16 h. ago Alarm raised as Scottish offshore wind risks losing out next year

Offshore wind is about to get distinctly more political, before any more turbines start turning

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55 h. ago TV sports reporter found dead alongside husband in murder suicide, police say

Former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers and her husband were found dead in their home in Hoover, with a family member raising the alarm around 9am on Tuesday

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59 h. ago New details emerge of how Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s bodies were found

An unnamed source told the New York Times the Reiners’ daughter, Romy, had discovered only her father’s body, and disputed reports the couple argued with their son, Nick, at a party the previous eveningNew details have emerged about the deaths of film director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on Sunday.A report in the New York Times, quoting a “person close to the family” who remained anonymous, says that a massage therapist arriving for an appointment first raised the alarm after not being able to gain access for an appointment on Sunday. The therapist contacted their daughter Romy Reiner, who lives nearby, who entered the house and found Rob Reiner’s body. The Times said that Romy “fled the house in anguish” without realising that her mother’s body was also inside, and that her roommate, who had accompanied her, called 911. Emergency responders then discovered Michele Singer Reiner’s body. Cont...

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4 d. ago Popular Scots garden centre burns down after major blaze breaks out

A POPULAR Scottish garden centre has been destroyed after a huge blaze tore through the building. Scores of firefighters were called to Hayes Garden Land in Symington, Kilmarnock, shortly after midnight after the inferno took hold. Emergency crews raced to tackle the blaze at around 00.16am today after the alarm was raised. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed...

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4 d. ago Scottish ports warn of risk of ‘no new Scottish projects’ in offshore wind auction

Port bosses are worried they will miss out financially, despite investing to prepare for future offshore wind projects.

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6 d. ago Liverpool legend Ian Rush hospitalised with 'superflu' and put in intensive care

Liverpool legend Ian Rush is recovering well after spending around 48 hours in intensive care after being rushed to hospital with breathing difficulties, with the alarm raised when he began to feel unwell at home

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7 d. ago Hazmat and fire crews rush to Glasgow street after lithium battery 'overheats'

Emergency services were called to a property on Summertown Road in Govan at around 10.50am on Friday, December 12, after the alarm was raised.

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8 d. ago Experts raise alarm about people using ChatGPT and other AI systems to help with loneliness

Experts have sounded the alarm over a growing use of AI systems such as ChatGPT to help with people’s loneliness.

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1 week ago MPs pledge support as Jimmy Lai spends 78th birthday in prison ‘for believing in freedom of speech’

British media tycoon’s children raise alarm over his failing health in Hong Kong jail

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1 week ago Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee

Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services and moves to minimise role of Treaty of Waitangi in education and governance

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1 week ago Hidden tragedy of scammer and wife tortured and buried in concrete as new details emerge

A millionaire crypto fraudster has suffered a horrific fate alongside his wife as the couple were brutally tortured side-by-side. Relatives first raised the alarm before police made a disturbing discovery

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1 week ago Glasgow street cordoned off after man found injured as police pictured at scene

Emergency services were called to Maxwell Street in Bailllieston after the alarm was raised at around 5.50pm on Friday.

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2 w. ago Horror crash outside private Glasgow school as police cordon off road

Emergency services were called to Kirklee Road, outside Kelvinside Academy, after the alarm was raised at around 4.10pm on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Man arrested after body found at Scots home as forensic officers swoop scene

Emergency services raced to Strathspey Place, off Inshes Road in the city, after the alarm was raised at around 8.30am on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Audi torched outside Scots home as police probe deliberate blaze

Emergency services were called to Old Tower Road in Cumbernauld after the alarm was raised at around 1am on Wednesday, December 3.

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2 w. ago Scots chip shop bursts into flames as fire crews race to scene

Emergency services were called to K&K Fish Bar on the Leslie High Street after the alarm was raised at round 3pm on Wednesday, December 3.

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2 w. ago Man charged with attempted murder after person found injured on Scots street

Emergency services raced to Skene Street in the city after the alarm was raised at around 10.40am on Wednesday, November 26.

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2 w. ago Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales

Site removes feature after real estate agents and some homeowners say scores appear arbitrary and hurt salesZillow, the US’s largest real estate listing site, has removed a feature that allowed people to view a property’s exposure to the climate crisis, following complaints from the industry and some homeowners that it was hurting sales.In September last year, the online real estate marketplace introduced a tool showing the individual risk of wildfire, flood, extreme heat, wind and poor air quality for one million properties it lists, explaining that “climate risks are now a critical factor in home-buying decisions” for many Americans. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Special forces chief tried to cover up concerns about SAS conduct in Afghanistan, inquiry told

Whistleblower says chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of children, after alarm was raisedThe former director of UK special forces and other senior military officers tried to cover up concerns that SAS units were carrying out unlawful killings in Afghanistan, an inquiry has heard.A senior special forces whistleblower said the chain of command failed to stop extrajudicial shootings, including of two small children, after the alarm was first raised in early 2011. That failure allegedly allowed them to continue until 2013. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Beauty influencer left string of chilling clues before being 'buried in suitcase'

A talented singer and make-up artist vanished without a trace after a festive night out with her friend. When a colleague raised the alarm, police made a devastating discovery

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