Car expert explains how much petrol you actually have left when the orange fuel light comes on
You might be a driver who tops up the fuel tank frequently to make sure the dial gets nowhere near the reserve, or you may be more likely to wait…
Opinion | Common cents to keep the Lincoln penny
It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies bearing Lincoln’s likeness in time for his centennial in…
‘Europe’s cheapest’ holiday spot is sunny island with rainforest and glorious beaches
A glorious Portuguese island has been branded ‘Europe’s cheapest destination’. Funchal, the capital of Madeira, is believed to have beaten off the cost-of-living crisis in recent years and is still…
Windows 11 users issued alert and told to ‘roll back to Windows 10’ straight away
The countdown is on for the end of Windows 10, as the ageing operating system will come to the end of its life in October. This means that Microsoft users…
Annual Perthshire folk festival has new location for 2025
Annual Perthshire music extravaganza, the Glenfarg Folk Feast, will take place this spring in a new location. The two-day 2025 festival on the weekend of April 12 and 13, organised…
Nails from Perthshire Roman fort go under the hammer
Metal nails almost 2000 years old, which were left by the Romans at a Perthshire outpost of the empire, are currently up for sale. They were part of a cache…
GMB’s Kate Garraway forced to apologise to co-star after on-air blunder
Good Morning Britain took an unexpected turn when Kate Garraway had to apologise to her co-host for an abrupt interruption. On the ITV breakfast show’s Thursday (February 13) episode, Kate…
Massive blaze breaks out at Scots nature reserve
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that broke out at a nature reserve near Aberdeen. Two fire appliances were deployed to the scene at 7.34pm on Wednesday, and the fire was…
BBC Breakfast halted as Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson announce ‘breaking news’
BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson halted their live show on Thursday (February 13) to deliver some “breaking” news. The duo announced the latest UK economic figures, with…
Awards recognises partnership project’s great work on data research in West Lothian
An anti-poverty partnership project in West Lothian has proven to be a winner after it scooped a research award. A joint submission from West Lothian Council’s Anti-Poverty Service and The…