45 minutes ago Hotel in Bellshill may increase capacity by converting former restaurant into extra rooms

North Lanarkshire Council has received a planning application concerning the Premier Inn in Belziehill Road, which proposes the restaurant conversion in order to create 16 new rooms for guests.

Society

47 minutes ago Mozambique opposition figures killed as protest grows over election results

Lawyer Elvino Dias and official Paulo Guambe shot as their party plans a national strike over disputed electionAttackers killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing rounds at a car in which they were travelling on Saturday, ratcheting up tensions before protests against a disputed election result, rights groups said.Mozambique’s new opposition Podemos party and its presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane have rejected provisional results showing a probable win for Frelimo, the party that has ruled Mozambique for half a century. They have called for a nationwide strike on Monday. Continue reading...

Events

49 minutes ago Delicious vegetable you need to be sowing now to get bumper crop next year

People who grow their own vegetables can sow broad beans as early as now or even November as they are a hardy vegetable and can be planted in pots if there has been rain

Politics

49 minutes ago Lost's top stars now – from tap dancing to protest marches and flying planes

The series, created by Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof, follows the survivors of a plane crash stranded on a mysterious island in the South Pacific Ocean. We take a look at where some of the top stars are now

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58 minutes ago UK will not apologise for role in slavery at Commonwealth summit, No 10 says

News that no symbolic apology or reparations are planned could put Starmer on collision course with other nationsThe UK government will not apologise over Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade at next week’s Commonwealth heads of government (Chogm) summit in Samoa, Downing Street has said.Downing Street said on Monday that the government would not be paying reparations for slavery. News that neither an apology nor reparations are on the agenda could put Keir Starmer, who will attend the gathering, on a collision course with other nations. Continue reading...

Politics

74 minutes ago 'I'm a garden expert – follow these October hacks to ensure thriving plants next year'

October is the perfect time to get a few last minute gardening jobs done before you snuggle up for the winter. There are a number of tasks you can do to ensure you have thriving plants next year

Politics

1 hour ago Club president confirms Jurgen Klopp managerial plans with Red Bull taking over new side

Rumblings of Jurgen Klopp returning to management after Red Bull's intentions to take over Paris FC were swiftly put to bed by the club's president

Politics

1 hour ago Starmer denies election pledges will be broken as Reeves plans stealth taxes

Rachel Reeves is considering a range of taxes in the Budget to fill a £40 billion black hole in Labour’s spending commitments

Politics

1 hour ago ‘This is what happens when people fight back’: Ali Smith on standing up for justice

An act of resistance in 1920s Sicily was one of the inspirations for Ali Smith’s latest novel. The author describes her chance encounter with the Sacco family and why their story still resonatesLast December. Five days after Christmas. England under a louring sky. Beyond, immediate, invisible, pressing down on every single person on the planet, the current international constellation of authoritarians, beneath them the tens of thousands of the dead.In a liberal democratic time. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Where key Lost cast are now after Netflix deal – protest marches to flying planes

The cast of Lost were thrust into the spotlight when the show premiered 20 years ago - with some of the main stars including Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, and Josh Holloway going on to become big names in Hollywood

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