5 d. ago Holyrood candidate slams government inaction as adults with learning disabilities left without vital health checks

North Lanarkshire Labour councillor Ayeshah Khan, who is standing for the party in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency at the 2026 Holyrood election, called for urgent action over the Scottish Government’s failure to turn promises into reality for adults with learning disabilities.

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5 d. ago Only four children came to my son's third birthday party... all because the other mothers don't like me

The hall we'd hired was full of toys and balloon animals, the bubble machine and soft play all set up. The night before, I'd stayed up to finish the party bags and home-made pinata.

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1 week ago Grieving mother believes 'third party' was involved in death of her 19

Heartbroken, Wendy Stewart, 42, believes a 'third party' was involved in her son, Cole Cooper's death. The 19-year-old was found dead in a wooded area in Falkirk after vanishing for weeks.

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2 w. ago Woman convicted of murdering mother at child's birthday party in Stepney Green

Hope Rowe, 33, stabbed Charlotte Rowe outside a block of flats in East London after accusing the victim of hiding her keys

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2 w. ago Moment furious mother storms into student house party packed with 300 revellers to demand they turn the music down because her daughter has GCSE exams the next day

The woman, who has not been named, was among 30 householders who complained about the racket coming from late-night rave in a garden on Cliff Road in Leeds.

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2 w. ago Man battered to death his mother's ex during Manchester derby day birthday party, court told

Jack Naylor is accused of losing his temper inflicting fatal injuries on Thomas Gomm, 44, during a gathering to celebrate his 22nd birthday

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3 w. ago Pupils and staff at Motherwell school hold goodbye party ahead of Wishaw move

After the summer holidays, Bothwellpark High School will move to a new home in the Coltness area.

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