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Scotland fans given all-clear to wear their sporrans at World Cup matches
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (211+ words) Fifa to allow traditional Highland accessory into grounds Tournament rules only permit certain types of bags Scotland fans have been given the all-clear to wear their sporrans at the team's matches at the 2026 World Cup. Tournament rules only permitted certain…...
Everybody to Kenmure Street review – community triumphs in inspiring retelling of 2021 Glasgow protest
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (537+ words) Everybody to Kenmure Street review " community triumphs in inspiring retelling of 2021 Glasgow protest'The Guardian Everybody to Kenmure Street review " community triumphs in inspiring retelling of 2021 Glasgow protest Emma Thompson voices the anonymous "Van Man" in a documentary about local people…...
Bothwell: the affluent Glasgow town that has become UK’s ‘firebomb capital’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1556+ words) A high street is punctuated by burned-out buildings like rotten teeth in an otherwise perfect smile " what's going on? Bothwell Main Street, a designated conservation area, showcases glorious floral displays in summertime and year round an array of independent boutiques,…...
It’s known for making submarines. So how does this remote Cumbrian venue attract the world’s boldest musicians?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (970+ words) In a park keeper's lodge in Barrow-in-Furness, Full of Noises has hosted the likes of Julia Holter and Lonnie Holley " and is a model for why arts funding mattersBarrow-in-Furness sits on a windswept hook of Cumbrian coastline. It's an industrial…...
Rail firm issues ‘do not travel’ alert after ‘multiple incidents’ across south-east England
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (331+ words) Signalling issue and train derailment in south London hits Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services A "do not travel" alert has been issued by the UK's largest railway franchise, after a train derailment and signalling issues affected services across south-east…...
UK Sport urges BBC to boost coverage of Olympic sports between Games
3+ week, 2+ day ago (675+ words) Survey shows public want more free-to-air coverage Nick Webborn has had "positive conversations" with BBC The chair of UK Sport has called on the BBC to show more of Team GB"s "fantastic athletes" between Olympic Games and says there…...
Two men charged over UK funeral firm collapse that left 46,000 ‘out of pocket’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (325+ words) Richard Wells and Neil Debenham charged with conspiracy to defraud over collapse of Safe Hands pre-paid scheme Two men have been charged after a fraud investigation at a pre-paid funeral firm that left tens of thousands of people "out of…...
Nadhim Zahawi failed in bid for peerage from Tories before Reform defection, sources say
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1028+ words) Ex-chancellor asked Badenoch's team for seat in Lords but was apparently rebuffed over sacking for tax affairs Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the…...
Thousands of homes in Cornwall still without power or water days after Storm Goretti
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (702+ words) Lib Dem MP hits out at Commons speaker for failing to grant him right to call for national emergency response Thousands of homes in the south-west of England were still without power or water on Monday in the aftermath of…...
‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1093+ words) In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric Selina Hales has a thing about pineapples. She is talking in a quiet office, set aside from the bustle of Refuweegee,…...