5 h. ago Police shootout with armed robbers on Scotland's streets? Why 'health and safety' is a life

Health and safety regulations can be a pain in the neck – until they save lives

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4 d. ago Arrest made in Georgia years after rapper was gunned down in Ohio over a music video

Ronell Scott, 25, was charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old TreShawn Smith in October 2022

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4 d. ago Jesy Nelson’s fiance says twins are ‘little warriors’ following diagnosis

Nelson has previously revealed that their twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, have a rare genetic condition.

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8 d. ago Owners of the Swiss bar in which 40 people burned to death in a New Year's fire say waitress they viewed as 'a stepdaughter' suffocated 'in a pile of bodies behind a locked door'

Providing their most detailed account of the disaster to date, Jacques and Jessica Moretti said Cyane Panine's last minutes alive encapsulated the full horror of the evening.

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8 d. ago Scots millionaire tycoon ‘left in tears’ at state of deserted hometown high street where he started business empire

TYCOON Sir Tom Hunter has said he was reduced to tears by the state of Scotland’s high streets - including his own hometown. The millionaire philanthropist - who made his fortune from the Sports Division empire he established - wept as he saw the amount of boarded up shops in the area. The businessman told...

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9 d. ago All the high street stores in January 2026 including Primark and River Island

Last year saw 54 retailers go bust, resulting in the loss of 3,080 stores and 30,153 employees, according to the Centre for Retail Research

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9 d. ago Snow and ice warnings in force as tens of thousands remain without power

Downing Street said support was being offered to homes left without power.

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1 week ago Jesy Nelson reveals petition for SMA1 screening at birth after twins’ diagnosis

The 34-year-old announced on Sunday that her twin daughters have been diagnosed with the severe muscular disease.

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1 week ago Jesy Nelson ‘right to challenge’ twins’ diagnosis process, says Streeting

The Health Secretary was responding to news shared by the former Little Mix star that her babies have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.

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2 w. ago Volunteers help 'desperate' rough sleepers on streets of Scotland’s biggest city as temperatures plunge to

A community group handed life-saving kit to six individuals who were preparing to spend the night outdoors as the country is gripped by some of the coldest weather it’s seen this winter.

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2 w. ago All the high street businesses that went bust in 2025 as 3,000 stores disappeared from UK town centres for good

SHOPPERS were stunned by a torrent of high street closures and collapses in 2025. This year 54 retailers have gone resulting in the loss of 3,080 stores and 30,153 employees, according to the Centre for Retail Research. Iconic outlets have vanished entirely, and some much-loved outlets have pulled the shutters on dozens of stores. It...

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting says ‘bitingly cold snap’ puts extra pressure on NHS hospitals

Data shows there can be a rise in heart attacks, strokes and respiratory illnesses during a cold snap as well as increased risk of trips and falls.

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3 w. ago Daughter of 'YouTube mom' Machelle Hobson who was accused of torturing her young children for views recalls relentless abuse in harrowing detail

The daughter of the ' YouTube mom' Machelle Hobson has shared what it was like to receive death threats from her own mother, after being locked up for days on end.

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3 w. ago High streets across Scotland locked in 'death spiral' as hundreds of small retailers go bust

Many town centres are struggling as shoppers increasingly choose to visit retail parks or buy items online.

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3 w. ago Agonising death of criminals locked in metal bull with fire set underneath it until they suffocated and burned

The ancient world wasn't short of a gruesome killing or two and the brazen bull method of execution was one of the most spectacular ways you could bow out in Greece

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3 w. ago Gruesome death sentence locked in metal bull and burned to death in public

The brazen bull was a life-sized bronze cast of the animal that was left completely hollow inside

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3 w. ago Agonising death of victims locked in metal bull with fire set underneath it

The brazen bull was a gruesome execution method in Ancient Greece designed not only to kill but to terrify, turning human suffering into a grotesque spectacle

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3 w. ago The Scottish island that turns streets into a football pitch every New Year's Day

In this game, two teams battle through town's streets with a leather ball, with few rules, unlimited players, and no time limit

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3 w. ago Disabled teen's death in hot car after mum locked her in while having sex

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Rita Pangalangan, 46, and her boyfriend Larry King Jr, 49, were convicted of murder in the death of Pangalangan's wheelchair-dependent daughter Cristina, 13, who died in a locked car in South Carolina in August 2019

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4 w. ago Mum and her 'enforcer' jailed after man dies in sickening attack

Jemma Marshall and Jason Wadsworth were both locked up over the death of Martin Shaw

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