11 h. ago Army veteran's 'heat pump hell' after firm fitted faulty system then set debt collectors on him

Dave Mundy and wife Mira spent months with no hot water before the firm admitted its heat pump wasn't compatible with his home set-up.

Economics

39 h. ago US marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles – live

Marcos Leao, a 27-year-old army veteran, told reporters after he was released that the marines who detained him were ‘just doing their job’With Donald Trump’s deployment of more troops in response to protests in LA, and as plans come together for a military parade in Washington DC on the president’s birthday, journalist Judith Levine tells Jonathan Freedland why she believes the US has entered a new era of authoritarianism in this week’s edition of US Politics Weekly. You can listen here.With predictions of as many as 200,000 attendees at tomorrow’s Washington parade, the Secret Service is preparing for protests by erecting 18 miles of anti-scale fencing and deploying drones to the city’s skies to keep watch. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Army veteran who had to give up everything he worked for does something incredible

Phil Lewis has a life-changing condition meaning he could no longer work or drive and said it has had 'devastating' impact on his life

Politics

4 d. ago Veterans are divided over the Army's big parade, being held on Trump's birthday

The upcoming parade in Washington to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary has divided veterans

Politics

5 d. ago Partnership equips West Lothian students to turn up the heat with key green technology

The college has teamed up with Mitsubishi Electric to tackle a shortage of heat pump installers

Society

1 week ago Grenade launchers and Nazi flag found as veterans arrested for Army base hammer robbery

Levi Austin Frakes and Charles Ethan Fields were arrested at their Washington home

Events

1 week ago 'Killer' dad Travis Decker is seen in haunting new doorbell footage after three daughters were found murdered

Police in Washington have released new doorbell camera footage of Travis Decker, 32, an Army veteran accused of murdering his three young daughters as the search for him continues.

Events

2 w. ago Will we see 'noisy heat pump' rows as Ed Miliband lets homeowners put them right next to neighbours?

Before the announced change, homeowners needed planning permission if they wanted to install a heat pump within one metre of their neighbour's property.

Society

2 w. ago British army veteran, 73, who spent three months fighting for his life after heart attack in Ethiopian desert is landed with £20,000 NHS bill

Steve Foreman, 73, was living and working on an oil rig in Ogaden, Ethiopia when he collapsed and had to be airlifted to the nearest hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Economics

2 w. ago Amongst the Wolves review – drills and chills in Irish gangster thriller

Aiden Gillen is in ultraviolent mode as a sadistic gang boss, but it is co-writer Luke McQuillan who brings a careful nuance to this uneven and bloody tale of revenge Irish director Mark O’Connor’s film is a two-for-one deal. It starts out as a serious well-researched drama about an army veteran with PTSD sleeping rough in Dublin, and ends in bloody revenge, with Aidan Gillen in ultraviolent mode and gangsters drilling holes into each other’s kneecaps.The movie is grounded by a rock solid performance from the film’s co-writer Luke McQuillan as former soldier Danny, who loses his family and home after a tour in Afghanistan. There’s a scene early on that feels horribly truthful about the day-to-day reality of being homeless: late one night, three lagered up youths humiliate Danny for a laugh – forcing him in front of the camera as they shove a coin into his hand. The shame on his face as they film him is harder to watch than the electric drills later that come later. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Heat pumps: All you need to know and more, including grant funding available in Scotland

It’s easier than you think to own and operate an air source heat pump in your home. This is how – plus how much money it can save you!

Politics

3 w. ago A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His younger brother, John, was remodeling a home in Lufkin, Texas, where both brothers lived, and Glenn asked whether he could help.“He was so happy about the idea of working with me and turning his life around,” John said. “He was thinking positively about his future. I think about this memory often.” Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Army veteran appeals for volunteers to help servicemen and women

An Army veteran, from South Lanarkshire, is appealing for local people to volunteer to provide vital support for the men and women who have served their country.

Politics