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Gen Z is increasingly turning to the divine to help them cope with an ever-complex world

Young people are bigger believers in God than their elders, study

Gary Oldman in Slow Horses

Slow Horses creator wins crime award for ‘reinventing spy thrillers’

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

I had the joy of staying in a wonderful hotel in Oxford - that is in the best location that you could possibly ask for. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

I stayed at a hotel in the best location - next to Harry Potter scenes

Academics at Oxford shouldn't denigrate state-school students Dr Sara Lodge

Keir Starmer is making it clear: A Labour government means austerity 2.0 Stewart McDonald

This city has some of the doziest locals in the UK

The owner of a world-famous house with a 25ft shark sticking out of the roof has been banned from renting it out on Airbnb Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS

Shark House owner is banned from Airbnb

Who will lift the award for Best Actor at the 2024 Oscars? Cr. Getty Images

Explainer Our five favourites for the Best Actor Oscar in 2024

Maud Woolf

Book review: Thirteen Ways To Kill Lulabelle Rock, by Maud Woolf

'Rizz' has been named Oxford word of the year after Tom Holland helped it to go viral. Picture: AFP via Getty

Rizz named word of the year by leading lexicographers

Ravelston

Under the Radar: Ravelston

Barry Keoghan and Archie Madekwe in Saltburn

Film reviews: Saltburn | May December | Tish | The Mission

The University of Glasgow is recognised as one of the city skyline's most distinctive buildings.

Medical spin-out with potential to save millions of lives gets £4.3m injection

Meet Strictly contestant Krishnan Guru-Murthy - reveals why he joined

Students outside of the entrance to the Lower and Upper College Halls at the University of St Andrews. Picture: PA

Scottish university named best in UK ahead of Oxford and Cambridge

Yellow weather warnings in place for thunderstorms in the UK

Isabel Quigora and Scottish surgeon Richard Smith (right) performing a womb transplant on a 34-year-old woman. Picture: Womb Transplant UK/PA Wire

UK’s first womb transplant carried out by Scottish surgeon a ‘massive success’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a visit to the Lind and Lime distillery in Leith. Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Keir Starmer criticised for tuition fees U-turn

Val McDermid

Book Festival reviews: Val McDermid | Malorie Blackman | Ian McEwan

Adam Frost portrait

Interview: Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost

Android users warned of 193 apps that could empty your bank account

Martin Amis with his Writer of The Year Award at the 2010 GQ Men of the Year Awards in London (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)

Scotsman Obituaries: Martin Amis, novelist behind such modern classics as Money

Martin Amis death: Distinguished novelist & son of celebrated author Sir Kingsley Amis, dies aged 73

Distinguished novelist Martin Amis has died aged 73

A drought at Threipmuir Reservoir in the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, following a long, hot summer in 2018. This view is looking across part of the deeply-cracked reservoir bed which would normally be under water.

Why our hottest summer days could soon be much hotter

Miriam Margolyes has shared an update on her health following surgery

Harry Potter star rushed to hospital with infection

HMV is reopening its iconic flagship store on London’s Oxford Street

HMV to reopen original flagship store after four year closure

Oxford and Cambridge will go head-to-head today for The Boat Race 2023

The Boat Race 2023 Men and Women’s teams in full

Oxford are tipped to win the Men’s Boat Race

The Boat Race 2023: Latest betting odds

This year’s Boat Race will take place on Sunday, March 26

The Boat Race 2023: Route, start time & how to watch

Matt Hancock has had quite the week.

Whatsapp leak achieves the impossible by making me feel sorry for Matt Hancock

Street artists Ciaran Globel and Conzo Throb paint a mural designed by Colin Li, 14, on a wall opposite the COP26 climate summit venue in Glasgow in 2021 (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotland's cultural sector can help people connect with climate change

The Northern Lights from Islay. Jo Dicks, Bowmore, Islay

Northern Lights put on a stunning show across the UK

Pretty Woman: The musical. Photo by Marc Brenner

Pretty Woman musical announces UK tour - how to get tickets

With money tight, fraudsters are ramping up efforts to scam people (image: Adobe)

Top 10 UK cities with the highest average salaries revealed

The top 20 most house-proud cities – with Newcastle topping the list

Eastenders removed from BBC schedule tonight - here’s why

The Scottish capital is seen as continuing to benefit from a diverse economy, large population, and highly skilled workforce, for example. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Edinburgh and Glasgow rank highly in list of top residential investment cities

air pollution car exhaust vehicle gasses traffic jam gv

Air pollution linked to depression by new study

EastEnders to be rescheduled due to FA Cup clash - when it will air

Which location in England will be on the infamous list this year?

Worst place to live in England 2023: Voting open as shortlist revealed

Swytch kits consist of three parts – a motor wheel to drive the bike, a power unit that fits on the handlebars and a battery which comes in two size options – and are simple to install

Fancy an ebike, but love your old pedal cycle too much?
Have you been toying with the idea of joining the ebike revolution, but somehow talked yourself out of it?

Goblin gang

Goblin mode is Oxford's Word of the Year 2022 - Gaby Soutar

Oxford University Press has announced that 'goblin mode' was chosen as its word of the year following an online vote (Picture: Caleb Jones, File /AP)

Martyn McLaughlin: It's time to have a word about word of the year contests

Self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, greedy… if this describes you, you’ve been in “goblin mode” in 2022.

‘Goblin mode’ chosen as Oxford word of the year for 2022

Brits are so obsessed with gravy they drink it through straws - and even pour it...

A Popeyes restaurant is seen on February 21, 2017 in Miami, Florida.

Popeyes planning to bring drive-thru restaurants to the UK

The film will be shown across cities in the UK (photo: Trinity Digital)

New John Wycliffe film goes on tour

The new UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey advised her staff to avoid jargon and stop using Oxford commas (Picture: PA)

Sorry Thérèse, language is a democracy not a dictatorship – Susie Dent

Junk the jargon and take care with commas: grammar advice from UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey

Cut out the wonk 'jargon' says new UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey

What is an Oxford comma? Why does Therese Coffey want to ban civil servants using Oxford commas? Images: Creative Commons & Press Association

What is an Oxford comma? Who wants to ban civil servants using Oxford commas?

Liz Truss with her husband Hugh O'Leary, at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London as it was announced that she is the new Conservative party leader, and will become the next Prime Minister.

Liz Truss wins: Who is the new PM? How will she ease the cost of living crisis?

Liz Truss at the launch of her campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, at King's Buildings, Smith Square, London. Picture date: Thursday July 14, 2022.

Who is Liz Truss, the Tory MP running for Conservative Leadership

Viscount Stormont, William Murray, is advising on business matters at Scone Palace, now in the hands of his parents and which he will eventually inherit. PIC: Contributed.

I'll take my family's palace into the future - Viscount Stormont

Vic Robertson was known for his Goons impressions

Scotsman Obituaries: Vic Robertson, farming journalist

More than seven in 10 Brits have never invited a neighbour to a local event

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries