3 h. ago Britain could have to import '70%' of oil and gas if we don't invest in the North Sea

OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse argued scrapping the windfall tax on the fossil fuels could help deliver more than two billion barrels - and add up to £150 billion to Britain’s economy

Politics

5 h. ago Emma Chamberlain's dating history including YouTube star and pop singer

The internet superstar has been linked to some pretty famous faces

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5 h. ago Man arrested after police probe of 'those involved in encouraging Palestine Action support'

A 59-year-old man in Oban has been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing investigation into those involved in encouraging support for Palestine Action.

Events

6 h. ago Madagascar welcomes home skulls of Indigenous warriors taken by French colonial troops 128 years ago

Madagascar has received three skulls of Indigenous warriors returned from France, including one believed to be of a king killed by French troops 128 years ago

Society

6 h. ago Lanarkshire locals urged to start their own business with help of Business Gateway

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business support service, has launched Scottish Start-Up Month, a nationwide campaign to celebrate Scotland’s entrepreneurial spirit.

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6 h. ago Scottish Premiership best and worst transfer windows rated as Celtic flounder, Rangers splurge and Hearts edge Hibs

How each Premiership club rated out of 10 for their summer window

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7 h. ago Moment furious locals confront 'delusional' African 'Queen' in Scottish woodland

Jean Gasho, who calls herself 'Queen Nandi', took footage of the people she claimed were harassing her group this week and posted it on her social media.

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7 h. ago London Home That Appeared in ‘The Crown’ Swiftly Finds a Buyer

London Home That Appeared in ‘The Crown’ Swiftly Finds a Buyer  Mansion Global

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7 h. ago Bake Off’s biggest scandals from Prue’s spoiler blunder to Paul Hollywood ‘affair’ drama

The Great British Bake Off may look sweet on the surface, but behind the cakes lies a history of walkouts, betrayals, and on-set scandals that have stirred up just as much drama as the competition itself

Events

8 h. ago Trump orders end union protections for 450,000 federal workers in ‘largest union busting in American history’

Legal battles take aim at the president’s executive orders ripping up collective bargaining agreements for federal workers

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8 h. ago He traveled to 118 countries before turning 20. Here’s how he did it and where he visited

Arjun Malaviya set off from his home in California on his 17th birthday with the aim of ‘seeing the world alone, before turning 20’. He spoke to US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill about his epic odyssey, revealing the country where he rode a scooter on an airport runway, where has the best food... and the places that disappointed

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8 h. ago Twisted vandals saw through 'beloved' children's treehouse in country park

"More worryingly, it could have seriously injured anyone climbing up who was unaware of the full dangers."

Society

9 h. ago Why trans art matters more than ever: ‘It reflects how people live and love’

After the controversy over Amy Sherald’s portrait of a trans Statue of Liberty, trans artists speak about why their work speaks to an important momentPart of the magic of portraiture is how it renders so much of the human experience accessible to us, things we might never see otherwise. This has been very much on Black artist Amy Sherald’s mind. When I spoke to her in advance of the debut of her exhibition American Sublime, she told me that Black representation was foundational to her practice: “I developed this idea that, when I look at art history, for the most part I don’t see portraits of people that look like me. So it started there.”That exhibition’s curator, Sarah Roberts, also spoke about Sherald’s passion for representing the LGBTQ+ community: “Amy has thought a lot about her role as an artist and the need for representation, and she has long been a champion of LGBTQ+ rights. This work is thinking about who gets depicted as being American.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago On This Day: Frank Bruno finally crowned world heavyweight champion at Wembley

Frank Bruno finally won the world heavyweight title at the fourth time of asking in 1995... Sam Brookes recalls that magical Wembley night

Sport

9 h. ago Heston Blumenthal's warning over fat jabs' 'really big' threat to struggling pubs

Star chef and pub owner Heston Blumenthal has spoken passionately about the importance of pubs in tackling loneliness, and the challenge from weight loss drugs

Events

9 h. ago Outcry as Swedish ‘cultural canon’ snubs Abba and anything since 1975

Critics argue ‘shared map’ of Swedish culture is ‘very exclusionary’ and a ‘nationalist education project’The Gustav Vasa 1541 bible, Pippi Longstocking, Ikea, the right to roam, paternity leave, Sámi joiks, the Nobel prize and works by Ingmar Bergman and August Strindberg all made it into Sweden’s long-awaited, much-criticised proposal for a “cultural canon”.However, notable omissions from the list of 100 works and references that have formed Sweden’s culture and history – intended, its creators said in Uppsala on Tuesday, to establish a “shared map and compass” for Swedish citizens and new arrivals to Sweden – included Abba and anything from after 1975, a period that has seen Sweden transform into an international, multicultural society. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago ‘My son was everything you are not’, mother tells killer of ex

Elias Morgan shot Lenny Scott outside a gym in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.

Events

10 h. ago Heston Blumenthal warns business rates and VAT are killing pubs and must be reformed

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has urged Labour to prevent a wave of pub closures at the upcoming Budget.

Events

10 h. ago Stirling mountaineer reaches new heights as first Scottish woman to scale summit

Kirsty Mack scaled the 8,611 metre peak last month as part of a comeback from an accident which had left her without the use of her dominant arm - with the feat also raising money for a veteran's charity.

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10 h. ago Total Lunar Eclipse 2025 in Scotland: Here's how to watch the phenomenon in Scottish skies this weekend

The moon will be looking a little different this Sunday.

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