25 h. ago Parents furious at council decision to remove school transport from vulnerable Ayrshire kids

A petition was launched by one of the parents after East Ayrshire Council removed school transport for vulnerable children with ASN.

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59 h. ago Boy, three, died in a 'furious and prolonged' attack by 'dangerous' 50kg dogs after his parents allowed him to wander into their pen unsupervised, court hears

Daniel Twigg was mauled to death at Carr Farm, in Milnrow, near Rochdale, on May 15, 2022, due to the alleged negligence of his parents Mark Twigg, 43, and Joanne Bedford, 37.

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64 h. ago Schoolboy learns the hard way how to take off a backpack after falling face first to the ground while trying to take it off over his head

Five-year-old Oliver Gibson, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire got more than he bargained for while trying to remove his school backpack.

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69 h. ago Capability Scotland is a step closer to building new facilities in Perth

Perth and Kinross Council's in principle decision to allocate part of the Perth Leisure Pool site to the charity represents a "meaningful milestone"

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8 d. ago Pavement parking ban helps Prestwick store overturn council decision

The Keystore in Adamton Road North, Prestwick, argued that there is no need for bollards to stop pavement parking now that new law is in place.

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1 week ago 'We'll never forget the horror': What really happened inside London nursery where babies were tortured by vaping Polish worker as furious parents reveal the signs that were missed

There are two very different faces to Roksana Lecka. Photos posted by her family on social media portray her as a loving, caring young woman who helped raise her siblings.

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2 w. ago Renfrewshire Council decision to stop using X branded 'baffling' by Reform UK councillor

Jamie McGuire, who defected from Labour to Nigel Farage's party, has urged the local authority to "reverse" the step.

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2 w. ago London Roller Derby's future thrown into doubt as date for closure of historic leisure centre is revealed

Brent council says it has taken the decision to close the historic Bridge Park Community Centre ‘with regret’

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2 w. ago Furious mothers hit out at Karen Millen after she said breastfeeding beyond 6 months is 'selfish' parenting

Millen, a British fashion designer who once owned the eponymous fashion label, made the controversial comments on Vanessa Feltz's Channel 5 show on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago London council defends decision to twin with occupied city in West Bank

Brent Council voted to twin with the West Bank city of Nablus at a meeting in May

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3 w. ago Welsh council makes surprising decision after reviewing all of its 20mph roads

The decision has divided opinion

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3 w. ago Aldi fight on two fronts in bid to build new store close to notoriously congested roundabout

The discount retailer will appeal a council planning decision and has also re-submitted proposals similar to those unanimously rejected by councillors last year

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3 w. ago Four European countries 'outraged' over new airline luggage rules passed by EU

Last week, the Council of Europe made two major decisions on the future of commercial air travel. The first was on compensation rights, and the second related to free hand luggage

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3 w. ago Defiant trans athlete AB Hernandez hits out at 'weird' protests from furious parents after pummeling girl rivals

AB Hernandez, who is a biological male, was met with fresh protests after claiming gold in the high jump and triple jump at the California Interscholastic Federation state finals at the end of May.

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3 w. ago An adult dad posed as a high schooler for months — and even dated teen classmates. Here’s how his lie unraveled

Anthony Labrador-Sierra posed as a high school teen for over a year. Now furious parents demand answers, Rhian Lubin reports

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4 w. ago Development on Bannockburn battlefield site refused planning permission

The local council previously approved the proposals, but that decision has now been overturned by Scottish ministers.

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