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May 30 was meant to be the day of a new beginning for Rangers. New investment. New regime. New manager en route. A new outlook, all triggered by the arrival of a US-based consortium vowing to get the club “back to the top”. Already the Trumpesque “Make Rangers Great Again” …

A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), also known as food stamps, and accused the administration of withholding the food aid “for political reasons”. Judge John McConnell said in his order on Thursday that without the aid, “16 million …

Angus CochraneBBC Scotland News Getty Images John Swinney has previously called on the UK government to raise taxes First Minister John Swinney has refused to rule out tax increases in next year’s Scottish Budget. His government has been warned it could face a £1bn funding shortfall if the UK government …

A new credit union has loan sharks in its sights as it becomes the first of its kind to launch in Stoke-on-Trent in more than a decade. Businessman James Adams and the city council have set up Potters’ Bank to help people who have had an unexpected bill – such …

Get ready to take a trip back in time: The sequel to Freaky Friday is finally here, and this time, the body-swapping chaos has gone multigenerational. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are pulling a new crop of teenagers into the mess. Yes, Freakier Friday is about to hit streaming, …

A man who pulled a 1.5 tonne van for 24 hours has raised £16,000 for charity. Mike Land took on the fundraiser on behalf of Wiltshire Bath and Air Ambulance at an industrial unit, near Chippenham – raising enough for four potentially life-saving missions. He completed 76 laps of the …

A paramedic was attacked while treating an injured man at Hampden Park during the Celtic and Rangers League Cup semi-final. The assault was one of three attacks that took place around the match on Sunday, which Celtic won 3-1 after extra time. The Scottish Ambulance Service said it strongly condemned …

Getty Images Jo Farrell has been chief constable of Police Scotland since October 2023 Online child abuse reports have more than doubled in a year, Scotland’s top police officer has told MSPs. Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell said the national force received 1,500 reports in 2024-25 compared to 700 …

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has reached a settlement with the government, more than 20 years after he started campaigning for justice for victims of the Horizon scandal. Sir Alan led a group of 555 subpostmasters who took part in a landmark legal action against the Post Office. The …

LNER Samir Zitouni is credited with saving lives on the train A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train has been named as Samir Zitouni. The 48-year-old’s actions on the Doncaster to London King’s Cross service on Saturday evening were described as “nothing …

Getty Images One report warns of the challenges facing NHS Ayshire and Arran One Scottish health board faces “unprecedented” financial challenges and another must redesign its health and social care system to balance the books, auditors have said. Auditor General Stephen Boyle said there was “no evidence that NHS Ayrshire …

Sinner’s 65-week reign as world number one was ended by Alcaraz when he lost to the Spaniard in September’s US Open final. But he regained top spot in style by conceding the fewest games on route to the Paris title since the event switched to hard courts in 2007. The …

Pet cams help keep tabs on pets, but it’s important to test your pets reactions first. iStock/Getty Images Resolution A higher resolution gives you more information about what your pet is up to. A 1080p resolution is usually sufficient for indoor cams, although we do like picks like Eufy’s, which …

A flight carrying British aid arrived in Jamaica early on Saturday to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa, as the UK plans its first chartered flight to bring British nationals home later on Saturday. The aid flight brought more than 3,000 emergency shelter kits as part of a £7.5 …

Freakier Friday is bringing nostalgia, body-swapping and rock music to Disney Plus, but not on the day of the week you might think. Disney has revealed that the sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday will premiere on the streaming service on a Wednesday (but you could always wait and watch it …

Steve Ladner,in Ramsgate and Stuart Maisner,South East Ramsgate Tunnels Thousands of people lived in Ramsgate Tunnels during World War Two Underneath a seaside town in Kent lies a hidden network of underground tunnels. Ramsgate Tunnels began life transporting Victorian families by rail under the town to reach the seafront, but …

But Earps, writing in her autobiography All In, which is out next week and extracts of which have been published in the Guardian,, external said Hampton’s recall did not make her “feel comfortable” after the “disharmony the squad had felt before”. “I felt protective of the good energy we now …

Andrew ThomsonBBC Scotland BBC University and College Union members on a picket line at the UHI Executive Office Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) executive office have begun four days of strike action in a dispute over job cuts. UHI management are pushing ahead with 10 …

Getty Images The US government shutdown has entered its fifth week and there is no clear end in sight. With Democrats and Republicans deadlocked over passing a spending plan that would reopen federal agencies, millions of Americans are feeling economic pain that could soon grow worse. The fiscal fight means …

As we welcome more and more technology into our homes, running out of places to plug it all in is a real problem. Homes have a finite number of AC outlets, so choosing a charger with multiple ports is a no-brainer. Thankfully, we can help you snag one of the …