1 hour ago Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland raises £160,000 in support of Cash for Kids

Barratt and David Wilson Homes East Scotland has marked a major fundraising milestone in support of Cash for Kids this month, raising an incredible £160,000 so far this year through its charity partnership.

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15 h. ago Conflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN

Report calls on governments to commit to renewed action at general assembly in New York, saying ‘a different path is still possible’Hard-won progress on women’s access to healthcare, rights and employment is being put at risk from global conflict, cuts to aid spending, and a backlash against gender equality, according to a UN equality watchdog.A woman’s chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth is more than a third lower than it was 25 years ago, UN Women said in its annual report, while girls are more likely to complete school than ever before. It also found that rates of intimate partner violence were 2.5 times lower in countries that had introduced comprehensive measures on violence. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Scots family in frantic bid to save chihuahua washed out to sea

Maryann O'Neill was left heartbroken and after frantically searching the neighbourhood she made a devastating discovery.

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23 h. ago Landmark sports memorabilia auction raises more than £35,000 for charity

A landmark charity auction of one of Scotland’s most extensive private sports memorabilia collections has raised more than £35,000 in support of two charities close to the heart of businessman and philanthropist, John Horne.

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24 h. ago Family of Scots woman killed by evil boyfriend raise £22,000 for Women's Aid

Ewan Methven brutally murdered the 21-year-old at a flat they shared in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, last November.

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38 h. ago Woman cursed by tribe in woods is killed months later in horrific bus crash

A former 'handmaiden' of a self-styled African tribe camped out in a Scottish wood was cursed to 'cry until she dies' by its leader just months before she died.

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46 h. ago Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy joins Sir Tom Hunter at Edinburgh Kiltwalk

This year’s Kiltwalks in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh saw 38,000 walkers raise a record £8 million for more than 1,800 charities in 2025.

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64 h. ago Woman killed her friend then stayed in the flat with her body for 11 days

Her children said 'there are no words'

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66 h. ago Vaccine producer pledges to raise 10,000 for West Lothian charity partner

Employees from across Valneva Scotland have come together to raise funds and awareness for Team Jak Foundation, a Livingston-based charity that supports children and young people with cancer, and their families.

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3 d. ago France's 'most Scottish town' once ruled by Scots family where locals wear kilts

It even hosts a yearly festival celebrating Scotland.

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3 d. ago Woman 'set house on fire on purpose', killing boy, 5, as babysitter screamed

Taquida Hendrix, 32, is facing charges of murder and arson in connection with the death of Malakai Stovall on August 1 in Rochester, New York, after his house was set on fire

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3 d. ago Family 'stunned' after being reunited with cat 9 years after he vanished

The cat was found around seven miles away from where he went missing in 2016.

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3 d. ago Ayrshire school raises more than £40,000 for blood cancer charity

S6 pupils at Wellington School in Ayr raised a "staggering" amount for charity Blood Cancer UK.

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4 d. ago Safest Dogs 2025: Here are the 15 breeds of adorable dog that are least likely to bite

Biting isn’t really in these dogs’ nature.

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4 d. ago Parents who raised £100,000 for their son before he died from cancer lose battle to make charity hand over donations so they can take his terminally

Kyle Morrison (pictured), of the town of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, tragically died in October 2020 from a rare, incurable childhood brain cancer.

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4 d. ago Five new defibrillators for Kirkcudbright after community raises more than £7,000

The Merse Defibrillator Fund was launched after residents were concerned the closure of the town’s bridge earlier this year would leave them stranded if there was an emergency.

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4 d. ago Heartbroken mother of woman killed by boyfriend in Hackney tells PM justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order

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4 d. ago Mother of woman killed by boyfriend tells Starmer justice system is ‘broken’

Linda Westcarr sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent meeting after her daughter’s killer was handed a hospital order.

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4 d. ago Brave woman confronts 'evil' killer who brutally beat her disabled mum to death

“Pure evil” killer Robert Karl Huber, 69, frequently beat his partner Lindy 'Kimmy' Lucena, 64, over the course of their five-year relationship before murdering her on January 3, 2023

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4 d. ago Dog Back to School Blues: Why your pup could be suffering from separation anxiety

Does your dog seem a bit down in the dumps now that summer is over?

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