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Chic Edinburgh bar named only Scottish entry on UK's top 50 gastropub list

The Scran and Scallie was the only Scottish site to make the annual Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list for 2023, which is put together using hundreds of votes from food critics and writers, gastropub chefs and other food influencers.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 24, 2023

Brexit: UK construction costs ‘have risen much more steeply than EU’

Cost of labour in Britain up by 30% since referendum, double rise in some EU countries, research finds

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Tory lawbreaking makes Britain look 'unreliable' to global allies, warns David Lammy

The Shadow Foreign Secretary said that police fines for both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunk while in No10 - and Tory legislation that aimed to flout international law 'damages our moral authority and political credibility'

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

Why forecasting snow is so difficult in the UK

Cold winter weather in the UK almost always brings with it talk of snow.

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

We tested the wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers – here's what we found

Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses we may be infected with, are excreted when we go to the toilet. Ultimately, these agents find their way to municipal wastewater treatment plants where sewage samples can be taken and the levels of these pathogens measured.

The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023

Coleen Rooney treats son Kit to hundreds of pounds worth of Prime drinks for 7th birthday

Despite the viral hydration drinks being sold out across the UK, with retail prices drastically increasing, WAG Coleen Rooney managed to get her hands on a stack of them for her son Kit's special day

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

Hilarious photoshop fails of benefit fraudsters trying to 'prove' they live in the UK

The doctored images include photos of men and women pasted into various scenes and outside homes in a bid to scam the government out of benefit cash

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

Rats as big as CATS terrorise UK area as dead rodents pile up and streets full of trash

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Businesses in the B8 postcode in Birmingham have spoken out about their giant rodent problem with "rats as big as cats" as dead pests lay in the alleys by their shops

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning

Briefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practice

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023

Vladimir Putin’s ‘top Ukrainian military commander fired amid Russian hierarchy divisions’

The decision comes as General Valery Gerasimov ‘attempts to impose his personal authority’ after being put in charge of Russian forces

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023