Graeme Gate, 35, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow for raping a sleeping woman he had just met during a night out in Inverness on 23 August 2025. The judge described the crime as predatory and committed against a highly vulnerable stranger. Gate was al...
3 min readA Scottish fifth-tier football match has been postponed after severe storms toppled trees at the venue, with one tree damaging the perimeter fence and hanging over the pitch. Safety checks are underway.
2 min readJoseph Hedley, 39, was given a two-year supervision order and electronic tag curfew for assaulting cyclist Iain Brown in Edinburgh's Cowgate on 20 September 2024. Brown suffered a fractured skull, brain bleed and traumatic brain injury. Sheriff Thomson imposed the alternative to custody "by the n...
3 min readDilshan Madushanka took five for 34 as Pakistan collapsed to 110 all out, allowing Sri Lanka to reach the tri-series final and eliminate England's chances of qualification.
2 min readJoseph Hedley, 39, was given a two-year supervision order and electronic tag curfew for assaulting cyclist Iain Brown in Edinburgh's Cowgate on 20 September 2024. Brown suffered a fractured skull, brain bleed and traumatic brain injury. Sheriff Thomson imposed the alternative to custody "by the n...
3 min readDilshan Madushanka took five for 34 as Pakistan collapsed to 110 all out, allowing Sri Lanka to reach the tri-series final and eliminate England's chances of qualification.
2 min readMichael Carrick retains his position as Manchester United manager for the Chelsea match this weekend, despite the club's difficult start to the season with just one win in eight Premier League games.
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Graeme Gate, 35, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow for raping a sleeping woman he had just met during a night out in Inverness on 23 August 2025. The judge described the crime as predatory and committed against a highly vulnerable stranger. Gate was al...
A Scottish fifth-tier football match has been postponed after severe storms toppled trees at the venue, with one tree damaging the perimeter fence and hanging over the pitch. Safety checks are underway.
A newly-identified Nanotyrannus skeleton nicknamed "Jodi" goes to auction at Sotheby's New York with a starting price of £4.5m, sparking debate among scientists about private fossil sales and public access to important specimens.
Around 30 fans gathered in Carrickfergus for the midnight release of A Court of Splintered Harmony, the sixth book in Sarah J Maas's ACOTAR series, after a five-year wait. The event featured activities and celebrated the romantasy genre's growing cultural impact.
Belfast city centre will be significantly pedestrianised under new proposals released for public consultation. A city centre-wide 20mph speed limit, expanded cycling networks and traffic-calming measures are also planned. The 12-week consultation on the Eastern Transport Plan 2035 runs until 25 J...
Scotland's household recycling rate has fallen to 42.8% in 2025, its lowest in five years, while landfill space dwindles and a major Glasgow incinerator remains offline. The decline comes despite a shift toward energy-from-waste facilities.