40 m. ago West Lothian acro gymnastics club elevated to new heights thanks to British champions

Alice Dimanna, 14 and nine-year-old Sydney Ryan took the tile at the Acrobatic National Finals in Stoke-on-Trent.

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10 h. ago On Greece's Mount Athos, a cliffside monastery transcends country

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — or Simon’s Rock — transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world, including converts from non-Orthodox nations

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18 h. ago Minnesota wildfires explode over nearly 20,000 acres as National Guard responds

Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes as three wildfires quickly spread amid red flag conditions

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30 h. ago Lorraine Kelly interviews 'Loch Ness Monster milker' ahead of Irn

National treasure Lorraine spoke to Angus McLean, who is embarking on a UK-wide milk-float tour to deliver Irn-Bru Xtra’s “Nessie Nectar” to doors across the nation.

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30 h. ago ‘She smashed barriers’: Rachael Blackmore tributes flood in after ground

Blackmore won both the Grand National and Gold Cup in a career that included 575 wins across 4,566 races

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4 d. ago If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention | Louis Theroux

The response to The Settlers has been humbling. But the ongoing displacement and intimidation of Palestinians is more severe than we could captureIt wasn’t something I saw coming. A film about the situation in the West Bank – an evergreen story if ever there was one – going viral. Appreciation, dismay, gratitude, outrage at what the film showed Through the week it kept going. More retweets, more feedback, a little bit of pushback. Shock was the theme of many messages – the idea that this was going on. And a feeling of: “At last.” “At last, mainstream British TV is saying something about what is happening.”The film was a follow-up of sorts. In 2010, I’d made a documentary called Ultra Zionists. It was a look at the Israeli religious nationalist community that exists in the West Bank – the area across the eastern edge of Israel that has been under military occupation since the six-day war of 1967. Now, a decade and a half on, with the world’s attention on Gaza, it was being reported t...

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6 d. ago Trump reportedly eyes $26m in funding cuts for US national parks

New York Times reports Elon Musk’s Doge agency has created spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts The Trump administration is reportedly eyeing dozens of grants across the National Park Service for termination, according to reporting from the New York Times, one of several moves destabilizing the US’s investment in public lands.According to the newspaper, staff members at Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” have created a spreadsheet of federal grants earmarked for cuts, with total funding cuts amounting to some $26m. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago VE Day 80: Remembering Linlithgow's Munitionettes – The unsung heroes of victory

As we mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, our thoughts naturally turn to the immense sacrifices made across the nation and the world to secure peace. We remember the soldiers on the front lines, the leaders who navigated treacherous times, and the collective relief that swept across the continent. But VE Day is also a moment to reflect on the often-unsung heroes whose contributions, far from the battlefields, were just as vital to that hard-won victory. In my constituency, we have a powerful story of such heroism – the story of the Linlithgow Munitionettes.

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8 d. ago In pictures: Greater Manchester honours VE Day 80 with stunning street parties

Events will held across the nation over the next four days making 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day

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9 d. ago Mum convicted of kidnapping and trafficking 'missing' daughter, 6, for 'eyes and skin'

Joshlin Smith, 6, went missing in South Africa last year. Her disappearance stole the hearts of thousands of people across the globe - prompting a national search

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9 d. ago VE Day 2025 celebrations LIVE as street parties, military procession and flypast held to mark 80th anniversary

Events will held across the nation over the next four days making 80 years since Victory in Europe (VE) Day

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1 week ago UK counterterrorism police arrest Iranian nationals in raids across England

Five individuals were detained on suspicion of preparing terrorist act, police say

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1 week ago Counterterrorism police arrest Iranian nationals in raids across England

Five individuals were detained on suspicion of preparing terrorist act, police say

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1 week ago NASA says super rare 'Blaze Star' could soon explode in 'once in a lifetime' cosmic event

Astronomers have been excitedly waiting for a star system 3,000 lightyears away to explode, forming a 'new star' in the night sky

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1 week ago Britain goes for Reform: Voters tell us why they have turned to Nigel Farage's party as Labour and Tories take beatings across the nation

Voters tell us why they have turned to Nigel Farage's party as Labour and Tories take beatings across the nation.

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1 week ago Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from dismantling library services agency

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block the Trump administration from taking any more steps to dismantle an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the nation

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1 week ago parkwalk record smashed on parkrun and Vitality’s ‘Let’s Walk’ day

This weekend saw a record number of parkwalkers at parkrun across the United Kingdom as the nation came together for parkrun and Vitality’s ‘Let’s Walk’ day with over 13,000 people walking at their local parkrun.

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2 w. ago Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has only grown in 5 decades

It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments be recognized annually across the nation

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2 w. ago More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers strike disrupting key services

Two-day walkout begins after contract negotiations fail amid ‘unprecedented stresses’ on county budgetMore than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers were on strike again on Tuesday, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation’s most populous county.The two-day walkout that began on Monday followed failed negotiations with the county for a new contract after the last one expired in March, according to the Service Employees International Union Local 721. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Maggie Chapman clings on to job thanks to SNP votes after stinging attack on Supreme Court

Nationalists ignored calls from across Scotland's legal profession for Chapman to be booted off the Equalities Committee.

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