2 h. ago Airdrie boss Rhys McCabe says his side should have beat Partick Thistle, and blasts ref

McCabe reckons Thistle hero Stuart Bannigan should have been sent off

Politics

2 h. ago West Lothian providers host event to support for ageing adults and families

The free event which will support ageing adults, their families, and carers as they navigate through what they’re faced with.

Politics

2 h. ago West Lothian community centres given more time to look at funding plans

In an update to councillors the head of Housing Customer and Building Services Julie Whitelaw said that the revised saving plans which were scheduled to come to the council Executive in early March would be pushed back to the April meeting.

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3 h. ago House builder supports West Lothian School Bank with bumper donation

Miller Homes’ donation to The School Bank West Lothian will go towards providing schools with “camp clothing packs” to ensure that every child has a chance to fully participate in school camp trips.

Politics

3 h. ago Partick Thistle 1, Airdrie 1: Ben Wilson the hero as he rescues a point

Rhys McCabe's side fought hard to take a point away from Firhill

Events

3 h. ago West Lothian Council claim empty building rates relief change will save them '£1m a year'

West Lothian’s Executive has agreed the changes which will see an end to rates relief on empty properties after six months, and in some cases three months.

Economics

3 h. ago Linlithgow MSP welcomes extra funding to help secure future for Grangemouth workers

The First Minister confirmed to the Scottish Parliament that an amendment will be lodged to the Scottish Government’s 2025-26 Budget Bill to allocate an additional £25 million to establish a Grangemouth Just Transition Fund.

Economics

3 h. ago Newport council 'not pushing hard enough' to get new businesses into city centre, says councillor

She said "we need to see something positive happening" in the area following the departure of big-name brands

Politics

4 h. ago Linlithgow could be moved to Falkirk constituency under Scottish Government plans

The latest proposal ties Linlithgow to a constituency with Falkirk in a the third redraw of new boundary plans.

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6 h. ago Labour told to ‘deliver fast’ or risk losing support to Farage’s Reform UK

Roz Foyer, the general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said voters are losing faith in traditional parties.

Events

7 h. ago Moment bungling raider gets STUCK lowering himself into Sainsbury's

Staff at a Sainsbury's Local in Nottingham frantically called 999 after they saw a pair of legs dangling from a hole in the store ceiling just after 6am yesterday morning.

Politics

7 h. ago Billionaire Issa brothers suffer setback over plans to build Britain's biggest Muslim cemetery

There have been more than 1000 objections to the Issa brother's plans, a local councillor has claimed, as concerns surround the impact of green belt land.

Politics

8 h. ago Missouri lawmaker proposes registry of pregnant women ‘at risk’ for abortions

Dubbed ‘eHarmony for babies’, bill would create connected databases for pregnant women and those looking to adoptA Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced legislation to create a registry of pregnant women who are “at risk” of having an abortion – a proposal the bill’s author characterized as an “eHarmony for babies” that could also help match adoptive parents with babies.If passed, the bill would create two registries: one for people “at risk” of abortions and one for people looking to adopt. Members of each registry could access the other, while Missouri government officials would be tasked with helping members meet each other and facilitating adoptions. The bill’s goal is to “reduce the number of preventable abortions in Missouri”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Inside this little cottage is a perfect home in one of Wales’ best places to live

Wander along a certain road in a certain Monmouthshire market town and you are spoilt for choice for gazing at the characterful facades of the myriad of period properties that line the pavement. The road is the charming Maryport Street and the town is Usk.

Society

8 h. ago Pope Francis at risk of sepsis as he is seriously ill, Vatican updates

The Pope remains in hospital where he is battling pneumonia and 'complex respiratory infection'

Events

10 h. ago What lies beneath: Could a Victorian map hold the answers to cause of Surrey sinkhole?

Godstone’s once busy high street is now eerily quiet as theories swirl on what could have caused the craters that sparked residents to flee. Barney Davis reports

Politics

10 h. ago Urgent food recall issued over 'undeclared' allergen as shoppers urged caution

People have been warned it could pose a health risk to some

Politics

10 h. ago Bizarre CCTV shows man climbing through Sainsbury’s ceiling to steal crisps

This CCTV shows a crisp thief climbing through the ceiling of a Sainsbury’s Local in Radford.

Events

11 h. ago Exactly how council tax will be spent in Bury in the next year

See which will be the biggest areas of spend for the local authority over the next 12 months

Economics

12 h. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says body of Shiri Bibas handed over as Hamas prepares to release six more hostages

Hamas says six captives expected to be freed from Gaza on Saturday in swap for about 600 Palestinian prisoners and detaineesA convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a hostage handover site set up by Hamas in Rafah in southern Gaza, the Times of Israel is quoting an Israeli defense official as saying.The Red Cross is expected to receive two hostages there, the report says. According to Al Jazeera, hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu will be freed in Rafah. The other four — Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Hisham al-Sayed — will be released later in central Gaza’s Nuseirat.On the stage prepared by Hamas in Rafah are the usual placards with messages including “We are the flood” as well as military weapons and equipment the group claims were stolen from the IDF on October 7 2023.One piece is a gun on which the group wrote “Ravshatz,” the Hebrew acronym for the head of a community’s local security team, indicating it was taken from such an individual killed by terr...

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