6 h. ago New 10 year plan to help shape future of Stirlingshire village

Balfron Local Place Plan has just been submitted to Stirling Council to be ‘validated’.

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8 h. ago Concentration, removal and occupation: Inside Netanyahu’s plan for the future of Gaza

Rights groups say the Israeli plans for a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ and emigration amount to ethnic cleansing and forcible displacement, report Bel Trew, Richard Hall and Alicja Hagopian who look into the details of the proposals

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29 h. ago Concern that Ukraine will be split up casts shadow over reconstruction talks

Leaders meet in Rome amid forecasts that more than a third of rebuild costs could fall to Russia if Ukraine concedes landEver-escalating Russian drone attacks and the concern that Ukraine will be split up under a future peace plan have cast a shadow over a meeting of European leaders to plan for the eventual reconstruction of the country.The conference is the fourth in this format and is being attended by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Poland’s Donald Tusk. It comes at a time of unprecedented pressure on the Ukrainian economy as Vladimir Putin widens his targets across Ukraine, deploying record numbers of long-range drones. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago New NHS plan shows ‘future already looks better’ under Labour – Starmer

Patients will be given more control of their health via the NHS app, while there will be less reliance on hospitals, the plan says.

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2 w. ago Best camping gear: from tents to cooking, the essential gear you need

Plan for future trips or camp out in the garden with the best camping equipment

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3 w. ago West Lothian could see another 12,500 homes built by 2038 under development plan

A full meeting of West Lothian Council agreed to approve the first stage of a new Local Development Plan as a blueprint for the future look of communities.

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4 w. ago Leigh Halfpenny's future plan as Wales star one of 10 picked to be next coaches

The former Wales full-back started his new temporary role this week

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