52 minutes ago Two more lynx captured in Scottish Highlands as big cats moved to Edinburgh Zoo for quarantine

A joint effort from Police Scotland and rangers from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) led to the capture of the two abandoned wildcats at 6.30pm on Friday

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1 hour ago Greggs customers outraged as fizzy drinks spotted 'locked up' days after menu price hike

Footage shows the fizzy drinks at a Greggs store in London now behind a large padlock leaving to further frustration for shoppers after they saw a price hike on a favourite menu item

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7 hours ago Nemanja Matic Manchester United reunion chance emerges as January transfer bid prepared

The ex-Man United midfielder has been linked with a January transfer to Ipswich Town, who are managed by someone he knows well in Kieran McKenna.

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1 hour ago Two more lynx abandoned in Cairngorms caught – two days after earlier pair captured

Experts think all four animals had been cared for by humans before being put out in the wild

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31 hours ago Scientists prize neutrality – that doesn’t cut it any more. In 2025, they must fully back the climate movement | Bill McGuire and Roger Hallam

With 2024 set to go down as the hottest year on record, we know that what is coming is truly horrifyingThe past 12 months have seen our world enter new territory. Last year will go down as the first time that the global average temperature exceeded 1.5C above preindustrial times over a calendar year. We could crash permanently through the 1.5C guardrail within the next five years, and shatter the 2C limit as soon as 2034. This will almost certainly result in the tipping points for collapse of the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets being crossed, committing us to the drowning of coastal towns and cities.In years to come, we will look back at this time and ask the same question that future generations will ask: why didn’t we stop this catastrophe?Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at UCL and author of Hothouse Earth: an Inhabitant’s GuideRoger Hallam is co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil Continue reading...

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67 minutes ago Scottish hamlet reaches minus 17.3C in coldest January night in 15 years

Altnaharra, a hamlet in the most northern region of the Highlands, had reached the temperature before 9pm on Friday.

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2 hours ago The Rochdale grooming gang that has run up £2m bill for taxpayers after fighting attempts to deport them

Members of a child sex grooming gang have cost taxpayers more than £2m in legal aid bills while battling deportation - with £285,000 paid to the ringleader, it emerged yesterday.

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8 hours ago Full list of NHS hospitals declaring critical incidents amid surge in flu cases

NHS trusts have declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments

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2 hours ago Nurse caught on camera committing 'unhinged' act at patient's bedside that got her fired

Viewers described the nurse's behaviour as 'disgusting' after the footage emerged from Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Iowa - the hospital say they have 'terminated' her contract

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6 hours ago Poignant short film Clodagh shows ‘how art can change people’, says director Portia A Buckley

Oscar-longlisted film captures powerful moment someone’s life is changed ‘by seeing a form of artistic expression’

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35 hours ago Flu EXPLOSION: Top nurses 'never been more worried for patients' as hospital cases spike five

More than 2.3million patients visited A&E in December while ambulance teams tackled over 800,000 incidents - the highest number ever recorded in a month.

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1 hour ago Delta Air Lines emergency forces passenger evacuation on inflatable slides

A Delta Air Lines flight had to be abandoned by its hundreds of passengers using inflatable slides after an issue with the engine stopped the plane taking off in the US

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6 hours ago Billionaire tycoon is blasted after hiring a private fire crew to protect his luxury outdoor mall as devastating wildfires continue to rip through LA

Los Angeles residents are furious a billionaire tycoon spent thousands of dollars on private firefighters to help protect his business while emergency services struggle to contain the flames. 

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13 hours ago How Amad recovered from two setbacks to become one of Manchester United's most important players

Amad has emerged as Man United's talisman at their lowest ebb for decades when a year ago he couldn't get into the team.

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2 hours ago California wildfires live updates: Biden likens LA devastation to ‘war scene’ and warns death toll likely to rise

President and Kamala Harris praise heroism of emergency crews; about 150,000 LA county residents remain under evacuation ordersAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeFleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?An update on the Hurst fire from the US forest service has increased the acreage burned to 771 and is 37% contained.477 personnel were assigned to the fire. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago For Elton John, 'Never Too Late' isn't just a documentary and song — it is a life mantra

Capturing Sir Elton John’s 50-year career is a herculean task

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36 hours ago 'Overwhelmed' Wuhan hospitals treat '2,000 kids daily' amid mystery virus outbreak

New footage from inside hospitals in Wuhan, China, display worrying scenes as families are turned away and put on IV drips while stood in waiting rooms due to a huge virus outbreak

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1 hour ago He left a woman fearing for her safety after approaching her in the street

Gethin Jones has been jailed for 18 months

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20 hours ago Ruben Amorim gets 'dream' Man United transfer chance as Marcus Rashford swap deal emerges

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip with updates on Napoli forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen

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19 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta's Alexander Isak plan emerges as Man Utd move for target

Arsenal suffered a disappointing 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with an FA Cup clash against Manchester United up next

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2 hours ago ‘I had to save myself’: details emerge about Los Angeles wildfire victims

Death toll rises to 10 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fireCalifornia wildfires – live updatesCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?At least 10 people have died in the wildfires surging across the Los Angeles area. As local law enforcement scrambles to identify victims and inform their families, details are emerging about five of the Los Angeles residents killed in the worst wildfires to hit the western city in its history.Those identified were all killed in the Eaton fire, a 13,690 acre blaze that ravaged the neighborhood of Altadena – a diverse residential community near Pasadena that is home to working- and middle-class families, including many Black residents who have lived there for generations. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Perv actor jailed for using hidden camera to film kids and women changing costumes at theatre

Indecent footage was found during a random police visit after Connell was previously placed on the register in 2023.

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37 hours ago Flu surges AGAIN: Hospital cases spike, emergency services report 'busiest winter EVER'

More than 2.3million patients visited A&E in December while ambulance teams handled over 800,000 incidents - the highest number ever recorded.

Science

2 hours ago Two remaining ‘deliberately abandoned’ lynx roaming Highlands captured safely

They were caught by humane traps near the Dell of Killiehuntly, near where the previous two lynx were captured on Thursday.

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21 hours ago Inside the £2.3m drug 'consumption room' where addicts can 'safely' use heroin while under 'legal supervision' in a UK first

The centre, the first in the UK, is aimed at ensuring addicts have medical back-up on hand when they take class A drugs, rather than risking overdose on the street.

Economics

38 hours ago Man City transfer priority clear as new target emerges to put four players on alert

A new Manchester City transfer target has reportedly emerged as 18-year-old Vitor Reis could be on his way to the Etihad Stadium this month.

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3 hours ago California wildfires live updates: Biden likens LA devastation to ‘war scene’ as he warns death toll likely to rise

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris also praise heroism of emergency crews; around 150,000 LA county residents remain under evacuation ordersAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeFleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?An update on the Hurst fire from the US forest service has increased the acreage burned to 771 and is 37% contained.477 personnel were assigned to the fire. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Giant sculpture inspired by the sun to go on display at National Trust properties

Luke Jerram’s latest work, entitled Helios, includes the sound of the sun captured by Nasa.

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3 hours ago 200 passengers forced to evacuate Delta plane on emergency slides due to engine issues

’On takeoff, something went wrong and [an] engine caught fire,’ one passenger told CNN.

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30 hours ago The tiny beach hut on sale for the same price as a family home: Wooden cabin in Britain's beach hut property hotspot hits the market for £450,000

Mudeford Spit in Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, has emerged as one of the most desirable addresses for buyers seeking out picturesque coastal locations.

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4 hours ago Moment captured Albanian drugs lord exposed in Mail's 'Narcos' documentary for flooding UK with cocaine is flown home to face justice after 27 YEARS on the run

Dritan Rexhepi, nicknamed the 'King of Cocaine', had been on the run for over 27 years and was wanted in four countries.

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9 hours ago ‘They created a Vegas in 10 years’: photographing the hedonistic gambling mecca of Macau

Photographer Adam Lampton discusses capturing the vice, cash and sheer excess of the special administrative region of China – a place built on contradictions“I am not a huge gambler,” says Adam Lampton. “The first time I went to Macau, fresh out of grad school, I didn’t have any money to spare – it all went on camera film. People take it all very seriously, so I was too intimidated to sit down and be the white guy who didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”As a non-gambler in Macau, the American photographer would have been an oddity – most tourists go there to “play”, hoping Lady Luck glances their way. The former Portuguese colony, now a special administrative region of China, is the world’s gambling mecca. Located on China’s south-east coast, just across the water from Hong Kong, Macau’s gambling revenues often put the US’s “Sin City” in the shade. The Macau government expects its gaming revenues to hit about $27bn in 2024, while declining Nevada looks set to fall below 2023’s r...

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3 hours ago Experts blast 'highly irresponsible' release of Lynx wildcats in Highlands

Dr Neil Anderson, a senior lecturer in conservation medicine at Edinburgh University, condemned the actions of those responsible for releasing a total of four of the wildcats over the past few days.

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32 hours ago Pep Guardiola has already made feelings clear as Man United swap deal opportunity emerges

With the transfer window now firmly up and running, a swap deal that involves Manchester United and a former Manchester City player has emerged

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5 hours ago Moment keyless car thieves steal father's £25,000 truck off driveway in dead of night

Shocking footage of the culprits at large shows how they manage to steal the 'beloved' vehicle off the family driveway in fewer than 60 seconds.

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10 hours ago Stunning photos of Mercury’s North Pole captured in spacecraft’s final flyby

In one final hurrah, the BepiColombo mission flew past Mercury and captured extraordinary close-up images of the planet

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4 hours ago Watch: Second pair of lynxes filmed roaming Scottish Highlands after two captured

Two lynx were seen in the Scottish Highlands on Friday (10 January) at around 7:10am, after another pair were seen in the same area earlier this week.

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35 hours ago Remote Scottish mansion with 15 bedrooms and waterfalls on sale for less than £300,000

A unique opportunity to purchase a secluded Scottish mansion for a bargain price has come up, with Achnashellach Lodge in the Scottish Highlands on the market for less than £300,000.

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6 hours ago Pakistan Airlines comes under fire for 'tone deaf' advert 'showing jet flying into the Eiffel Tower'

The airline, which was banned from flying to the UK, US and EU, posted an image showing a jet, the tower and the French flag, with the caption: 'Paris, we're coming today.'

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21 hours ago Spacecraft beams back riveting photos after buzzing Mercury’s north pole

Some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury were captured

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4 hours ago Hundreds of passengers forced to flee Delta Air plane using inflatable slides

Passengers were forced to evacuate onto the snowy tarmac using emergency slides.

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39 hours ago Two escaped lynx captured in the Highlands as illegal release branded 'highly irresponsible'

The lynx are believed to have been illegally released

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7 hours ago Pharmacists hit out at difficulties stocking flu jabs amid warning illness yet to peak

Hospitals are ‘full to bursting’ across the country with hundreds attending emergency departments

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33 hours ago 15 beautiful photos of Scotland from the Highlands to the Borders, as captured by our readers

Readers Gallery January 2025: A selection of beautiful pictures from around Scotland taken by contributors to The Scotsman Readers Gallery

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4 hours ago Marcus Rashford attracting interest from Barcelona as new loan details emerge

Marcus Rashford looks set to leave the club in January but his destination remains a mystery

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39 hours ago Two lynx captured in the Highlands as illegal release branded 'highly irresponsible'

The lynx are believed to have been illegally released

Economics

7 hours ago California wildfires live updates: at least 10 people killed; winds expected to pick up again

Officials warn people against returning home too soon amid continued threats to life from broken gas and power lines; details emerge about victimsAfter the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to comeFleeing the LA fires alone on a wheelchair: ‘I had to take my chances’Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?An update on the Hurst fire from the US forest service has increased the acreage burned to 771 and is 37% contained.477 personnel were assigned to the fire. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago 15 Beautiful photos of Scotland from the Highlands to the Borders, as captured by our readers

Readers Gallery January 2025: A selection of beautiful pictures from around Scotland taken by contributors to The Scotsman Readers Gallery

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4 hours ago Letting lynx loose in Highlands was ‘highly irresponsible’, conservationist says

Two more of the large wildcats have been spotted roaming the Highlands.

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39 hours ago Man United 'offered' Kobbie Mainoo replacement transfer swap deal as reunion emerges

Manchester United transfer news as Douglas Luiz becomes the latest player linked with joining Ruben Amorim's project at Old Trafford

Economics

8 hours ago Man killed and another 'critical' after major crash on notorious Scottish road

The crash happened on a notorious stretch of road where campaigners have been calling for upgrades

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4 hours ago Hundreds of Delta Air Lines passengers forced to flee plane using inflatable slides

The 201 passengers were forced to evacuate onto the snowy tarmac at Atlanta airport using emergency slides after the Delta Air Lines jet abandoned takeoff in snowy weather

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41 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal's top target emerges, Man Utd's Mainoo talks, Prem side seal £21m deal

Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are starting to get their ducks in a row with the January transfer window now a week old

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8 hours ago Rare mass protests break out in China over teenage death plunge 'cover up' as crowds charge riot cops who respond with brutal violence

Footage on social media captured demonstrators clashing with authorities in China's Shaanxi province in the protest outside a school where a student died earlier in the month.

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5 hours ago Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild

Scottish environmental activists want to reintroduce the lynx into the forests of the Highlands

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8 hours ago In their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming world

Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been shattered in recent years as the burning of gas, coal and oil accelerate global warming.

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5 hours ago The Guardian view on the LA fires: Donald Trump’s denial and division fuel climate inaction | Editorial

Events in California reveal how political obstruction is deepening a climate crisis that needs urgent action to prevent it becoming an irreversible disasterThe wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, displaced 180,000 and scorched about 40 square miles – an inferno driven by fierce winds and severe drought in what should be California’s wet season. It is a sobering reminder that the climate crisis is driving wildfires to become more frequent, intense and destructive – leaving ruined lives, homes and livelihoods in their wake. The US president Joe Biden responded by mobilising federal aid. By contrast the president-elect, Donald Trump, a convicted felon who was criminally sentenced on Friday, used the disaster to spread disinformation and stoke political division.The climate crisis knows no national borders. Deadly floods in Spain, Hawaii’s fires and east Africa’s devastating drought show nowhere is safe from its effects. Countries must work toward the global c...

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10 hours ago ‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy

Mother and newborn saved from inflatable boat off Canary Islands, on a route on which thousands have diedThe call that would lead to one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian emergency in the deadly waters off the Canary Islands came at 4am.In the early hours of Monday, the Las Palmas command centre of Spain’s maritime rescue service, Salvamento Marítimo, told Domingo Trujillo, the captain of the search-and-rescue vessel Talía, that a small inflatable boat, packed with people, was adrift 97 nautical miles (180km) off the coast of Lanzarote. Among those onboard, they added, was a woman who was due to give birth at any moment. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Safest Dogs: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog that rarely bite or snap

With demand for pups continuing to rocket post-lockdown, here are the breeds of dogs that are least likely to feel the need to nip.

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10 hours ago Swinney: Consumption room should help reduce ‘entirely unacceptable’ drug deaths

The First Minister has visited the UK’s first facility where drug users can inject in a clean and safe environment.

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7 hours ago Scottish 'Highland retreat' stone's throw from charming fishing village for sale

An amazing opportunity to purchase a one-of-a-kind Scottish home has come up, with "private Highland retreat" Portmahomack in Easter Ross recently hitting the market.

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11 hours ago Lynx in Scotland: Here is everything we know about the wild cats being illegally released in the Highlands

At least two lynx are still on the loose in the Highlands following a successful recapture of a pair this week.

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7 hours ago New video of two lynx prowling in Highlands amid major search for big cats

Police and wildlife experts are searching for the big cats near Kingussie.

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12 hours ago Welsh football manager sentenced for punching linesman in shocking match footage

Robert Williams-Jones pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm

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9 hours ago New details emerge of additional learning needs school in the Rhondda as plans are submitted

The plan is to build a new 3-19 school on the site of former RCT Council offices in Clydach Vale which will accommodate up to 176 pupils and have 113 full-time equivalent staff

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12 hours ago CCTV captures twin sisters walking near Scottish river before disappearance

Police have issued an appeal in the search for missing sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who were last seen in Aberdeen city centre on 7 January 2025, three days ago.

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9 hours ago Neil Critchley slams Hearts transfer leaks as 'unacceptable' after Cammy Devlin release fee emerges

The Tynecastle boss is fuming that information regarding the Aussie's contract at Tynecastle were leaked

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12 hours ago Moment blundering arsonist rips off pants after setting himself on fire on Christmas Day

The footage shows two men pouring a flammable liquid over the front of a burger business in Melbourne, Australia, early on Christmas morning - with one coming a cropper

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9 hours ago Britain suffers coldest January night in 15 years as Met Office map shows where temperatures are set to plunge even further with chance of

Overnight temperatures dropped to -14.5C in Altnaharra, a small hamlet in the Scottish Highlands,making it the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010.

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12 hours ago Horrifying moment huge rats 'who killed widow's beloved dog' jump from floor to kitchen counters

Edna O'Hara, from Middlesbrough, first became aware of rodents scuttling across her oven and kitchen worktops on December 10 after spotting them on Ring doorbell footage

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