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All the latest news and updates on Scotland, one of four countries making up the United Kingdom. Scotland shares a border with England, and its devolved parliament sits in Holyrood, in the capital Edinburgh. Other major cities include Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee. Get breaking news and latest weather forecasts here – plus Scottish travel inspiration.

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  1. A packed beach in Newquay, Cornwall, one of the stops on the new Flixbus £4 route around the UK

    New £4 bus ticket will let you explore 80 destinations around the UK

    Channel: Travel Travel 2 days ago By Jessica Lindsay
  2. British man's eerie Facebook post before being 'severely burned' in B&B blast
  3. British man dies after being 'severely burned' in B&B gas explosion
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People relaxing in the spring sunshine in Victoria Embankment Gardens in London.

Easter and Good Friday UK weather forecast as 'changeable' conditions roll in

Channel: UK UK 8 hours ago By Brooke Davies
Contactless payment system

UK city introduces new £5 ticket system on buses and trams

Channel: Travel Travel 2 days ago By Jon Fellowes
A packed beach in Newquay, Cornwall, one of the stops on the new Flixbus £4 route around the UK

New £4 bus ticket will let you explore 80 destinations around the UK

Channel: Travel Travel 2 days ago By Jessica Lindsay
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Scott Garfitt/BAFTA/REX/Shutterstock (9960146bn) Paddy Higson - Outstanding Contribution to the Scottish Industry British Academy Scotland Awards, Ceremony, Glasgow, UK - 04 Nov 2018

Cinema icon Paddy Higson known as 'mother of Scottish film' dies aged 83

Channel: Film Film 3 days ago By Brooke Ivey Johnson
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: A bee collects pollen from blossom on trees in the park surrounding Saint Paul's Cathedral on March 20, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. The astronomical spring season begins on the date of the spring equinox. This falls on 20 March in 2025, and will last until what's known as the summer solstice on 21 June. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Sunny weather to heat UK up to 22C today - but bad news for hay fever sufferers

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Luke Alsford
Dad-of-seven killed in 'senseless' one-punch attack a day after 50th birthday

Dad-of-seven killed in 'senseless' one-punch attack a day after 50th birthday

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Sam Corbishley
Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted, with just a handful of residents left. See SWNS story SWLNestate. One of the last remaining residents of a derelict estate dubbed 'Britain's Chernobyl" says he won't leave - despite it being earmarked for demolition. Marshal Craig, 70, still lives in Clune Park, which has been virtually empty for years and looks like something from a post-apocalyptic film. Built in 1905 it is made up of 430 flats in 45 rotting tenement buildings as well as a rundown church - all covered in graffiti and litter. It was abandoned in 1997 and is now a ghost town and the target of arson attacks with some of the cheapest properties in Britain - in 2020 one flat sold for 6K. The estate in Port Glasgow in Inverclyde was privately owned but Inverclyde Council has bought more than half the properties and wants to demolish the lot.

Inside 'Scotland's Chernobyl' and what's about to happen to it

Channel: UK UK April 11, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Jacqueline McCaig. Photo released April 10 2025. A mum has been granted a lifelong restraining order against a former neighbour who turned her life into a ?living hell? - in a row over smoking.Jacqueline McCaig spend over ?20,000 pursuing Paul Richardson through civil court for three years.She claimed his ?threating and intimidating behaviour? left her in fear for her safety.Jacqueline runs the Old Swan in Paisley in Scotland and Richardson previously lived in a flat above the pub.

Man handed restraining order after making mum's life 'living hell' over smoking

Channel: UK UK April 11, 2025 By Katie Boyden
A CrossCountry class 220 Voyager train passing through the harbour at Cockwood on the Exe Estuary.

The UK's longest train journey with 36 stops and ‘breathtaking countryside’ cancelled

Channel: Travel Travel April 10, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Comp of the UK's most immature place names like Twatt and Shitterton

The UK's 'filthiest' road trip revealed

Channel: Travel Travel April 9, 2025 By Jon Fellowes
Female clubber's bored stare as young man breathes hopeful small-talk in her ear is dubbed 'most relatable nightclub photo EVER' (and leaves the internet wondering what he's saying) , Milk Tuesdays, Edinburgh

Man in 'bored club girl' meme reveals what happened in viral picture

Channel: UK UK April 8, 2025 By Katie Boyden
On Friday evening, two team members arrived at Caldons, Glentrool, in preparation for the early morning start setting up the Bruce's Crown Race. On arrival, they could see the orange glow of wildfire toward Buchan Ridge. They drove to Bruce's Stone car park to try and get a better view of the fire's location. They noticed a few cars parked at Bruce's Stone and immediately became concerned about wild campers in the area. They still could not determine where the fire was, so they drove to Culsharg Bothy. On arrival, they could view the full extent of the fire and location. At this point, they alerted the team leader, who alerted the emergency services and expressed concern about possible campers in the area. At 0020hrs a full team callout was put out. The team arrived at Stroan Bridge to meet with police and fire personnel. The police relocated the RV to Glentrool Hive. At the RV, police and a GMRT Incident Manager inquired about the campers' location. Police obtained phone number and sent out phone finds. At approximately 3:30 am, a phone find located two campers north of Little Spear. A hill party deployed and made its way up Kirriereoch to pick up the campers on Little Spear. They were both safely located and evacuated from the hill. While this was happening, Rescue 199 from Prestwick located campers in the Loch Valley region and got them to safety. The last remaining campers were located around 10am not far from Bruce's Stone. During the day team members assisted using the team drone to assess different areas. At 330pm new information from FLS staff confirmed that the fire was spreading north quickly toward Loch Doon and had also moved to the south of Loch Dee. Team members assisted police officers alerting residents and campers in the Loch Doon and Clatteringshaws areas, advising them about the fire. Our control vehicle was also deployed to Loch Doon to assist the police and also act as spotters overnight. All team members were safely home by 4:00 a.m. this morning. We would urged anyone heading to the hills over the next week to take care and avoid lighting camp fires or using naked flames. It's an exceptionally dry period of weather we have been having and for the next week it is going to be very dry as well.

Hikers evacuated while Scotland battles wildfires on two fronts

Channel: UK UK April 6, 2025 By Danny Rigg
Undated handout photo issued by The Kennel Club of Luna the cat. Sophie Carty, 25, was "devastated" when her cat Luna disappeared from their home in November 2024, and spent weeks searching and calling her name, fearing the worst as heavy snows and storms hit the country. In March, however, she received a call to say Luna was alive, and had been found locked in a shed at an Inverness hotel. Issue date: Friday April 4, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story ANIMALS Cat. Photo credit should read: Sophie Carty/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Cat found 300 miles away in different country four months after going missing

Channel: UK UK April 6, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Bored club girl.

'Bored club girl' explains why she made infamous face which turned into meme

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Jasper King
Exploded B&B with Grant pictured.

British man dies after being 'severely burned' in B&B gas explosion

Channel: World World April 1, 2025 By Jasper King

7 things that you thought were British but actually aren't

Channel: Travel Travel April 1, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams
Woman jailed for 18yrs for beating man to death using a kettle to inflict 70 blunt force injuries

Woman who beat man to death with kettle jailed for 18 years

Channel: UK UK March 31, 2025 By Josh Milton
Memorial pyramid in memory of Prince Albert located in the Balmoral Estate, Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

UK pyramid called 'the most surreal thing I've ever seen' hidden in popular location

Channel: UK UK March 30, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva
Toddler woke up screaming in agony after being given wrong dose of morphine

Toddler woke up screaming in agony after being given wrong dose of morphine

Channel: UK UK March 29, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

How the UK compares to one of the world’s most prepped countries for war

Channel: World World March 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

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