47 h. ago Met Office shares predictions for potential return of heatwave and summer scorcher

Summer is fast approaching and Scots are starting to wonder how the weather will fare over the next few months

Society

4 d. ago Plastic surgeon claims to have turned his mom into his sister using surgery... are YOU impressed by results?

Fast approaching 70, Linda Truesdale was keen to look her best. Luckily for her, her cosmetic surgeon son Dr Carl was able to step in and help her turn back the hands of time.

Politics

4 d. ago The deadline to get a REAL ID for flying is fast approaching. What you need to know

If you’ve gotten a new ID in the last few years, it could already be REAL ID-compliant

Events

5 d. ago Spin doctors: gambling firms adopt hard tactics to flood towns with 24hr slot machines

Companies deploys highly paid lawyers and appears to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting backIt is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Spin doctors: gambling firms adopt hard tactics to flood towns with 24

Companies deploy highly-paid lawyers and appear to mislead councillors – but local authorities are fighting backIt is almost 2am in Peterborough and a handful of punters are wordlessly feeding their money into the machines at Merkur Slots.A fragment of a song, the lyric “nothing to lose”, drifts through the shop as their funds rapidly evaporate. Closing time is fast approaching, but that does not mean the end of the gambling. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Don’t have a REAL ID yet? That could cause you travel headaches after May 7

The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays

Politics

9 d. ago Stick or twist? England’s selectors weigh up options for Zimbabwe Test

If Zak Crawley’s form is a worry the middle-order is not, but Ben Stokes’s role as an all-rounder remains unknownIt may be viewed as an amuse-bouche before the main course of India in June, but England’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe is fast approaching. Selection is imminent – for the four-day match Trent Bridge that gets under way on 22 May and a training camp in Loughborough that precedes it – and after four rounds of the County Championship, the contenders are beginning to take shape. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Last chance to apply for emergency photo ID for upcoming local elections

The deadline is fast approaching for voters in England to secure the necessary photo identification to participate in next week's local and mayoral elections.

Politics

2 w. ago Brownhill’s double sinks Sheffield United and earns promotion for Burnley

When Burnley last escaped the Championship for the promised land of the Premier League, they blew a hole in the wall under Vincent Kompany. Scott Parker decided it was more sensible to chisel their way out, inch by inch, completing their route to freedom with a tense victory over Sheffield United.Amid the change of owners, managers and styles, the captain Josh Brownhill has been a mainstay throughout and it was fitting his two goals completed the painstaking job. Parker’s promotion push has been the polar opposite to Kompany’s approach. The Belgian’s all-conquering side played fast, aggressive, attacking football, whereas the current style is based on discipline and defensive organisation. Burnley have conceded 15 goals in 44 games, a record anyone would be proud of and the foundation of their success. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jamie Vardy: Update on Leicester legend's future issued by Ruud van Nistelrooy

Former England striker Jamie Vardy is now 38 and fast approaching the end of his contract at the King Power Stadium, leaving his long-term future at Leicester City in question

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