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Booker Prize 2026 winning author M John Harrison with his book The End of Everything.

The 81-year-old winner of prestigious literary award

Russell Brand Sentencing: What has the comedian been found guilty of?

Gareth Gates will perform at the London Parade 2027 on New Year's Day

Ad Feature Gareth Gates and Bay City Rollers to headline London Parade 2027

Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour has been described as ‘better than on TV’

Strictly Come Dancing Live tickets an ideal Christmas present for fans

University Cafe owner Gino Verrecchia has been immortalised in a new portrait by fellow Glaswegian Gareth Reid, who previously painted King Charles III

The portrait of Glasgow cafe owner by artist who painted King Charles

Stef Smith on bringing a classic haunted house story to the stage

Luke Littler will be looking to retain his World Darts Championship title

Tickets to the World Darts Championship from £90

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

Guests were matched with blooms tailored to their mood, leaving with a bouquet designed to uplift, calm or energise

UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’ opens

Crossing the Sound by Peter Irvine: 'what goes up must come down'

Rona Munro and Rufus Norris.

Last of iconic James plays to tour Scotland

Over 200 job openings brought by 50+ leading employers from Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland to global professionals in the UK

Ad Feature Hong Kong jobs showcase attracts thousands in London

Gordon Ramsay at Sea Containers London

I was one of the first to try new Gordon Ramsay riverside restaurant

The expanded team who leads Forward Global's disputes communications practice in London

Ad Feature Forward Global strengthens London investigations team

I found a London sightseeing deal for October half-term that my eight-year-old would love

The Original Tour has 20% off family tickets this half term

The Original Tour takes in Buckingham Palace

Big discount on fun sightseeing bus trip around London landmarks

ScotGov’s Techscaler sends founders on investor missions to London and Paris

secret bar best in world panda and sons cocktail menu

Scottish speakeasy bar wins best cocktail menu in global awards

Paul Ferris, Glasgow gangster, emerges from the High Court in Glasgow after being cleared of murdering Arthur Thompson Jnr.

Paul Ferris, former Glasgow gangland figure, dies aged 62

Three of the stars rumoured to be appearing at next year's Wireless Festival.

Wireless Festival Headliners 2027: 8 acts tipped to top the bill

The six-metre-high installation sailed past some of London's most iconic landmarks

Ad Feature Giant Shin Ramyun cup takes to the Thames in London

Many spinouts start with lab-proven technology that’s still untested at scale (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Scotland’s spinouts are falling behind on funding

Gayle Rankin as Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Exclusive Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: Muriel Spark fax gave playwright go-ahead

The event was held in PR Newswire's office in London

Ad Feature PR Newswire hosts AI search visibility event in London

Victory Youth Group's Mega Help event filled Finsbury Park's Rainbow Theatre with live music, testimony and support for young people

Ad Feature More than 1,000 young people attend battle of the bands event

A person saving alone in London could face a 21-year wait to build a 10% house deposit, research has found

Ad Feature House deposit saving takes 21 years in London, study finds

Homecoming move for new general manager of landmark five-star Edinburgh hotel

Every act on the Country to Country 2027 line up so far

Crossbasket Castle, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire

All the Scottish winners at the AA Hospitality Awards 2026

Emily Ann Roberts was on the Country to Country line-up last year.

When will the C2C 2027 line-up be announced?

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Top chef set to leave award-winning Scottish restaurant

A bedroom in the Newman Hotel

I stayed in ‘beautiful’ new wellness hotel - it was a serene escape

BOE and JD.com are building on four years of partnership

Ad Feature BOE and JD.com celebrate four years of partnership

Leonardo Bonetti is the CEO and founder of Viola Aleo Ltd

Ad Feature Viola Aleo Ltd ranks among the top 25 UK private companies

Scotland’s 358-strong ‘untapped innovation cohort’ presents a real opportunity

Scottish ‘eco’ building bricks made from rubble used in rebuilt London theatre

Princess Andre and Katie Price attend the National Television Awards 2026 at The O2 Arena.

National Television Awards 2026 Red Carpet: 20 pictures of the stars

The latest giveaway from Raffle House is worth £2.3 million - and this is what that sort of money gets you in London

See inside the £2.3m London dream home you could win for £15

XiamenAir's inaugural flight MF821 landed at Heathrow Airport on September 6

Ad Feature XiamenAir launches new route with inaugural Xiamen-London flight

Jordan Gray is a Managing Associate at TLT

Resilience is key to the data centres debate

Neil Jacobs departs from Six Senses

Ad Feature Former Six Senses boss to lead new luxury hotel collection

Investment manager moves Edinburgh West End base after 12 years
“We have seized an opportunity and moved to a modern and professionally managed office that better reflects the way we work today” – Andrew Ward, CEO

Edinburgh’s ‘biggest business awards’ return for 16th year

240-bed Edinburgh student block among schemes backed by RBS funding

The last time the event was held in 2019 it attracted 17,000 visitors. Pic: Pete Robinson

A history of Scotland’s only native oysters from Loch Ryan

Scottish platform promises to ‘flip traditional streaming model on its head’

Falkirk led the rankings, while a string of other Scottish towns also featured among the fastest-growing commuter markets.

Falkirk tops UK's commuter house price boom

How Simple Online Healthcare rapidly scaled from its Glasgow base

World Porridge Making Championships 2025

Record number of competitors for World Porridge Making Championship

Jason Arday was found dead on Friday following an intense period of scrunity about his academic work and achievements

Jason Arday: Glasgow Uni 'deeply shocked' by death of former colleague

Jason Arday was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea, south London.

Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead

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Five Scottish mid market companies backed by private equity

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander (Yui Mok/PA)

Exclusive MPs to meet Scots Secretary to discuss 'Highland premium'

This lucky lot of sky watchers got eclipse glasses for the event

In pictures - Crowds and joy at Calton Hill solar eclipse watch party

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Police have launched an investigation after a woman was attacked on a train.

Police launch manhunt after woman 'punched several times' on train

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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