37 m. ago A closer look at Glastonbury headliners: The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo

British band The 1975 will take the Pyramid stage for the Friday followed by rock star Neil Young on Saturday and US pop singer Rodrigo on Sunday.

Politics

58 m. ago Black Bag review – Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett intrigue in marital espionage

Steven Soderbergh’s spy comedy sends two married agents after a mole, who might turn out to be one of themThe months and years drag on with no new James Bond, no clear indication of how he is to be repurposed as IP. Into this vacuum has rushed a new generation of spy stories on streaming television: action-intelligence office procedurals such as Black Doves, The Day of the Jackal, Slow Horses and indeed The Agency, starring Michael Fassbender, remade from the French show Le Bureau Des Légendes. These are secret agent dramas that give us the violence and the tech, juxtaposing suspected treason and infidelity in the traditional way, but with a new kind of workaday realist sexiness, and more elaborately about showing up for work: much emphasis on ID badges of various security-clearance levels that beep on card readers and can be worn round your neck on lanyards.Steven Soderbergh’s downbeat, affectless tongue-in-cheek spy comedy (“caper” isn’t quite right) is in this new mode, though ta...

Politics

66 m. ago Winning designs by local school children aim to slow traffic in Winchburgh

As part of Road Safety Week at the end of last year, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland challenged primary seven pupils of Winchburgh Primary School to design road signs to encourage drivers to drive safely throughout its local development.

Politics

69 m. ago Milestone year as Girvan Traditional Folk Festival gears up for special anniversary

The festival, which is being run from Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4 is entering a milestone, as it’s the 50th year of the event.

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98 m. ago Real Housewives of Cheshire's Ellie Egar reveals mum's cancer shock sparked wedding planning

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ellie Egar has opened up about the decision to plan her wedding just months after getting engaged, in order for her mum, who is living with cancer, to be present

Society

2 h. ago Taylor Wimpey West Scotland to donate £25 for every home sold at new development to St Andrew's Hospice

Firm teamed up with the Airdrie charity as part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities.

Economics

3 h. ago Ayrshire MP calls for action to ensure voices of coastal communities are heard 'loud and clear'

Irene Campbell, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, has joined the Labout Coastal Group which aims to ensure the government takes strong action to support coastal communities.

Politics

3 h. ago Moment panicked tourists start screaming as packed speedboat is hit by huge wave before vessel sinks leaving dozens in the water during transfer between Maldives paradise islands

Unsettling video showed how the vessel took on water while ferrying 45 passengers and three crew from Dhigurah Island to the capital, Malé on Sunday.

Sport

3 h. ago Voices: Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes

I’m not saying social media is fetishising the act of reading as a nostalgic, middle class pursuit regardless of the child’s actual interests, but what I am saying is there are an awful lot of Pippi Longstocking outfits on Instagram, writes Emma Kernahan

Politics

3 h. ago Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(International Anthem)While some listeners might baulk at the earnest spoken-word incantations, you can’t argue with DePlume’s outstanding melodies, played with tremulous vibratoAlabaster DePlume’s seventh album comes with a statement of purpose. “What is it FOR?” asks the accompanying blurb, written by the artist, born Angus Fairbairn. “To inspire and facilitate our independent healing Recently I told everyone to ‘go forward in the courage of your love’ and ‘be brazen like a baby’. Following this incitement to boldness it is only fair that I offer a perspective on healing whatever comes as a result.”There is more – a lot more, including a poem – but you get the gist. An album arriving with an explicit mission statement is an unusual occurrence, but to anyone familiar with Fairbairn and his work, the obvious response is: well, of course it does. The only variable is whether you say that in a tone of delight or with a roll of the eyes. Since his 2020 breakthrough with the soothing To...

Politics

3 h. ago David Ellis reviews La Palombe: Sweet dreams are cooked like these

Il Portico restaurateur James Chiavarini knows all about fresh starts, says David Ellis, and the reborn La Palombe is leagues above what it was

Politics

4 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood hits back at Naga Munchetty after brutal swipe

Carol Kirkwood was presenting the weather forecast from a pod on the London Eye ahead of the landmark's 25th anniversary on Sunday (March 9) when Naha Munchetty made a cheeky dig live on air

Events

4 h. ago Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over Holocaust memorial

Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because they have ‘an awful lot of money’

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Best in the world’: All nine Alisson Becker saves ranked in Liverpool goalkeeper’s masterclass at PSG

Liverpool’s Brazilian goalkeeper produced a string of spectacular saves to deny a shellshocked PSG before Harvey Elliott’s late goal secured an unlikely away win

Politics

5 h. ago Netflix fans can't get enough of 'female Jason Bourne' action thriller

Netflix has added a new action thriller to its roster and it has quickly become one of the most watched films on the streaming service in the UK over the past week.

Politics

5 h. ago Ted Lasso's Ellie Taylor reveals the fate of Apple TV's hit show for the long

Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor has hinted the cult series will be returning for a fourth season.

Events

5 h. ago Woman batters 'cheating' partner on footy pitch in 'best moment in Sunday League history'

Fans have lauded ‘one of the best moments in Sunday League history’ as a player was confronted by his partner during a game for allegedly cheating on her

Politics

6 h. ago Celtic vs Hibs injury news: 3 out, 2 doubts as Brendan Rodgers considers changes to starting XI

Here is the latest team news ahead of Celtic v Hibs in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park on Sunday.

Events

7 h. ago Carol Kirkwood hits back at Naga Munchetty after brutal swipe live on BBC Breakfast

BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood was presenting the weather forecast from a pod on the London Eye, ahead of the landmark's 25th anniversary on Sunday (March 9)

Events

7 h. ago Alona Hotel in Strathclyde Country Park to host free wedding fayre

The free event will take place on Sunday, March 16, from 12.30pm until 4pm.

Society