16 h. ago New learning module for drug and alcohol support workers can help people in West Lothian kick tobacco

'When a cigarette burns it releases a dangerous cocktail of more than 5,000 chemicals'

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4 d. ago Too much WFH can fuel drug and alcohol abuse, warns top mental health boss

Gerber said people resisting a return to the office in the belief that remote working helped their mental health 'may actually suffer' in the long term.

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5 d. ago WFH fuelling drug and alcohol abuse, warns top mental health boss

Gerber said people resisting a return to the office in the belief that remote working helped their mental health 'may actually suffer' in the long term.

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5 d. ago London phone thefts hit record high with 37 people having mobiles stolen every DAY in the West End alone

New data has revealed that almost 231,000 phone thefts and robberies were recorded over the past four years in the capital, a threefold increase.

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5 d. ago Scotland's Health Awards 2025: Inspiring NHS Fife support worker recalls 'teary' awards moment

Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 are now open for nominations.

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5 d. ago Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages

Amid battles and food insecurity across Sudan, many people are turning to weeds and wild plants to sustain them

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6 d. ago Shocking moment house explodes in enormous fireball 'caused by gas used to make super

The blast on Thursday in Spring Hall Grove, Halifax, West Yorkshire, has left two people hospitalised and in a critical condition, with a 'large number of butane gas canisters' found in the wreckage.

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6 d. ago Enormous house explosion that put two in hospital 'was caused by gas used to make super

The blast on Thursday in Spring Hall Grove, Halifax, West Yorkshire, has left two people hospitalised and in a critical condition, with a 'large number of butane gas canisters' found in the wreckage.

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6 d. ago Xciting summer ahead for young people at free camps in West Lothian venues

They aim to help children build confidence and make new friends

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9 d. ago Oasis fans warned reunion tour could cause impotence epidemic for one reason

Research has found that almost three quarters of male Oasis fans suffer from erectile dysfunction related to alcohol and drug consumption, and more than 70% take drugs at gigs

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1 week ago 'Rolex rippers' who robbed people on the streets of Mayfair and London's West End are jailed for 30 years

Tedros Haile, 35, Mahad Jammeh, 24, and Christian Whittingham, 27, carried out a series of attacks on the streets of Mayfair and the West End on June 25 last year.

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1 week ago Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh's rise to fashion fame

For her latest book, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan takes a deep dive into the fame and legacy surrounding fashion disruptor Virgil Abloh

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1 week ago Windrush campaigners urge the Government to save Notting Hill Carnival

The carnival attracts around two million people to west London over the August bank holiday.

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1 week ago Rabies vaccines see surge in demand following tragic death of British gran

Pharmacist Olamide Olokanmi confirmed the rise in numbers of people asking for rabies treatment. His pharmacy in Otley, West Yorkshire, had stocked up on the jab

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1 week ago Rachel Zegler's West End Evita performance comes under fire as 'multiple people fall ill' while trying to catch a glimpse of the star's famous song during the soaring heat

The performer, 24, belted out Don't Cry For Me Argentina on the balcony of the London Palladium for her performance in Evita on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Bridge collapse horror as several dead and 51 injured after structure gives way

At least four people have died and 51 others are injured after a bridge collapsed in India on Sunday. More than 100 people were reportedly on the footbridge over the Indrayani river in west India when a section of the structure collapsed at 3.30pm local time

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2 w. ago Flash flooding kills 3 in West Virginia, rescue teams searching for missing people

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains have killed three people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews are out searching for missing people

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2 w. ago Young people in West Lothian tasked with designing alternative uses for heat pumps

The renewables sector in Scotland is in need of a wave of new blood

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3 w. ago The Beach Boys Brian Wilson's dark drug past – from 'dangerous substance' to dire warning

The Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson, who sadly died on 11 June, previously battled mental health issues along with drug and alcohol abuse and once issued a clear warning to his fans

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3 w. ago At least seven dead and 50 wounded as Colombia hit with bombings and gun attacks

Police say 19 attacks launched on targets in Cali and nearby areas, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civiliansColombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least seven people and wounded at least 50 across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country.Police said attackers launched 19 attacks on targets in Cali – the country’s third largest city – and several nearby towns, hitting police posts, municipal buildings and civilian targets. Continue reading...

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