40 h. ago The 'criminal loophole' that means people can park on your driveway, but this is what you can do

The 'criminal loophole' that means people can park on your driveway - and what to do

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3 d. ago Dogs put down after attack in Scottish park injures two people and another animal

The incident has led to two dogs being put down

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3 d. ago Full list of Blue Badge criteria as 19 key points decide who is eligible for benefit

Blue Badges are issued by local authorities and can help people with severe disabilities, or physical or mental health conditions, park closer to their destination

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5 d. ago Hot spell to continue with highs of 25C forecast for Tuesday

The Met Office said the highest temperature recorded on Monday was 24.5C in St James’s Park, London.

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5 d. ago The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire

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6 d. ago Everyone who can automatically get a disabled parking Blue Badge

People with a Blue Badge can usually park closer to their destination including on double yellow lines or disabled bays

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7 d. ago Full list of people who qualify for disabled Blue Badge parking

Blue Badges allow eligible people to park in disabled car park spaces, generally meaning a shorter walk to their destination

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7 d. ago Row intensifies over cycle lane safety plan at dangerous roundabout in west London

TfL says changes to Holland Park gyratory will encourage more people to walk and cycle

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1 week ago The Pope in Scotland: Here are 26 amazing pictures of Pope John Paul II's visit to Edinburgh, Rosewell and Glasgow in 1982

It’s been more than four decades since tens of thousands of people took part in events at Murrayfield and Bellahouston Park to welcome Pope John Paul II to Scotland.

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1 week ago Ofcom cracks down on loophole used by criminals to intercept text messages

“Our ban will help prevent them falling into the wrong hands – protecting mobile users and our critical telecoms infrastructure in the process.”

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1 week ago Ofcom cracks down on mobile network loophole used to intercept text messages

The regulator said a technical loophole in mobile networks could allow criminals to intercept security codes being sent to mobile users via SMS.

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2 w. ago People with a Blue Badge cannot park in these 11 places at any time of day or night

Full list of Blue Badge parking rules for people travelling in a vehicle as a driver or passenger.

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2 w. ago Gordon Strachan savages Dundee over state of Dens Park as he dismisses fan memories – 'People are lacking in thought'

The club's technical director also dismissed the notion that the ground might hold special memories for supporters

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2 w. ago Multiple people fired weapons in shooting at an Arkansas park that killed 2, police say

Police say multiple people fired weapons during a weekend shooting at a city park in Arkansas that killed two and injured nine others

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3 w. ago Bernie Sanders rally in LA draws thousands to protest Trump: ‘We can’t just let this happen’

US Vermont senator’s tour with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes has been drawing record-breaking crowds since FebruaryThe Vermont senator Bernie Sanders drew a record-breaking crowd at his rally in Los Angeles on Saturday, which included musical acts from Joan Baez and Neil Young, who encouraged the crowd to “take America back”.Sanders’s Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here tour has been drawing massive crowds. Aided by the progressive New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the team set the record in Tempe, Arizona, for biggest-ever political rally in that state three weeks ago. In Denver, Colorado, more than 34,000 people showed up – a career-high crowd for the 83-year-old Sanders. Saturday in Los Angeles saw another record: at least 36,000 people packed a downtown park. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London council forced to ban park BBQs as revellers 'poo in the bushes' and fight

People have been banned from having barbecues at Waterlow Park in Highgate, north London, after reports of fighting, littering and obscene behaviour in the bushes

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3 w. ago Travellers invaded Tesco car park then went on rampage: Group pitched up caravans then harassed shoppers, stole food and tried to get into cars before thieving from Currys and Wickes

Police were first made aware of the group after receiving reports of people entering residents' gardens, assaults and stones being thrown at a park in West Sussex.

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3 w. ago Dwarf stolen from popular Scottish park as disappearance leaves children disappointed

Children have been left disappointed after a dwarf has gone missing from Fife’s Craigtoun Park.

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3 w. ago People convinced Universal theme park in the UK 'could get approval this week'

The potential for a Universal Studios theme park and resort in Bedford, UK, has excited fans of the US-based brand, with an announcement apparently on the horizon

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3 w. ago Kirkcudbright businessman offers use of land for parking during bridge closure

Jack Finlay of KBT Storage says he is happy to provide land where people can park their cars and walk across the bridge.

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