4 h. ago Transport Secretary to meet campaigners over A84 Blair Drummond safety fears

Concerns about the stretch have been raised by concerned residents, parents and schoolchildren, local politicians and businesses, including bosses from the safari park.

Society

14 h. ago ‘The one thing it doesn’t have is actual sex’: the new Mary Whitehouse play that would have infuriated Mary Whitehouse

She was the morality crusader who became a figure of ridicule. Now Whitehouse is the subject of a new production starring Maxine Peake. We meet the gay feminist playwright who wrote itThe morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse was a trigger warning long before the term was used. From the 1960s onwards she pursued the BBC over sex and swearing on television and brought private prosecutions against the publisher of Gay News and the director of Howard Brenton’s play, The Romans in Britain, for what she viewed respectively as blasphemy and gross indecency.So, when Maxine Peake plays the Christian cultural vigilante in The Last Stand of Mrs Mary Whitehouse at the Nottingham Playhouse this week, will there be a warning about its content? Continue reading...

Events

38 h. ago Talks to nationalise key Ardrossan ferry port at 'critical' stage

Transport Secretary agrees to need for faster progress after MSP describes it as “glacial”

Politics

49 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

Politics

3 d. ago Meet Scotland’s most inspiring entrepreneurs as Small Business Saturday 2025 campaign kicks off

“Small businesses are the nation’s favourite businesses - bringing immeasurable value to our local communities and powering the wider economy” – Michelle Ovens

Politics

1 week ago Emergency services called to FIFTH road crash near Blair Drummond Safari Park in a month

Two people were treated and released at scene following a road crash on the A84 near Blair Drummond Safari Park - the fifth crash in the area in less than a month.

Events

1 week ago Commuters playing loud music to face ‘swift justice’ under Tories’ proposal

The shadow transport secretary said passengers should not have to ‘endure somebody else’s choice of crap music’

Politics

1 week ago People blasting music on trains and buses must face ‘swift justice’, say Tories

Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden said journeys should be free from the blight of antisocial noise.

Politics

2 w. ago Britain 'will send troops to defend Ukraine's skies and ports under security deal'

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, chief of the defence staff, is taking part in NATO talks as military leaders from across the alliance gather to discuss what support can be offered to Kyiv.

Economics

2 w. ago Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander raises 'serious concerns' with Citroen boss over handling of stop

The Transport Secretary has written to Eurig Druce, UK group managing director of Citroen's parent company Stellantis, calling for 'immediate steps' to improve the recall procedure.

Politics

2 w. ago Electric car grant expanded to offer discount on more new models

Models from Volkswagen, Peugeot and Cupra have been added to a list that means drivers can get up to £1,500 off 22 models.

Politics

2 w. ago Putin's face says it all as Trump shocks him with roaring power move as they meet in Alaska

The reaction came just moments after Putin shook Donald Trump's hand in their first face-to-face meeting since 2018.

Politics

3 w. ago Couples who meet online are unhappier in their marriages, study finds

In this day and age, we all know someone who has met their other half online. But these couples are less happy in love and have lower levels of marital satisfaction, according to a new study.

Politics

3 w. ago Donald Trump says Putin does not have to meet Zelensky for US

Donald Trump last night dismissed the idea that a US-Russia summit will only happen if Vladimir Putin meets Ukraine's president.

Politics

4 w. ago Blair Drummond Safari Park bosses brand route near attraction 'not fit for purpose' after crashes

Campaigners are calling for action to be taken to make the A84 at Blair Drummond Safari Park safer following three road crashes there in a week.

Events