22 h. ago Kirkcudbright residents aim to keep up pressure to get new bridge for town

The existing bridge, which is nearly 100 years old, will finally reopen to some traffic by the start of July.

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8 d. ago Kirkcudbright Bridge to reopen under strict controls to cars and light vans by July 2025

Width restrictions and a 20mph speed limit, as well as a three tonne weight limit, will be introduced by the start of July.

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8 d. ago Violent earthquake swarm strikes just miles from major volcano on brink of exploding... sparking eruption fears

Multiple earthquakes have hit near a major US volcano that scientists warn is gearing up for an eruption. The 11,000-foot-tall volcano sits near a city home to 300,000 Americans.

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9 d. ago Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot

Even it now admits that brick by brick, these proposals will wreck habitats. This could be Starmer’s most damaging mistake yetThe precedent is uncanny, and the failure to learn from it downright mystifying. Keir Starmer is rushing gladly towards the catastrophe Boris Johnson inflicted on himself in 2020. Had he set out to stymie Labour’s chances of re-election, he couldn’t be doing it better.In 2020, Johnson promised “a whole new planning system” for England, which, he claimed, would promote “economic growth”. He said he wanted to see 300,000 new homes built every year. He sought to “build, build, build”, but falsely claimed that his plans were thwarted by newts, which he used as shorthand for environmental protections. He would sweep these protections away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Britney Spears' ex Sam Asghari cosies up to lookalike girlfriend after swiping at singer

Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was married to Iranian-American actor Sam Asghari for 14-months, with the couple splitting in July 2023, seven years after the start of their relationship

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3 w. ago More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from start of July

An estimated 150,000 households in Scotland are at risk of higher energy bills due to RTS switch off next month.

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3 w. ago Pensioners at risk amid warnings 300,000 homes could lose heating from energy meter switch

The old-style Radio Teleswitch Service system, used by roughly 430,000 homes, will be switched off on 1 July

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3 w. ago 'Urgent' smart meter warning as 300,000 homes could be left without heating or hot water in weeks

Properties with Radio Teleswitch Service been urged to upgrade to smart meters to avoid being disconnected or forced to pay extortionate bills

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3 w. ago More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1

Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time.

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3 w. ago Smart meter warning issued as 300,000 homes could be left without hot water

The old-style Radio Teleswitch Service system, used by roughly 430,000 homes, will be switched off on 1 July

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