61 m. ago Man charged over horror M90 lorry crash after HGV fell from flyover

An HGV fell from a flyover on to a road below in the early-morning incident.

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87 m. ago AA driver wins £22k payout over sacking for ‘incredibly inappropriate’ joke

The tribunal found that Mr Lloyd-Penny’s employer could have done more to make reasonable adjustments for his autism diagnosis

Economics

1 hour ago Women's Rugby World Cup: Jess Breach wants England to show predatory side and maintain her remarkable run

Red Roses face their toughest test yet this weekend

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2 h. ago Aberdeenshire crash: Ellon residential street closed after car and lorry crash

Emergency services are on the scene.

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2 h. ago Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show 'Weather Hunters'

Al Roker has launched his own educational cartoon TV show called “Weather Hunters” on PBS Kids

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2 h. ago Voices: Putin and Xi’s hot mic moment wasn’t even the oddest thing to emerge from China

When the dictators were accidentally recorded at their China summit debating organ transplants and other outlandish scientific means to help them achieve immortality, was anyone really surprised, asks Mary Dejevsky

Politics

2 h. ago All Blacks turn to a Scot for Springboks test after ‘simply unforgivable’ result

One win apiece as Rugby Championship resumes Down Under

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2 h. ago Voices: Is this the real reason the cost of your winter sun break is sky high ?

As Ryanair and Jet2 both announce cuts to their winter flights schedules, James Moore says package holiday customers are too hard-pressed by economic uncertainty to risk getting away from it all

Politics

2 h. ago Green light given for latest stage in Ayrshire to Glasgow road upgrade plans

North Ayrshire Council is sending on the full business case to Government.

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3 h. ago Folk Bitch Trio: ‘Being pathetic and lonely is great for songwriting’

On the heels of their debut album Now Would Be A Good Time, the Melbourne indie band open up about life on the road, their global aspirations and ‘the pathetic little tragedies’ that occur in your 20sGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs Folk Bitch Trio tell it, the music industry is a sadly predictable place.“It’s exactly what everyone says it is, and exactly what everybody warns you about when you’re 18 and want to start working in music,” says vocalist and guitarist Jeanie Pilkington. “No one makes much money. The artist often ends up getting the shitty end of the stick. You have to work really, really, really hard, and sometimes it feels impossible.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago F1 driver slams Carlos Sainz for 'mouthing off' as official FIA protest looms

Carlos Sainz was furious with the F1 stewards at the Dutch Grand Prix over the penalty he was given and also criticised Liam Lawson for his role in that punishment

Politics

3 h. ago Voices: Europe must demand Aung San Suu Kyi’s release, and back that demand with action

The political prisoner’s faltering health is the first news out of Myanmar about her in years – and the West must pay attention, writes Peter Popham

Politics

3 h. ago South Lanarkshire charity for older people highlights need for vital services

LEAP helps older people remain an active part of the community and feel safer in their homes

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3 h. ago Comedian Susie McCabe to bring new show to Stirling as part of 2026 tour

The Glasgow comic will hit the road next April and May following her successful run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Culture

3 h. ago East Lothian fire: Man, 50, arrested after farm fire near Dirleton

Enquiries remain ongoing.

Events

3 h. ago The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart

In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli armyThere can be no doubt about which movie has set the Venice film festival ablaze – it is this one, from Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania. The Voice of Hind Rajab is about the horrifying ordeal of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza in her uncle’s car along with six family members, and two paramedics who tried to come to her rescue. Rajab herself, who survived the original assault by the IDF which killed those around her, stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), desperately begging for help. With startling audacity, Ben Hania has used the real audio recording of Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice, while fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call-centre office, with real people ...

Politics

3 h. ago Martha’s Rule must be rolled out to maternity care, urges mother of teenager who died of sepsis

Merope Mills says new rapid review service should be available to maternity services ‘to give women a greater voice’

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3 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: With a voice as soothing as the Psycho soundtrack Bridget Phillipson was dispatched to defend Mrs Rayner

As is the way in political scandals, a Cabinet colleague had to be 'sent out' to defend the stricken minister on the morning round of broadcast interviews.

Science

3 h. ago Voices: ‘The judge in this case will be HMRC’: Readers react as Angela Rayner admits tax mistake

Our community is divided over the deputy prime minister’s tax error. While some have insisted she knew what she was doing and should resign, others have defended her for relying on professional advice and correcting the mistake

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3 h. ago 'Armageddon alarm' could trigger epileptic attacks when loud sirens sound on mobile phones across the country, charity warns

At about 3pm this coming Sunday all 4G and 5G mobile phones in the UK will blare a 10-second siren blast and display a test alert.

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