6 h. ago Bird lovers urged to help robins by leaving six food sources outside

People could make their home a 'safe and welcoming environment' for these little birds

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22 h. ago Vigilante group forms in Glasgow vowing to ‘protect’ punters in city centre

A SELF-styled vigilante group has formed to “protect the people” of Glasgow amid fears the area is out of control. Around 10 members from ScotsActive have started walking around the city centre most evenings from 9.30pm till 2am. The aim is to “keep the streets safe” and protect women, children and vulnerable people at night over fears they...

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50 h. ago Police Scotland officers in dedicated patrols after Bondi Beach terror attack

Although there is “no specific threat” to Scotland's Jewish community, extra patrols will be on the streets to keep people safe.

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3 d. ago Boil water notice lifted for tens of thousands of properties in Kent

South East Water said people can be sure their tap water is now safe.

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4 d. ago US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’

Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearingsImmigration agents appear to be increasingly arresting and detaining Afghan asylum seekers, especially men, who have arrived in the US recently and are awaiting court hearings to decide their cases.Amir – an asylum seeker who came to the US via Mexico in 2024 – was driving home from his English class in Bloomington, Indiana just after noon on Monday, when he was pulled over by an unmarked police vehicle. Minutes later, the asylum seeker from Afghanistan was cuffed and driven to a detention center. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nascar settles antitrust lawsuit with Michael Jordan–backed team after bruising trial

Jordan says ‘today’s a good day’ as deal reachedTrial exposed hardline France stance on chartersNascar reached a settlement Thursday of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan.“Today’s a good day,” Jordan said as he waited in the gallery for attorneys to announce the deal. Details were not immediately released. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Live: Zelensky to meet NATO, EU chiefs amid mounting US pressure for a peace deal

Live: Zelensky to meet NATO, EU chiefs amid mounting US pressure for a peace deal  France 24

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8 d. ago Live: Zelensky meets European allies in London amid mounting US pressure for peace deal

Live: Zelensky meets European allies in London amid mounting US pressure for peace deal  France 24

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1 week ago Reliance complete Invincibles deal; Oval franchise to be MI London

Reliance complete Invincibles deal; Oval franchise to be MI London  Cricbuzz.com

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1 week ago Collaborative approach to increase vaccine uptake in Lanarkshire social care workforce

By working together, local health and social care partners are making it easier than ever for staff to get protected and keep the people they care for safe this winter.

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2 w. ago ‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of arsenic in Argentina’s water

In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in familiesIt’s a cloudy winter’s day in El Chañaral, an old Indigenous Wichi community now inhabited only by the Bustamante family. It lies nine miles from San José del Boquerón and near Piruaj Bajo, in Argentina’s northern Copo department.As Batista Bustamante and Lidia Cuellar drink mate tea, their seven-year-old daughter, Marcela, climbs on to her purple bicycle and heads into the scrubland. She reaches a reservoir – a puddle of greenish-brown water – and pulls a pink pair of scissors from her pocket, which she drives into the earth to extract chunks of mud. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Vulnerable migrants routinely handcuffed and detained for hours, damning report finds

One migrant who had been returned to France under the UK’s flagship deal says he was screaming in pain as officers banged his head against a wall while trying to restrain him

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3 w. ago Sir Trevor McDonald backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Sir Trevor McDonald has announced his support to help reunite missing children with their families as the veteran newsreader backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer backs SafeCall campaign to protect missing children as donations surge past £75,000

Prime minister hails The Independent’s appeal in supporting the 70,000 children who go missing each year, as major donors and public figures join effort to fund new national service

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3 w. ago Shopkeeper who went missing FIVE YEARS ago in Bradford turns up 'safe and well' just days after five people were arrested for his murder

Ismail Ali vanished after leaving work at Gulam Food Stores in the Lidget Green area of the city at 2.30pm on May 29, 2020, when he was 46.

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3 w. ago Shopkeeper who disappeared FIVE years ago turns up ‘safe & well’ days after five people were arrested for his murder

A SHOPKEEPER who disappeared five years ago has reappeared days after five people were arrested for his murder. Missing since 2020, Ismali Ali suddenly reappeared yesterday at a police station "safe and well", cops said. The shopkeeper had vanished without a trace in May 2020 after leaving work at Gulam Food Stores in Lidget Green,...

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3 w. ago Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit

Brazilian president underlines need to reduce emissions as Turkey set to host next year’s summitOne big piece of news out of Belém last night was that Turkey will host Cop31 next year, with Australia leading the actual negotiations, under a deal to end an unprecedented stand-off between prospective host countries.The unusual arrangement, which was being negotiated overnight and is expected to be officially announced today, would see the event take place in Antalya, a 2000-year-old Mediterranean city that has become the country’s tourism capital. Turkey would manage the event while Australia would preside over the diplomatic wrangling to stop the planet from heating and keep people safe from the breakdown of a stable climate. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation

In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopelessAfran, an Iranian asylum seeker, sits forlornly across the road from a Paris shelter, hemmed in between vast slabs of concrete and thundering trains above. He has been here before – seven weeks ago, to be precise. The second time, he says, is as terrifying as his first.Afran – not his real name – hit the headlines when he became the first asylum seeker to return to the UK in a small boat after being removed to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme on 19 September. He was sent back to Paris for the second time on 5 November. Continue reading...

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