24 m. ago Women’s Super League to consider scrapping relegation in major revamp

Proposal for more teams in new-look top flight Championship set to be rebranded as WSL2The Women’s Super League is considering abolishing relegation as part of a radical proposal to grow the sport that will be discussed by the clubs at a meeting on Friday.The Guardian has learned that the 23 WSL and Championship clubs have been called to a strategy summit by the newly formed company that runs both competitions, Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd, who will ask them to explore a range of options to increase the profile, sustainability and profitability of women’s football. Continue reading...

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78 m. ago Katy Perry to travel to space as part of groundbreaking mission with Jeff Bezos' wife

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will take Katy Perry to space as part of an all-female team heading to the edge of space later this year in a rocket operated by the Amazon founder's aerospace company

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1 hour ago Millions of immigrants to be surveilled under Trump, largest US immigration contractor says

Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair saysThe Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said it is building out its surveillance business to be able to monitor hundreds of thousands or millions more immigrants than it already does.The Geo Group, a private prison corporation and parent company of BI Inc, has contracted with Ice for nearly 20 years to manage the agency’s electronic monitoring program. It currently tracks approximately 186,000 immigrants using devices such as ankle monitors, smart watches and a facial recognition app, according to public Ice data. Due to increasing demand from Donald Trump’s administration, which has promised mass deportations, company executives said that they expect that number to grow past its previous peak of 370,000 to 450,000 immigrants within the next year. The remarks were made during the company’s fourth quarter earnings...

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1 hour ago Ice contractor plans for surveillance boom under Trump migrant crackdown

Geo Group, an Ice partner, is moving at ‘unprecedented speed’ to build out its monitoring, executive chair saysThe Geo Group, the largest single private contractor to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), said it was building out its surveillance business to be able to monitor hundreds of thousands or millions more immigrants than it already does.The Geo Group, a private prison corporation and parent company of BI Inc, has contracted with Ice for nearly 20 years to manage the agency’s electronic monitoring program. It currently tracks approximately 186,000 immigrants using devices such as ankle monitors, smart watches and a facial recognition app, according to public Ice data. Due to increasing demand from Donald Trump’s administration, which has promised mass deportations, company executives said that they expect that number to grow past its previous peak of 370,000 to 450,000 immigrants within the next year. The remarks were made during the company’s fourth-quarter earning...

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1 hour ago MSP says families in North Lanarkshire to benefit as Scottish Child Payment increases after Budget is passed

In North Lanarkshire over £33million has been invested over the last four years

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2 h. ago BBC apologises for ‘serious flaws’ in making of Gaza documentary

The BBC said the production company was ‘asked in writing a number of times’ about ‘any potential connections’ between the narrator and Hamas.

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2 h. ago Public consultation begins on new electricity substation in South Lanarkshire

People in Douglas and Crawfordjohn are being asked for their views by SP Energy Networks.

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2 h. ago Rare planetary parade to be visible in UK skies on Friday for last time until 2040

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn to line up for last time until 2040

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2 h. ago Jeff Bezos' wife Lauren Sanchez set for space alongside Meghan Markle's pal and huge popstar

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will take Katy Perry to space as part of an all-female team heading to the edge of space later this year in a rocket operated by the Amazon founder's aerospace company

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2 h. ago Charlotte Crosby breaks her silence on In The Style pay row as she hits out at the company

Charlotte Crosby has broken her silence on the In The Style pay row as she hit out at the company in a new Instagram post on Thursday.

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2 h. ago North Lanarkshire councillors approve contract to help victims of domestic abuse

North Lanarkshire Council agreed to the award of the two year contract, worth almost £1.4 million, to Sacro.

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3 h. ago Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's death investigation being assisted by gas company

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their Santa Fe home on February 26, 2025, with suspicions of carbon monoxide poisoning emerging as a possible cause

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3 h. ago Intoxicated man found in Wishaw town centre caught with knife

David MacAulay, 43, was jailed for 14 months at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

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4 h. ago Airdrie teen impressing as bricklaying apprentice with Persimmon West Scotland

Jamie Bruce, 19, joined firm's apprenticeship programme in August last year, beginning his journey on the Royale Meadows development in Muirhead.

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4 h. ago Gas company assisting with probe into Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa deaths

Police said they do not believe foul play was a factor in the death of the Oscar-winning film star and his wife.

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5 h. ago Most jurors in US pipeline case against Greenpeace have fossil fuel industry ties

Trial-monitoring committee in Dakota Access lawsuit have shared concerns of judicial bias and due-process violationsMore than half the jurors selected to hear a case brought by a major energy company against Greenpeace have ties to the fossil fuel industry, and most had negative views of anti-pipeline protests or groups that oppose the use of fossil fuels.The closely watched trial against Greenpeace in Mandan, North Dakota, showcased the difficulty in seating a jury in oil country, where many make their living in the industry. Greenpeace again on Wednesday sought to move the trial to another venue in the state. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago West Lothian woman's cancer journey story to be used as inspiration for business owners

Emma Briggs tripled the size of her company during a year she had chemotherapy and surgery

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5 h. ago Fujitsu told to pay up by Post Office campaigners over ‘ghastly fraud’

The company has already acknowledged it has a ‘moral obligation’ to contribute to compensation.

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5 h. ago NASA's PUNCH mission set to unravel mysteries of solar wind and storms

NASA is about to PUNCH a hole in our understanding of space weather

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5 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council’s Open Market Purchase Scheme continues to be a key tool

So far, 83 properties have been purchased during 2024/25, including 34 long-term empty homes.

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