1 hour ago Tragedy as person dies in Scots city centre car park as forensics lock down scene

A PERSON has died after being found unwell in an Edinburgh car park. Mercy crews rushed to the Viewcraig Gardens area of the capital this morning. Police received a report around 7.15am regarding a concern for a person. But tragically, they could not be saved and they later passed away. This morning, cops cordoned off...

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1 hour ago The kitchen cupboard staple to ‘plant’ in your garden to fend off slugs and snails this winter

THERE'S a handy trick to treat your garden this Autumn, and it promises to banish slugs, snails, and other pests with tails. The hack costs less than £1 and has been recommended by a horticulture expert as a chemical-free alternative to other repellants. Once you've enjoyed your cup of tea, rather than chucking the bag...

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2 h. ago Urgent recall for popular Henry vacuum cleaners over electric shock risk'

Thousands  of Henry vacuum customers have been urged to 'stop using the product immediately' amid an urgent recall due to 'electric shock risk'.

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2 h. ago Man arrested and charged following park ‘disturbance’ where XL bully died

A 51-year-old man was taken to hospital following the incident at Eric Hendrie Park on July 27, at about 8.30pm.

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3 h. ago Gardeners World's Joe Swift says plant one type of plant by end of November

There's still time to plant spring bulbs, according to Gardeners' World presenter Joe Swift, who says green-fingered Brits can plant bulbs right up to the end of autumn

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to target high earners in Budget tax raid

Exclusive: The chancellor is being pushed to break Labour’s manifesto pledge on not raising income tax

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3 h. ago Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi

The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leavingDonald Trump has quite the passion for American history. If there’s a controversial statue commemorating a dead white supremacist out there, there’s a good chance the president has gone to bat for it.“Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump tweeted in 2017, in response to a push to remove Confederate monuments. “You can’t change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” Trump added.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC Garden Rescue's Charlie Dimmock's drastic transformation 20 years after Ground Force

Former Ground Force presenter Charlie Dimmock has been a TV gardening expert for over three decades and has been a regular on BBC's Garden Rescue since 2016 - here is her transformation over the years

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4 h. ago Why Russians are fighting against Russia: ‘Putin has not only ruined Ukraine, he’s ruined my country’

Sam Kiley meets Russian volunteers in Ukraine’s army near the southern front line who explain why they turned on Vladimir Putin - and how they’re happy to kill their countrymen

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4 h. ago 'I put 1 simple thing in my garden and now birds visit me every day'

If you want to invite birds into your garden, there's no need to put out food. Instead, you can place one simple but effective thing outside, and it's said to work wonders

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5 h. ago Body discovered in Scots car park as forensic officers comb scene

Emergency services raced to the Viewcraig Gardens facility, off Hollyrood Road in Edinburgh, after the alarm was raised at around 7.15am on Saturday.

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6 h. ago Man arrested after XL bully dies and person seriously injured in Scots park

Emergency services were called to Eric Hendrie Park on Deveron Road in the Mastrick area in Aberdeen.

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6 h. ago Rachel Reeves warned living wage hike will lead to job losses

The chancellor is looking at raising the living wage to at least £12.70 in her Budget

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6 h. ago ‘If you use chocolate, you’re in crisis’: the surprise ingredients being used to beat costs

As costs and demand for chocolate rises – but cocoa yields fall – companies are innovating with surprising alternativesRice is not the first ingredient most people associate with confectionery and desserts, but a UK company is using it to create cocoa-free chocolate.It is part of an emerging trend in which chocolate makers are exploring alternative ingredients and new technologies to make their products more sustainable and reduce reliance on conventional cacao beans. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Bungalow owner at war with neighbours after his garden sauna and trendy decking was used for rowdy hot tub sex parties

Chandler Harrod, 25, describes his two-bedroom bungalow, which he rents out as an Airbnb, as 'a coastal getaway with a sauna and hot tub' in Ormesby St Margaret near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

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7 h. ago Tax raid on cash Isa won't raise the funds to plug Budget black hole, Rachel Reeves told

The Treasury Select Committee urged the Chancellor not to halve the current £20,000 tax-free amount amid City lobbying.

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7 h. ago Prince Andrew's past 'is catching up with him' says Virgina Giuffre author as King Charles considers paying rogue royal £500,000 out of his own pocket to move out

The King's brother is in talks about leaving the 30-room Grade II listed mansion voluntarily following public outcry over his 'peppercorn' rent.

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7 h. ago Birds will keep returning to your garden if you ditch seeds and place 1 thing outside

Birds are cute and hearing them sing sweet tunes in your garden is a joy. If you like having them around, there are some simple ways to encourage them to visit, and it doesn't involve seeds

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7 h. ago Shobna Gulati: ‘If I could choose to bring something extinct back to life? A 1970s disco’

The actor on a treasured wedding bangle, a ‘secretarial’ job that was anything but, and a painful incident at the theatreBorn in Oldham, Shobna Gulati, 59, studied Arabic and Middle Eastern politics at the University of Manchester. She appeared in Dinnerladies before taking a long-running role in Coronation Street in 2001. Her stage work includes the National Theatre’s A Tupperware of Ashes, and she played Ray in UK and US productions of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the 2021 film version. In 2020, she published Remember Me? Discovering My Mother As She Lost Her Memory. Gulati has a son and is based in London where she is appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noël Coward theatre until 10 January.When were you happiest? In recent times, when I was looking after my mum. She would take me on journeys in her mind and I’d travel with her wherever she went. I felt happy that I had the opportunity to have that time despite her illness....

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8 h. ago Gen Z happy to wear dirty clothes and are fine to go out covered in food

Gen-Z were also the generation to have most dropped food or drink on themselves at a special event like a wedding or date and then just carry on

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