39 m. ago Police called to Scots high school amid reports of 'youths with weapons'

Police were called to St Andrew's and St Bride's High School in East Kilbride after receiving a report of youths in possession of weapons but "no criminality was established".

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70 m. ago Julianne Moore’s freckles? How Republican bans on ‘woke’ books have reached new level

Trump administration escalates movement forged by US states to censor literature in full-scale DEI crackdownWhen the actor Julianne Moore learned her children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry, a tale of a girl who learns to stop hating her freckles, had been targeted for a potential ban at all schools serving US military families, she took to Instagram, posting that it was a “great shock” to discover the story had been “banned by the Trump Administration”.Moore had seen a memo that circulated last week revealing that tens of thousands of American children studying in about 160 Pentagon schools both in the US and around the world had had all access to library books suspended for a week, while officials conducted a “compliance review” to hunt out any books “potentially related to gender ideology or discriminatory equity ideology topics”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Study suggests vaping could be more harmful to health than cigarettes

The long-term health damage caused by vaping may be worse than smoking, according to a world first study, with users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure

Science

1 hour ago Is America tired of Musk and DOGE? Poll shows dwindling support for cost

Musk’s upheaval, coupled with granting DOGE staffers unprecedented access to Americans’ sensitive data, appears to have gone too far

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1 hour ago 'Unforgivably ignorant' pundit Jamie Carragher is slammed by his Sky Sports predecessor Richard Keys for dismissing Africa's AFCON as 'not a major tournament' in Mo Salah debate

Carragher suggested Mohamed Salah is disadvantaged in the yearly hunt for the Ballon d'Or because he cannot win a 'major tournament' at international level.

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1 hour ago Police issue statement after school locked down and pupil, 15, arrested

Police were called to the school just before 10.30am on Monday

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2 h. ago Miquita Oliver reveals her first kiss at primary school was with ISIS 'Beatle' Jihadi George

The former Popworld star opened up about her shocking encounter to best friend Lily Allen on their Miss Me podcast

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2 h. ago Surfing prodigy Milla Brown: ‘It’s pretty normal now for girls to be doing big airs’

The 17-year-old Australian matches her male counterparts in aerial ability and tube riding but is in no hurry to reach the WSLEach year, Stab, a surf media outlet with a cult online following, pulls together a video edit of the best waves of the past 12 months. “Best” is of course a subjective measure, but the compilation typically features some of the best surfers in the world pulling big turns, big airs and into big barrels. The 2024 edition, released last month, was no exception: the likes of three-time World Surf League champion John John Florence, surf icon Kelly Slater and American prodigy Caity Simmers all made the cut.But for those watching closely, it was another name that stood out in the 24-wave edit. Featuring not once but twice was Milla Brown, a 17-year-old from the northern beaches of Sydney. Brown has not yet graduated high school, but her name is suddenly in illustrious company. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Up to 25 year wait for homes in London as housing crisis forces boroughs to brink of bankruptcy

More than 335,000 Londoners sit on housing waiting lists - the highest number of any English region

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2 h. ago Derbyshire school in lockdown as boy, 15, arrested for 'assaulting police officer'

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Ashbourne was placed into lockdown after police were called following reports of a pupil 'behaving aggressively and threatening staff' - a 15-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer

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2 h. ago German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe

Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shiftedGerman election live – latest updatesIn the final days of an election campaign dominated by migration, the likely new chancellor of Europe’s biggest polluter sought to assure voters that its economy ministry would not be occupied by NGOs. Instead, conservative lead candidate Friedrich Merz posted on social media that it would be led by “someone who understands that economic policy is more than being a representative for heat pumps”.Climate action barely featured on the campaign trail before Germany’s federal elections on Sunday – except when right-leaning parties used it to swipe at the Greens. Merz’s jab was at the tamer end of attacks aimed at the Green party candidate, Robert Habeck, the economy and climate minister who pushed through an unpopular law to promote clean heating, but is a sign of how far the political conversation around climate action has shifted. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Eight per cent Council Tax rise plan for East Ayrshire residents

Toilet closures, school meal increases and job cuts have also been proposed.

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3 h. ago Downing Street slaps down suggestions Russia rejoining G7 is up for discussion

Security minister Dan Jarvis appeared to suggest there could be a path back into the forum for Russia as part of Ukraine peace talks.

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3 h. ago Almost £190m of savings made by Scots council since 2010 as councillor suggests cuts 'buried'

Councillor Iain McMillan, Labour group leader, described the total as "staggering" at a meeting.

Economics

3 h. ago Elimination of federal climate tools, some used to inquire in to Musk’s firms, sparks alarm

Environment justice advocates say tools to study pollution in vulnerable communities by companies, including xAI and SpaceX, have disappearedAs Donald Trump’s administration continues its purge of federal agencies, environmental justice campaigners are alarmed by the disappearance of federal environmental and climate data tools – some of which have been used to identify pollution concerns about Elon Musk’s companies.Several federal agencies, including the EPA and CDC, previously published data regarding pollution levels across the country, as well as data about the vulnerability of each census tract, such as poverty rates and life expectancy. Several of the websites containing that data have gone dark in the weeks following Trump’s inauguration. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 14 best feminist books to read ahead of International Women’s Day 2025

From 20th-century classics to modern-day manifestos, our suggestions run the gamut

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3 h. ago Head teacher retires after 18 years of service to All Saints Primary School in Airdrie

Michelle McMullen was honoured with a celebration Mass at Holy Trinity and All Saints Church in Coatbridge.

Society

3 h. ago Netanyahu ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza, says Hamas official – Middle East crisis live

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu ‘intentionally sabotaging’ peace deal According to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international mediators that it will release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners who were initially scheduled for release on Saturday if Hamas returns four bodies today without any ceremony. The Guardian has not confirmed this report.Israel suspended the handover of 620 Palestinians it was due to free from its prisons on Saturday, putting the ceasefire agreement in jeopardy after Benjamin Netanyahu criticised what he called “disgraceful ceremonies that dishonour our hostages and the cynical use of hostages for propaganda”.We have fulfilled all our obligations according to the deal.Unfortunately, all the time Netanyahu and his government have been trying to undermine and sabotage the deal.They have committed a lot of violations – killed more than 100 Palestinians, prevented most of the basic needs of the Palestinians to enter the...

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3 h. ago TV legend Miquita Oliver reveals her first kiss at London primary school was with ISIS Beatle Jihadi George who went on to behead, rape, torture and murder as an Islamist terrorist

The former Popworld host, 40, made the surprise revelation while talking to best friend Lily Allen on their Miss Me podcast.

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3 h. ago School bus timetables to change on Bee Network routes after complaints

It comes after a wave of complaints

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