24 h. ago Council apologises for leaving over 1,100 welfare and police emails unread

Investigators said the council’s lack of action left at least one resident at significant risk of harm

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3 d. ago Storm Amy leaves 100,000 without power as cleanup under way in Ireland

A cleanup after Storm Amy got under way across the island of Ireland on Saturday, after hundreds of thousands were left without power.

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4 d. ago East Ayrshire Council education boss forced to apologise after shock music lesson comments at public meeting

Linda McAulay-Griffiths insisted her remarks had been "taken out of context" as she apologised for a clip which has emerged.

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5 d. ago Scots pensioner vanishes in car as police 'extremely concerned' for welfare

Derek Collins, who is from Stevenston, was last seen in Ardrossan at around 11am on Monday.

Economics

7 d. ago Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 19 as rescuers search for missing fishermen

Storm leaves 21 people missing, 88 injured and over 100,000 houses damaged

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9 d. ago US set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts

Federal workers say they have little choice but to depart, with 100,000 leaving under deferred resignation programThe Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 federal workers set to formally quit as part of the latest wave of its deferred resignation program.With Congress facing a deadline of Tuesday to authorize more funding or spark a government shutdown, the White House has also ordered federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale firings of workers if the partisan fight fails to yield a deal. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man in his 50s dies and six rushed to hospital after ‘gas leak’ at takeaway shop

A MAN in his 50s has died and six others rushed to hospital after a "gas leak" at a takeaway shop. Police raced to the scene in Bloxwich, West Midlands, on Friday evening following concerns for a man's welfare. Police and other emergency crews arrived at Cresswell Crescent where a man in his 50s was...

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3 w. ago Little girl, two, dies after police rushed to house over 'welfare concerns': Man and woman arrested for 'unexplained' death

Officers attended a property in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, at approximately 4.20pm on Saturday.

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3 w. ago Girl, 2, dies and two arrested as Thornaby police called to 'welfare concerns'

Police have arrested a woman, 25, and man, 21, after a two-year-old toddler died following a 'welfare check' at a home in Thornaby

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4 w. ago Girl, 6, locked in filthy room her whole life with no food can only communicate in sounds

The child was found inside a dark and dirty room with only a teddy bear for company after the police received an anonymous call from someone concerned about her welfare

Politics

4 w. ago What living in a van for two years taught me about living in a small flat in London

Police knocks on the door, surprise welfare checks and... a sense of adventure. Here’s what #vanlife is really all about

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