36 h. ago Residents urged to close windows and doors as firefighters tackle huge blaze at storage unit

45 firefighters were called to the warehouse in Middleton

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41 h. ago Gregor Poynton MP meets UK Veterans Minister to raise plight of Linburn Veterans and Scotland's Military Museum

Gregor Poynton, MP for the Livingston constituency, has today met with the UK Labour Government’s Veterans Minister, Al Carns, to highlight the urgent situation facing residents at the Linburn Park in West Lothian.

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2 d. ago Trump leaves G7 early for something ‘bigger than a ceasefire’ amid Iran

US president denies claims from France’s Macron that he is working on a truce after earlier urging Tehran residents to flee from Iranian capitalCeasefire offer has been made, says Macron, as Trump leaves G7 earlyJust to recap on events, Donald Trump and UK prime minister Keir Starmer signed off a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit n Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday.The US president said Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Oil prices rise and US futures fall as Israel urges residents of Iran's capital to evacuate

Oil prices have resumed their upward climb and U.S. futures are lower after Israel's military issued an evacuation warning to 330,000 people in Iran's capital Tehran

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6 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway residents urged to stay safe around rivers and reservoirs

The plea has been issued ahead of Drowning Prevention Week after it emerged there were 33 accidental drownings in Scotland last year.

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9 d. ago Canary Islands government remains on 'heightened alert' for forest fires

Residents and tourists are urged to follow self-protection advice

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1 week ago Los Angeles' image is scuffed since ICE raids and protests, with World Cup and Olympics on horizon

Los Angeles is still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image

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1 week ago In Spain, a chat on the doorstep is a custom worth preserving in the digital age | María Ramírez

It’s great to see so much support for the value of ‘taking the breeze’ – the authorities must respect public space tooThe mayor of a small town in southern Spain felt compelled, a few days ago, to clarify that there is no new municipal ban on older women sitting out on the pavement in their own chairs. He was responding to a furious online backlash directed mostly at the town’s police after they posted a message on social media urging the residents of Santa Fe to show “civility” by not sitting in the streets in the late hours disturbing neighbours.This plea for respect for the public space was hardly a draconian law and order crackdown: it was a reasonably worded reminder. “We know that putting chairs or tables outside the door is a tradition in many towns,” it said, “but public spaces are regulated. If the police ask you to remove them, do so out of respect and in the interests of coexistence.”María Ramírez is a journalist and the deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outle...

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1 week ago Blackbird crisis: UK residents with gardens urged to take action amid rising Usutu virus cases

The Usutu virus has spread through blackbirds in southern England, with the British Trust for Ornithology asking people to sign up to a survey in a bid to save the bird population

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire residents urged to help shut down supplies of illegal vapes across region

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has issued a plea for people who use vaping products not to buy from illicit sellers.

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2 w. ago West Lothian residents urged to help shut down supplies of illegal vapes across region

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has issued a plea for people who use vaping products not to buy from illicit sellers.

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3 w. ago Junior doctors seeking almost 30% pay rise to avoid more strike action

Wes Streeting urged resident doctors not to vote for strike action after they demanded their pay be restored to 2008 levels

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3 w. ago Hazardous dust storm turns sky eerie orange as residents urged to ‘stay inside’

Parts of Australia have been hit by a hazardous dust storm which has turned the sky completely orange, with the public warned to stay inside.

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3 w. ago Australia hit by hazardous dust storm turning sky eerie orange colour as residents urged to ‘stay inside’

Parts of Australia have been hit by a hazardous dust storm which has turned the sky completely orange, with the public warned to stay inside.

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3 w. ago Rushden fire sparks urgent warning for residents to close doors and windows

A fire has broken out at a recycling warehouse in Rushden, sending a towering plume of smoke over the area that can even be seen from space which has sparked an urgent health warning

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4 w. ago Falkirk residents urged to help shape 'badly needed' new town hall

A series of events are being held to get feedback on what people want to see from the long-awaited project

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