12 m. ago The most expensive postcodes in EVERY county in Britain revealed: The prestige pockets in each local area where house prices are considerably higher than average...

Postcodes matter. Whether it's the company insuring your car or the home buyer you hope to impress. So, with help from property experts Yopa, here are the most premium spots in Britain.

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38 m. ago Spending Review winners and losers: Hospitals, schools and defence to benefit under Rachel Reeves plans

Major boosts for the NHS , schools, defence, local transport and nuclear power are expected to be unveiled by the Chancellor at lunchtime.

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39 m. ago Stirling Uni golfer helps international squad claim Stateside success

Ross Laird was part of the team taking on a US squad in the Ryder-Cup style event held in South Carolina

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48 m. ago Incredible legacy left by Scots woman diagnosed with MS as loved ones dedicate 40 years to charity

Mary Donald's sister and husband have given more than 40 years to others through volunteering.

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75 m. ago Magdalena, Woman of Joy review – sex, sin and saintliness with a tour de force host

Playhouse East, LondonLily Sinko rages, writhes, provokes and teases her way through the horrifying life story of her storyteller with cartoonish abandonMagdalena appears from the dark, perched on a bar stool, cigarettes and liquor by her side, an array of hanging lamps casting a sultry glow. Her first words set the tone – “You want to fuck me,” she says – and lead us into an uncompromising introduction, littered with sex, violence and sideways jokes.She is the creation of French-English actor and writer Lily Sinko, and as her character’s name suggests, we’re hurled through a life of saintliness and sin, despair and redemption, as Magdalena does the best with the hand she’s dealt. We travel to her childhood in Marseille with a hostile “Papa”, an airport abduction that sees her deposited at the Virgin Mary School for Bad Bad Girls (Cash Only), and a wild escape through the streets of France, finding fleeting refuge in a cathedral.At Playhouse East, London, until 28 June Continue read...

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78 m. ago Work on new Dumfries and Galloway indoor tennis centre reaches halfway stage

The £2.3 million, three court facility at the King George V complex is due to be open by the end of the year.

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79 m. ago Popular Dumfries takeaway put up for sale just months after refurbishment

Lochside Fish and Chips has been running for nearly 60 years and has now been put on the market.

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82 m. ago Opposition councillors back SNP bid to remove Tory Dumfries and Galloway Council leadership

Labour and Democratic Alliance members have put their names to an SNP motion of no confidence against the leader and depute leader.

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86 m. ago Cash paid to ride Dumfries and Galloway Council buses wasn't banked for 10 months

An audit has revealed that when money was paid in, it went into the wrong bank account.

Economics

2 h. ago Scottish Government urged to come up with plan B after Galloway National Park rejected

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth wants Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon to act and ensure Galloway isn't forgotten.

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2 h. ago Celebrations planned for 65th anniversary of Threave Heritage School of Gardening in Castle Douglas

Alumni have gone on to work at prestigious gardens such as the Eden Project, Kew Gardens and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Culture

2 h. ago The Spin | Chipboard and carpet: refugee cricket tournament brings a moment of happiness

In the current wild and fragmented landscape, there is comfort in the sport’s ability to bring hope and communityNext week in Caen, at a baseball practice ground, on a pitch made out of two pieces of chipboard with some carpet stapled on top, a cricket tournament will unroll. Nine teams of refugees, mostly based in Normandy, will fight it out over two days in a series of round-robin T5 tape-ballgames.The battles will be fierce, the bowling often fast, with added jeopardy if the ball hits the not-very-well-disguised join between the two bits of chipboard. Chris Drew, a Guardian reader who lives locally, will umpire. “You watch county cricket and there is time,” he says via video call from France. “Time is one thing that you don’t have here. It is hit, it is whack, it is run, it is bowl – it is quite something. When they whack the ball, it stays whacked. There are no defensive shots. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Campaigners welcome decision to call in Flamingo Land's controversial Loch Lomond plans after government U

The Scottish Government has called in plans for a major development on the banks of Loch Lomond.

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2 h. ago Drivers face lane closures as section of A84 set for drainage upgrade

The works will take place at Doctors Corner between Strathyre and Callander.

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2 h. ago Promoters blamed for The Fratellis cancelling Scots festival appearance set to enter liquidation

Third-party promoter Wannasee Ltd has confirmed it "is now in the process of entering liquidation" after being blamed for the band withdrawing from their headline slot.

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2 h. ago Man Utd urged to sell 'selfish' players as Ruben Amorim warned 'things are not right'

Rene Meulensteen reckons Ruben Amorim has to shove two players through the Old Trafford exit door as quickly as possible after "stupid business"

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3 h. ago Sunderland 'preparing' £10m Lennon Miller bid as Black Cats 'quietly confident' of landing Motherwell ace

Miller will be a big target for clubs this summer, with Motherwell set to cash in on their star

Economics

3 h. ago Global fast food brand looks set to move into Stirling's newest drive thru

ChicKing is heralded as the first fully Halal international quick service restaurant - and is now hoping to open a drive thru branch in Springkerse.

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3 h. ago Mums left without answers after Stirling pram shop collapses into liquidation

Stirling Pram closed its doors suddenly last week - leaving mums in the city out of answers and out of pocket.

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4 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham tells heartbroken parents David and Victoria he wants 'no contact with them' in latest devastating turn of ongoing feud

The wannabe chef, 26, along with wife Nicola Peltz , 30, have been engulfed in the escalating rift, with David and Victoria believed to be concerned about the influence the heiress has over their son.

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