BRITS are bracing for more travel chaos as thick fog sweeps the UK – with hundreds of flights axed and millions on the move after Christmas. Today will be cloudy and murky for much of England and Wales, bringing patchy fog and drizzle. 3 Fog on the M56 near Manchester Airport yesterdayCredit:… Brits brace for … Read more
A BORDER between the UK and the US should be established at Edinburgh Airport, it’s been claimed. The Home Office has been urged to reach an agreement with their American counterparts to introduce preclearance facilities at the airport in Scotland’s capital to help improve connectivity and… Huge change mooted in massive boost for Scots travellers … Read more
A NEW TV documentary about Rikki Fulton reveals how the Scots icon was haunted all his life by “survivor’s guilt” – when more than half his crewmates drowned beside him in the Second World War. The funnyman had volunteered for the war effort by joining the Royal Navy when he was just… Scots comedy icon … Read more
A SCOTS council engineer couldn’t believe his luck after he found a 700-year-old coin at the bottom of his garden. Craig Smith, 34, was fixing a fence in his back garden of his home in Linlithgow, West Lothian, during the summer when he discovered the extremely rare item. 5 Craig Smith discovered a… Scots dad … Read more
JAILED brutes are attacking warders 250 times a year, shocking figures reveal. Ministers have been accused of letting prison violence “spiral out of control” as stats showed staff endured 2,562 assaults by inmates in a decade. 3 There were 26 incidents involving Scots prison officers being… Scots prisons ‘out of control’ as lags attack wardens … Read more
TWIXMAS is that awkward time when folk often don’t have a clue what to do with their days off. But rather than stay home staring at the telly or finishing the entirety of your selection boxes, there’s plenty of amazing activities to add to a fun festive period. 4 The Irn Bru Carnival is always… … Read more
SOMETIMES in life all you need is a bit of luxury. I’ve tried roughing it in a campsite or cheap stays in budget hotels. It’s not for me. 9 Our luxurious double bedroom at the RIGH ResidencesCredit: RIGH RESIDENCES 9 Situated on George Street, the pad was the perfect location for an Edinburgh… I snubbed … Read more
SCOTLAND has been hammered by its worst flu season in years with more than 1100 sick Scots left needing hospital treatment this week. The latest ‘flunami’ figures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show influenza levels are now ahead of those seen in the winter of 2022/23. 2 The number of people… Scotland battered by flu-bomb … Read more
CLOTHES seller Quiz has warned it will run out of cash in early 2025 unless it gets more funding. The struggling retailer said sales had been “disappointing” in the Christmas trading period. 1 Quiz is set to ‘run out of cash’ in early 2025, bosses have warnedCredit: Les Gallagher Bosses added that… Scots retailer warns … Read more
FURIOUS locals have hit out at fly-tippers after mountains of rubbish were dumped at an Asda store in a Scottish days after Christmas. Grim images have emerged on social media showing massive piles of rubbish left abandoned at the branch on Boxing Day. 8 Mountains of rubbish were left piled up… Festive fly-tippers slammed for … Read more