Business news
August 17 2018Persimmon will unveil results for the first half of the year next week, with investors keen to hear management’s view on whether the increase in interest rates is starting to impact sales.
UK & World
August 17 2018As anyone who remembers learning it will tell you, English is a tricky and confusing language – and the video that follows perfectly exemplifies these difficulties.
Sport
August 17 2018Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan is close to joining Cagliari in a £2million deal, Press Association Sport understands.
Motoring news
August 17 2018When you’re behind the wheel of our long-term Seat Arona, it’s easy to forget how little experience the Spanish manufacturer had of building SUVs until recently.
Entertainment
August 17 2018Excitement is mounting for the Land Rover Blair Castle International Horse Trials, with more than 45,000 people expected to journey to Perthshire for Scotland’s premier equestrian event.
UK & World
August 17 2018A bus heading from Stockholm to Berlin has come off a major road in north-eastern Germany and overturned, authorities said.
UK & World
August 17 2018The prisons minister has pledged to resign if his campaign to tackle violence and drugs in struggling jails fails.
Perth & Kinross
August 17 2018Businesses in Alyth have been warned to expect disruption as a £500,000 overhaul of the town centre gets under way later this month.
Business news
August 17 2018Waste specialist Biffa has announced a £16.2 million purchase of Weir Waste Services, a provider of waste and recycling in Birmingham and the West Midlands, alongside a host of other acquisitions.
Scottish League 1
August 17 2018Tuesday night’s IRN BRU Cup win over Aberdeen’s Under-21 side looks to have come at a cost for Raith Rovers with two key players suffering injuries that could rule them out of tomorrow’s League 1 derby with East Fife.
UK & World
August 17 2018Excavators have begun clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa in the search for people still missing three days after the deadly accident.
Angus & The Mearns
August 17 2018A rural community project is preparing to branch out after receiving grant aid from the Scottish Land Fund.
Angus & The Mearns
August 17 2018Planning chiefs are on the trail of owners of an illegal “eyesore” dump which has sprung up in the centre of Forfar alongside one of the town's busiest roads.
UK & World
August 17 2018Electric car maker Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has admitted in a newspaper interview that stress is taking a heavy toll on him personally in what he calls an “excruciating” year.
Sport
August 17 2018What the papers say
Arsenal do not appear to be sweating over the prospect of losing Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, with interest coming in from clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Chinese Super League clubs. According to the Mirror, the Gunners are confident they can convince the 27-year-old – who is in the last year of his current contract – to agree to a new deal at the Emirates.
Sport
August 17 2018Durham have signed ball-tampering Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft.
UK & World
August 17 2018The Danish finance minister has echoed warnings that there is a 50% chance of the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal.
UK & World
August 17 2018Loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson has confirmed he was arrested.
Perth & Kinross
August 17 2018Perth audiences can enjoy performances ranging from Fife’s beloved twins The Proclaimers to pantomime favourites over the coming months.
Angus & The Mearns
August 17 2018An Arbroath museum has proved a summer mecca for families with ties to the famous Bell Rock lighthouse which sits off the coast of the Angus town.
