1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (399+ words) The United States are through to the last 32 of the World Cup after they eased to a comfortable 2-0 win over Australia in Seattle. An own goal by Australia's Cameron Burgess after 11 minutes set the co-hosts on their way and Alex…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago  (790+ words) The Tories are "working to earn the trust of the country again, leader Kemi Badenoch has said after her party secured a "seismic by-election victory in Scotland. The Conservatives captured the seat of Aberdeen South from John Swinney's SNP in…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago  (657+ words) Two in three small businesses have raised their prices three times or more in the last five years "- with a quarter set to put them up again before the end of summer. Research of 500 business owners revealed supplier costs (62 per…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago  (411+ words) One of the UK's oldest train managers, aged 84, said his job "gives me a reason to get up in the morning. Avanti West Coast employee Bob Carpenter, who is based at London Euston and is deployed on services to and…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (700+ words) The SNP will "consider the implications" of its defeat in the Aberdeen South by-election, leader John Swinney has said, as he admitted the Tories seized the seat from his party after capturing "understandable anger" in the area over the future…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago  (1050+ words) A recovery truck driver has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend by crushing her against a lamppost during an argument on his birthday after she had visited her baby in hospital. Mohammed Azim denied using his truck as a…...

7+ hour, 25+ min ago  (628+ words) The future of Alloa's Ludgate House could be decided at a meeting next week. As previously reported in the Advertiser, back in April a source said that the centre was earmarked for closure. This prompted the creation of a petition,…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago  (451+ words) An especially enjoyable walk at this time of year is along the River Devon from Vicar's Bridge to Rackmill near Dollar. The bankside of the river abounds with wildflowers and it is challenging to get into a regular pace because…...

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (503+ words) Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said he was "disappointed" with the party's vote share in the Makerfield by-election and urged people who voted for rival party Restore Britain to "think again". Reform's candidate Robert Kenyon came second to Andy Burnham,…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago  (559+ words) Last Saturday, Clackmannanshire Chess Club gathered to celebrate the end of its first competitive season, and what a day it turned out to be. Players travelled from across Clackmannanshire, Fife and Stirling to join us at Carsebridge Cultural Campus, where…...