5 h. ago Family blast 'jealous' neighbours who reported them to council over 'monstrosity' extension...but their new plans could make locals even angrier

Aysha Khanom was made to pay £2,000 after a retrospective planning request for a large porch at the property she shares with her family in Oldham was rejected.

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11 h. ago ‘Our era of violent populism’: the US has entered a new phase of political violence

The political temperature is dangerously high – and shows few signs of coolingIt has been a grim couple of weeks in the US, as multiple acts of politically motivated violence have dominated headlines and sparked fears that a worrying new normal has taken hold in America.Last Saturday, a man disguised as a police officer attacked two Democratic legislators at their homes in Minnesota, killing a state representative and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife. The alleged murderer was planning further attacks, police said, on local politicians and abortion rights advocates. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Children suffered record levels of violence in conflict zones in 2024, UN report shows

Surge in violations to more than 40,000 – the highest since records began in 1996 – must serve as a ‘wake-up call’A record number of children were subjected to acts of violence in conflict zones in 2024, with the number of incidents recorded rising by 25%, according to a UN report.The UN security council’s annual report on children and armed conflict found 22,495 children in 2024 were killed, wounded, denied humanitarian support or recruited for conflict. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Tree felling plans in rural Stirling forest attracts major opposition in call for delay

The proposals from Forestry and Land Scotland include more than 4,000 hectares near Strathyre where woodland and forest could see trees chopped down over infection concerns.

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3 d. 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.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut

More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being plantedIt was in New York City that a mysterious fungus was first spotted on an American chestnut, a blight that was to rapidly sweep across the eastern US, wiping out billions of the cherished trees. Now, 120 years later, there is fresh hope of a comeback for chestnuts, spurred not only by scientists but also eager New Yorkers planting blight-proof seeds in their back yards and local parks.The American chestnut was once found in vast numbers from Maine to Mississippi and known as the redwoods of the east due to its prodigious size. But 4bn trees were killed off in the first half of last century by a blight introduced from Asia to which it had little defense, spread by spores carried by the wind, rain and animals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Domestic abuse victims and care leavers given social housing help under rules change

Deputy PM Angela Rayner said vulnerable groups must not face 'unfair barriers' to social housing as she confirmed plans to scrap the need for local links from next month

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4 d. ago 'Lessons learned' on looking after buildings says Falkirk Council after Bo'ness report

Councillors want no repeat of 2019 when a report into a pool's 'serious structural failings' was ignored.

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4 d. ago Plans for 43 homes in Ayrshire town unveiled as local expresses 'great concern'

According to the proposals the range of properties would include seven two-bedroom terraces, 12 two-bedroom semi-detached, five three-bedroom detached, 17 three-bedroom semi-detached and two four-bed detached homes.

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4 d. ago Distillery plans approved at historic Stirlingshire house with links to Burns and Churchill

The multi-million pound project near Bannockburn is expected to create at least 15 jobs.

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5 d. ago I'm a city councillor and a nudist... people think it's strange but I don't see an issue

Julien Ferrat, city councilor of Mannheim and representative of local political party 'Die Mannheime' told MailOnline he is planning to visit the naturist village of Cap d'Agde in August.

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5 d. ago Meat mogul millionaire faces heated opposition over plans to demolish 1950s bungalow in exclusive Sandbanks peninsula and build £15m 'superhome' in its place

Meat baron, Philip Heffer, shelled out £3.6million for a 1950s style property on the exclusive part of Dorset known as a 'millionaire's playground', but his plans have struck a sour note among locals.

Economics

5 d. ago Family bids emotional goodbye to pilot of doomed Air India plane: ‘He tried his best’

Captain Sabharwal has been hailed a ‘hero’ by locals for diverting his falling plane away from a densely-populated residential area

Society

5 d. ago Air India flight to London cancelled because of ‘precautionary checks’

Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10pm local time on Tuesday, and arrive at Gatwick airport at 6.25pm BST.

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5 d. ago Firefighter staffing change plans in Helensburgh spark fears 'lives could be at risk'

The proposals would mean crews would only be based at the station between 8am and 6pm with on call crews scrambled during unsociable hours.

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6 d. ago Plans for Perthshire solar farm the size of 140 football pitches refused

Perth and Kinross Council felt the "excessive" scale had not been fully justified for such a "significant" loss of prime agricultural land

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7 d. ago Liam Gallagher explodes as Oasis fans branded 'fat, drunk and lairy' ahead of reunion tour

Liam Gallagher has leapt to the defence of Oasis fans after Edinburgh Council officials were reportedly less than complimentary about them

Society

7 d. ago Oasis fans called 'fat, drunk and rowdy by council bosses in secret safety briefings' ahead of reunion tour

Oasis fans have reportedly been branded 'fat, drunk and rowdy by council bosses in secret safety briefings' ahead of their reunion tour.

Society

8 d. ago Doctors told me my healthy daughter's tummy bug was only nausea

It was late 2023 and my eldest daughter, Aiyoung, was juggling part-time shifts on the deli counter at our local Waitrose with plans for her gap-year adventure in southeast Asia.

Society

9 d. ago Fury at retail park's ferris wheel plans as locals say revellers will be able to look directly into their homes and gardens

Furious locals have hit out as plans for an 'intrusive' gian ferris wheel at Ashford Designer Outlet in Kent, as they argue riders will be able to peer into their gardens. 

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