9 h. ago The big criticisms of Mark Drakeford and the one bit of praise in the UK Covid inquiry's report

The former First Minister missed a crucial meeting but was called 'considerate' elsewhere in a major report

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9 h. ago Real Housewives Of Orange County star Meghan King loses custody of kids to ex Jim Edmonds after CPS call

Former Real Housewives Of Orange County star Meghan King has allegedly lost custody of her children to her ex-husband Jim Edmonds.

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11 h. ago RHOC star Meghan King Edmonds loses custody of three kids after CPS called: report

King and Edmonds were married from 2014 until 2019

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52 h. ago Tony Blair’s think tank joins calls for £300 cut in energy prices ahead of Budget

A report by the Energy Crisis Commission has called for next week’s Budget to include details on how the government will reduce the gap between electricity and gas prices

Economics

59 h. ago Cops arrest three more after missing man found dead in Kilmacolm field

Robert Best, 50, was discovered after police were called to a report of a body being discovered in a field near High Mathernock Farm.

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4 d. ago Police make arrest after man left in critical condition in Elgin 'serious assault'

Emergency services were called to a report of a disturbance on Harrow Inn Close, near the High Street in Elgin, where two men were involved in an altercation.

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5 d. ago Man in critical condition after serious assault in Elgin as cops lock down scene

Emergency services were called to a report of a disturbance on Harrow Inn Close, near the High Street in Elgin, where two men were involved in an altercation outside a business premises.

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6 d. ago Detectives appeal for information after woman was assaulted by man in Coatbridge park

At around 6.20am on Tuesday, November 11, police were called to a report of a woman being grabbed and threatened by a man in Dunbeth Park.

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8 d. ago First picture of missing man found dead in Kilmacolm field as two men charged

Robert Best, 50, was discovered after police were called to a report of a body being discovered in a field near High Mathernock Farm.

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2 w. ago Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers say

Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heatingThere is still a chance for the world to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown and return to the goal of 1.5C if governments take concerted action on greenhouse gas emissions, a new assessment argues.The Climate Analytics report says governments’ goals are inadequate and need to be rapidly revised, and calls for the rapid scaling-up of the use of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors including transport, heating and industry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment 'ridiculous' caller dials 999 to report his Uber Eats driver has arrived empty

The video has been released by the Metropolitan Police after it was revealed that around one in seven of the 999 calls made to the force are genuine emergencies.

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2 w. ago Three 'howling wolves' are caught by police after spooked residents spotted them prowling streets

Terrified locals called officers to report sights of 'howling' animals roaming Station Lane in Preston, Lancashire. The canines were caught by specially trained dog handlers yesterday afternoon.

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3 w. ago Demands use of log burners is curbed over 'serious' health fears

A new report has called on the government to take action on wood and log burners in homes after highlighting the string of serious health problems in the UK which are linked to the use of solid fuels

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3 w. ago Extremists exploit political ‘trigger events’ to recruit people online, says study

NYU report monitored social feeds and found groups call for retaliatory action after politically motivated violent eventsExtremists are exploiting political violence on online platforms to recruit new people to their causes and amplify the use of violence for political goals, according to a new report that monitored social platforms after recent attacks.Researchers at New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights tracked social media feeds for several months this year, including in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Call for public inquiry after report into missed opportunities to protect patients

One family has described how the report into missed opportunities does not go far enough.

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3 w. ago DANIEL HANNAN: Every single twist in the story of the migrant wrongly freed from jail proves the Home Office is beyond incompetent

The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee has issued a blistering report into what it calls the 'failed, chaotic and expensive' system whereby the Home Office houses asylum seekers.

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3 w. ago ‘Open hostility has become normalised’: Dutch Muslims fear rise of far right as general election looms

The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert WildersThe drawing depicted two women; a young blonde with a friendly expression and a scowling older woman wearing a headscarf. On top of the image was a nod to this month’s general election in the Netherlands, along with the phrase “The choice is yours.”The social media post, made by the far-right, anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders, prompted a record 14,000 complaints to the country’s anti-discrimination hotline. “Many of those who called to report the image compared it to Nazi propaganda from the second world war,” the hotline said in a statement, adding that the 19 anti-discrimination agencies associated with the hotline had flagged the post to police, amid concerns that it could be an incitement to hatred. Continue reading...

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