Scotland's papers: 'New rules' on data centres and rapist police officer jailed

BBC Scotland Thursday 17 September 2026, 05:36 UTC 1 min read

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Club legend Steve Fletcher reflects on the wild rise over two decades to playing Real Sociedad in the Europa LeagueIt is 13 years since Bournemouth, a couple of months after finishing runners-up to Doncaster in the third tier, hosted Real Madrid. It was a balmy summer’s day, officially Carlo Ancelotti’s first match in charge, and, a few hours after checking into the Haven hotel on the Sandbanks peninsula, a wave of galácticos took to the pitch: Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Kaká, Karim...

The Guardian UK 14m ago

Rancour, road trips and revival: tale of battle for Brighton’s future hits the stage

New play spotlights fans’ tortuous trek from the Goldstone Ground, via Gillingham and an athletics stadiumIt was the tip-off that changed Ian Hart’s life for ever. The funeral director from Worthing was co-editor of the Brighton fanzine Gull’s Eye when he received a phone call from Gordon Lucking, a Crystal Palace director, in July 1995.“Gordon always wanted to join the Brighton board, but they didn’t want him there,” Hart says. “Ron Noades [the Palace chair] welcomed him with open...

The Guardian UK 14m ago

Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan Liew

Winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned“What’s your name?”“Raheem.”

The Guardian UK 14m ago

Brian Dubiski: ‘Everything I do is about Madison. It’s a big reason I did this game at Wembley’

Man behind US college football’s landmark match in London has dedicated his life to improving crowd safety since his daughter was killed in a crowd crush at a concert aged 23On Saturday afternoon, as he looks out at the crowd of 60,000 he has helped entice to Wembley Stadium, Brian Dubiski’s dream will become a reality. But, as Arizona State and Kansas make history by playing the first US college football game in Britain, Dubiski will think most of his daughter, Madison, who was crushed to...

The Guardian UK 14m ago

Scotland's papers: 'New rules' on data centres and rapist police officer jailed

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