85 m. ago North Lanarkshire gets funding boost for greenspaces from National Lottery Heritage Fund

Approximately £640,000 will be spent by the creation of a ground-breaking ‘environmental justice map’.

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1 hour ago Just one natural item will remove toilet stains in a matter of minutes

We've all tried using harsh chemical cleaners to remove stains but there is a simple natural alternatives and one cleaning guru tells us how you can save money and remove limescale stains

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3 h. ago Scots are 'tired and angry' as politicians called on to listen to public concerns about the future

EXCLUSIVE: All Scots MSPs and MPs will be invited to attend a major anti-poverty rally in Edinburgh to hear first hand about the pressures facing households.

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3 h. ago Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony – US politics live

Bondi replies to president’s Truth Social post to say she is ‘ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts’Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furorDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes joins backlash against JK Rowling for ‘harsh’ trans criticism

However, ‘Harry Potter’ star said she ‘didn’t like that the trans community has reacted with such fury’

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4 h. ago Millionaire farmer 'died a day after secret wedding' as wife inherits £4.7 million fortune

Joe Grogan, 75, died just one day after marrying his carer Lisa Flaherty, 50, in a 'secret wedding' at a registry office - his family had called for a detailed forensic investigation into his death

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4 h. ago Trump requests release of Epstein grand jury transcripts amid report of ‘bawdy’ birthday note

President directs Pam Bondi to seek release of testimony from sex-trafficking case and threatens to sue Wall Street JournalDonald Trump said on Thursday he had directed his attorney general, Pam Bondi, to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case as he sought to tamp down controversy over a story that he allegedly contributed a sketch of a naked woman to Epstein’s 50th birthday album.The president said on Truth Social he had authorized the justice department to seek the public release of the materials, which are under seal, citing “the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump goes nuclear on Rupert Murdoch after his 'filthy rag' publishes letter to Epstein while calling for Bondi to clear his name

The report alleges Trump took part in a 50th birthday album by sending well wishes and a cryptic message on a card with a hand drawn naked woman.

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5 h. ago Trump directs attorney general Pam Bondi to release Epstein grand jury testimony – US politics live

Bondi replies to president’s Truth Social post to say she is ‘ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts’Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furorDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump says he’ll sue over report of his bawdy birthday card to Epstein: ‘the letter was a FAKE’

Trump called the Journal a ‘Disgusting and Filthy Rag’

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6 h. ago 'My scaly skin is constantly peeling and growing, I've been called a monster but I feel unique'

It took Nathalie Richert 13 years to get a diagnosis, as she is one of just 40 people worldwide with the rare condition that causes her skin to grow seven times faster than it should

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7 h. ago Children under seven should not drink slushies, watchdog warns

In updated advice, the regulator has warned the products are not suitable for children under ten. It comes as amid a surge in horrifying reports of children collapsing.

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7 h. ago Lionesses press conference hilariously interrupted as Euros hero takes FaceTime call

England needed penalties to get the better of Sweden in their European Championship quarter-final and one player's friends and family were particularly eager to congratulate her

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7 h. ago In Gaza I saw the suffering of children and the heroism of health workers trying to save them | Thienminh Dinh

If our leaders allow this massacre to pass without consequence or condemnation, it will reveal a disturbing truth about what the world is willing to acceptGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHeroism is no longer an abstract concept to me – it looks like Ali, who once spotted a quadcopter circling Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza, where he’d dropped me off less than an hour earlier. When the first airstrike slammed into the building, Ali ran: not away from danger but towards it, risking his own safety for mine. That morning, as subsequent strikes rattled the walls around us and as I phoned my sister (“Tell Mum and Dad I love them heaps – just in case”), Ali remained by my side.Seldom in history have healthcare workers been called upon to risk their lives simply by reporting for duty. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Unreleased Epstein files reportedly include bawdy letter from Trump – US politics live

Wall Street Journal reports US president wrote letter to mark Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003 – but Trump dismisses it as ‘fake thing’Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furorDonald Trump has lashed out against his own supporters, calling them gullible “weaklings” for questioning the transparency of a secretive government inquiry into the late high-profile socialite and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The US president is struggling to contain a political crisis within his usually loyal Make America Great Again (Maga) base over suspicion that the administration is hiding details of Epstein’s crimes to protect the rich elite Epstein associated with, which included Trump. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Reported birthday card from Trump to Epstein shines new light on their friendship as fallout from files release mounts

The latest report comes as Trump continues to face fury from both Democrats and Republicans over the handling of the so-called Epstein files

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7 h. ago Ten more years of injustice: Figures lay bare scale of IPP scandal

Government ‘must go further and faster’ to help prisoners trapped on abolished indefinite jail terms as first releases hit all-time low, experts warn

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7 h. ago Haunting phone call from frightened American Idol exec to private bodyguard before her slaughter: 'They got her killed'

American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband Thomas Deluca, both 70, were found shot dead at their $4.5 million mansion in Encino, Los Angeles.

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8 h. ago Prisoners let out ‘in error’ or held illegally beyond their release date in ‘squalid’ prison, watchdog warns

Inspector issues urgent notification over mice and cockroach infested HMP Pentonville after staff monitoring suicidal inmates caught sleeping on the job

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8 h. ago Britons smoke nearly 30 billion cigarettes every year, study finds

An estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain each year, equating to 78 million every day, according to a new analysis that highlights stark inequalities in consumption across the country. Researchers are now calling for targeted public health efforts to address these disparities and tackle persistent smoking rates.

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