12 h. ago How a trip to rural West Cork helped me reconnect with my teenage daughter

A slow escape, rich in nature, was just what the doctor ordered for Juliet Kinsman and her daughter

Politics

22 h. ago Funeral director to enter pleas to 63 charges after remains found at premises

Robert Bush was charged after an investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ sites in Hull.

Politics

3 d. ago West Lothian club's summer drive to help youngsters get into the game of golf

Coaching was delivered by PGA Professional David MacMullen

Sport

8 d. ago Afghans who risked their lives for Britain reveal 'panic' over claims Iran is plotting with the Taliban to exploit lost government database

The Afghans in hiding have dubbed it a 'deal of devils' and believe such an agreement between the brutal leaderships in Tehran and Kabul will increase their value as targets of both regimes.

Politics

8 d. ago Iran urges Taliban to reveal Afghan 'kill list' leaked by UK Government to hunt down MI6 spies

It comes after a leaked MoD database exposed the details of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers

Events

1 week ago Asbestos kills more troops than the Taliban: National disgrace revealed by Mail as toxic MoD homes and equipment caused NINE TIMES more deaths than 20

Exposure to the deadly material in poor military accommodation, ships, submarines, helicopters and even tanks is causing an average of 89 cases a year of mesothelioma - a fatal cancer.

Events

3 w. ago Revealed: Taliban kills 10 Afghans who helped the West in days after the data leak disaster

Former interpreter Faiz (pictured), 39, who spent five years on the frontlines beside UK forces, said: 'Everyone is terrified.'

Events

3 w. ago Results helpline to support West Lothian pupils with SQA results

The pupils and students- along with their parents and carers - will be able to get support with their results through Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Results Helpline, which opens from 8am on results day which is Tuesday, August 5.

Politics

3 w. ago Digging Into Wellness: Residents and colleagues at East Whitburn Care Home create Ttriving vegetable garden together

There’s something special growing at HC-One Scotland’s Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn, West Lothian, and it’s more than just vegetables. With the help of dedicated care colleagues and enthusiastic residents, the home has transformed an unused outdoor space into a bustling vegetable garden, brimming with life, colour, and community spirit.

Events

3 w. ago Armed Forces minister at time of Afghan data leak admits he and other officials 'let the country down badly'

James Heappey's rare mea culpa came after other ministers sought to distance themselves from the catalogue of errors and failures to inform Parliament about what went wrong.

Politics

3 w. ago Afghanistan 'kill list' scandal lawyers vow to sue but bungling MoD will 'fight hard'

Personal details of almost 19,000 Afghans and 6,000 of their family members who helped British forces during the war were accidentally leaked

Events

3 w. ago Summer jobs helped improve job figures in one area of West Lothian

Official data from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) state that at the JobCentre’s Bathgate office, there has been a seven per cent decrease year on year in people claiming benefit who have now returned to work.

Politics

4 w. ago The Afghans left behind... and terrified of ending up on a Taliban kill list

Terrified Afghans approved for sanctuary under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) but trapped in hiding have accused the British military of 'betrayal' following revelations of a data leak.

Events

4 w. ago Voices: We’re all owed an apology for the disastrous MoD data leak

Defiant politicians like Ben Wallace need to stop trying to wriggle out of the events that led to a superinjunction, writes Sean O'Grady – and own up to what led to this catastrophe

Events

4 w. ago Starmer says Labour ‘inherited Tories’ failings’ from Afghan data leak, must answer ‘serious questions’

Sir Keir Starmer has said that the Conservatives have “serious questions to answer” over the Afghan data breach that put nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

Events

4 w. ago Starmer says Tories have ‘serious questions to answer’ over Afghan data breach

Sir Keir Starmer has said that the Conservatives have “serious questions to answer” over the Afghan data breach that put nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

Politics

4 w. ago The disastrous MoD data leak should have been cleared up – not covered up

Editorial: The leak itself placed all the Afghans listed in jeopardy. The superinjunction threatened to make the leak even worse, by giving the impression that all of those on it were – in the eyes of the Taliban – traitors

Events

4 w. ago Defence secretary issues apology over MoD data breach which put thousands of lives at risk

Defence secretary John Healey has offered a "sincere apology” following a data breach that put the lives of nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

Society

4 w. ago MoD could face ‘substantial’ compensation claims over data breach, lawyer says

Sean Humber, from law firm Leigh Day, said that a data breach of thousands of Afghans’ personal information was ‘catastrophic’.

Politics

4 w. ago Watch live: Defence secretary addresses MPs over secret Afghan evacuation after superinjunction lifted

Watch live as defence secretary John Healey addresses MPs after it was revealed the Ministry of Defence used a gagging order to cover up a major data breach that put the lives of nearly 100,000 Afghans at risk of being killed by the Taliban.

Society