28 h. ago Ayrshire adolescent mental health facility to open in January

Foxgrove - the National Secure Adolescent Inpatient Service - at Ayrshire Central Hospital in Irvine is due to become fully operational in January.

Politics

29 h. ago Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaosEurope live – latest updatesRussian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said.The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Fundraising campaign aims to secure future of vital Dumfries and Galloway rescue service

Fleet Bay Inshore Rescue Boat needs to make changes so it can once again be called out by the Coastguard.

Events

49 h. ago I went to UK's poshest farm shop 90 minutes from Wales — first thing I noticed wasn't the food

The farm shop a short drive from Wales has been in the news again this week because US vice president JD Vance arrived with a huge entourage of security and police

Politics

49 h. ago JD Vance sparks outrage as security detail takes over disabled parking bays at farm shop in Cotswolds

The US Vice President’s huge entourage reportedly occupied all the bays reserved for people with mobility issues when he visited Daylesford Organic, near Chipping Norton

Events

49 h. ago I went to the UK's poshest farm shop — one thing stood out well before I set foot inside

The farm shop is in the news again this week because US vice president JD Vance arrived with a huge entourage of security and police — I visited earlier this summer and one thing was glaring long before I got inside

Politics

52 h. ago Cotswolds villagers' anger at US Vice President JD Vance for taking EVERY disabled parking spot at grocery store with huge Secret Service entourage

JD Vance sparked outrage when his huge security convoy took up all of the disabled parking spaces at a posh Cotswolds farm shop.

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53 h. ago 'I visited a magical family holiday destination with midnight sun and summer Santa visits'

Lapland is famous for Father Christmas, reindeer and snow, but it's also a great place to visit in the summer, as celebrity and TV writer Elizabeth Cotton discovered.

Politics

3 d. ago Security services descend on UK’s poshest farm shop as JD Vance visits with family

British armed counterterrorism officers debating who gets the chocolate-flavoured ice cream among unusual sights seen in sleepy Cotswolds village

Events

3 d. ago I visited magical £7 family attraction 90 minutes from Manchester with paddling, sandpit and PYO flower field

Set in the stunning Peak District countryside, this beautiful hall and gardens has a duck-filled fountain kids can splash in, a magical woodland play area and animals to meet

Economics

3 d. ago JD Vance visits posh Cotswolds farm shop Daylesford Organic as his huge security convoy annoys locals after sending countryside into lockdown

Photos shared on social media now show JD Vance's security convoy making a stop at the Daylesford Organic farm shop, near Chipping Norton.

Events

3 d. ago JD Vance's Beast of the Cotswolds: Countryside in lockdown as US Vice President arrives in tiny hamlet with Secret Service convoy amid huge security operation

Police have closed off all roads and paths leading to the hamlet of Dean, where the US Vice President is staying with his family at Dean Manor, an 18th-century country house.

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4 d. ago Police descend on Greater Manchester street after man found dead

A neighbour first contacted officers

Events

4 d. ago 'We visited the family friendly pub where two kids eat free this summer and were seriously impressed'

For the price of just one adult meal, two children get to eat free and get ice cream too

Politics

6 d. ago Robinho's one year in prison – Job behind bars, new company launch, family visits

Former Manchester City and Real Madrid star Robinho has served the first year of his prison sentence in Sao Paulo after being found guilty of rape

Events

7 d. ago Screams heard and armed police descend after 'unattended' dog attacked woman and second pet

The animal responsible is now back with its owners

Events

7 d. ago AD FEATURE: 10 activities and items every family needs to know about

We've compiled a list of fabulous things for the whole family to enjoy, from museum visits to healthy eating ideas

Politics

8 d. ago Paul Scholes raises Viktor Gyokeres suspicion as he points out problem for Mikel Arteta

Arsenal finally secured the services of a striker this summer by signing Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP, but Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has his doubts about the move

Politics

8 d. ago Brazil judge eases Jair Bolsonaro house arrest to allow family visits

Ex-president can see children and grandchildren without prior court approval, but phone and video ban remainsA Brazilian supreme court judge has eased the terms of Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest, allowing the far-right former president to receive visits from family members without prior judicial approval.The former paratrooper turned populist has been under house arrest since Monday, when Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the measure on the grounds that Bolsonaro had allegedly violated court orders. Continue reading...

Society

9 d. ago Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with state

Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow’s state-run Africa Corps and requested payment for further security services

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