14 h. ago White House doubles down on Trump claim domestic violence should not be counted as a crime: ‘Made up’

‘Things that take place in the home, they call crime,’ Trump said Monday. ‘They’ll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say, ‘This was a crime scene.’’

Events

18 h. ago Dundee crime: Primary school worker jailed for 16 months after stealing £28,000 from school funds

The administrative officer spent the stolen money on items including PlayStation games, beauty products and pet goods.

Economics

18 h. ago What is the truth about Trump and Epstein? The story keeps getting murkier ... | Arwa Mahdawi

Whatever happened between the pair, questions about their relationship are not going away. This enigma is ageing like raw milkYou have to keep this hush-hush, OK? I have top-secret information to share. You know Donald Trump has been reluctant to release the Epstein files? Well, it’s not because there’s anything nefarious going on. Trump may be an adjudicated sexual predator accused of sexual misconduct by at least 27 women (all of which he denies), who publicly boasted in 2002 about how his “terrific” pal Jeffrey Epstein liked women “on the younger side”, but you shouldn’t read too much into all that. Nor should you overanalyse a Wall Street Journal report claiming White House officials told Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the files. Or that House Democrats have now released a sexually suggestive letter and drawing sent to Epstein in 2003 for his birthday that appears to show Trump’s signature, the same note the president has denied writing. Nor should you wor...

Politics

43 h. ago Scots pub boss ordered to pay £18,000 to worker he claimed 'liked white people better'

Ahmed Soliman sacked Sky Sinclair from the Old Toll Bar in Glasgow.

Economics

3 d. ago 'My great grandmother ran the village pub for more than 60 years

There are hopes that The Ship in Johnshaven could be re-opened as community buy-out gets under way. For some, the pub is held in the deepest affection.

Politics

4 d. ago Explosive Ghislaine Maxwell claims caught on camera during dating app honeypot trap as White House forced into urgent damage control

Joseph Schnitt, Acting Deputy Chief, was caught on camera making the claims about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to a woman he met on Hinge.

Events

4 d. ago Scotland retro: 34 intoxicating photos of popular pub landlords and landladies from the 80s to the noughties

Let’s raise a glass to these fine men and women who have kept the beer flowing at much-loved pubs around Scotland over the years.

Events

5 d. ago Trump’s domestic troop deployments aren’t about crime – they’re about intimidation | Moira Donegan

The president is targeting Chicago in his latest bid to assert authority over Democratic governance and racial pluralism“We’re going in,” Donald Trump said on Tuesday, when asked whether national guard troops would be sent to invade Chicago. The comment came as reports emerged that national guard troops from Texas – not yet federalized under direct presidential control – were preparing to deploy to Chicago in the coming days, in defiance of the opposition repeatedly and forcefully expressed by the Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson, and the Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, both Democrats.The White House and the president’s allies have claimed that the deployment is a response to violent crime in Chicago. This is a lie. Crime in Chicago has dropped dramatically over the past decades, as it has in every major American city – including Los Angeles, where Trump deployed the national guard and the marines earlier this year, and Washington DC, where armed federal agents have patrolled the stre...

Politics

6 d. ago The 'cracking' traditional Scottish pub that serves ‘epic’ pies named whisky bar of the year

A much-loved Scottish pub has been named whisky bar of the year at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards.

Politics

6 d. ago Wetherspoons bans Scottish bank notes in England but can pub chain actually do that?

You'll often hear people argue their cash is "legal tender" and must be accepted, but that's not actually the case.

Politics

7 d. ago Trump claims video of items thrown from White House is fake AI and he knows the culprit

The White House has confirmed that a contractor threw a bag out of a window at the White House - but President Trump insists the viral video is AI

Politics

7 d. ago Mystery deepens over weird video of objects thrown from Donald Trump's White House window

Donald Trump claims the viral video is "probably AI" - but the White House had already confirmed it's real. It's unclear why there is a discrepancy between the two accounts

Politics

8 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway hotel manager recognised at Scottish Bar and Pub Awards

Fiona Joyce from Solway Lodge was stunned to receive the Unsung Hero accolade.

Society

8 d. ago Illegal worker crackdown: Care providers fined almost £600,000 in just three months after Home Office raids

Care companies were fined between £10,000 to £210,000 for hiring illegal workers

Economics

1 week ago Council worker who made almost £250,000 holding down four jobs at the same time is jailed for three years

Bryn Howells, 66, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, worked for two district councils and another company which provided services to three more before he was caught.

Economics

1 week ago Scottish Bar and Pub Awards 2025: Scotland's pub of the year has been crowned

A family-run Glasgow pub scooped up the top spot

Events

1 week ago Full list of Scotland's best pubs as Glasgow institution takes top gong

The best watering holes across the country were honoured at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards this week.

Politics

1 week ago The island pub that was crowned Scotland's 'Community Pub of the Year'

"Great food, really friendly staff and lovely atmosphere."

Politics

1 week ago Glasgow race row councillor becomes Reform UK's latest recruit

Audrey Dempsey previously claimed "racist attacks on white children and teachers" in schools had increased.

Politics

2 w. ago Brit mum unable to walk properly after motorbike accident on holiday in Turkey

Chloe Mackie, who is a former youth engagement worker, had to fork out £9,000 to return home following the accident in Turkey, which saw her "catapulted into the air"

Transport