Large-scale Hogmanay celebrations cancelled in Scotland

The Independent
Alan Tudyk infuses 'Resident Alien' with the art of clowning
Alan Tudyk owes his teachers more than a few measly apples
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The Independent
Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia’s war in Ukraine must end with liberation of Crimea
Volodymyr Zelensky has said the war in Ukraine must end with the liberation of Crimea. In his evening address on Tuesday (9 August), the Ukrainian president said Russia has turned the peninsula into “one of the most dangerous places in Europe” when it was formally one of the “best”. “Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up,” Mr Zelensky said.
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Yahoo News UK
British angler catches 28 stone 7ft halibut in 'new UK fishing record'
Paul Stevens, from Norwich, landed the huge fish off the coast of Norway.
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Herald Scotland
Main thing Liz Truss wanted to talk about was getting into Vogue, Sturgeon says
LIZ Truss looked like she had “swallowed a wasp” after hearing Nicola Sturgeon had twice appeared in Vogue magazine, the First Minister has revealed.
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PA Media: Entertainment
Marcus Mumford reveals he suffered sexual abuse as a child
The frontman of Mumford & Sons shared the personal news in a recent magazine interview.
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AFP
On the menu at a UK restaurant: carbon footprint
The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn't just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon footprint.
a day ago
The Independent
At 75, India seeks way forward in big but job-scarce economy
India’s phenomenal transformation from an impoverished nation in 1947 into an emerging global power whose $3 trillion economy is Asia’s third largest has made it a major exporter of things like software and vaccines
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The Independent
Snowman creator Raymond Briggs brought kindness and generosity to his work
Briggs recalled his inspiration for the tale about a snowman who comes to life came during a winter of particularly heavy snowfall.
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The Telegraph
‘We use our rivers as sewers and it's vile’: The author fighting for the future of Britain's waterways
I am swimming with Amy-Jane Beer in the River Derwent in North Yorkshire’s Howardian Hills. The ruins of the Augustinian Kirkham Priory stand on the opposite bank and sand martins and house martins skim the surface of water the colour of stewed tea.
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PA Media: Motoring
These are the best new cars to get on the 72 plate
There is all manner of new car options available with the latest plate.
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RFI
US Secretary of State Blinken visits DRC, Rwanda amid tensions over M23 rebels
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is due to wrap in Rwanda.
2 days ago
Glasgow Times
From fourth year straight to university: Glasgow pupils tell of exam success
AT St Roch's Secondary School in Royston pupils were celebrating a variety of successes.
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PA Media: UK News
Chancellor to hold crisis talks with gas and electricity bosses
There has been widespread anger at Shell, BP and British Gas owner Centrica announcing bumper financial results while households struggle to cope.
a day ago
Sky News
'Amazing miracle': King Jong Un declares North Korea COVID-free - but reports emerge he has had 'a fever'
Since North Korea acknowledged an Omicron outbreak of the virus had occurred in May, it has reported about 4.8 million "fever cases" in its population of 26 million - but only identified a fraction of them as COVID-19. The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday that Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, said her brother had suffered "a fever" and blamed the North Korean outbreak on leaflets flown across the border from South Korea.
3 hours ago
The Independent
Massive protests erupt in Bangladesh over fuel price hike
Sheikh Hasina government increased petrol prices by 51.2 per cent – highest since country’s independence in 1971
2 days ago
Evening Standard
What is polio and should we be worried about the discovery of poliovirus in London?
It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.
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Is there a hosepipe ban in South East London?
Hosepipe bans are affecting over a million people in the UK right now, as measures are in place to cope with the long period of dry weather.
19 hours ago
Evening Standard
Tech & Science Daily: US vs China over Biden’s computer Chips Act
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PA Media: UK News
Teenager arrested in murder probe
Ghulam Sadiq was fatally stabbed in Leytonstone, east London, on Saturday afternoon.
2 days ago
The Independent
'Self-professed' white supremacist gets jail for Jan. 6 riot
A Maryland man described by the FBI as a white supremacist has been sentenced to four months of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing a court-mandated device that tracked his movements
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