2 h. ago Orkney primary school teaching post vacant since March 2019, figures show

The Scottish Liberal Democrats said data they have uncovered shows more than 1,350 teaching posts have had to be readvertised by local authorities in the last two years.

Culture

3 h. ago Police searching for missing woman Yajaira Castro Mendez find body as man arrested for 'murder'

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, who is originally from Colombia, went missing from Ilford at the end of May, and following police enquiries a murder probe was launched alongside a search to track down her remains

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3 h. ago 'Nobody will fix the potholes on the busy road near our house

Authorities are at a loss over a road that continues to deteriorate because they can't work out who owns it - the problem means the road remains covered in potholes

Transport

3 h. ago Four hundred rookie Marines made to do gruelling 'mud run' after around a dozen fellow recruits are caught stealing from the camp's self

In a move hailed as a blow against modern ' woke ' culture, the entire contingent of trainee Royal Marines has just been forced to crawl through mud to pay for the 'sins' of some of their colleagues.

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4 h. ago JEFF PRESTRIDGE: NatWest leaves tourist hotspot without a single bank branch

The road ahead for banking hubs will not be without its twists and turns, that's for sure. But the fact remains: Windermere still needs a banking hub.

Politics

4 h. ago Man killed wife and son, 7, before turning gun on himself after becoming depressed over ‘unemployment,’ family says

An unidentified Texas man allegedly struggling with his mental health is believed to have shot his wife, young son, and then himself in Katy on Saturday morning.

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4 h. ago I invented the 'Death Clock'... and was horrified when it confirmed my worst fears about my own health

Brent Franson invented the Death Clock app, which analyzes a person's body metrics and lifestyle, to predict - down to the minute - when and how a person will die.

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5 h. ago Protests after death of baby boy who lived in ‘mouldy and damp’ north London flat

Akram Mohammed’s parents claim ‘no one’ from Notting Hill Genesis helped depite repeated requests for repairs

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5 h. ago Body is found in search for woman, 46, who disappeared in Ilford as man appears in court charged with her murder

A body has been found by police probing the disappearance of Colombian woman Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, who went missing after leaving her home in Ilford, east London, last Saturday.

Events

5 h. ago Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 countdown and everything we know about the superhero update so far

The Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 countdown is underway after the Death Star Sabotage event, which saw the destruction of the iconic Star Wars Death Star.

Politics

6 h. ago Colorado terrorist could face more charges, Boulder District Attorney says in update on vile 'anti

Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Mohamed Sabry Soliman, charged with federal and state crimes in connection with the June 1 attack, could face more charges if more victims come forward

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6 h. ago Fortnite servers down for Chapter 6 Season 3 update – here's when they're back online

Epic Games has taken Fortnite servers offline for the Chapter 6 Season 3 update after the Star Wars mini season came to an end with the Death Star Sabotage live event.

Politics

6 h. ago Murder suspect 'marries teen model girlfriend in secret wedding' while on run from police

Jonny Smyth, who is being held in a Spanish prison as a suspect in the murder of John George, married 19-year-old Madison Allen while on the run from police, his new wife claims

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7 h. ago Murderer who killed his own stepmother and raped and fathered child with 14

Mohammed Fethaullah, 64, previously of Wandsworth, London, died at HMP High Down on May 13 this year. He was previously jailed for the murder of his stepmother and raping a 14-year-old.

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7 h. ago Death row killer with dementia deemed fit to be executed by firing squad

Convicted murderer Ralph Leroy Menzies chose death by firing squad when he was sentenced to death, which a judge has ruled he will still face despite suffering from dementia

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7 h. ago Murder detectives find body in urgent searches for Colombian woman, 46, missing from Ilford

Yajaira Castro Mendez had not been seen by her family or friends who raised the alarm, police said

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7 h. ago Bodies of two hillwalkers found on the same day as death toll on Scotland's peaks rises to four in a week

The bodies of another two hillwalkers have been found in the Highlands as the number of people who have died in Scotland's mountains this week rose to four.

Events

7 h. ago Melrose men’s £1bn cash call shows London’s death is exaggerated

Melrose men’s £1bn cash call shows London’s death is exaggerated  The Times

Economics

7 h. ago 'Beautiful daughter' was 'dismissed multiple times' by doctors before heartbreaking death

The family of "beautiful" and "caring" Bethan Amy James, 21, claim that medics they encountered before their daughter's tragic death failed to respond to the gravity of her condition and repeatedly dismissed her symptoms

Events

7 h. ago Free needles to help prisoners take Class A drugs behind bars? The latest solution to Scotland's drug death crisis from taxpayer

Free needles and vapes should be handed out to prisoners so they can take Class A drugs in a safer way behind bars, a majority taxpayer-funded group has claimed.

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