5 h. ago West Lothian locals struggling with council tax payments urged to seek help

The Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme supports people on low incomes, potentially saving them hundreds of pounds a year. In some cases, it can reduce bills by up to 100 per cent.

Economics

6 h. ago Man hospitalised after serious assault in Alexandria as police seek witnesses

The 37-year-old was approached by an unknown man as he was leaving a taxi in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, on Tuesday, September 9.

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47 h. ago Lanarkshire locals struggling with council tax payments urged to seek help

The Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme supports people on low incomes, potentially saving them hundreds of pounds a year. In some cases, it can reduce bills by up to 100 per cent.

Economics

3 d. ago Prince Harry returns to UK for first time in months amid family reunion rumours

Speculation is rife as to whether Harry will seek a reunion with his brother

Politics

3 d. ago William marks anniversary of late Queen’s death as Harry returns to UK

Speculation is rife as to whether Harry will seek a reunion with his brother

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2 w. ago Israeli tourist 'was beaten unconscious' while playing paintball with family at Dutch Center Parcs 'by group shouting "kill the Jews"', witness claims as boy, 15, is arrested

The family shouted 'Free Palestine ' as they launched the vicious assault which hospitalised two Israeli holidaymakers, leaving one unconscious, during a paintball game between two families

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2 w. ago Be brave: Black Ferns’ key message for Women’s Rugby World Cup defence

Six-times champions are aiming to play with courage as they seek to defend the title they won at home in 2022When New Zealand’s director of performance Allan Bunting took to the mic to sing a rendition of Dua Lipa’s hit ‘Levitating’ at Manurewa intermediate school, the Black Ferns’ last stop before travelling to England for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, he was not only making headlines but perpetuating the champions’ message for the tournament: be brave.Bunting has been putting himself out of his comfort zone in the lead-up to the competition, on another occasion performing a Haka in front of his players and staff. His karaoke turn caught the team’s attention with the wing Ayesha Leti-I’iga, who scored two tries in the World Cup final in 2022, cracking up laughing when asked about it. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Crystal Palace seek increased security for volatile meeting with Nottingham Forest

Fans angry at opponents’ perceived role in Uefa demotionPalace talking to representatives of Met police and ForestCrystal Palace are in talks with Nottingham Forest, and the Metropolitan police, over the provision of increased security for Sunday’s Premier League game between the teams at Selhurst Park.Palace supporters are understood to be planning a protest at the fixture over Forest’s perceived role in getting them demoted to the Conference League, with Nuno Espírito Santo’s side replacing Palace in the Europa League after they were found by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body [CFCB] to have broken multi-club ownership rules due to their former shareholder John Textor’s ownership of the French club Lyon, who also qualified for the latter competition. Forest wrote to Uefa with their observations about the alleged breach and sent their legal team to attend Palace’s appeal hearing at the court of arbitration for sport, which upheld the CFCB’s decision last week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Helen Goh’s recipe for honey and almond semifreddo with nectarines | The sweet spot

This classic churn-free Italian dessert is easier to make than ice-cream, and can be customised by the seasonSofter and lighter than ice-cream, semifreddo, which is Italian for “half-cold” or “half-frozen”, is also easier to make because it doesn’t need churning. Customise this one by swapping the almonds for pistachios, and serving it with cherries or other seasonal fruit. Do seek out the anise seeds, though, because they add such a lovely pop of flavour. The praline can be made up to a week ahead and stored in an airtight container in the freezer, while the semifreddo itself will keep happily in the freezer for about a week. Continue reading...

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