Scotland
Kathryn Bell obituary
October 27, 2025My friend Kathryn Bell, who has died aged 91, was a founder member of several organisations promoting creativity and human rights. In 1976, Kathryn and her partner, Elsa Wallace Beckett, a wheelchair-user, set up Gemma, a support and social network in London for lesbians with disabilities, which went on to become a national group, with […]
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Clive King obituary
October 21, 2025My friend Clive King, who has died aged 61 of heart failure, was an Irish writer, lyricist, journalist and script editor based in Scotland. His plays were performed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. Born in Dublin, Clive was the eldest of the three children of Tommy King, who worked for Guinness, and his wife, Helen […]
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Palestine protests go ahead across UK on second anniversary of 7 October
October 7, 2025Pro-Palestine protesters in the UK have held demonstrations on the second anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite pleas by Keir Starmer to cancel the “un-British” rallies. The prime minister said the events showed “little respect for others” while Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary; Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick also spoke out on […]
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The Caledonian Sleeper train is getting a new route in biggest change in 30 years
October 3, 2025Alice Giddings Published October 3, 2025 11:50am Updated October 3, 2025 2:07pm Train travel is often far from glamourous with passengers often engaging in unseemly behaviours like ‘T-bagging’ or ‘bare beating’. But it can be enjoyable if you do it right, and now, the famous Caledonian Sleeper is launching a brand new route, making travelling […]
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Protesters arrested at demonstrations outside migrant hotels across UK
August 23, 2025Brooke Davies Published August 23, 2025 2:29pm Updated August 23, 2025 7:58pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video At least 15 protesters have been arrested after clashing with police outside of migrant hotels up and down the UK with more than 30 demonstrations […]
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LNER urges passengers ‘do not travel’ on East Coast rail line today
August 10, 2025Sarah Hooper Published August 10, 2025 11:57am Updated August 10, 2025 12:28pm Rail passengers are being warned not to travel today between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh due to urgent repairs to a bridge. LNER passengers are able to use their tickets on other services until Tuesday if their journey is impacted. These include CrossCountry, […]
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This is how long it takes to sell a home in each UK city
June 24, 2025When you put your home up for sale, you’re ready for viewings and offers to come flooding in. But it doesn’t always work that way. While the average time between listing and selling a UK property is 59 days, more half of sales take longer than 10 months — and alongside a few other factors, location […]
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Sir Geoff Palmer obituary
June 15, 2025Sir Geoff Palmer, who has died aged 85, was a son of the Windrush generation who became a grain scientist of global renown and, in his later life, an equally distinguished campaigner for racial equality and historical awareness. Most of his career was spent in Scotland, where he arrived in 1964 as a research student, […]
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UK politics: Police chiefs say funding ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to meet government’s ambitions – as it happened
June 11, 2025Budget for police ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to fund government’s ambitions, say police chiefs A projected £1.2bn shortfall in police funding will continue to grow, leaving forces facing further cuts, police leaders have warned. According to the Treasury, police spending will rise by 2.3% between 2023-24 and 2028-29. But Gavin Stephens, chair […]
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‘Eurostar of Scotland’ launches new London service spanning 353 miles and 11 stops
June 3, 2025A new direct train from London to Scotland is set to launch in the spring of 2026. Operated by Lumo, the service will stop at 11 stations, with five daily trains running each way. Departing from London Euston, the train will journey through central Scotland, arriving in Stirling. It will be the first time three […]
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