82 m. ago The eyewatering sum it will cost one Welsh council to meet key target

Councillors said it was money they did not have

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2 h. ago West Lothian parents win concession on high school consultation

Welcoming the change the opposition SNP group said Labour had “caved-in” in the face of a powerful parent led campaign for a new East Calder High School.

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2 h. ago Modi’s Hindu nationalist coalition projected to win key state election

Exit polls predict National Democratic Alliance will retain power in one of country’s poorest and most populous states

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2 h. ago Criticism of Scottish Government's 'mini embassies' misplaced, insists SNP minister

The Scottish Conservatives have dismissed them as ‘pretend embassies’

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3 h. ago London weather: Flood alert as capital faces 24 hours of near

The Met Office has warned that heavy rain could lead to power cuts, travel disruption and even flooding

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4 h. ago No 10’s Mean Girls moment? How Downing Street seems intent on handing the SNP next year's Scottish election

Scottish Labour figures were in dismay when the story about No10 briefing against Mr Streeting broke on Tuesday evening.

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4 h. ago Baby diagnosed with brain tumour aged three months celebrates birthday at home

Emilie Sime, aged one, was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged three months old after suffering symptoms which resembled a seizure.

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4 h. ago Plans for dog exercise field on land near roundabout in Lochwinnoch approved by Renfrewshire Council

Request for planning permission for project that aims to create "safe environment" for canines off Roadhead roundabout granted.

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4 h. ago SNP seize control of Stirling Council as opponents savage power

The new leader of Stirling Council has promised to tackle issues including anti-social behaviour and housing - but the Labour opposition have branded it the "worst start to any political administration in council history".

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5 h. ago Major passport control change set to reduce long airport queues for Brits

Technology, including biometrics and AI facial recognition, has been used during a large trial at one UK airport - and it's been deemed a success.

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5 h. ago Tension mounts in Belarus as leader plans to seize 1,000 trucks at closed border

Belarus’ leader is threatening to seize over stranded 1,000 Lithuanian trucks

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5 h. ago Actor Allison Mack reveals role in Nxivm sex cult in new podcast: ‘I was abusive’

Smallville actor, released from prison two years ago, tells how she helped coerce women for cult leader Keith RaniereThe Smallville actor Allison Mack says she was once riveted by the influence she wielded through her role in the Nxivm sex cult – though it eventually sent her to federal prison, and she now realizes it was “abusive”.“I was excited by the power that I felt having these young, beautiful women look to me and listen to me,” Mack, 43, maintains in a new podcast series titled Allison After Nxivm, which contains her first public remarks since her release from prison about two years ago. “And – yes – the sexuality of it was exciting.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago SNP announces Alex Kerr as candidate for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse

He will stand in the constituency in the upcoming Scottish Parliament election.

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6 h. ago Trapped review – rough and ready abuse story that piles bleakness upon bleakness

This occasionally nuanced tale of a woman’s tough existence has some raw power, but is stymied by crude production and ropey performancesRaye, played by Gina Jones is, as the title of the film suggests, trapped. She is trapped in a bleak job, in a bleak relationship and in a bleak house. The bleakest element of this trifecta of bleakness is the relationship: she is involved with the utterly unlovely Frank (Shane McCormick) who, as one character observes, is the sort of guy who throws his entire life away then lashes out in every direction, blaming everyone but himself for how things have turned out. It’s hard to fathom why she stays with someone so awful – except, well, that’s the way the world works sometimes. Their dynamic is an abusive one, and in modern therapeutic parlance, they share the trauma bond of unstable, abusive childhoods. It’s not that Raye doesn’t know Frank’s no good; it’s that she doesn’t believe she deserves better, or that better exists.While Trapped’s poster ar...

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6 h. ago Teacher workload ‘not sustainable’ union says as strike action ballot opens

The ballot runs until January 14.

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6 h. ago Thousands of pupils in Scots schools face more time off in coming months as teachers urged to walk out of classrooms

THOUSANDS of youngsters across Scotland could end up out of the classroom amid a strike threat. Teachers have been urged to back industrial action after a union boss blasted Nats ministers over a botched promise on class times. The SNP promised to reduce contact time to 21 hours in their 2021 manifesto. But the Educational...

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7 h. ago Carl Froch reveals Chris Eubank Jr’s ‘power play’ in Conor Benn rematch but why all is not as it seems

CARL FROCH says Chris Eubank Jr bringing in a new coaching team is nothing more than a power play over Conor Benn. Eubank - who beat Benn in their April grudge match - has brought esteemed American trainer Brian "BoMac" McIntyre back into his camp. BoMac, the long-time trainer to pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford, guided...

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7 h. ago Woman 'almost eaten by bear' as it mauls and scalps her before burying her alive

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A woman out walking in the woods with a friend was savagely attacked by a bear, believed to have been killed, yet miraculously she was later found buried alive

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7 h. ago Lions savagely maul zookeeper to death over 15 minutes as horrified tourists watch on

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A zookeeper was mauled to death by a pack of lions in a savage attack which left visitors to the zoo terrified as they tried to help them

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7 h. ago INNIO to Power UK Grid Stability with Landmark Project Near London

INNIO to Power UK Grid Stability with Landmark Project Near London  Morningstar

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