Forecast · Friday
Dry, Bright and 14°C: Perth Wakes to Suspiciously Pleasant Late-October Friday
Long sunny spells, barely a breeze and less than a 5% chance of rain. Residents check the calendar twice, then put a washing out.
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Friday, 30 October 2026
Curling · Perth
Perth Curlers Welcome Sunday Night Frost as ‘Practice Conditions’; Car Windscreens Disagree
Temperatures fall to around zero. Curling fans hope for outdoor ice, motorists hope for a working de-icer, and nobody gets what they want.
Running · North Inch
Halloween Parkrun Expected to Feature Record Number of Runners Dressed as ‘Someone Who Hasn’t Trained’
Saturday morning on the Inch will be dry and bright. Organisers warn that capes and the Tay wind are not friends.
Rugby · Countdown
Scotland v New Zealand: One Week to Go, and Perth Has Already Started Shouting at the Telly as a Warm-Up
Nations Championship kicks off at Murrayfield on 7 November. Perth rugby fans begin a strict training regime of standing up suddenly.
Formula One
Mexico City Grand Prix Qualifying Clashes With Halloween Guising; Perth Dads Choose Wrongly
Saturday 9pm qualifying means one parent has to stand on the doorstep handing out sweets while listening to tyre strategy on a phone.
Football · Preview
Saints Head to Kilmarnock on Halloween; Fans Debate Whether Artificial Pitch Counts as a Costume
St Johnstone travel to Rugby Park on Saturday, 3pm, after Wednesday's 2-2 with Motherwell. Away fans told to dress as 'a team that keeps a clean sheet'.
Holyrood · Energy
£100 Energy Payment Rollout: Perth Already Knows Exactly Which Radiator It’s Going On
Scottish ministers and councils work out how to get the money to households. Perth homes form an orderly queue, with flasks.
Westminster · Debt
MPs Urge £197m Debt Write-Off for British Council; Perth Man Asks If His £43 Gas Bill Qualifies
Commons committee suggests wiping the slate clean. Letters from across Perthshire are already on their way to the Public Accounts Committee.
Westminster · Money
Gordon Brown Designs International Bank That ‘Doesn’t Count as Borrowing’; Perth Applies Same Logic to Its Credit Cards
Former PM helps plan defence bank kept off the books. A Scone man now describes his overdraft as 'a strategic resilience facility'.
Budget Fallout
Chancellor Promises ‘No Welfare Cuts Before the Election’; Perth Reads the Last Four Words Twice
John Healey's budget aftershocks continue. Kinross pensioner gets out a highlighter. Accountants say the important bit is always the bit after 'before'.