12 h. ago Woman in her 80's rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car

A large cordon was put in place following the serious crash

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19 h. ago Which Boeing jets are most likely to crash? How world's largest aviation firm has faced scrutiny over its safety and reliability after series of fatal accidents

The Ahmedabad air disaster is yet another tragedy involving Boeing.

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42 h. ago St Matthew's Academy pupil flies the flag on national stage for North Ayrshire

National acclaim for North Ayrshire pupil.

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61 h. ago Met pays damages to woman for failing to investigate rape claim against ex

Officers questioned woman but not the alleged rapist, bringing force into disrepute, rules watchdogScotland Yard has paid a five-figure sum to a woman after officers “brought the service into disrepute” for failing to investigate her report of rape by her ex-husband, the Guardian has learned.The Metropolitan police’s directorate of professional standards – known as the “Line of Duty unit” – criticised officers involved in the woman’s case, saying they had damaged the reputation of the force “at a time when we are working hard to build bridges with the public and re-build the trust we have lost”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I'm at your mercy': Woman needing transfusions pleads for more blood donors as stocks run 'critically low'

The NHS has issued an urgent call for one million people across England to donate blood and stabilise the nation’s supplies

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3 d. ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the likes of the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

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3 d. ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

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3 d. ago 'I'm at your mercy': Woman needing transfusions pleas for more blood donors as stocks 'critically low'

The NHS has issued an urgent call for one million people across England to donate blood and stabilise the nation’s supplies

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6 d. ago Cuts and council tax hikes could bridge £40m North Ayrshire budget black hole

The next three years provides a range of financial challenges for the local authority.

Economics

9 d. ago Conversations with strangers: inviting people to join my daily walk has made my life fuller | Jacqueline Asiimwe

From Kampala to Bangkok, I’ve walked with young and old, students and politicians, artists and ambassadors. Everyone has a story to tellIn the Uganda of the 1980s, my family lived in Kampala. We did not own a car, so walking was part of daily life: to school, to church, to the market, to the hospital and to visit relatives.As the eldest child, I often accompanied my mother to Owino market. We would walk there from our neighbourhood, Namirembe, and I’d trail behind her with a basket balanced on my head, collecting the week’s groceries. Those early walks were not just about errands – they were quiet rituals of bonding, observation and endurance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Woman in critical condition after oak tree falls on tourists in Venice

The tree had snapped at the trunk, just above the roots

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1 week ago Brit woman killed and husband critical as SUV ploughs into Greek bakery

The tragedy occurred in Tigaki on the popular Greek island of Kos

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2 w. ago Expert warns of fatal error to avoid during bear attack following terrifying incident

A horrifying bear attack has left a woman critically injured just miles from a European city, but not many people are aware of what they should do if they encounter a bear

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2 w. ago Woman fighting for life after horror bear attack as grizzly beast disappears into forest

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A woman has been left in a critical condition following a bear attack in a forest in a tourist hotspot, with the animal fleeing back to the woods

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2 w. ago Twelve injured after woman stabs people at Hamburg train station

Police say six victims critically wounded in attack by 39-year-old assailant in the German cityTwelve people have been wounded – six critically – after a woman with a knife stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg.Police said the assailant was a 39-year-old woman who was believed to have acted alone when she attacked people on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the station late on Friday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teenager appears in court accused of murdering Kayden Moy, 16, in beach attack

The youth is also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, and carrying an offensive weapon.

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3 w. ago New community food shop opens in North Ayrshire after relocating

The new shop has been set up by Ardrossan South Larder.

Society

3 w. ago Largs crash: Woman in critical condition after serious collision in North Ayrshire town

A woman, 78, is in hospital in serious condition following the North Ayrshire crash.

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3 w. ago Woman in 'critical' condition following serious Ayrshire car crash

A 78-year-old woman was taken to hospital following the crash which involved a Ford Fiesta and a Jaguar XF in Largs yesterday afternoon.

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4 w. ago Labour bid to reverse crossing patrols axe in North Ayrshire is defeated

Councillors failed to back a Labour bid to reverse the crossing controversy.

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