5 h. ago Scots teen missing for three days as cops launch urgent search

The 16-year-old is described as being around 5ft 5in in height, of medium build, with fair/blonde hair.

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9 h. ago Scottish Love is Blind UK star sends urgent message to fans as season 2 drops on Netflix

Katisha has shared an important message to Love Is Blind UK fans

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31 h. ago 'Hyperbolic word salad': Row breaks out as Reform UK politician urges Scots council to rule out low emission zone

Councillor Jamie McGuire labelled the schemes in four Scottish cities as "little more than cash cows" in a blistering statement.

Politics

32 h. ago Urgent warning after synthetic opioids linked to 38 deaths in Scotland over just three months

Between January and March 2025, nitazenes were detected in 38 deaths

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36 h. ago In Trump’s America, vaccination rates are declining and measles is spreading | Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump and RFK Jr have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century – our public health infrastructureNew data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: in 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached a record high.These statistics became all the more disturbing last fall when, shortly after 286,000 children began their educations without proof of full immunity against measles, a man who has bragged about never getting a flu shot was re-elected to the presidency. Since then, the US has contended with its largest measles outbreak in three decades, while the leaders who should be stamping out this crisis are instead fanning the flames. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 and global stock markets rise and latest EV grant car models confirmed

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Monday

Economics

65 h. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 and global stock markets set to rise and latest EV grant models confirmed

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Monday

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6 d. ago Why are measles cases still rising in the UK? Parents urged to get kids vaccinated after measles outbreak

More than one in 10 children under the age of five haven’t had their MMR vaccine 🚨

Science

6 d. ago Holiday Inn owner sees profits rise despite pressure from global uncertainty

InterContinental Hotels Group said room revenue pulled back sharply in the second quarter, but still saw earnings jump 13% in the first half.

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6 d. ago Missing Scots pensioner vanishes overnight as police issue urgent appeal

George Harvey has been missing since Wednesday night with "concerns growing" for his safety

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7 d. ago Scotland's political parties urged to commit to abolishing council tax

Tax Justice Scotland said politicians should ‘grasp the jaggy thistle of real reform’

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8 d. ago Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July as BYD surges; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBritain’s service sector companies were hit by a drop in orders last month, as demand at home and abroad remained sluggish.Service sector growth slowed last month amid a decline in new work, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers from data firm S&P Global.“UK service providers recorded a third consecutive monthly rise in business activity, but they were unable to maintain the growth rate achieved in June.Moreover, new business intakes swung back into contraction during July, with the downturn in order books the fastest for just over two-and-a-half years. Risk aversion and low confidence among clients were the main reasons provided for sluggish sales pipelines, alongside an unfavourable global economic backdrop. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBritain’s service sector companies were hit by a drop in orders last month, as demand at home and abroad remained sluggish.Service sector growth slowed last month amid a decline in new work, according to the latest survey of purchasing managers from data firm S&P Global.“UK service providers recorded a third consecutive monthly rise in business activity, but they were unable to maintain the growth rate achieved in June.Moreover, new business intakes swung back into contraction during July, with the downturn in order books the fastest for just over two-and-a-half years. Risk aversion and low confidence among clients were the main reasons provided for sluggish sales pipelines, alongside an unfavourable global economic backdrop. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Family launch urgent appeal to fund Glasgow woman's lifesaving cancer treatment abroad

Patrycja Cichocka was given just 2-6 weeks to live after her brain tumour grew from the size of a 5p piece to a £2 coin.

Economics

9 d. ago Care providers urged to strengthen risk management amid mounting pressures

Ansvar Insurance, a leading specialist insurer for the care sector, is urging providers across Scotland to take proactive steps to safeguard their services against key risks that threaten their operations.

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9 d. ago Storm Floris: SNP minister urges Scots to follow advice and expect disruption if travelling

Angela Constance said "Storm Floris is well and truly with us today" and was already impacting public transport services.

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9 d. ago BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay's urgent warning to Scots as he issues 'breaking news' alert

Jon Kay co-hosted Monday's BBC Breakfast alongside Luxmy Gopal and had an urgent warning for Scots viewers

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9 d. ago Storm Floris to bring 85mph winds as Scots urged to stay indoors

Much of Scotland will be battered by heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph, the Met Office warned as it upgraded warnings to amber.

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1 week ago Storm Floris: Scots urged to stay indoors to avoid 85mph winds

Trains and ferry services have been cancelled as Scotland prepares for widespread travel disruption.

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1 week ago Trains cancelled as Storm Floris set to batter Scotland with 85mph winds

Scots have been urged to avoid travel as an amber warning for strong winds comes into force for much of Scotland on Monday.

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