1 hour ago Jane McDonald halts show as she fights back tears over future 'I'm worried'

Jane McDonald will be back this weekend with a classic episode of her Channel 5 series Jane McDonald: Lost in Japan

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6 h. ago Trump news at a glance: Marjorie Taylor Greene raises fears for her safety as row with Donald Trump escalates

President’s one-time ally says she has been contacted by private security firms after denunciation by president. Key US politics stories from Saturday 15 November at a glanceMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world”, without referring to Trump by name, adding it was “the man I supported and helped get elected”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Savers could face £200 HMRC bill even if income tax isn't raised in Budget

Savers have been urged to think through their finances ahead of the Autumn Budget

Economics

13 h. ago West Lothian vets online pet show raises cash for breast cancer charity

The online pet show, organised by Westport Vets in Linlithgow, received just shy of 100 entries, and raised £380 for Breast Cancer Now.

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13 h. ago Buchanan Street H&M store evacuated after fire breaks out at substation in Glasgow

Emergency services went to the substation in West Nile Street, Glasgow when the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm on Saturday.

Events

14 h. ago Whitburn Rotary Kiltwalkers raise thousands for NHS Lothian charity

Three Club members participated in the recent Edinburgh Kilt Walk to support fund-raising activities.

Events

14 h. ago Millions of Brits 'dream about being pals with dreamboat David Beckham' at night

In a study of 2,000 adults - seven in ten Brits have regular vivid dreams and turning up naked in public, being late for an important meeting and partners’ cheating all made the list of common night visions

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14 h. ago These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets – then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries

Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelandsA morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather than a bustling city in north-east Los Angeles county.“It feels parrot-y,” says Diego Blanco, a research assistant at Occidental College’s Moore zoology lab, nodding to the verdant flora that surrounds us: tall trees and ornamental bushes with berries. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Less than half of public trust their neighbours, figures show

General Secretary of the Co-operative Party Joe Fortune raised concerns over Government figures showing just 41% felt many in their neighbourhood could be trusted

Culture

18 h. ago We live in Britain's Union Jack capitals... woke council jobsworths taking down our flags is treason!

Local councils have spent at least £70,000 removing flags put up following Operation Raise the Colours, which encouraged people to put up Union Jacks and St George's flags.

Society

18 h. ago Sara Cox's 'thrilling' new TV role revealed after BBC Children in Need challenge

Sara Cox raised a staggering amount for Children in Need after completing her ultra marathon challenge

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19 h. ago Sky Sports F1 stars have no response after Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari issue raised

Lewis Hamilton's first season with Ferrari has been described as a nightmare by the seven-time world champion and Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby believes the Brit's patience may wear thin

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19 h. ago Premier League star gives green light to Man Utd transfer and could move in January window

Crystal Palace have regularly had to deal with plenty of interest in their star players and it appears another big sale could potentially be on the cards sooner rather later

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20 h. ago Police lock down major Edinburgh road after incident involving 'van and bike'

Emergency services were called to Clermiston Road in Edinburgh after the alarm was raised at around 9pm on Friday.

Events

20 h. ago Putin’s ‘teen lover, 17, was given £1MILLION flat & her dad was put on Vlad’s payroll after sordid affair with tyrant’

VLADIMIR Putin's "teen lover" Alisa Kharcheva was given a cushy £1million flat after her reported affair with the Russian tyrant. The 17-year-old's dad was even stuck on Putin's payroll according to local media, who claim the school-leaver was regularly smuggled into Vlad's pad at night. While the Russian tyrant's partner Alina Kabaeva was away -...

Economics

21 h. ago ‘He went to hospital as a physically healthy young man but never came home. Now we want answers’

A crisis-hit mental health trust faces questions over multiple deaths as doctors raise the alarm over an alleged culture of fear which they say is putting patients at risk

Society

22 h. ago ‘He was quite a private person’: expansive auction shows Gene Hackman as actor and artist

Bonhams is selling over 400 items from the estate of the late Oscar-winning actor, from a draft script of The Silence of the Lambs to his own unique artworkHe was Lex Luthor to Christopher Reeve’s Superman. But could he have been Hannibal Lecter to Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling?The intriguing prospect is raised by an unlikely 33-page draft script for The Silence of the Lambs lurking in a collection of the late actor Gene Hackman’s possessions that goes up for auction later this month. Continue reading...

Culture

23 h. ago Adam Peaty's heartbroken mum sold things to raise cash to buy dress for wedding

Adam Peaty's heartbroken mother, Caroline, has revealed she resorted to selling things on Vinted in order to raise enough cash to buy a dress for his wedding, before she was uninvited

Economics

26 h. ago Common weekly chore could damage the lungs 'as much as smoking'

A study showed that women regularly exposed had a greater decline in lung function

Events

26 h. ago Alan Cumming: ‘After my rant about trans rights, I was worried I would be deported’

The actor is also a deeply concerned US citizen. He talks to Patrick Smith about the fear gripping the US, JK Rowling, the star-studded mini-festival he’s holding in tiny Pitlochry, and working on Russell T Davies’s new drama

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