62 m. ago Avoid Scottish midge bites this summer with these 10 hiking and camping tips

From wearing bright clothes to avoiding still water, here's how you can dodge the pesky creatures.

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62 m. ago Pam Bondi fires three DOJ prosecutors who were involved in prosecuting January 6 rioters

Firings come after administration pardoned over 1,500 convicted in pro-Trump January 6 riot at US Capitol

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64 m. ago London phone thefts hit record high with 37 people having mobiles stolen every DAY in the West End alone

New data has revealed that almost 231,000 phone thefts and robberies were recorded over the past four years in the capital, a threefold increase.

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64 m. ago The best Scots words that are on the decline according to Scottish people

These favourite words from the Scots language include everything from 'moger' to 'skelf'.

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66 m. ago Alexander Dennis bus firm pulls out of Scotland with manufacturing jobs at risk

Workers at Greenfold Systems Ltd in Dunfermline were informed of potential redundancies as around half the workforce are employed to construct parts for the firm's buses.

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67 m. ago Kneecap to play Glastonbury’s West Holts stage amid terror charge controversy

Keir Starmer has said it wouldn’t be ‘appropriate’ for festival to give the trio a platform

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70 m. ago WWE Night of Champions 2025: UK start time, live stream and confirmed match card for today

John Cena and CM Punk will headline WWE’s latest Premium Live Event

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72 m. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Kneecap to perform on West Holts as Neil Young makes BBC U

Latest updates amid speculation over Patchwork’s secret set and ahead of this evening’s triple threat of Young, Doechii and Charli XCX

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79 m. ago Glastonbury 2025: How to watch the BBC’s coverage of Kneecap, Neil Young and Charli XCX

The BBC is offering over 90 hours of live-streamed coverage including performances from all the biggest stars

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84 m. ago F1 Austrian GP live: Qualifying updates and times as Lando Norris eyes key pole position

Follow live F1 updates from the Red Bull Ring as the drivers eye pole for Sunday’s grand prix

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91 m. ago How to watch Neil Young's Glastonbury 2025 headline show after major BBC U

Many fans will be wondering how to see the Heart Of Gold singer on the Pyramid Stage after changes to TV coverage plans

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96 m. ago At least 32 people killed after heavy rain causes flash flooding in northern Pakistan

A family died at the Swat river, with eyewitnesses saying they waited to be rescued for more than an hourAt least 32 people have been killed in Pakistan in recent flash flooding caused by heavy rains, including a family of tourists who died after being swept away by flood waters while apparently awaiting rescue.Videos of the family stranded on a small piece of land as the raging Swat river in northern Pakistan swept them away were shared widely on social media, prompting anger towards the provincial government as eyewitnesses said the family waited helplessly for more than an hour. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 5G phone mast 'set on fire deliberately' as VodafoneThree 'support police probe'

The telecoms giant said a firebug started the blaze.

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1 hour ago Wimbledon Order of Play: Day one schedule with Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu in action

The reigning champion opens the 2025 competition on Centre Court

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2 h. ago Lauren James set for timely England injury return ahead of Euro 2025

James, who sparkled during England’s run to the World Cup final in 2023, has been battling a hamstring injury

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2 h. ago Daizen Maeda 'interests' Brentford after Celtic star made transfer feelings very clear amid £21m non negotiable

The forward is in demand this summer after an impressive campaign last term for the Scottish champions

Economics

2 h. ago Arrest after armed police respond to 'disturbance' at property where man found injured

A 33-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident at a property in Galston, Ayrshire, on Saturday morning.

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2 h. ago Modern marvel or concrete ‘blob’? Inside LA’s divisive $700m art gallery

Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new building has been a decade in the making and has long vexed critics, but its CEO hopes to turn things aroundAs Los Angeles county’s new $720m art museum building nears completion, it’s still haunted by a single, vexing question: how do you hang art in a gallery where every single wall is made of massive slabs of concrete?Designed by Peter Zumthor, a prizewinning Swiss architect, the new building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) has sparked controversy in the art world since its initial designs were made public in 2013. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Will I get deported for sharing this meme of JD Vance? | Arwa Mahdawi

True or not, people find it all to easy to believe that a humorous picture of the vice-president could get you barred from the USI have a very important public service announcement to make. Do not, under any circumstances whatsoever, make fun of Vice-President JD Vance by sharing one of the millions of unflattering memes dedicated to him. Don’t you dare chuckle at the images of him looking like the “lollipop kid” in Shrek (the resemblance is uncanny) or a chicken nugget. And, whatever you do, do not share the meme that you can find here, where he looks like a big bald baby. You risk hurting the poor man’s feelings and, also, you might get kicked out of the country. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm

Investors in the Dolphin/GPG ponzi scheme run by Charles Smethurst are angry that more is not being done to recover the €1bn owed to them “He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from the collapse of a German property ponzi scheme.The 72-year-old pensioner from Northern Ireland is referring to Charles Smethurst, the German-British businessman who set up Dolphin Capital in 2008, later renamed Dolphin Trust, then German Property Group (GPG), with 200 affiliated companies. In July 2020, the business filed for insolvency, owing more than €1bn to up to 25,000 investors around the world. Continue reading...

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