7 h. ago 'Pay for the damage': Jason Manford calls out driver in local Facebook group after they hit his car

The comedian took to social media to ask for help after his car was damaged

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23 h. ago Hibs ultra group target new public toilets with graffiti as locals hit out

The space was daubed with huge HFC lettering, with a Block Seven tag written at the side.

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6 d. ago Chihuahua found alive inside burnt out Scots flat two weeks after fire

The dog had been spotted in the window of Scott Street flat by nearby residents

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7 d. ago Edinburgh council firm boss given £22,343 bonus as locals hit with tax rise

EXCLUSIVE: Marshall Dallas, former CEO at the EICC, has been awarded bonuses of £146,527 in the last three years.

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9 d. ago Severe heat waves hit Southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks

Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in countries like Italy, Spain and Greece

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1 week ago West Lothian 'tourist tax' could bring in £1m as council urged to push forward

But while councillors welcomed the start of consultations agreed this week, the Tories branded the proposals a tourist tax which would hit local business and discourage visitors.

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1 week ago Glasgow City Council hit by major cyber attack as warning issued over customer data theft

Glasgow has become the latest local authority in Scotland to be hit by a cyber attack.

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2 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson's farm hit with complaints from locals in furious battle over pub

Jeremy Clarkson has been embroiled in a bitter feud with West Oxfordshire Council since opening his Diddly Squat Farm back in 2020, with the former Top Gear host facing numerous complaints from locals

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2 w. ago Social enterprise hit by 'disaster' as thief swipes £5,000 worth of equipment

Green Aspirations is a social enterprise focused on reconnecting people to their environment, through woodlands based at the Cardross Estate, Port of Menteith.

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3 w. ago Britain jobless hotspots: The areas where benefits claims have soared by 40% since Rachel Reeves' National Insurance raid on businesses

Residents have told how they can live a 'middle-class life' on taxpayer cash as other locals hit out at 'lazy' young people who they claim don't try hard enough to get into work.

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drone factory attacked, 1,000km away in Tatarstan

Factory making Iranian-designed Shahed drones is hit, far from Russia-Ukraine border; Russian strikes damage energy and other civilian facilities in Poltava oblast. What we know on day 1,209See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine’s military said on Sunday it had attacked a Russian drone factory in the city of Yelabuga in Russia’s Tatarstan region. The target is around 1,000km from Ukraine. The Ukrainian military general staff said the factory produced, tested, and launched drones at Ukraine, in particular against energy and civil infrastructure. Videos on social media showed an explosion said to be at the factory in Yelabuga, also known as Alabuga, which builds Iranian-designed Shahed drones. The Russian local governor confirmed the attack.Russian forces hit the Kremenchuk oil refinery in Ukraine’s Poltava region with missiles and drones, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denounced the attack on the central Poltava region as a vile s...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago That's just not cricket! Furious players banned from using traditional home ground after local complains of being hit by ball

Three teams are without a home ground while the parish council investigates health and safety concerns - sparking fears for the sport's future in the Essex village.

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3 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway to be hit by flash floods and thunderstorms this weekend as weather warning issued

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Saturday and also fears there could be hail and strong gusts of wind.

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3 w. ago Huge 6.4 earthquake rocks entire country as locals fear tsunami warning

The tremor hit at around 7pm local time (12 noon UK time) on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the country's capital, 124 miles away from the epicentre of the quake

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4 w. ago Scots football club bosses hit out at firebugs after second fire in a week

An area of grass beside St Cuthbert Wanderers' ground in Kirkcudbright has been set on fire twice in seven days.

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4 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kyiv and Odesa a day after massive drone bombardment

Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine on Monday in the biggest overnight drone attack of the war. What we know on day 1,203See all our Ukraine war coverageKyiv and the port city of Odesa came under “massive” drone attacks from Russia early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. An AFP journalist in central Kyiv heard at least a dozen of explosions and gunfire, as air defences tried to down the drones. Buildings and cars in several districts were burning and debris fell near a school. Russian strikes on Odesa hit maternity and medical facilities that had been evacuated, local officials said, reporting no casualties there.The attack came a day after Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, according to the Ukrainian air force, as the Kremlin presses ahead with its summer offensive. In addition to the 479 drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine from Sunday to Monday, according...

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