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Rangers welcome Athletic Bilbao to Ibrox in the Europa League this evening. Cr: SNS Group.

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Russian state media fell for an outrageous April Fools joke that Britain was buying a new aircraft carrier and would name it HMS Prince Andrew.

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Scottish Labour MP Blair McDougall has quit X

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Elon Musk has become Trump’s most vocal fan and one of his biggest financial backers during the US election

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Halifax and Lloyds online banking down for thousands of customers

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has branded a Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh as “guff”

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Filming for Frankenstein is taking place outside St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Hollywood film crews take over Edinburgh's Royal Mile

New Order's show this evening in Cardiff has been cancelled over safety concerns regarding the weather conditions at Alexandra Head.

UK music giants forced to cancel show over safety concerns

Rachel Chinouriri attends The Ivor Novello Awards 2022 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on May 19, 2022 in London, England.

UK singer 'deeply saddened' as she's forced to cancel tour dates

Elon Musk called Humza Yousaf a racist "scumbag" after the ex-SNP leader labelled the tech billionare “one of the most dangerous men” on the planet (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire)

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Elon Musk has been described as 'one of the most dangerous men' in the world by former First Minister Humza Yousaf (Picture: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Yousaf right to warn Musk is one of world's 'most dangerous men' Scotsman comment

One way to persuade a chatbot to make way for a human is to type nonsense into the phone (Picture: Adobe)

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Grunge legends Pearl Jam have announced they’ve cancelled their upcoming London show due to illness in the band (Credit: Getty Images)

Pearl Jam cancels London show at the 11th hour due to 'illness'

Chocolate lovers are flying to Dubai for a viral chocolate bar. (Stock images for illustrative purposes by Getty/ATTA KENARE/GUILLAUME BAPTISTE/GIUSEPPE CACACE)

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Rafael Nadal continues to be sidelined due to fitness issues.

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Hibs forward Martin Boyle was on the end of sickening abuse from some Rangers fans during last weekend's Scottish Cup clash.

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Has Facebook gone down and if so why?

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Harry Young with his rock map of Scotland (Picture: Harry Young via SWNS)

Harry Young's rock map of Scotland means he's achieved true stardom

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Pensioner's makes incredible geological map of Scotland with local rocks

Delete the takeaway delivery apps from your phone to remove the temptation to order – you’ll feel better for it (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

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If we all deleted our messages like politicians, the result would be carnage Ian Johnston

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A gorilla at Belfast Zoo was having fun in the snow making snowballs, in footage captured by staff. (Credit: Belfast Zoo)

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Finn Russell of Bath kicks the ball to touch during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match against Gloucester at The Recreation Ground on Sunday. There was a flurry of kicking in the game. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

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Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman, were interviewed on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (Picture: BBC/Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg/PA Wire)

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A scooter rider was caught over the drink-drive limit on a motorway hard shoulder Picture: Avon and Somerset police

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Caroline Nokes discussed the toxic culture in Westminster.

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