6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (498+ words) Scott McTominay has undergone minor heart surgery, casting doubt on his involvement in Napoli’s Champions League season opener against Arsenal. Arsenal were beaten finalists in the Champions League final last season, but will get the ball rolling on this season’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (354+ words) The Reform UK Scotland leader has said Scotland’s income tax banding system is “nuts” as he pledged to review it if the party wins the next Holyrood elections. Lord Malcolm Offord said the party would review the six-band income tax…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (852+ words) A nominee for Edinburgh Comedy Awards best newcomer, a past best show winner, and stars of Taskmaster UK and New Zealand: reviews of shows performed 26-28 August, 2026. I’m shocked to discover this is Irish comic Emma Doran’s debut at the Edinburgh…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) A mother who killed her three-month-old daughter with heat from a hairdryer plans to appeal against her conviction and sentence. Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to “significant and sustained heat” on the head and body, fatally…...

2+ week, 19+ min ago   (771+ words) Chris Cantrill received his Edinburgh Comedy Award just seven minutes before he had to be on stage for a midday performance of the winning show, for one final time after a month-long run at this year’s Fringe. “I would not…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (742+ words) A youngster is walking round every professional football ground in Scotland in memory of his late mother for charity. Jacob McDonald, 10, of Dundee, is walking round the 42 pitches to raise money for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust in honour of his…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (568+ words) Two “brilliant writers and performers” have won the top gongs at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. SNL UK writer Chris Cantrill and Irish comedian Marty Gleeson have taken home the prize for best comedy show and best newcomer respectively at the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) Chris Cantrill has won the Audible Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Fringe. Having previously been nominated in 2024, and twice more as half of The Delightful Sausage double act, he has now won the top gong in British comedy....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) A new yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office for heavy showers and thunderstorms, while festivalgoers are set to be hit by more wet weather. The warning stretches from south-west England and parts of Wales across the Midlands…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (825+ words) With this year’s Edinburgh Fringe almost at a close, the nominees have been chosen for the most coveted prize in UK comedy. See what to expect from all six nominees for best show ahead of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards gala…...