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The Jacob Special baked potato at SpudBros Edinburgh.

Watch as we try the viral SpudBros baked potato at new city shop

The opening of the first Scottish SpudBros Express, at Lothian Road in Edinburgh, on Wednesday, July 15.

17 photos as Spud Bros opens first Scottish store in Edinburgh

Barry Fish restaurant

All the Edinburgh restaurants in the Good Food Guide ‘best local’ list

The house is set in gorgeous rural surroundings, and the driveway has plenty of space for the bonus Land Rover

Win a £1.25m dream home, Land Rover, and £25k cash for just 25p

The £1.4m dream home bundle includes a luxury Lancashire property plus a Rolls Royce Cullinan and Lamborghini Huracan

Last chance for £1.4m dream home draw with cars and £100k cash

This dream house could be yours for 19p - and you'll even get the cars with it

Win a £1.4m house, two supercars and £100k cash for just 19p

This has to be one of the cheapest ways to head to the coast for your 2026 holiday

Full list of seven-night Parkdean Resort beach holidays under £200

A Viking longship like those once used by Norse settlers who travelled to Britain.

Which UK surnames have Viking ancestry? Check if yours is one of them

Gofor’s Blackburn-based England team, from L-R, Paul Armstrong, Mark Stuart and Peter Wright

Gofor’s new office supports 40% new business growth in H1

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff (standing, second from right) with the girls' cricket team he is forming at Blackpool's South Shore CC in the latest series of Field of Dreams (Picture: BBC/South Shore/Lauren Hira)

Field of Dreams shows what Whitney and Freddie have in common

Ellie Pacey with her 'light modified' tractor called On The Limit at the UK Truck and Tractor Pull 2025. Ellie, from Northants, has been tractor-pulling since aged 7 and was crowned Miss Northamptonshire in July 2020. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

I've been tractor-pulling since age 7 -and I was Miss England finalist

These are some of the happiest places to live in Britain, according to a new list published by the Guardian

Britain's 'happiest' places named, including 'best kept secret'

Couple forced to call police after they were locked in Madame Tussauds for four hours

'I had to wee in bin': Terrified woman 'trapped' in Madame Tussauds

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

Night falls on Landal Twin Lakes, a stunning lakeside retreat alive with wildlife, awash with natural beauty.

Sink into illuminated bubbles beneath twinkling skies at Landal Twin Lakes

The sun sets over Camber Sands.

Later time the sun will set in your area on day clocks change
The exact date and time the clocks will change, and the time the sun will set in your area on the day.
Jessica Martin

Chair burlesque dancers hold midnight burlesque-athon in their pyjamas

We had all-night pyjama burlesque-athon. We feel sexy and empowered

Victoria Quinlan, a dog groomer, was crowned Miss Manchester and will compete in Miss England beauty pageant.

I'm a dog-mad beauty queen. I want an end to cruel puppy farms

Police seized £21,000 in cash and approximately £25,000 worth of cannabis during drug raids in Blackpool and St Annes

Watch: Police smash into warehouse using chainsaw as £25k drugs seized

I'm 13 and my friends call me Mary Poppins because of the way I dress

Matt Horsfall, 39, scaled the rocks forming the waterfall at Dockber Farm near Sawley in Lancashire when he was attending the Beat-Herder music festival. He ignored a 'do not enter' sign which warned of "sharp rocks" and said the "water is poison" to pose for a video

I fell off a waterfall during a music festival. I nearly died.

Mourners at the funeral of singer Linda Nolan have been told she would have “loved all the fuss”

Video: Massive crowds pay respects to Linda Nolan at showbiz funeral

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Paul Roberts created an interactive display which sings and talks to visitors.

Our village has over 200 snowmen...including a newlywed snow couple

AirB&B host Mike Afflick reads his Lancashire Post while taking a break at his Hobbit House in Inglewhite, near Preston.

I built a perfectly round house. There's wildlife but no hobbits

Paul Fiddler died after a tree fell onto his Citroen van on the A59 at Longton

Breaking Storm Darragh: Falling tree kills football coach driving on busy road

Spudman AKA Ben Newman poses for selfies outside Mecca Bingo in Blackpool

I went to meet TikTok's Spudman and watch him make a £50 jacket potato
I went to meet Tik-Tok sensation Spudman and chat with some of his customers as he gives away free jacket potatoes outside Mecca Bingo, in this engaging video report.
Lucinda Herbert

Yellow warnings caution against further rainfall and colder snaps for Ireland, says Met Office

Ad Feature UK-based radiator supplier comes to Ireland as temperatures plummet

Ad Feature Book your perfect Blackpool break this festive season

The back of the 31-year-old's bat will be sponsored by Balqis Capital, a leader in private market credit

Ad Feature England Cricketer Liam Livingstone secures new sponsorship deal

Parts of Pontypridd, South Wales, have been left submerged in water as the River Taff bursts its banks.

Watch: Residents bail out their flooded homes after heavy rainfall

Mason Gee, 3, worried about his father Stephen Gee, 30, walking on a glass walkway

Toddler attempts to 'save' dad from glass floor at Blackpool Tower

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Contestants from Dance Floor Heroes, and inset: Ian Waite and Vincent Simone hosting the charity event at Blackpool Winter Gardens.

64 year old Strictly superfan lives her dancefloor dream on TV

A Lancashire homeowner has described the 'hilarious' moment when she found a flock of sheep walking around on her roof.

Watch the bizarre moment a woman finds a flock of sheep...on her roof

Teenager charged with the murders of three girls and the attempted murder of 10 others arrives at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on August 1, 2024 in Liverpool.

Breaking Teenager charged with Southport stabbing murders named

Natalie Walker, 38, went viral on Tik Tok after getting an electric whisk stuck in her hair

Video: I'm the girl who got her hair caught in a whisk on Tik Tok

Jay Slater Spanish police video shows search for missing Brit.

Watch: Jay Slater Spanish police video shows search for missing Brit

The mother of a British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife said having to search for her son has been “horrendous”

Watch mum of missing Tenerife teen Jay Slater's first video interview

Jessica Langer, a Taylor Swift super fan missed a third of her Anfield show after a Ticketmaster system error left her queueing outside the concert for an hour.

Ticketmaster system error leaves Taylor Swift superfan shut out

112 pet rats have been rescued by the RSPCA from one ammonia soaked room at Lancashire property with no food or water

Video: 112 pet rats rescued after being trapped in room with no food

Sunset timelapse at Mary's Shell on Cleveleys beach, Lancashire

Watch: Dramatic sunset as UK enjoyed weekend of hot sunny weather

Ian Gilheaney was jailed for 2 years and 4 months after leading police on a 'hair-raising' chase around the streets of Accrington

Watch: 'Hair-raising' police chase like something out of GTA

Adorable Newfoundland dogs during their water rescue training sessions.

Video: How these giant dogs are trained to save kids from drowning

UFC Fighter turns paramedic after death of father. Former World Champion UFC fighter Ian 'The Machine' Freeman says now 'instead of putting people in hospital I save them'

Watch: UFC champ on personal tragedy that led him to become paramedic

Diane Jackson, 61, and partner Mark, 59, have seen their £320,000 new build home turn into a nightmare after mould and beetle infestation riddled the building. (Credit: SWNS)

New-build nightmare for distraught couple

Sir Lindsay Hoyle speaking at Chorley Theatre in 2023

Meet the real Speaker: Behind the headlines with Sir Lindsay Hoyle Nicola Adam

The great white shark caught by Blackpool dad Gus Smith while on holiday in New Zealand

Exclusive Watch man catch great white shark while fishing on holiday

Umar Gul's claims to reach speeds of up to 150pmh in one video Picture: Lancashire Police

Watch the moment dangerous driver filmed racing at 150mph

Watch 'The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley' documentary on Tuesday November 21 at 8.20pm on Shots!

Watch 'The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley' documentary

First pictures of Strictly stars arriving in Blackpool

The Avanti West Coast service was cancelled mid-journey
Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Passenger describes 'insane' journey in taxi after train cancelled

Samuel L. Jackson stars in new Warburtons advert

Top 20 staycation destinations in the UK - is your area on the list?

Nicola Bulley, a mother-of-two, accidentally drowed in the River Wyre in Lancashire on January 27.

Nicola Bulley family reeling after pictures posted on dating website

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