34 m. ago Boots team could play an even greater role in delivering NHS services in West Lothian

The challenge of retail crime was also discussed during the visit

Sport

43 m. ago Premier League referees to crack down on holding in penalty area

Officials will consider whether there is a clear impact on the opponent’s ability to play or challenge for the ball

Politics

58 m. ago Sturgeon admits she made a 'mistake' over school attainment gap pledge

The former first minister said she did not appreciate the challenges involved

Politics

64 m. ago What channel is Celtic vs Falkirk? Live stream, TV and Premier Sports Cup team news

The newly-promoted Bairns make the trip to Parkhead to face the Cup holders

Politics

66 m. ago NHS Fife admits it broke the law over allowing trans doctor to use female changing room

The equalities watchdog has said the health board must carry out an equality impact assessment ‘immediately’.

Society

72 m. ago 'I've driven electric vehicles for years, but they're a challenge on the motorway'

Peter Greaves, who goes by the name Petrol Ped online, has been driving electric vehicles for six years and has noticed a few things have changed during that time

Transport

72 m. ago Newcastle given two drastic options to end Alexander Isak and Liverpool transfer saga

Alexander Isak's future is no closer to being resolved as the wantaway forward continues to train away from his Newcastle team-mates after Liverpool's interest in signing him

Politics

73 m. ago LA28 to break longstanding tradition with corporate venue names at Games

LA28 to allow corporate names on competition venuesComcast, Honda first naming partners in Games historyMove marks break from Olympics’ clean venue traditionFor the first time in Olympic and Paralympic history, competition venues will carry corporate names, breaking from the longstanding “clean venue” tradition.That policy, also enforced at other mega-events like the Fifa World Cup, requires stadiums and arenas to strip or cover all non-official sponsor branding, including naming rights signage. The aim is to protect the exclusivity of global partners who pay millions for official status. In past events, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium became “Arsenal Stadium” for Uefa matches, and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium will be known as “New York New Jersey Stadium” during the 2026 World Cup. Continue reading...

Politics

78 m. ago NHS Fife told to ‘progress corrective actions’ urgently on single

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.

Politics

97 m. ago Christian Horner sees final Red Bull F1 ties cut as new company director named

Team principal and chief executive Christian Horner was removed from both those roles last month and has now had his departure from Red Bull Racing and its related companies officially confirmed

Politics

1 hour ago Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé audiobook review – from enslaved teenager to celebrated preacher

The novelist’s final work tells a remarkable tale of resilience, based on the life of Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, who was kidnapped by slavers but won his freedomSet in 19th-century Òsogùn in what is now Nigeria, Yorùbá Boy Running opens with 13-year-old Àjàyí reporting a premonition to his mother about dark days ahead. A week later, the town is surrounded by Malian slave raiders and Àjàyí is kidnapped along with his mother, sister, best friend and neighbours. He is taken to Lagos and sold to Portuguese slavers preparing to ship their human cargo to the Americas. But they are intercepted by the British navy, which releases Àjàyí in Sierra Leone, where he is recruited by missionaries. From there, he is put on a path that leads to him to study at Oxford and become a celebrated preacher, linguist and abolitionist who meets Queen Victoria.A remarkable tale of barbarism and resilience, Yorùbá Boy Running is the final work by the Nigerian novelist and film-maker Biyi Bándélé, who died in 2022 ...

Culture

1 hour ago ‘A great way of getting under the skin of a city’: the rise of urban treasure hunts

Whether team-building or exploring with friends and family, searching for clues and solving puzzles is popularIf you spot someone in a busy city centre street with a puzzled, possibly pained look asking their companions whether that’s an elephant at the top of a drainpipe, they are probably not mad – but on an urban treasure hunt.There has been, one city tourism boss said, an “explosion” in the number and popularity of treasure and scavenger hunts in the UK. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Jockeys hit by 32 days of whip bans after controversial Shergar Cup at Ascot races

The team competition attracted controversy after some of the riding was criticised by trainers and now officials have slapped four of the jockeys with suspensions

Events

2 h. ago Cardiff releases A level results 2025 grades as pupils beat the Wales average

Teenagers from the capital are off to top universities across the UK

Politics

2 h. ago Trial date set for teenagers charged with murder at seaside resort

Alexander Cashford, 49, was confirmed dead at the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey.

Events

2 h. ago Iconic Brazilian coach Dilma Mendes: ‘Police would arrest me for playing football’

The 59-year-old developed the career of Formiga and now the pair are dreaming big for Brazil women’s seven-a-side teamDilma Mendes’s contribution to football has been significant. She is the coach responsible for identifying and honing the talent of Formiga, one of Brazil’s most emblematic female footballers. Mendes trained the player from the age of nine until her professional career began at 16. Now, more than 30 years later, they are working together again, to bring the Football 7 World Championship title to Brazil. The international tournament takes place in Curitiba, in the south of Brazil, from 21-24 August.Mendes, twice voted the best women’s seven-a-side coach in the world, has called up the 47-year-old Formiga to lead the fight for a second world title, and Formiga’s wife, the former player Érica de Jesus, will be assistant coach. Mendes’s career with the national seven-a-side outfit began in 2019, when she was hired to develop a new team, and she searched all corners of Br...

Events

3 h. ago Rangers v Alloa Athletic injury news: 4 out of Premier Sports Cup tie as Russell Martin waits on Ibrox quintet

The latest Rangers team news ahead of the Premier Sports Cup clash against Alloa Athletic at Ibrox this weekend.

Politics

3 h. ago Girls just want to have fun: Red Roses rugby star prioritising enjoyment as they seek world domination

The undeniable best team in the world, England have external expectations to lift silverware this summer but Sadia Kabeya’s aims are different from that.

Politics

3 h. ago Model who swapped the catwalk for the Kalahari desert: Why I ditched life of glamour to live with bushmen

A Norwegian model has opened up about how she fled her glamorous life in the fashion industry to live in African desert after she was robbed at gun point as a teenager.

Politics

3 h. ago Tottenham XI vs Burnley: Predicted lineup and latest team news for Premier League opener

Spurs hope to bounce back after a bruising Super Cup defeat

Politics