36 h. ago Generation game as family trio from West Lothian set to visit every SPFL club ground in 24 hours

Graeme, Colin, and 11-year-old Cole Cunningham will take on the 720-mile challenge to raise money for three causes

Society

68 h. ago West Lothian mum's weight loss set to inspire others by becoming slimming consultant

Claire Gibson, 40, says her weight had gone up and down for years as she juggled the challenges of everyday life. While she had had lost weight successfully in the past, without support, the weight crept back on.

Politics

5 d. ago Daughters Of The Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick: Twins wrenched apart by the Chinese government... with one sold to America

After years of China's cruel One Child Policy and hundreds of adoptions to the West, Barbara Demick uncovers the truth behind one separated set of little girls.

Politics

6 d. ago Diddy trial recap: Judge set to dismiss juror from case over ‘inconsistencies’ and Kanye West makes surprise appearance

Kanye West arrived at Diddy’s sex trafficking trial on Friday in an all white outfit, making a notable nod to the disgraced mogul’s infamous “white parties.”

Events

8 d. ago Kids to enjoy free bus travel for summer holidays in west of England

The free travel offer is set to cover almost all bus services in the West of England and North Somerset

Transport

9 d. ago Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

England, 248-3, beat West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runsDuckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening standHarry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 from 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on, even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – an ambitious Indian panorama

In the first novel from the author of We Move, descendants of a proscribed intercaste marriage are connected across continents and centuriesGurnaik Johal’s first book, 2022’s We Move, demonstrated how rewarding it can be for a gifted young writer to ignore conventional wisdom. Writers who land in agents’ inboxes with collections of stories are invariably told to come back when they have a novel, and to write about what they know. Johal’s stories were set in a world he knows intimately – the immigrant communities of west London – but they moved between professions and generations with thrilling confidence.Saraswati is also populated by a large cast of diaspora Punjabis. But where Johal’s collection stood apart from the landscape it was published into, his first novel is a representative example of a ubiquitous 21st-century genre. That genre lacks a name – in 2012, Douglas Coupland proposed “translit”, which didn’t catch on then and certainly won’t now – but its features are all ...

Politics

1 week ago Dilapidated West Lothian farm house set for new future thanks to community team

Members of Livingston’s Community Shed pride themselves on solving practicable problems.

Politics

1 week ago West Lothian 'shopping centre' site to get more homes and only four shops

Plans to develop more than 70 homes on the site, as well as four shops, were rejected by West Lothian Council last year, amid concern the community needed shops rather than more home.

Economics

1 week ago West Lothian carers group helps secure more than £1.5m for most vulnerable

The boost comes from the work CoWL has put in working with West Lothian Council’s council’s Advice Shop teams and saw an 87% uplift in incomes for carers and their families.

Economics

1 week ago Charity announced its intention to sell land for potential housing development in West Lothian

Sight Scotland Veterans said it plans to sell the land near to its Linburn Veterans Centre near Kirkliston.

Politics

1 week ago West Lothian cemetery waiting room site set to be sold off for development

Other assets to be disposed of include the former Bathgate West Nursery and a bowling green and changing pavilion in Philpstoun.

Politics

1 week ago East Kilbride YM join West of Scotland Fourth Division to set up derby with EK Thistle next term

The club now has opportunity to reach the professional ranks after being voted in at the WOSFL AGM

Politics

1 week ago Campaigners call on King Charles to help them stop Britain's biggest solar farm as £800m 3,500

The £800million Botley West project is set to cover almost 3,500 acres of land in Oxfordshire with solar panels.

Economics

1 week ago Jos Buttler serves up fireworks as England see off West Indies in first T20

England (188-6) bt West Indies (167-9) by 21 runsButtler scores 96 before Liam Dawson’s four-wicket haulThe burden has gone for Jos Buttler. Playing his first Twenty20 international since stepping down from the white-ball captaincy, there was liberation as he struck a 59-ball 96 to set up England’s 22-run win over West Indies.If there was any glumness for the 34-year-old, it was in missing out on what would have been his first T20I century at home. Nonetheless, Buttler top-scored in a total of 188 before Liam Dawson got to work. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Rapid snowmelt and Trump cuts compound wildfire fears in US west

Region is experiencing an unusually warm spring, raising concerns of fierce wildfire season amid limited resourcesUnusually warm springtime temperatures have contributed to rapid reductions in snowpacks across the western US that rival the fastest rates on record, increasing concerns around wildfire season.The rapid snowmelt, in addition to reduced staffing and budget constraints initiated by the Trump administration, has set the stage for a particularly dangerous season across the west, according to an analysis of publicly available data by the Guardian and interviews with experts in the region. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Serial killer Rose West's son set to marry at one of Wales' most famous hotels

Stephen West grew up in the infamous 'house of horrors' where his dad was responsible for at least 12 murders over two decades, often with Rose's help

Events

2 w. ago Ryan Mason set for first permanent managerial role after agreeing West Brom move

Ryan Mason has spent the last seven years as a coach at Spurs.

Politics

2 w. ago Popular capital city burger and shakes diners set to expand into West Lothian

The new venue will open in Bathgate town centre later this summer

Politics

3 w. ago Unsung British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island is a modern day Local Hero, writes BRIAN VINER

BRIAN VINER: A pair of films open in cinemas today, each as British as a cream tea and both set way out west, yet strikingly different in tone. One is a hoot and the other anything but.

Politics