2 h. ago Celtic boss Martin O’Neill admits title rivals Hearts and Rangers have left Hoops trailing in the transfer window

MARTIN O’NEILL has admitted Celtic are trailing rivals Rangers and Hearts on AND off the pitch. But the stand-in Hoops boss insists he’s working day and night to try and close the gap before the transfer window shuts. The Northern Irishman has begged the under-fire Parkhead board for players since returning to the hotseat eight...

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8 h. ago Business rates relief package a ‘sticking plaster’, Scottish ministers warned

Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced her Budget for 2026-27.

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9 h. ago Sacha Lord condemns Rachel Reeves as being 'worse for pubs than Covid' as landlords say rescue package is not enough to save them after Chancellor's hammer

The Treasury signalled a major U-turn on business rate hikes for pubs last week amid warnings hundreds could be forced to close.

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25 h. ago Shock number of pubs & restaurants that may have to shut EVERY DAY unless Labour reverses business rates hike revealed

AN average of six pubs, ­restaurants or hotels will shut every day from April unless the Government reverses its business rates hike, industry leaders warn. Figures suggest 2,077 hospitality venues face being wiped out. They have survived in recent years due to government schemes giving them relief on business rates. But discounts are due to...

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33 h. ago Six hospitality firms a day could close without rates help, warns trade group

UK Hospitality estimates that 2,076 firms could close in 2026 as a result of rising property taxes.

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42 h. ago Salon owner heard 'massive noise' and 'saw glass coming' as car crashed through shop

Ndeye Sarr was just about to close her shop for the day

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63 h. ago British seaside holidays will be killed off by Rachel Reeves and Labour's business rates hike, coastal MPs warn

The Chancellor is due to announce relief packages for pubs in the coming days but has been under mounting pressure to extend them to hotels, shops and restaurants.

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5 d. ago All you need to know as Scots schools to close for fifth day amid new weather warning

Aberdeenshire Council declared a major incident on Tuesday, warning of a “good chance” some rural communities would be cut off due to the weather.

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5 d. ago Scots schools to close for fifth day and new yellow weather warning issued

Dozens of schools in Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and Moray will remain closed on Friday.

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5 d. ago Dozens of schools to close for fifth day as new yellow weather warning issued

It comes after several days of “intense” snowfall, ice and sub-zero temperatures.

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5 d. ago JoJo Siwa confuses fans with AI generated images of her and Chris Hughes’ future children

JOJO Siwa today confused fans with AI generated images of her and Chris Hughes’ future children. JoJo, 22, and Chris,32, first became close during their 19-day stint in ITV's Celebrity Big Brother house in April, and have been loved up ever since. The pair have been inseparable ever since, and have made sure to have...

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5 d. ago Tesco boss backs pubs fighting business rates raid and warns customers are 'counting every penny'

Tesco boss Ken Murphy said the grocer had grown its market share to a ten-year high but added: 'The competitive intensity of this market is extraordinary - it's relentless.'

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6 d. ago Full list of schools closed in Wales on January 7 due to severe weather

Some schools have been forced to close for a third day

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7 d. ago UK savers warned as NS&I 'trims back' interest rates after 'November bump'

The Government-owned bank has slashed interest rates on its new issues of British Savings Bonds

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7 d. ago Travis Head and Steve Smith's centuries help Australia close on 518

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY - ASHES BREAKFAST: Centuries from Travis Head, his third of a dominant series, and Steve Smith, his first, combined to grind England into the SCG dirt.

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7 d. ago Hundreds of schools CLOSED across Scotland for second day as another heavy snow dump hits amid amber Met Office warning

SCHOOLS have been forced to close for a second day as snow chaos continues across Scotland. The whole country is under Met Office weather warnings today as blizzards bring a freezing start to 2026. Northern parts of Scotland have been battered by the flurries in recent days, with between 5-10cm of snow falling. Hundreds of...

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8 d. ago Joe Root scores a sublime 160 as England finish 384 all out in their first innings as Australia close day two of fifth Ashes Test on 166

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SYDNEY: A superlative 160 from Joe Root laid the foundation for England's first-innings 384 - only for some of the gloss to be removed when he left the field clutching his back.

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1 week ago Anas Sarwar promises to cut 50p tax rate for middle income Scots as he warns of brain drain

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader has hit out at a "quirk" in the tax system that lands workers with a high marginal tax rate.

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1 week ago Experts worried after 'killer' fungus superbug is becoming more 'infectious' and spreading across the world

Candida auris was first detected in 2009 and has since spread across the globe as an alarming rate as experts warn this 'killer' fungus could cause an outbreak

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1 week ago Experts worried 'killer' fungus superbug becoming more 'infectious' and spreading globally

Candida auris was first detected in 2009 and has since spread across the globe as an alarming rate as experts warn this 'killer' fungus could cause an outbreak

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