41 h. ago Creetown gaffer 'extremely disappointed' as unbeaten league run ends

The Castle Cary Park side were beaten by local rivals Newton Stewart as they suffered their first league defeat since August.

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43 h. ago London Luton Airport Ignites Career Aspirations Among Local Youth Through Powerful Partnership with Skills Builder and Interactive Essential Skills Workshops

London Luton Airport Ignites Career Aspirations Among Local Youth Through Powerful Partnership with Skills Builder and Interactive Essential Skills Workshops  Travel And Tour World

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44 h. ago Inside ghost town ripped apart by cartel violence as residents flee

A town in Mexico's southernmost state of Chiapas has become embroiled in a turf war between warring cartels, the government and local community groups

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3 d. ago 'Brave' woman who suffered tragedy of losing both sons young killed in car crash

Beloved pillar of the local community Kay Lane, aged in her 60s, died in a car crash more than a decade after her 21-year-old son Tim was killed in a two-vehicle collision in 2010

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3 d. ago ‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordealThe first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code perfume, with neatly gelled silver hair. It was August 2017, and Yvonne’s ex-husband had suggested she ask the motor dealer, known locally as the “Jag man”, to fix her car.Yvonne* says their relationship developed slowly. “Gary” boasted he had been spending time on his 42-ft boat, claimed to own two houses, and once turned up in a Porsche to take her for a drink. As they began to see more of each other, he would arrive at Yvonne’s house with freshly cut fruit and smoked salmon, always with a wad of money on him. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Underrated Spanish region begging for tourists and paying expats £12k to move

Extremadura, Spain, offers up to £12.6k (€15,000) to digital nomads to live and work in its scenic, historic region with top-tier broadband and low living costs

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4 d. ago Underrated Spanish city where there's barely any cars and locals walk everywhere

This modest Spanish city became a pioneer in Europe for its comprehensive car ban. Some 20 years later, the city's medieval centre is buzzing with tourists drinking in Galician history, warmth and wine

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6 d. ago The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow pulls the strings in care home horror

Geoffrey Rush’s retired judge is terrorised by Lithgow’s therapy puppet-wielding fellow resident in this claustrophobic tale of elder-on-elder abuseFilm-maker James Ashcroft has created a scary and intimately upsetting psychological horror based on a story by New Zealand author Owen Marshall set in a care home, a film whose coolly maintained claustrophobic mood and bravura performances make up for the slight narrative blurring towards the end. It’s a movie about bullying and elder abuse – more specifically, elder-on-elder abuse – and it is always most chilling when it sticks to the realist constraints of what could actually happen.The locale is an un-luxurious residential care facility where a retired judge is now astonished to find himself; this is Stefan Mortensen, played by Geoffrey Rush, who succumbed to a catastrophic stroke while passing judgment from the bench. He is a cantankerous and high-handed man, furious to be in this demeaning place and who, like many there, assures hi...

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7 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway care home recognised as one of the best in Scotland

Barlochan House in Palnackie has received a Top 20 Care Home award from the carehome.co.uk website.

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9 d. ago Why a stranded Dutch cargo ship crew is getting sweets from British locals

The H&S Wisdom ran aground on 2 March - and is unlikely to move until the end of this month

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1 week ago The big difference between Celtic and Man City laid bare as Kasper Schmeichel stares ‘catastrophe’ in the face

The veteran shot-stopper believes he has been given a new lease of life since joining the Hoops

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1 week ago Breed of dog found with Gene Hackman and wife misidentified, pet expert says

Deceased dog belonging to actor and Betsy Arakawa was kelpie, not German shepherd, local pet care specialist saysAuthorities misidentified a deceased dog while investigating the deaths of the actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, according to a pet care specialist.The news comes as authorities have been searching for answers after the deaths of Hackman and Arakawa, whose partially mummified bodies were discovered on 26 February at their Santa Fe home. Hackman and Arakawa may have died more than a week earlier, the Santa Fe county sheriff, Adan Mendoza, said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cardiff stadium fire: Urgent warning for locals to close windows amid huge blaze

A huge fire broke in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the Welsh capital as residents for miles around have been urged to close windows and use any air purifiers they may have

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2 w. ago New book aims to explore the unique richness of Galloway's wildlife

Wild Galloway by Ian Carter looks at the wildlife of his local glen at Auchencairn as well as taking a broader look at the region’s wildlife.

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2 w. ago Entire country runs out of fuel as locals threaten to go on strike and cancel Carnival

Santa Cruz, in Bolivia, is on the brink of a strike due to fuel shortages, as billions of dollars worth of crops are at risk, and the population has to queue up for their fuel

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2 w. ago My $30,000 health insurance claim was denied. Then I tweeted about it

Public shaming works – but it’s also a sign of how broken the appeals process is in the US health insurance industryIn December 2016, I was hospitalized with severe electrolyte abnormalities that were causing fatigue, muscle cramps and chest discomfort. I received care at my local hospital, which was nationally ranked both overall and in the treatment of endocrine conditions, and I recovered fully.A month later, my heart sank as I received a letter from Aetna informing me that the hospitalization, amounting to nearly $30,000 in treatment, had been deemed not medically necessary. Coverage was denied. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago B&M stabbing: Man suffers horror knife attack in front of customers at Preston store

Local emergency services have swarmed the scene in Preston at Carlisle Street, close to B&M Bargains, following reports of an assault, and police have launched an investigation

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2 w. ago People keep getting cars stuck on beach and locals say 'they never learn'

Coastguards battled through atrocious weather to rescue four people whose vehicles were stuck on the beach

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3 w. ago Will Laura Whitmore ever return to TV? Love Island star has turned her back on her glittering telly career with an audience of millions to tread the boards in local theatres

Laura has had a monumental career shift over the past five years, ditching her glittering TV career to play to theatre audiences of just 300.

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3 w. ago West Lothian carers say dropping of National Care Service plans 'tragic'

Speaking in her role as the rep for unpaid carers on West Lothian’s Integration Joint Board, Ann Pike told councillors and other board members that unpaid carers, and those that are cared for in Scotland felt left down at the Scottish Government decision’s to desert a national scheme.

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