9 h. ago Auchinleck Talbot v Celtic betting shock latest as footie bosses’ findings into fears of suspicious activity revealed

FOOTIE bosses could find no wrongdoing after looking into fears of suspicious betting activity surrounding the big Scottish Cup clash between Auchinleck Talbot and Celtic. The development comes after many of the UK's biggest gambling sites, including SkyBet, Paddy Power and bet365, suspended in-play betting markets ahead of today's match. The Scottish Sun told how...

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58 h. ago Labour ‘out of step’ on oil and gas, says Badenoch as poll shows support

The Tory leader was speaking to journalists during a visit to Aberdeen.

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59 h. ago Sharks are famous for their fearsome teeth. That could change

Scientists have linked human activities including the burning of coal, oil and gas to the ongoing acidification of the ocean

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61 h. ago Six in ten Scots back full development of North Sea oil and gas, poll finds

A poll by Survation found just 13 per cent are opposed

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66 h. ago SNP under pressure as poll finds majority of Scots back move away from oil and gas

The SNP government has not published an energy strategy since 2017.

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3 d. ago UK Government told it ‘could have gone further’ on North Sea windfall tax

Patricia Ferguson, chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, spoke out as the UK Government reaffirmed it would end the levy by 2030 at the latest.

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4 d. ago Moment two ships explode in huge fireball after deadly collision in North Sea caught on CCTV

CCTV footage of a cargo ship crashing into an oil tanker in the North Sea last year, causing a deadly explosion, has been released by police.

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4 d. ago Fire crews race to 'well developed' blaze at St Andrews University

Emergency services were called to the new technology building on the North Haugh after the alarm was raised at around 2.25pm on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Edinburgh Developments 2026: Here are 20 new hotels that will add over 3,500 rooms for visitors to Scotland's Capital

The 20 developments are set to add a total of 3,578 hotel rooms across Edinburgh.

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4 d. ago BP to take hit of up to $5bn on green energy as it refocuses on fossil fuels

Energy company also under pressure from worse oil trading performance and weaker oil pricesBusiness live – latest updatesBP has said it expects to write down the value of its struggling green energy business by as much as $5bn (£3.7bn), as it refocuses on fossil fuels under its new chair, Albert Manifold.The oil company said the writedowns were mostly related to its gas and low-carbon energy divisions in its “transition businesses”, but added that wiping between $4bn and $5bn off their value would not affect its underlying profits when it reports its full-year results in February. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Record amounts of offshore wind secured in latest Government auction

Officials and industry hail results as win for bills and investment, but opponents raise concerns over high prices and impact on wildlife.

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5 d. ago US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions

Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last yearIn a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released on Tuesday.The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm. Environmental policy rollbacks by Donald Trump’s administration were not significant factors in the increase because they were only put in place this year, the study authors said. Heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are the major cause of worsening global warming, scientists say. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago SNP warns Scottish snub in UK wind contracts would be 'devasting' for economy and green jobs

Scottish wind developments will find out on Wednesday if they have been successful after bidding for a UK government contract.

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5 d. ago Russian captain caused death of seaman in ‘avoidable’ collision, court told

Vladimir Motin is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter.

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5 d. ago Captain to blame for crewman’s death in ‘entirely avoidable’ collision – court

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died last March after the incident near the Humber Estuary.

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5 d. ago Edinburgh Student Accommodation Developments 2026: These 23 building schemes would create over 4,000 student rooms in the coming years

If completed, these developments would create accommodation for 4,202 students in Edinburgh.

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5 d. ago Thirty years of devastation on Britain's most eroded coastline: Dramatic aerial footage shows how much of a clifftop Norfolk village has been lost to the North Sea over three decades

Footage taken in 1998 and again this weekend showing the devastation cliff falls have caused, just as the local council demolishes more houses before they plummet over the precipice.

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6 d. ago Edinburgh Developments 2026: These are 27 huge housing developments that will add nearly 8,500 homes to Scotland's Capital in the coming years

These 27 developments will create a total of 8,402 new homes.

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8 d. ago Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall

Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what it would mean for the price of oil.Crude oil has lubricated the Russian economy for decades – far more than gas exports to Europe – and so the threat of falling oil prices, prompted by US plans for control of Venezuela’s rigs, will have been a source of concern. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall | Phillip Inman

Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economyPacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news feeds churned out minute-by-minute reports of Donald’s Trump’s Venezuelan coup, Vladimir Putin may have been wondering what it would mean for the price of oil.Crude oil has lubricated the Russian economy for decades – far more than gas exports to Europe – and so the threat of falling oil prices, prompted by US plans for control of Venezuela’s rigs, will have been a source of concern. Continue reading...

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