3 d. ago Scots mum terrified daughter would lose both parents after devastating diagnosis

The seven-year-old's emotions boiled over, with her 'attacking others' and was 'barely in class'.

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3 d. ago Mum 'abandoned toddler in freezing car for romantic rendezvous' in hotel

In an astonishing act of child cruelty, a defenceless youngster was found left alone inside their mum's car in Alaska with a partly open window and an outside temperature of -14C

Politics

9 d. ago Foster mum of brain damaged boy 'will never hear him say I love you' after horror attack

A court in Northern Ireland heard how a young boy was attacked so violently that his injuries were consistent with a high speed car crash - his foster mum issued a heartbreaking victim impact statement

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2 w. ago Lawyers accused bewildered mum of crashing her car in a city she'd never been to after thieves cloned her number plate

Shelli Birkett, from Herne Bay in Kent, only realised what had happened when her insurance company told her she had been in an accident in Liverpool

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2 w. ago Scots pensioner left with broken leg after seagull attack now terrified to leave her home

The woman was swooped on for a second time when she returned from hospital, leaving her petrified.

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2 w. ago Mum survives being trapped in crashed car for six days thanks to ingenious act

Brieonna Cassell was somehow found conscious and able to speak despite having been stuck in the car wreckage for nearly one week following the crash in Brook, Indiana

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2 w. ago 'Terrified' Scots mum finds car in flames outside family home

Two cars were completely destroyed in the blaze as neighbours heard 'loud bangs'.

Society

2 w. ago Stranded with a flat battery: How a mum’s ordeal shows why you should check yours before it’s too late

A mum was stranded with her baby for 50 mins due to a flat battery. Don’t let it happen to you – check yours at Halfords today

Economics

3 w. ago On Falling – heartbreaking study of a warehouse worker’s yearning loneliness

Director Laura Carreira’s superb debut feature is reminiscent of Ken Loach in its humane portrayal of soul-destroying workA Portuguese stock picker toiling in a vast Scottish warehouse, Aurora (lovely, empathetic work from Joana Santos), in the eyes of her employers, is not an individual. She is the sum of the data that her handheld scanner feeds back into the system. If the algorithm decrees it, she is rewarded for efficiency (a bar of chocolate from her callow, barely post-adolescent manager). If she falls behind, she’s scolded by someone oblivious of (and indifferent to) the fact that Aurora is struggling on several levels: the unexpected cost of repairing her phone has wiped out her food budget for the month; the work is soul-destroying and repetitive. But most of all, she’s isolated, disconnected and painfully lonely.This terrific English-language feature debut from Portuguese-born, Scotland-based director Laura Carreira makes a satisfying companion piece to Ken Loach’s Sorry W...

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3 w. ago Netflix Toxic Town's Jodie Whittaker admits she was 'terrified' to take on Scots accent amid online backlash

Jodie Whittaker appeared on This Morning to speak about her role in the new Netflix series 'Toxic Town', where she takes on a mix of a Glaswegian and Corby accent, which has sparked backlash from many Scottish viewers.

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4 w. ago Glasgow mum says needle strewn city centre car park 'feels unsafe'

A 33-year-old hospitality worker says she feels unsafe using a city centre car park which has been plagued with ant-social behaviour. The operator, NCP, says it's taking steps to sort the problem.

Politics