49 m. ago John McGinn reveals why he could never do a Callum McGregor and hang up Scotland boots early

McGinn understands why the likes of Callum McGregor hang up their boots early to preserve themselves but he's not wired that way

Politics

74 m. ago Steve Clarke teases Scotland team news as he expresses sympathy for Tartan Army and avoids distraction

Head coach knows how tough closed-door game is for supporters

Politics

81 m. ago What channel is Belarus v Scotland on? TV, live stream and team news plus why game is behind closed doors

Full details ahead of World Cup qualifier between Belarus and Scotland

Sport

85 m. ago Windfarm boss says UK 'not windy enough' as profits slump due to calm British summer

Danish firm Orsted has 12 farms in the UK, including Britain's largest offshore wind farm, as the developer has blamed the British weather on a profits slump this summer

Economics

2 h. ago EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert review – Baz Luhrmann’s electric yet avoidant documentary

Toronto film festival: the bombastic director’s second film about the music legend shows the singer at his most mesmerizing but the picture remains incompleteBaz Luhrmann now has two Elvis movies under his bedazzled belt. The first is his epic biopic starring Austin Butler and now he has unleashed another called EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, remixing archival material with never-before-seen footage from the singer’s residency in Las Vegas. What’s remarkable about them both, apart from the director’s obvious affinity for his subject’s showmanship, is his refusal across so many hours of jiggling and swivelling to meaningfully hold Elvis to account.Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated 2022 film acknowledged Elvis’s cultural appropriation: how his phenomenal success owed so much to the R&B, gospel and rock he grew up around and the racist institutions that put him on a pedestal while holding down the Black artists that birthed and gave that music its soul. The movie also painted Elvis as a ...

Culture

2 h. ago Scotland's bizarre World Cup outpost: rail replacement bus, venison festival and vantage

On the road - and rails - to Zalaegerszeg for one of Scotland’s most unique fixtures

Politics

3 h. ago Pressure from Australia ‘exactly what England wanted’, says Natasha Hunt

Red Roses failed to score in first half-hour of pool match‘We didn’t know we needed that, but it’s fantastic for us’The pressure England faced in their final World Cup pool match against Australia was “exactly what the team wanted and something they didn’t know they needed”, according to the Red Roses scrum-half Natasha Hunt.England were tested by Australia in Brighton on Saturday, with Jo Yapp’s side scoring the first try of the contest and preventing their opponents from scoring until the 33rd ­minute. ­England ultimately solved the ­problems they encountered to pull away in the second half to win 47-7 and set up a quarter-final against Scotland on Sunday. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Who will win Belarus vs Scotland? Our writers predict behind closed doors World Cup qualifier

A decent start in Denmark must be built on as Steve Clarke takes his team to neutral territory for second World Cup qualifier

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Extraordinary’ charity cycling event with Sir Chris Hoy raises more than £2m

The Tour De 4 charity bike ride took place at the Glasgow velodrome named after Sir Chris

Economics

3 h. ago Belarus boss wanted Scotland fans at 'abnormal' World Cup qualifier Tartan Army are locked out of

Carlos Alos believes his side can get something against Steve Clarke's side who he has challenged to prove their favourites status

Politics

4 h. ago Manager speaks out on Arsenal's £23m transfer decision after 'difficult' admission

Arsenal were very busy on transfer deadline day to round off an eventful summer, signing one player and allowing several others to leave the club either permanently or on loan

Economics

4 h. ago Moment women's rights campaigner and journalist Julie Bindel is thrown out of Pride in Surrey 'at the behest of the MP for Guildford'

The journalist told The Daily Mail she was asked to leave by security after Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford Zoe Franklin was seen speaking to officials.

Politics

5 h. ago Elderly man's decade long 'loyalty' routine with cat leaves people in 'tears'

Sarah Annett, 34, has shared the sweet bond her 93-year-old grandfather, Walter, has with his elderly cat Angus.

Politics

6 h. ago 'Scariest waterslide of all time' violently sucks riders up and starves them of air

The Fly Over water slide was both innovative and terrifying, with the tunnel completely submerged in water, leaving brave riders without any air for between 15 and 20 seconds

Politics

6 h. ago M8 roadworks: Drivers face months of disruption as roadworks on Scotland's busiest motorway begin

The £9 million project is expected to last until spring next year.

Transport

7 h. ago Douglas Alexander ‘looking forward to being Scotland’s voice’

The new Scottish Secretary formally takes up the role on Monday.

Events

7 h. ago Angela Rayner to get £17k redundancy weeks before new rules for disgraced MPs take effect

Cabinet ministers are entitled to a payment worth 25 per cent of their annual ministerial salary when leaving office

Economics

7 h. ago Keir Starmer joins King Charles at Balmoral after tumultuous week

The PM joined the King in Scotland after a torrid week that has left his leadership under mounting pressure.

Politics

7 h. ago Largest Russian air attack of war sets fire to Ukrainian cabinet building

Russia’s first strike on a key government building kills three, including a baby and an infantRussia has launched its largest ever air attack on Ukraine, hitting a key government building in Kyiv for the first time and leaving at least three people dead, including a baby and an infant, Ukrainian officials said.The bombardment of the capital with a large number of drones and missiles injured at least 18 people and set scores of buildings on fire. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale

Toronto film festival: the actor makes for a hit-and-miss first time film-maker with the undeniably involving true story of Scottish rappers who pretended to be AmericanAt the start of the century, a struggling Scottish rap duo decided to overhaul their image in extreme fashion: they began posing as two Americans from California, and managed to secure themselves a record deal with a label in London. Eventually the hoax was revealed, and one of them released a memoir about the charade. That wild story has now been adapted into a film, California Schemin’, which marks the alternately confident and unsteady directorial debut of actor James McAvoy.McAvoy is a son of Scotland himself, and perhaps feels some kinship with rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who found the cultural tastemakers of the south to be indifferent or even hostile to Scottish artists. Though McAvoy has fared just fine as an actor, Bain and Boyd – who would come to be known as Silibil N’ Brains – had a much tougher go...

Politics