3 h. ago Planning application approved at Trump Turnberry as US President jets into UK for State visit

Bosses at the resort will now erect new wrought iron gates to various entry points at the five-star resort.

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22 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council receives planning application for battery energy storage system construction in Coatbridge

Application, from renewables company BEL, describes a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and related infrastructure with a generating capacity of 45MW.

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49 h. ago Historic Perth golf club's future now in "serious jeopardy" following Perth and Kinross Council decision

Craigie Hill Golf Club was left "bitterly disappointed" after councillors voted to refuse permission for its planning application

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5 d. ago Israel’s attack on Qatar proves Trump’s pledges of protection are worthless | Mohamad Bazzi

Deadly airstrike was Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest move to obstruct peace negotiations, threatening Qatar’s role as intermediaryWhen Donald Trump visited Qatar in May, he promised to defend the tiny, wealthy emirate and its rulers. “We are going to protect this country,” Trump declared on his state visit, where he was treated like royalty and honored in gilded palaces. “It’s a very special place, with a special royal family They are great people and they are going to be protected by the United States.”Over two decades, Qatar spent billions of dollars to upgrade the largest US military base in the Middle East and spent many more billions to buy US warplanes and other weapons. In May, as the president prepared to visit, the Qatari government donated a luxury Boeing jet, a “palace in the sky” valued at $400m, which is now being refitted so Trump can use it as Air Force One.Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor, at New...

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6 d. ago Historic Ayr building to be partially torn down after facade retention plan is approved

Ayr-based firm LMA Architects previously submitted a planning application, seeking Listed Building Consent and approval to partially demolish the building - but save its facade.

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6 d. ago Plan to introduce automated pharmacy prescriptions machine at Ayr store

A planning application has been lodged on behalf of the proprietors, seeking permission for the installation of a Medpoint unit at the store.

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7 d. ago Historic Perth golf club's housing development plans recommended for refusal

On Wednesday councillors will consider Craigie Hill Golf Club's planning application for up to 175 homes to be erected on part of its golf course

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7 d. ago New poll shows Trump losing ground in overseeing the economy with a majority now disapproving

The poll comes amid grim job numbers, showing the economy added just 22,000 jobs in August

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8 d. ago Starmer now one of the West’s most unpopular leaders – even ranking lower than Trump

Keir Starmer is more unpopular than most Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, as a new poll shows the prime minister’s approval rating hitting a record low

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8 d. ago Starmer now one of the West’s more unpopular leaders – even ranking lower than Trump

Sir Keir Starmer is more unpopular than most Western leaders, including Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, as a new poll shows the prime minister’s approval rating hitting a record low

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1 week ago Trump’s job approval remains negative as Americans show overwhelming vaccine support, new poll shows

Trump’s policies on inflation, cost-of-living, and trade are his least popular ones with Americans

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1 week ago Prince Harry is feeling 'really positive' and is 'so excited' to come back to the UK tomorrow

The Duke of Sussex , 40, is set to jet to London as part of a four-day visit to spend time with several patronages, before moving up the country to Nottingham .

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1 week ago Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approvalDonald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump

The head of the National Capital Planning Commission says crews can start demolishing parts of the White House for a new ballroom without needing approval

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1 week ago Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Trump had told Mike Johnson that he would not spend $4.9bn in congressionally approved foreign aidUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered.US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release of $11.5bn that is set to expire at the end of the month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump asks Supreme Court to approve his tariffs after warning US would be ‘destroyed’ if they don’t go ahead

President demands highest court weigh in on his use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act 1977 to slap hefty levies on imported goods

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1 week ago Pfizer CEO is latest to say Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize – for something much of MAGA hates

Vaccine makers are publicly defending Covid-era achievements as the Trump administration rolls back vaccine approvals and cuts research funding

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2 w. ago Former police station in Ayrshire town could make way for new homes

A planning application has been lodged, seeking permission for the works in Ladyland Road.

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2 w. ago The 'grey belt' argument that could see 350 homes built within a whisker of the hard shoulder

A planning application will be submitted for the huge site with developers intending to use the argument that the land is 'grey belt'

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2 w. ago Everyone’s got a theory on Taylor Swift’s engagement – even JD Vance | Arwa Mahdawi

Will she go Maga? Will it change the NFL or lift the stock market? The left-field claims are everywhereBreaking news alerts were pinged to phones around the world; Swifties screamed in the street; the Prince and Princess of Wales delivered their royal approval; Donald Trump wished them luck. By now it will not have escaped your attention that Taylor Swift, the reigning queen of pop, is engaged to Travis Kelce, a podcaster who also plays football.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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