- 8h ago
New Zealand beat Scotland 43-21 at Murrayfield as Ewan Ashman scores hat-trick
New Zealand pulled away after the break to win 43-21 at Murrayfield, and Scotland's wait for a first win over the All Blacks goes on.
- 2d ago
Bonfire Night violence in Scotland: seven arrested as fireworks target emergency crews
Police Scotland deployed 1,700 officers under Operation Amberlight as fireworks were aimed at ambulance and police crews in Glasgow, where a police van was burned out, and seven people were arrested.
- 2d ago
Wales edge Japan 28-21 in Nations Championship with late Josh Adams try
Wales beat Japan 28-21 in Cardiff on Saturday, 7 November 2026, with winger Josh Adams scoring the decisive try in the 69th minute and then making a last-minute ruck penalty on his own 22 to stop Japan from drawing.
- 2d ago
Swinney opposes UK plan to ban new North Sea oil and gas licences
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said he does not support the licensing ban in the UK's Energy Independence Bill, while a survey of Labour voters found strong backing for the Rosebank oil field.
- 3d ago
Yakin names 28-man Swiss squad with Xhaka and Embolo back and two debutants
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin has recalled Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo, who missed the autumn window over their convictions for acquiring forged Covid certificates, for the last two Nations League games against Slovenia and Scotland.
- 4d ago
Scotland name Russell and Tuipulotu back for All Blacks test at Murrayfield
Scotland host New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday, 7 November, with captain Sione Tuipulotu and fly-half Finn Russell back in the starting XV. Glasgow Warriors supply 10 of the 15 starters.
- Oct 30
Police Scotland opens inquiry into Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Balmoral
Police Scotland has launched investigations into reported stays at Balmoral by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who were reportedly at the invitation of then Prince Andrew in 1999.
- Oct 30
Burnham unveils £700m reindustrialisation package as Sturgeon doubts he can avoid an election
The Strategic Sites Accelerator will put £700 million behind 10 UK sites, aiming to draw up to £2 billion of private investment. Nicola Sturgeon meanwhile said the prime minister will struggle to avoid a general election in the relatively near term.
- Oct 29
Tadhg Furlong cleared of foul play over Gavin Coombes complaint, free for November
The Leinster prop is free to play for Ireland in November after a URC disciplinary committee dismissed the citing complaint over a 37th-minute incident against Munster's Gavin Coombes.
- Oct 29
Storms Austen and Boelo bring England its wettest week in two years, drought persists
The Environment Agency says England recorded its wettest week since October 2024, yet most of the country remains in drought. Heavy rain from the two named storms pushed river levels up at nearly every monitored site.
- Oct 27
Xhaka and Embolo cleared to return to Switzerland squad, Xhaka keeps captaincy
The Swiss Football Association cleared Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo to return after both obtained forged COVID-19 certificates. Xhaka keeps the captaincy for the November Nations League games.
- Oct 25
Leinster beat Munster 24-18 as Gavin Coombes' grab claim goes to citing commissioner
Gavin Coombes says a Leinster player grabbed his testicles late in the first half of the URC derby at the Aviva Stadium, but the TMO found no video evidence. The allegation will go to the match citing commissioner, who has 50 hours from full-time to investigate.
- Oct 24
Storm Boelo topples 166-year-old Bristol beech and kills two men across Britain
Gusts reached 84 mph (135 kph) in Argyll and Bute as Storm Boelo, the second storm to hit the UK that weekend, cut power to thousands and left two men dead after trees fell on them.
- Oct 23
Burnham approves Jackdaw gas field as Trump praises UK North Sea drilling
The UK government has approved gas production from the Jackdaw field in the North Sea, and Donald Trump has praised Prime Minister Andy Burnham for it. First gas is expected before the end of October 2026, while the same Friday phone call also covered Ukraine's access to Starlink.
- Oct 22
Javi Rodríguez double sinks Celtic as Celta come from behind to win 2-1
Celtic have lost three Europa League matches this season and sit 35th of 36 teams after a 2-1 defeat by Celta Vigo at Celtic Park on Thursday, 22 October.
- Oct 22
Glasgow museum removes mummified remains from display over missing consent, sparking Conservative criticism
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has taken a mummified male head, a priest's coffin and other Egyptian remains off display, saying there is no informed consent from the deceased. Murdo Fraser, a Conservative MSP, called the move "woke madness".
- Oct 22
Russian trawlers tracked UK undersea cables as MPs flag Royal Navy shortfalls
The Telegraph counted more than 500 incidents of Russian trawlers loitering over or following UK-linked cables, while a Commons committee said the Royal Navy is short of warships and submarines to respond.
- Oct 22
Tour de France 2027 opens in Edinburgh on 2 July, women's race ends atop Puy de Dôme
The men's race leaves Edinburgh on Friday, 2 July 2027 and finishes on the Champs-Élysées on 25 July, with the Pyrenees placed late in the route. The women's race starts in Leeds on Friday, 30 July and climbs the Puy de Dôme on Saturday, 7 August.
- Oct 20
UK approves Jackdaw gas field as decision on Rosebank oilfield takes more time
Gas from the Jackdaw field, about 240 km east of Aberdeen, could reach UK homes by the end of October. The Rosebank oilfield, west of Shetland, still awaits a separate decision that reports suggest could go against it.
- Oct 20
Covid inquiry finds care home failures let virus spread like wildfire in the UK
The sixth UK Covid-19 Inquiry report, published on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, finds care homes were left exposed, with about 30,000 hospital discharges made while testing was too scarce to screen residents.
