39 h. ago 'My neighbours host daily parties but one action left them in silence'

A resident who managed to successfully deal with their "neighbour from hell" has shared the patient tactic they used to get their own back on next door, who hosted daily parties

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5 d. ago Local derby is perfect way for Creetown to get over Scottish Cup disappointment

The Castle Cary Park side host neighbours Newton Stewart after being knocked out of the cup by Bo'ness Athletic.

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1 week ago Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds

Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts ‘more substantial than we realize’Every breath people take in their homes or car probably contains significant amounts of microplastics small enough to burrow deep into lungs, new peer-reviewed research finds, bringing into focus a little understood route of exposure and health threat.The study, published in the journal Plos One, estimates humans can inhale as much as 68,000 tiny plastic particles daily. Previous studies have identified larger pieces of airborne microplastics, but those are not as much of a health threat because they do not hang in the air as long, or move as deep into the pulmonary system. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DAME ANGELA EAGLE: 'Labour taking decisive action after asylum system left in disarray'

Writing for The Mirror, Dame Angela Eagle, Labour’s Minister for Border Security and Asylum, says the asylum system 'collapsed' under the Tories, but Labour has taken 'decisive action' to fix it

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out' Lisa Swain's major Becky discovery after Kit Green move 'confirmed'

Those who follow all the action on the cobbles have recently been left convinced that Lisa and Kit will end up teaming up

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3 w. ago Government orders striking Air Canada flight attendants to return to work

Union criticises move less than 12 hours after start of action that has left more than 100,000 travellers strandedThe Canadian government has forced flight attendants at Air Canada back to work less than 12 hours after they began striking and ordered binding arbitration over a dispute that has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded around the world during the peak summer travel season.Since March, Canada’s largest airline and the union representing its flight attendants have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute over what the union has described as “poverty wages” and unpaid labour. Flight attendants are not paid for any work before or after the plane takes off. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis is confirmed as the 12th celebrity to join Strictly Come Dancing's star

The soap opera legend, 66, will be taking to the dance floor for the BBC competition alongside a whole host of celebrities after filming his final episode of Neighbours last month.

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