69 minutes ago Vale of Leven's Ladies side make history as they prepare for debut campaign

For the first time in the club’s 152 year history they will have a ladies team competing in the Scottish Women’s Recreational Football League this season, coached by Pam Kinnon and Ceiryn Fisher.

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2 hours ago Royal news live: King Charles jokes about ‘sands of time’ as he gifts hourglass to local Australian parliament

The visit is King Charles’s first tour of Australia as king

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2 hours ago Is the balsamic vinegar in your kitchen cupboard FAKE? Nearly all varieties sold in British supermarkets are bulked out with cheap alternatives

As demand for balsamic outstrips supply, some producers have begun bulking out their products with cheaper vinegars, artificial colours, and even water.

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3 hours ago Pub loses war with council over 32ft TEEPEE after fed up locals blasted it as a 'nightmare'

Publicans of the Eagle and Child pub had argued the circular-shaped tent, outside bar, pergola and toilet block were an 'essential part of the business.'

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3 hours ago Motherwell 0 Dundee 1: We looked dazed in defeat, says Kettlewell as winning streak ends

The Steelmen slipped to fifth in the Premiership after a narrow defeat at home to the Dark Blues

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3 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Portugal holiday home sparks local outrage

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new holiday home in Portugal is part of a luxury beachfront resort that has led to the closure of local beaches, sparking outrage among residents

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3 hours ago People in Mallorca share honest opinions of tourists after Spain's 'go home' protests

Protests against the tourism industry have been rife in Spain's sunny holiday hotspots, and people in Mallorca have now shared what they really think of tourists

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4 hours ago 'We live in Mallorca – here's how we really feel about tourists after protests'

Thousands across Spain have taken to the streets in recent months to protest against the tourism industry, but what do people in Mallorca really think of tourists?

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5 hours ago ‘It’s a monster task’: can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies?

Puffins, Manx shearwaters and kittiwakes on Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland have been dying. Now islanders and experts think they have the solutionThe dramatic sea cliffs, crags and stacks of Rathlin Island, county Antrim, rise more than 200 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and host one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies, including hundreds of endangered puffins, attracting up to 20,000 birders and tourists a year.On a spectacularly sunny day in September, the cliff faces are devoid of birds, with the puffins already having made their annual migration to spend the winter months at sea. Instead, Rathlin’s cliffs are dotted with roped-up figures in harnesses and bulging rucksacks, directed from above by a Scottish mountaineer, via a walkie-talkie. Continue reading...

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