updatesKristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold war romp Bridge of Spies.In one of the stranger digressions in a frequently strange week, Georgieva recalled the moment when Hanks’s character, a US lawyer, tells the Soviet spy he has been appointed to defend that he will probably be executed. “You don’t seem alarmed,” Hanks says to him; to which the spy – played by Mark Rylance – replies, “Would it help?” Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Here are 16 artists who rose to fame on TikTok, including Scotland's own Nathan Evans & Katie Gregson

From Nathan Evans and Katie Gregson-MacLeod to Olivia Rodrigo and Doja Cat, here are 16 famous musicians whose rise to fame was helped by TikTok.

Politics

7 h. ago Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons

Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

Events

7 h. ago Heathrow’s highest airport charges in the world blamed on ‘unique challenges’

Exclusive: Airport says constrained area, expensive building costs and prevalence of long-haul flying make high fees inevitable

Society

7 h. ago Upset Cyriel Dessers takes issue with galling Rangers reality as he aims to set something straight

The Ibrox hitman is five more strikes away from hitting the 50-goal mark for the Light Blues in his two seasons in Scotland

Politics

7 h. ago 11 of the best cheap hotels in Edinburgh 2025: Where to stay if you’re on a budget

A trip the Scottish capital doesn’t have to be expensive, especially when there are budget-friendly hotels to enjoy during your stay

Politics

7 h. ago Job opportunity for nature lovers in heart of Scotland's natural beauty

The successful applicant will get the chance to work in some of Scotland's most iconic locations.

Politics

7 h. ago Shedeur Sanders’s fall exposed the cruel heart of the NFL draft industry | Oliver Connolly

There are valid arguments for the quarterback falling out of the first round. But it came after anonymous backstabs and the harsh glare of the spotlightThe NFL draft can be cruel. Shedeur Sanders, a polarizing prospect in a weak class whose profile was magnified by the fact that he is the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, had to sit and wait for his name to be called in Thursday night’s first round. He waited. And waited. By night’s end, Sanders had fallen out of the first round entirely.Only two quarterbacks were selected on Thursday. After Miami’s Cam Ward was selected No 1 overall, the QB-needy teams at the top of the board opted to punt on quarterbacks in favor of chasing defensive studs or linemen who could protect their eventual starter. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo welcomes Glenfiddich as a Presenting Partner

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has named Single Malt Scotch Whisky Glenfiddich as a Presenting Partner in a move that unites two iconic Scottish institutions recognised around the world.

Events