27 h. ago Bandmates of singer who died in Hogmanay hillwalking tragedy break silence

The Ray Summers are now raising funds for the mountain rescue team who brought dad-of-two Andrew Ure, 41, home from Ben Vane after he went missing on a solo hike.

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68 h. ago Pen y Fan tourists slammed for 'unacceptable behaviour' as emergency teams called out

Emergency services and volunteer teams were called to Pen y Fan in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park on January 10, as they dealt with two separate incidents - with a Mountain Rescue volunteer subjected to abuse

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4 d. ago Climber's tragic final words as he died hanging metres from rescuers on mountain

Toni Kurz was forced to cut the ropes tying him to his dead companions before attempting to descend the icy North Face of the Eiger in 1936, but he tragically died from exhaustion while suspended on a rope just metres from rescue

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4 d. ago Judge says Trump administration can’t block child care, other program money for 5 states for now

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now

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5 d. ago Teens 'waist deep in snow unable to see' rescued from Scots mountain as parents 'terrified'

The nine-hour rescue mission could have been rendered impossible if weather conditions had worsened even more, which one parent found too distressing to think about.

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5 d. ago Storm Goretti sees avalanche alert issued for Yr Wyddfa with 'serious falls' possible

Llanberis mountain rescue warned that many paths are hidden beneath snow and that upper sections of the Llanberis path are 'particularly dangerous'

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6 d. ago Remarkable scenes as mountain rescuers carry DOG from snowy Peak District moor

The pooch had become 'disoriented'

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6 d. ago Ayr carer left supported person unattended to shop at Primark

The Scottish Social Services Council, (SSSC) has stepped in to place a warning on Michelle Mcculloch’s registration for 24 months.

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6 d. ago Man scales frozen waterfall in national park amid ‘very rare’ conditions

A volunteer mountain rescuer climbed a waterfall in a Yorkshire national park after severe wintry weather caused it to freeze.

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7 d. ago Lanarkshire’s health and social care chief officers thank families helping loved ones return home safely from hospital

As hospital and community services continue to manage winter pressures, both health and social care partnerships are working closely with NHS Lanarkshire hospital staff using the Discharge without Delay approach.

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7 d. ago Kristi Noem to deploy 2,000 agents to Minnesota amid hunt for more fraud

The surge in federal agents comes as Minnesota is under scrutiny from the Trump administration for fraud in social services programs

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8 d. ago Tim Walz says he will not run for third term as Minnesota governor

Announcement comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases became focus of ire for Republicans and TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesTim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota who ran for vice-president in 2024, announced on Monday that he is abandoning his quest for a third term in office. The move comes after ongoing fraud of social services cases caught the attention of US Republicans, including Donald Trump, who then used the cases as a pretext to go after Somali residents.Walz said in a statement that he wasn’t able to “give a political campaign my all”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen z

Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated contentReddit, the online discussion platform, has overtaken TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service, as search algorithms and gen Z have dramatically transformed its prominence.The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88% increase in the proportion of UK internet users it reaches. Three in five Brits online now encounter the site, up from a third in 2023, according to Ofcom. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Family rescued after getting stuck on New Year's Eve mountain walk

The family were walking on an Eryri peak when they were forced to call for help

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1 week ago Scots climber with 'broken leg' plucked off jagged mountain top by rescue helicopter

Footage captured the rescue on Ben Arthur as crews battled against freezing conditions.

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1 week ago France to ban children from social media, following Australia's example

President Emmanuel Macron is backing draft legislation that would make it illegal for social media companies to offer their services to under-15s.

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1 week ago Two hikers rescued after trying to climb Britain's second tallest mountain in the dark amid

The pair in their 20s had set-off at 6pm on Tuesday to climb up 4295-foot-high Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands.

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2 w. ago How much one Welsh council could overspend on social services this year

Figures from September show a £360,000 overspend in Merthyr Tydfil's social services

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2 w. ago Tributes after death of 'hero and legend' mountain rescue team stalwart

Geoff Seddon was involved in the response to flooding in Stockport and Didsbury on New Year's Day 2025, rescuing hundreds

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2 w. ago Heartbreak as mountain rescue hero who found boy, 6, and saved 1,000s dies

Geoff Seddon's most recent rescue mission was just two months before he sadly passed away

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