Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie handed out numbered copies of the party’s accounts and refused to allow officials to take them away for scrutiny, senior sources have claimed. The MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, who was responsible for the Nats finances for more than 16 years, is said to…
FOUR SNP ministers to fly 3,000 miles to watch Scotland at the World Cup – despite the Scottish Parliament still sitting!
Four key SNP ministers will jet off to the US to cheer on Scotland in the World Cup – despite the Scottish Parliament still being open for business. The four will be absent from Holyrood during a busy pariamentary period as they fly 3,000 miles to join the Tartan Army…
Bus driver’s son who rose to save his local football club and was friends with Stephen Hawking becomes tech billionaire
By OLIVIA CHRISTIE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:44 BST, 6 June 2026 | Updated: 18:44 BST, 6 June 2026 A bus driver’s son and former friend of Stephen Hawking has become a billionaire – establishing himself as one of Britain’s richest men. Ilyas Khan, a 63-year-old tech entrepreneur, was hailed for investing…
NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time
NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a peak speed of 713 miles per hour at an altitude of 43,400 feet—equivalent to Mach 1.1. “Flying at supersonic speeds is a major…
M&S to help 1,000 young people get into the job market as unemployment crisis worsens
Marks and Spencer will help up to 1,000 young people kickstart their careers amid fears that young unemployment could rise to 18 per cent by next spring. The retail giant has said it will offer traineeships to hundreds of 18 to 24-year-olds over the next year-and-a-half. Successful applicants will go…
Iconic London restaurant Le Garrick rolls its prices back to 1986 to celebrate 40th anniversary – but it’s for one day only
By ED HOLT Published: 17:51 BST, 6 June 2026 | Updated: 17:51 BST, 6 June 2026 An iconic French restaurant in London is rolling its prices back to 1986 to celebrate its 40th anniversary. When Le Garrick, situated in the heart of Covent Garden, first opened its doors, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister,…
Putin’s ‘Arctic chokehold’ tactic that can put London in range of hypersonic nukes: How Russia could seize 400-mile-wide ocean ‘gateway’ putting UK in crosshairs
A strategic Arctic sea route could become Vladimir Putin’s latest weapon against the West, with experts warning Russian control of the potential ‘chokehold’ would leave Britain vulnerable to hypersonic nuclear strikes. Known as the Bear Gap, the roughly 400-mile-wide gateway serves as Russia’s access route from the Arctic into the…
Austin Metcalf repeatedly said he wasn’t going to fight Karmelo Anthony who ‘provoked’ altercation before fatal stabbing, jury hears
By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 16:50 BST, 6 June 2026 | Updated: 16:54 BST, 6 June 2026 Austin Metcalf repeatedly told Karmelo Anthony he wasn’t going to fight him before the deadly stabbing, a jury heard. A teenage witness told the court on Saturday that Anthony ‘tried to…
How ‘Spider-Noir’ cinematographers captured the multiverse in True-Hue Full Color and Authentic Black & White (interview)
“Spider-Noir,” Prime Video’s new antidote to superhero fatigue arrived on May 27 and the spirited show is currently enjoying a wave of enthusiastic reviews from both critics and fans and is now registering an impressive 91% Rotten Tomatoes aggregate score. It stars Nicholas Cage as Ben Reilly, AKA The Spider,…
Starbucks marketing stunt backfires as South Koreans destroy tumblers and boycott chain after it launches promotion on anniversary of historical massacre
Starbucks was forced into a humiliating climbdown after a marketing campaign launched on the anniversary of one of South Korea’s darkest chapters sparked nationwide backlash. The coffee giant faced calls for a boycott after promoting a new range of ‘Tank’ coffee tumblers on May 18, which was the same date…