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Jan 17, 2026
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14 min read
PLUS: Something's rotten in the state of America | Liz Truss is raving, online | Celebrity ruins | The best movie, TV and sporting highlights of the weekend
Jan 16, 2026
11 min read
PLUS: What happens next in Iran? | Trump finally gets his hands on (someone else's) Nobel Peace Prize | It's Scottish Cup weekend - who'll be upset?
Jan 15, 2026
12 min read
PLUS: Political leaders flock to Scotland today | Famed restaurant gets a one-star hygeine rating | Three-horse race for Scottish title continues to enthrall
Jan 14, 2026
PLUS: Microplastics research may have been rubbish | Death toll in Iran soars | Why are young Scottish footballers fleeing south?
Jan 13, 2026
PLUS: Trump's tariff move on Iran | Don't take to sea on an inflatable mattress | Old Firm on transfer hunt
Jan 12, 2026
PLUS: Scottish flood warning as snow melts | Who won at the Golden Globes? | What people in Greenland are saying to Trump | Veteran goalie keeps Hearts clear at the top
Jan 10, 2026
PLUS: Witness a truly disastrous BBQ | France's vanishing bistros | Big house or slightly disappointing flat? | And some inspiration for your film, TV and sporting entertainment choices
Jan 9, 2026
13 min read
PLUS: ScotRail grift probe | University boss calls for Scottish students to pay | US fury at Ice shooting | Inside Reform's march on Downing Street |
Jan 8, 2026
PLUS: Scotland's big chill starts to thaw | Why Edinburgh needs to cheer up | Scottish clubs eye reinforcements
Jan 7, 2026
Is it really going to invade? PLUS: Icy weather grips UK, with more to come | Scottish rent soars | Rangers move to second, and break an unwelcome record
Jan 6, 2026
PLUS: The Early Line is one year old today! Martin O'Neill returns to Celtic, again. And it's icy cold across the country - take care.
Jan 5, 2026
PLUS: How clean is your favourite restaurant? The race for Holyrood starts today. And we enter football manager sacking season
