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Love Island 2023: Meet Blackburn babe Claudia

Benny Higgins, chairman of Buccleuch: 'The fit between Buccleuch and Oxygen Conservation could not be better.'
Benny Higgins, chairman of Buccleuch: 'The fit between Buccleuch and Oxygen Conservation could not be better.'

Langholm Moor: New owner to develop plan for 'unique area' following land sale

Hibs defender Ryan Porteous could play his last game for the club against Hearts in the Scottish Cup this weekend. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)
Hibs defender Ryan Porteous could play his last game for the club against Hearts in the Scottish Cup this weekend. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Hibs in no rush to accept latest Porteous offer as new signings targeted

Hibs defender Ryan Porteous is wanted by English Championship side Blackburn Rovers. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)
Hibs defender Ryan Porteous is wanted by English Championship side Blackburn Rovers. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Hibs 'receive transfer bid' for Ryan Porteous as English club make their move

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.
Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings

The timetable changes come following an extensive review of travel patterns, as well as the feedback received from the public consultations and online submissions.
The timetable changes come following an extensive review of travel patterns, as well as the feedback received from the public consultations and online submissions.

Changes to Stagecoach bus services from Monday, October 31

Syvester McCoy as Christopher and Linda Marlowe as Alice in Apartness at the Edinburgh Fringe
Syvester McCoy as Christopher and Linda Marlowe as Alice in Apartness at the Edinburgh Fringe

Scottish Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy heading to Fringe for premiere of new film

Gary Bowyer left Salford City last month but has been quickly re-employed at Dundee (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Gary Bowyer left Salford City last month but has been quickly re-employed at Dundee (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Dundee confirm Gary Bowyer as ex-Salford City and Blackburn boss replaces Mark M...

Celtic will host two English sides in summer friendlies after a 10-day trip to Austria. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Celtic will host two English sides in summer friendlies after a 10-day trip to Austria. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)

Celtic confirm pre-season plans with trip to Austria and English opposition

A police vehicle sits outside of the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Dallas (Photo by Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)
A police vehicle sits outside of the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Dallas (Photo by Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)

Two teenagers arrested in UK over 10-hour Texas synagogue siege

Police vehicles sit near Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Dallas, on January 16, 2022. - All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at the Texas synagogue have been freed unharmed (Photo by Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)
Police vehicles sit near Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Dallas, on January 16, 2022. - All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at the Texas synagogue have been freed unharmed (Photo by Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)

Two teenagers held in Manchester after ‘act of terror’ at US synagogue

Steve Kean has joined Hibs as the club's new academy director
Steve Kean has joined Hibs as the club's new academy director

Kean to 'introduce changes' as Hibs appoint former Blackburn boss to key role

Purdie is now offering a modern approach to a service they’ve been offering for over 60 years
Purdie is now offering a modern approach to a service they’ve been offering for over 60 years

Ad Feature New app transforms Scottish property market

Charlie Mulgrew was a vegan for two years.
Charlie Mulgrew was a vegan for two years.

Dundee United defender Mulgrew explains his eating curfew

Dylan Hamilton has spoken about balancing environmental activism with schoolwork in the pandemic.
Dylan Hamilton has spoken about balancing environmental activism with schoolwork in the pandemic.

Young Activist talks passing exams while on protesting climate crisis

Ally Dawson has died aged 63. (Picture: SNS)
Ally Dawson has died aged 63. (Picture: SNS)

Ally Dawson, 1958-2021: Tributes to ex-Rangers captain and Hamilton manager

Testicular cancer tends to mostly affect men between 15 and 49 years of age (Photo: Shutterstock)
Testicular cancer tends to mostly affect men between 15 and 49 years of age (Photo: Shutterstock)

Testicular cancer symptoms and treatment explained - as Lincoln manager Michael ...

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass has added to his coaching staff. Picture: SNS
Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass has added to his coaching staff. Picture: SNS

Stephen Glass adds to Dons coaching staff with Atlanta reunion

Kevin Gallacher in action for Scotland
Kevin Gallacher in action for Scotland

England arrogance could play into Scotland's hands, claims Gallacher

Travel ban in place between Scotland and English Covid hotspots from Monday.
Travel ban in place between Scotland and English Covid hotspots from Monday.

Nicola Sturgeon issues travel ban to English Covid hotspots amid variant surge

Health Secretary Matt Hancock made a statement on the Indian variant in the House of Commons on Monday evening
Health Secretary Matt Hancock made a statement on the Indian variant in the House of Commons on Monday evening

Matt Hancock reveals more than 2,300 cases of Indian Covid variant in UK

The incident happened in the earlier hours of New Year's Day.
The incident happened in the earlier hours of New Year's Day.

Police appeal after man died in horrific road incident on M8 in West Lothian

Gerard Houllier has died aged 73 (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Gerard Houllier has died aged 73 (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

'Rest in peace Boss': Gerrard's tribute to Houllier

Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick are among those MPs whose constituencies have avoided lockdown despite seeing high rates of infection (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick are among those MPs whose constituencies have avoided lockdown despite seeing high rates of infection (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Local coronavirus restrictions seem to target poorer areas - but is it fair?

Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support”
Birmingham is now an “area of enhanced support”

Will Birmingham get a local lockdown? All areas on UK lockdown watchlist

Lewis Capaldi offers fans a chance for a meet-and-greet as he auctions off prizes to raise money for refugees
Lewis Capaldi offers fans a chance for a meet-and-greet as he auctions off prizes to raise money for refugees

Lewis Capaldi offers chance for fans to meet him to fund refugees

(Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Oldham in Greater Manchester is the latest UK area to impose a local lockdown

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Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. Jane Barlow/PA Wire.
Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in deaths from alcohol consumption, according to a study. Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

MUP led to 150 fewer alcohol deaths a year, researchers claim

SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
SNP candidate Ash Regan. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

SNP rejects call to allow members to change their vote in leadership race

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon answers questions from the floor after delivering a speech to the RSA Fellowship in her final public event as Scottish First Minister. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon answers questions from the floor after delivering a speech to the RSA Fellowship in her final public event as Scottish First Minister. Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Nicola Sturgeon tells SNP it must not "throw the baby out with the bathwater"

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