18 m. ago Drivers in Dumbarton face five weeks of disruption as road to close due to Exxon site works

The A814 Glasgow Road will be closed between Greenhead Road and the A82 for five weeks from Monday, September 15.

Transport

24 m. ago Celine Dion reveals latest secret health scare that led to cancelled Eurovision performance

Celine Dion has revealed that a secret health scare stopped her from performing at Eurovision this year and how close she really was to getting on stage

Society

25 m. ago With Israel's offensive drawing close, Palestinians in Gaza City fear permanent displacement

With Israel promising a punishing new offensive, Palestinians in Gaza's largest city are paralyzed with fear

Politics

62 m. ago Meghan Markle shares gushing tribute to her mother Doria Ragland as she celebrates her 69th birthday

Meghan and her husband Prince Harry remain close to Doria, who lives close to the couple in California and reportedly has a 'granny flat' in their Montecito mansion.

Politics

2 h. ago British woman who 'grabbed crying boy, 4, from mother and refused to let go' at US airport arrested

A witness said she saw a woman ‘strongly gripping’ the little boy at Miami International Airport

Events

2 h. ago Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in what UNIFIL calls a serious attack

The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli drones have dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks

Events

2 h. ago "We know they’re ugly": Manchester council reveals plan for 'inconsiderate' phone masts

You can put a phone mast up to 30m tall without planning permission in England

Politics

3 h. ago Tourist 'grabs crying child from mother' at US Airport and 'refuses to hand him back'

Cops detained Alvina Omisri Agba, 23, at Miami International Airport on Tuesday when they found the woman sat on the floor with the child, a four-year-old boy.

Society

3 h. ago Inmate walked out of open prison and told officer he would shoot her

Dean Doran, 40, left HMP Prescoed, near Usk, without permission and was confronted by a prison officer, telling her "You are getting shot, you are dead."

Events

3 h. ago Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi review – love, war and betrayal

Troubled by a photo of her grandmother living it up in Mussolini’s Italy, the author of Free delves into archive and memory to uncover the truthIt starts with a photo. A black-and-white image of a couple relaxing on a pair of sun loungers in front of a luxury ski hotel: him, squinting against the sun; her, smiling at the camera, wrapped in a white fur coat. It is their honeymoon in Cortina, up in the Italian Alps.The year is 1941, and the woman is Lea Ypi’s grandmother. Ypi saw the picture after it had been posted online by a stranger, gone viral across Albania, and attracted a stream of abuse. “Morally degenerate” was one comment. “Fascist collaborator” another. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago Mysterious marks on neck of first woman to die in ‘suicide pod’

The 64-year-old American woman died in a secluded forest area near a cabin in Merishausen, a sparsely populated region of Switzerland close to the German border.

Events

4 h. ago The Devil Wears Prada is back – and fashion’s skinniness problem has only got worse

As Emily Blunt jokes about refusing to eat pasta while filming the highly anticipated sequel, Olivia Petter asks if anything has really changed since the 2006 film was released

Politics

5 h. ago ‘It kept me going’: halt to refugee reunion scheme in UK shatters hopes

Afghan man seeking asylum and permission to bring wife to Britain describes shock at home secretary’s announcementThe hopes of asylum seekers aiming to be reunited with their loved ones in the UK have been shattered after the home secretary announced on Monday that new applications to the family reunion scheme were to be suspended. The prospect of reuniting with spouses and children after reaching safety is often what sustains those trying to reach Britain during their difficult journeys.Immigration lawyers are urgently working to lodge applications while the scheme remains open in cases of people who have been granted refugee status. The suspension will last until the spring and it is likely that any new scheme will be more restrictive than the current one, the Home Office said. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Meet the revenge quitters: why people are ditching their jobs

From marching bands to TikTok takedowns, employees are resigning in spectacular fashion. While going viral seems risky, some find it opens new doors ...In 2011, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco had been working in room service at a luxury hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, for nearly four years, whisking delicacies on demand to guests’ rooms, when he reached breaking point. He was paid a measly $5.50 (£4) an hour, made to work punishingly long shifts and, to top it off, had managers taking a cut of his hard-earned tips.The poor treatment ratcheted up after DeFrancesco and colleagues tried to unionise workers at the hotel. In response, managers would berate those involved for making tiny mistakes. Things got so petty that workers on shift who had to take calls from guests were banned from sitting down. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Novak Djokovic sets up Alcaraz showdown after reaching 14th US Open semi

Serb beats Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Flushing MeadowsCarlos Alcaraz awaits as Djokovic seeks fifth US Open titleForty minutes into his umpteenth big match under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Novak Djokovic seemed to be coming undone. After a supreme start, Djokovic’s first serve had suddenly deserted him. His ground strokes began to spew unforced errors. Up against the wall, he faced five break points while serving for the first set.Each time he came close to falling into the abyss, allowing his distinguished opponent back into the match, Djokovic conjured up a spectacular response. That nerveless, clutch play would define his performance as Djokovic held off a spirited late comeback from a battling Taylor Fritz, who had been the superior player for significant parts of the match, and an increasingly unruly New York crowd to reach the semi-finals of the US Open with a 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Virat Kohli only Indian cricketer to give fitness test in London, BCCI under scanner for granting ‘permission’: Report | Cricket

Virat Kohli only Indian cricketer to give fitness test in London, BCCI under scanner for granting ‘permission’: Report | Cricket  Hindustan Times

Events

7 h. ago Brit tourist 'grabs crying boy from his mum and refuses to hand him back' at airport

Alvina Omisri Agba, 23, was arrested at Miami International Airport on Tuesday after allegedly taking a four-year-old boy from his mother and refusing to hand him back

Society

8 h. ago Tourist 'grabs crying boy from his mother and refuses to hand him back' at airport

Chaos unfolded at Miami International Airport in the US when 23-year-old Alvina Omisri Agba, from Luton, Bedfordshire, allegedly took the little boy from his mother

Society

9 h. ago Gloucester fire LIVE: People warned to avoid area as smoke billows from address

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Smith's recycling centre in Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, and, due to this, people in the area must close their doors and windows

Events

9 h. ago Travellers shocked as drunk man hijacks airport announcement system after allegedly being refused boarding

The bizarre incident happened on Saturday, August 30, at Dublin Airport as travellers waited for late-night flights. Nadine Richardson, 20, told how the chaotic ordeal unfolded.

Events