3 h. ago Gregg Wallace's autism caused an 'inability to wear underwear' and was partly responsible for his inappropriate behaviour friends of sacked MasterChef star claim

Friends of Gregg Wallace have said his autism is partly responsible for his inappropriate behaviour, it was reported last night.

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8 h. ago Scottish Water calls on people to behave responsibly around watercourses during warm weather

Figures from the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF) show that in 2024 there were a total of 33 accidental drownings in Scotland, and 193 across the UK.

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13 h. ago Infected blood scandal victims 'harmed further' by compensation delays, scathing new report finds

Chairman of inquiry into scandal say just 460 people receiving compensation ‘profoundly unsatisfactory’ as he calls for ‘faster and fairer’ compensation for victims

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15 h. ago Post Office scandal: how many subpostmasters have received compensation?

A damning Post Office Inquiry report called for more to be done to compensate the thousands of people impacted

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16 h. ago Police release CCTV following beach brawl between topless youths in front of horrified daytrippers that left five cops injured

Dorset Police were called to reports of a disturbance involving a large group of people in the Pier Approach area of Bournemouth beach on June 30 at 7.29pm.

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20 h. ago Number of patients in UK waiting for lifesaving organ transplant at record high

More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on waiting list, as NHS sees sharp drop in donorsThe number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop in donors, official figures show.More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on the transplant waiting list, according to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). With nearly another 4,000 in need of an organ but temporarily off the list because they are too sick or unavailable for an operation, it means almost 12,000 people are living in limbo, waiting for the call that can mean the difference between life and death. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Scottish Water's sewage sites breached licences more than 250 times in three years

Scottish Water has breached its licences at sewage sites more than 250 times in three years.

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37 h. ago Inside stunning Scottish coastal home with balcony looking out over water for sale

The property has been described as "striking"

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37 h. ago 'Hero' sniffer dog who saved missing kids murdered by sausages laced with nails

A seven-year-old bloodhound who was called a hero for finding nine missing people - including children and people with Alzheimer's during his career - has been brutally murdered in a ‘revenge attack’

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57 h. ago Tony Blair thinktank worked with project developing ‘Trump Riviera’ Gaza plan

Staff at former UK PM’s institute took part in calls as proposal led by US consulting firm and Israeli business people evolvedTony Blair’s thinktank worked with a project developing a postwar Gaza plan that included the creation of a “Trump Riviera” and a manufacturing zone named after Elon Musk.The project, led by Israeli business people and using financial models developed by the US consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), was developed against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s vision of taking over the Palestinian territory and transforming it into a resort. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Tributes paid to ‘exceptional’ scientist killed in alleged street attack

Fortune Gomo, 39, who worked for Scottish Water, was originally from Zimbabwe.

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6 d. ago Mum on Universal Credit who called people who work 'dumb' set to 'lose everything'

The 26-year-old woman, called Ebony Wood, is claiming she gets more than £4000 on Universal Credit from the DWP every month, and is now about to 'lose everything'

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9 d. ago MoD is accused of 'sickening cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into Chinook crash that killed 29 people including MI5 spies

EXCLUSIVE: A former British Army intelligence officer has accused the MoD of a 'cover up' after calls for a public inquiry into the fatal crash of RAF Chinhook ZD576 by families were rejected.

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1 week ago ‘A voice of the people’: Joe Duffy praises callers as he presents final Liveline

The Ballyfermot broadcaster, 69, is retiring after 37 years at RTE.

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1 week ago Huge update on free bus passes for over 60s in England as MPs to debate change

A petition launched by Karen Hickman says: "We call on the Government to extend free bus travel to all people over 60 years old in England outside London"

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1 week ago Jamie Laing has released a track to turn mornings into turbocharged triumphs

The podcast host, ultramarathon runner, and reality TV star has turned motivational speaker for a spoken word anthem called Morning People.

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1 week ago Nearly 5000 people across North Lanarkshire take part in Learn to Swim National Framework

Programme, a partnership between Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water, has now supported 210,337 children and adults in Scotland to be safer in, on and around water over the past seven years.

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1 week ago Ben Affleck has dated more Jennifers than there are famous Rebeccas. It’s time for us to rise up | Rebecca Shaw

We need more Rebeccas to become stars. If it’s too late for us, we need a new generation of possibly powerful RebeccasAs someone from a big family who has a lot of procreation-aged friends, not a week goes by without the announcement of a new baby joining us. I love it, of course, and I’ll always give the baby its first “Like”.My favourite part, however, besides the miracle of newborn life etc, is finding out what those people have called the child. I want to know all the names. I’ll click on the baby announcements of people I know, people I don’t know, and I’ll definitely click on a birth announcement from a celebrity, even if I’ve never heard their name before. It might surprise you to learn that I am not in the habit of judging these names, though. This is for two reasons – one, I’m a bogan from regional Queensland, I’ve heard names you can’t even imagine. And two, I have sympathy for the job! Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman's body found in water near Scottish village in search for missing person

A body has been found in the search for missing woman Jennifer Stephen.

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2 w. ago Usha Vance: husband’s pick as Trump running mate came ‘like a bolt of lightning’

Second lady says on Meghan McCain podcast she is ‘not plotting next steps’ and is just ‘along for the ride’Usha Vance learned her husband, JD, had been selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate “maybe five minutes” before the news was made public – and just about an hour before he was formally nominated.“It really was like a bolt of lightning,” Vance said during an interview on Meghan McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain. Nearly a year later, seated in the Naval Observatory, Vance reflected on how radically her life has changed – “people call you ma’am. No one’s ever called me ma’am before this.” Continue reading...

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