37 m. ago Scottish Rugby makes loss for third year running but improves on figures that 'threatened its viability'

Revenue up to almost £80m as £3.68m loss is announced

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65 m. ago Car parts maker plans to close factories, threatening 350 jobs

The union is calling the plan a ‘betrayal’ of workers

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72 m. ago Starmer's last stand? PM clings to chief aide Morgan McSweeney' despite Labour demands for sackings over No10's 'unacceptable' attacks on Cabinet

Just a fortnight before a crucial Budget, Keir Starmer has been plunged deeper into chaos  by an extraordinary pre-emptive strike on plotters.

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92 m. ago Doctors 'behaving like a cartel' amid 'morally reprehensible strike', says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has told the British Medical Association trade union to 'get real'

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1 hour ago Crime expert claims doorstep murder of Alistair Wilson was 'professional hit linked to job'

Leading criminologist Professor David Wilson says the murder of Alistair Wilson was a professional hit linked to his work as a bank business manager and police should be using a forensic accountant to look at his dealings with clients.

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2 h. ago Stakes rise as Trump deploys world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean

Washington’s former ambassador in Caracas says a US attack once seen as unlikely now looks imminentWhen Donald Trump started sending warships, marines and reaper drones to the Caribbean in August to torment Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, the US’s former ambassador in Caracas, James Story, suspected the deployment was largely for show: a spectacular flexing of military muscle supposed to force the authoritarian leader from power.But in recent days, as the world’s largest aircraft carrier and its strike group powered towards the region and the US president continued to order deadly airstrikes on alleged narco-boats, the diplomat’s thinking has shifted. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Supreme Court says Scottish courts risking right to fair trial in sex cases

The highest court in the country said a change is required in how Scottish courts handle certain types of evidence in sexual offence cases.

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2 h. ago Saks Off Fifth is now Off Fifth as chain announced NYC and other closures

A Saks Global spokesperson assured customers in October that the company is not filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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2 h. ago £256k funding boost will help 17 social homes become more energy efficient

The Scottish Government has granted £256,000 for the work from its Net Zero Heat Fund.

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2 h. ago Thousands of Leonardo staff across UK strike over pay dispute

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after failing to agree a new pay deal

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3 h. ago Did a meteor strike downtown New York? Jeff Mermelstein’s best photograph

‘This image gave me a jolt: his poker face, his grip on the bottle of window cleaner – and the boulder that might be a meteor that struck the flowerbed’I made this image, Man with Windex, in New York City, in 1996. I was, and remain, obsessed with making photographs on the streets of New York. At that time, I was using a Leica Rangefinder with colour negative film because of its malleability and ease. One of the beautiful things about the Leica is its stealth qualities – it is quiet and small, though for me right now the iPhone is my camera.I am the son of Holocaust survivors and grew up in suburban central New Jersey, moving to New York in 1979 when I was in my early 20s – which was like landing on Mars. This picture is part of my series and book Sidewalk, made between 1987 and 1999. I would walk the streets of Manhattan daily, ready for surprises. Out on the street you need calm alertness. Pictures that remain strongest for me have a sense of ambiguity, maybe that extra-rare quali...

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3 h. ago Scottish golfer hails 'unbelievable' extension of DP World Tour title sponsorship

Dubai-based Ewen Ferguson went through ‘torture’ before securing spot in season finale in UAE

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3 h. ago Trouble brewing for Starbucks? Millennial favourite is at risk of becoming 'irrelevant', experts say

Starbucks' fortunes appear to be changing, and in September, bosses announced it would be closing 'some stores' in the UK amid global cuts - with details kept firmly under wraps.

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3 h. ago Over 3,000 online grooming crimes recorded by Police Scotland in past five years

Over 3,000 Communicating Indecently with a Child offences have been recorded by Police Scotland since 2020.

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3 h. ago Unlucky penny: US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin

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3 h. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence will lead to human rights violations

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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3 h. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence rules could breach human rights

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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4 h. ago Hit and run carer mowed down eight teenagers while rushing to deliver Super Noodles

Steven Gilmour, 37, was found guilty of careless driving after injuring a group of eight teenagers in Glasgow in 2022.

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4 h. ago Man appears in court after police incident at Kilwinning home

Ryan Martin, 38, appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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4 h. ago Violent killer unmasked after teaming up to murder young dad in Greenock

Andrew McQuillan is the second man to plead guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Michael Beaton in 2023.

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