69 h. ago Superfit SAS veteran who needs lung transplant after being 'poisoned' by fumes when ISIS torched oil wells sues his CNN employers for £200,000

Adam Dobby, 54, had been working as a security consultant for CNN when he was allegedly repeatedly exposed to toxic chemicals in torched oil and sulphur.

Economics

3 d. ago Diver's body found 300ft underwater in dangerous quarry as death feared 'unnatural'

An inquest heard how North Wales Police received a call with a report that a diver had died at the quarry - the body of Tim James Waples was found nearly 300ft (85 metres) underwater

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3 d. ago Scotland's 'child of courage' tragically dies after receiving lung transplant

Zac Gunn tragically passed away on Monday, June 9, surrounded by his family.

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6 d. ago SNP calls on Labour to match Scottish Government action on poverty

The SNP said Scotland is the only part of the UK where child poverty is falling, due to ‘bold’ policies.

Politics

1 week ago Reprieve for critically ill Mexican girl, 4, who could have died within days if deported under Trump order

Without the care she’s receiving, Sofia Vargas’ body would be unable to receive nutrients from food and she would die within days, her doctors said

Politics

1 week ago When the Phone Rang review – meditation on memory, displacement and the trauma of exile

In Serbian artist Iva Radivojević’s third feature – part memoir, part drama – a girl tries to recall her exiled past as a personal loss melds with the start of the Yugoslavian warHovering between memoir, docu-essay and drama, Serbian artist Iva Radivojević’s third feature opens with a phone call that changes everything. Eleven-year-old Lana (a proxy for Radivojević, played by Natalija Ilinčić) receives the news that her grandfather has died; home alone, she is told by the speaker to communicate that to her mother. The Bakelite clock on the wall says it is precisely 10.36am on a Friday in 1992, “when the country of X was still a country”.Friday 10.36am 1992 becomes a point and a rift in time, through which the historical erupts into the personal; a more intimate companion piece, perhaps, to the 2006 Romanian new wave classic 12.08 East of Bucharest. The news of Lana’s grandfather’s death melds with the start of the Yugoslavian war (perhaps the two events are linked, as he was a retir...

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2 w. ago Almost 25,000 children in North Lanarkshire supported by Scottish Child Payment

The relative child poverty rate in Scotland is four percentage points lower than it would be without the policy in place.

Politics

2 w. ago Teen learning how to drive accidentally kills relative by plunging off cliff in California during lesson

The teen girl accidentally drove a car off a 40-foot cliff while receiving the lesson from a male relative. He died at the scene, but she survived with serious injuries.

Events

4 w. ago Beauty influencer shot dead during livestream 'had dated cartel hitman who was enraged about her receiving gifts from followers'

Valeria Marquez, 23, was murdered on Tuesday by a killer disguised as a delivery man while broadcasting live from her beauty salon in Zapopan, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

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