22 h. ago Businessman accused of 'increasing the size of his home in every direction' without permission by council

Mohammed Rahman failed to acknowledge he had done wrong until the council told him it was an 'illegal build' causing 'significant stress to some residents' in Elmdon, West Midlands.

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30 h. ago Boy, 8, turned away by NHS because he is a private school pupil, amid claims by MPs that Labour's raid on fee

Tory MPs described the move as 'morally indefensible' and a symptom of Labour's 'vile class war'. Pictured: File photo

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33 h. ago Rescuers save 75 people from 'house of horrors' illegal care homes in Bulgaria where residents had feet tied, were sedated and beaten senseless if they tried to leave

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The facilities (pictured), in the village of Yagoda, near city Stara Zagora, were run as so-called health centres for the elderly.

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3 d. ago P.E.I. musician loses instruments, business and in search of cat after fire destroyed New London home

P.E.I. musician loses instruments, business and in search of cat after fire destroyed New London home  PNI Atlantic News

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3 d. ago Whiteburn wins Home Builder of the Year (SME) at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025 – two years in a row

Whiteburn is proud to announce that it has been named Home Builder of the Year (SME) at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025 — an incredible second consecutive year win, and three times in four years that the company has received this prestigious honour.

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4 d. ago West Lothian’s Voluntary Sector Gateway hosting social enterprise informal session

The Gateway, which acts as an umbrella and support agency for charity groups across the county, is looking to encourage the development of home grown business ideas which help local communities thrive.

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4 d. ago Village water supply hit with outage as Scottish Water investigates issue

Homes and businesses in Killearn have reported no water or low water pressure.

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4 d. ago US remains ‘completely committed’ to Nato says secretary general ahead of Ukraine military aid meeting – Europe live

Mark Rutte comments on absence of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth from meeting about defence of UkraineMeanwhile in Cologne, Germany, the biggest evacuation since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care home for elderly people and a hospital are being evacuated. Three bridges over the Rhine have been closed and rail traffic has been halted or diverted. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump promises to hike steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% starting Wednesday. Here's what we know

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers

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5 d. ago Major evacuation in Cologne after second world war bombs discovered

About 20,000 people relocated while allied munitions dropped on German city in 1940s are made safe The biggest evacuation in Cologne since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care home for elderly people and a hospital are being evacuated. Three bridges over the Rhine have been closed and rail traffic has been halted or diverted. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Freddy Brazier defies dad Jeff Brazier by posting new TikTok with nan Jackiey after family legal action and 'weed smoking' row

Freddy Brazier defied his dad Jeff Brazier by sharing a newTikTok on Tuesday which included a picture of his nan Jackiey Budden amid the family's legal war. 

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5 d. ago Taylor Wimpey named Large Home Builder of the Year at Homes for Scotland Awards

Taylor Wimpey is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Home Builder of the Year in the Large Builder category at the annual Homes for Scotland Awards Ceremony.

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7 d. ago Doctors warn of a horrifying new side effect of taking fat jabs

A specialist nurse said: 'This is an emerging field of research and people need to be warned.' She said it is 'essential' fat jabs (pictured, file photo) are prescribed appropriately.

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9 d. ago Gangster who sparked Scotland's violent drug war pictured after brutal revenge slashing

The man was abducted off the streets in Thailand and slashed in the face.

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9 d. ago Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused by a falling glacier were “not alone” and the wealthy Alpine country was calculating ways to help

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9 d. ago Scotland's gangland wars in pictures as homes and businesses firebombed

The war erupted after Dubai-based player Ross McGill blamed Mark Richardson and his crew for ripping him off.

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9 d. ago Homes giant to build 676 new family houses ‘within easy reach’ of Edinburgh

“By investing in areas where people genuinely want to live, we’re striving to shape integrated neighbourhoods that our buyers will be proud to call home for generations to come” – Gary Heaney, Miller Homes

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1 week ago Ramsay art prize 2025 finalists: a giant teddy, a Scrub Daddy and a moving meditation on war – in pictures

The $100,000 award is Australia’s richest art prize for artists under 40, with finalists exhibited at the Art Gallery of South Australia until 31 August. Here’s a selectionArchibald prize 2025 finalists – in picturesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue reading...

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1 week ago This Grade 2 listed building is up for sale in Swansea city centre

The building is home to a number of businesses and organisations and was constructed in 1913

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1 week ago This Grade II listed building is up for sale in Swansea city centre

The building is home to a number of businesses and organisations and was constructed in 1913

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