14 m. ago Well known West Lothian volunteer retires from her role at West Calder Community Centre

Currently, Eileen Milne MBE is co-ordinator for a weekly Seated Exercise Class with 50 members ranging from 60 to 93. In addition she holds a Monday Knitting Club producing shawls and small blankets for local groups.

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16 m. ago England win every group game without conceding after Kane’s double sinks Albania

For Thomas Tuchel, there was an unmistakable circularity, a pleasingness to the narrative arc. The England head coach began his tenure with a World Cup qualifying victory against Albania at Wembley last March. And he finished the first phase of the mission to add a second star to the shirt with another one – by the same scoreline in Tirana.It is surely worth taking a moment to digest the headline numbers. This was England’s eighth qualifying win out of eight and an eighth clean sheet. Never before has a European team gone through World Cup qualification – playing at least six ties – without letting in a goal. It is a record to fire hope, which has sent out a message. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Emotional Countryfile host makes history in 'once in a lifetime' moment

Countryfile presenter Hamza Yassin was left stunned after he made history on the BBC show

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72 m. ago Zinedine Zidane, 53, ‘seals shock return to management four years after last job’

ZINEDINE ZIDANE has reportedly secured his future return to management. The legendary French former midfielder, 53, has been out of a job since leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2020/21 season. Now he has an agreement to take over in a new role according to Diario AS, who say his appointment is just...

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75 m. ago Woman plans to ask for guy's number but then realises big mistake

A woman has shared the moment she was left red-faced after planning to ask a guy she'd spotted for his social media username, only to realise she had made an embarrassing mistake

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1 hour ago Steve Clarke spells out Scotland message to Tartan Army as injury situation spelled out

Manager wants Hampden to be buoyant in World Cup shoot-out

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2 h. ago I cut all contact with my mother six years ago. Our relationship was toxic... but this was why we reconnected and exactly what happened: KATE WILLS

To anyone who saw us, it looked like a completely ordinary moment of multi-generational bliss. But for me - and many people who know me - it felt almost pinch-me unbelievable.

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3 h. ago Moment police swoop in to arrest a 'Wild West' murderer in a shop months after the killing

Awad Abdel Samad, 24, murdered Mohamed Abdi, 19, by stabbing him three times in a 25 second attack as he attempted to get back into his car following a street fight in Westminster.

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3 h. ago Michelle Obama claims black women have to straighten their hair to 'follow white people's standards'

The former First Lady, 61, claimed that black women are 'trapped' by the pressures to keep their hair straight and 'can't swim' or 'go to the gym' because of it.

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3 h. ago 'I told Sir Alex Ferguson I'd help force Man Utd transfer – he hung up the phone immediately'

Sir Alex Ferguson carried a lot of sway during his time as Manchester United manager and convinced one target to "kick up some noise" at his club to help force a transfer

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3 h. ago Extraordinary moment phone thief gets instant karma as he's tackled to the floor by brave woman

A Russian woman has gone viral after an extraordinary fightback against two thieves who tried to swipe her phone before attempting to speed off on a motorbike.

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4 h. ago Traitors bosses plan 'ALL Star series with iconic contestant returning to the castle'

While the series has yet to been green-lit there are rumoured plans afoot, just weeks after a whopping 11 Million viewers tuned in to see Alan Carr 's shock win on the Celebrity spin-off.

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4 h. ago Moment thugs steal £3,000 from the boot of elderly man's car as cops hunt suspects

Police are on the hunt for three men suspected of swiping the cash from the 90-year-old's vehicle in Dudley, West Midlands at around 10.20am on October 20.

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4 h. ago Zelenskyy pledges to ‘clean up’ Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal

President to overhaul state energy firms after $100m kickback scheme alleged by anti-corruption investigatorsVolodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a plan to “clean up” Ukraine’s energy sector after an $100m kickback scheme was alleged by anti-corruption investigators in the worst scandal of his presidency.Over the weekend, the country’s president announced an overhaul of Ukraine’s key state energy companies, including a complete change of the management at Energoatom, the state nuclear power operator at the centre of the alleged criminal scheme. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe held Man United interview in his garage as Prem boss drops bombshell

Manchester United reportedly held talks with a current Premier League manager last year

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4 h. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe held Man United interview in his garage as Premier League boss drops bombshell

Manchester United reportedly held talks with a current Premier League manager last year

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4 h. ago 'Men hit on me at gym but when I turn around they get big surprise'

Maria shared the video online and it has been viewed millions of times

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4 h. ago Man hits on woman at gym but when she turns around he gets 'big surprise'

A woman has shared the 'surprise' she gives men who hit on her at the gym - and people are in hysterics

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5 h. ago Moment former Popstars: The Rivals finalist stops his van to save the life of a man hanging by his hands from overhead bridge

Matt Johnson, who appeared in the hit ITV series Pop Stars: The Rivals, spotted the man hanging by his fingertips over a road in Flintshire, North Wales.

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5 h. ago The kindness of strangers: a woman cleaned up my toddler’s vomit – and paid for the paper towel

I was sleep deprived and completely overwhelmed when she stepped in and took chargeRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesAs a twin mum the work is constant. It is double the love and double the laughs, but also double the illness. Of course, my twins would never get sick at the same time. As one recovered, the other would start showing symptoms.One day, when my girls were three, one had a vomiting bug. She hadn’t thrown up for 24 hours so I took my chance to do a quick run to the chemist to stock up on supplies. My husband worked away during the week, so I had to manage on my own. I was exhausted, carrying the sick kid in my arms, while walking the healthy one along next to me as quickly as I could. Continue reading...

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