89 m. ago Lanarkshire locals urged to start their own business with help of Business Gateway

Business Gateway, Scotland’s national business support service, has launched Scottish Start-Up Month, a nationwide campaign to celebrate Scotland’s entrepreneurial spirit.

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2 h. ago UK still ploughing millions into Putin's war chest through loophole, PM warned

Ministers have been urged by the Lib Dems to close loopholes which analysts say create hundreds of millions of pounds of tax revenue for the Kremlin

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3 h. ago Drone images expose disgusting scenes at travellers site as residents complain of 'dire situation'

Local residents have taken to social media to express their anger and call for urgent action

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3 h. ago Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

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3 h. ago Developer urged to pull plug on £1bn plan for region's tallest skyscraper

It could see a cluster of towers built in the city - but the plans have been opposed by some.

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3 h. ago Reeves’ tax hikes have hit ‘one in five job vacancies’ at small firms as Labour urged to fix ‘utter mess’

Exclusive: The Federation of Small Business has claimed Rachel Reeves does ‘not have the backs’ of its members as new analysis of official statistics by the Lib Dems has revealed the impact of the national insurance hike for employers

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3 h. ago YouTuber Trisha Paytas shares health fears in candid message to fans

Trisha Paytas has urged fans to think twice about undergoing plastic surgery

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3 h. ago ‘I am Cornish, not English,’ MP declares as he urges people from Cornwall to be proud of identity

Labour MP Perran Moon said he has been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish

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4 h. ago MP declares he is Cornish, not English, and urges others to be ‘loud and proud’

Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, said he has been ‘mocked’ for describing himself as Cornish.

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4 h. ago Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood has released a new short story critiquing elected officials for a wide-ranging book ban in the Canadian province of Alberta. The controversial decision to remove books purportedly containing “explicit sexual content” has seen numerous works of literature swept up in the dragnet, including Atwood’s, dystopian work The Handmaid‘s Tale.In a social media post, Atwood wrote that since her famed work was no longer permissible in Alberta schools, she had written a “suitable” short work for teens, adding the work was necessary because the province’s minister of education thought students were “stupid babies”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Netflix's Money Heist fans urged to watch twisty thriller dubbed 'next global hit'

Netflix viewers won’t want to miss the tense new series from the creators of La Casa de Papel, also known as Money Heist.

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4 h. ago Tory whips urge MPs to turn up to party conference amid fears of no shows

Concerns over a lack of interest in Kemi Badenoch’s first conference as leader is said to be fuelling a push to make sure MPs attend

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5 h. ago Heston Blumenthal warns business rates and VAT are killing pubs and must be reformed

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has urged Labour to prevent a wave of pub closures at the upcoming Budget.

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5 h. ago Bridge of Allan church receives funding to carry out 'urgent repairs' to its roof and floor

The roof of Bridge of Allan Parish Church Hall is in urgent need of replacement due to it letting in water.

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5 h. ago Urgent warning over experimental 'Godzilla' weight loss jab after surge in demand on black market

UK law forbids the possession of any unlicensed medication like Retatrutide. Doing so could result in a fine and up to two years in prison.

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5 h. ago Calls for AI chatbot 'age verification' as kids can chat to 'Saddam Hussein'

A probe found an avatar from a chat bot site urged a kid to complete a variety of dares including licking the sole of a shoe, drinking a cocktail of tabasco and mustard and eating a snail

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5 h. ago Households urged to lock in a new mortgage deal now after Barclays ups rates and gilt yields hit 27

Households are being urged to lock in a new mortgage deal as soon as possible, after Barclays announced it's upping rates.

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5 h. ago Scots gardeners urged to prune these four plants for 'healthy growth' this month

With autumn just weeks away, it's important to start thinking about pruning certain plants before winter.

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5 h. ago International students warned of deportation if they overstay their visa

Over 25,000 international students from more than 130 countries come to study in Wales each year

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6 h. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform rules just days before kids return

Parents of students who attend Dixons Brooklands Academy in Manchester were left stunned following an alleged uniform change just before the start of the new term

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