4 h. ago Warning of West Lothian traffic disruption as main road set to close for resurfacing

Major resurfacing work will close the Dechmont Hills road for up to two weeks, diverting traffic through some equally winding routes.

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62 h. ago Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine as Zelensky issues new warning to the West over Putin

The former Prime Minister was spotted watching a sunrise across the Black Sea in Odesa alongside excited Ukrainians taking selfies.

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4 d. ago West Lothian drivers warning over closure of B792 between Blackburn and Bathgate

The works, which are due to take place over the weekend of September 19 to 22 and on the nights of September 22 to 26, are the latest phase in an ongoing major project to refurbish the B792 bridge.

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5 d. ago Winds of up to 80mph to batter UK as country braces for stormy weekend

A yellow weather warning covering a large part of the west of the UK and all of the southern coast has been issued by the Met Office.

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5 d. ago Rehanne Skinner exclusive: West Ham manager sends WSL warning after 'out of control' transfer spending

There have been three big-money moves in the women’s game this summer

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5 d. ago West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings

Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usual

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6 d. ago Driving crackdown as motorists warned of four major rule changes – full list

The Government is set to shake up the rules of the road as it believes current guidelines are not working – see how you will be affected

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7 d. ago Flood alerts in force for large parts of the Welsh coastline

The flood alert covers a large coastal area in west Wales, with people warned to be careful on footpaths and low lying land

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9 d. ago 'Our family's pet dog saved my life after docs dismissed years of illness'

Robyn Stonier, 26, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, has had a 'year from hell' and warns everyone to 'not let doctors fob you off' after her dog was the one to alert her to a tumour

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1 week ago Warning new West Lothian banking hub in 'challenging' location for the elderly

Both Linlithgow and Bathgate will get new hubs to help residents - but there is disappointment in Bathgate that a campaign to retain the new hub in the town centre has failed.

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1 week ago Ominous warning to the West: New 'Axis of Evil' between Presidents Xi, Putin and Kim Jong Un poses an even greater threat than the NAZIS, says MARK ALMOND

The master of ceremonies, China's Xi Jinping, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong un, presented his vast country as the beating heart of an even more extensive alliance.

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1 week ago Flood and thunderstorm warnings issued as parts of Britain could be hit with more than two inches of rain in just one hour

A yellow thunderstorm warning was activated at 2am in the East and West Midlands, the north of England and parts of Wales, and will be in place until 5pm on Thursday.

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1 week ago East Lothian fire: A198 road closed as man, 50, arrested after farm set alight

Enquiries remain ongoing.

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1 week ago Met Office extends weather warning in North West as thunderstorms set to hit Greater Manchester

The Met Office has warned that heavy showers and thunderstorms may cause flooding in some areas

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1 week ago Warning West Lothian drug deaths drop could be reversed by synthetic opioids

The head of West Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnership Alison White said “one death is too many" after 2024 figures revealed drug deaths had fallen across Scotland.

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1 week ago Met Office says people in 31 areas should think about putting together 'emergency kit' right now

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering 31 areas in the South West and parts of Wales, with the alert running from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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1 week ago 'Despot gathering in China shows Trump is being played amid deadly warning of what is to come'

China's meeting of the despots in Beijing is a major warning to the west that it is leading the charge for military and economic supremacy against the US and the west - and it serves Putin well

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1 week ago Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover

Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated controlA Georgian Dream MP who criticised the west over a “policy of blackmail and threats” has been appointed to lead the country’s security services as an authoritative report warned of an autocratic takeover.Mamuka Mdinaradze, who was the parliamentary majority leader for the ruling party, was confirmed on Wednesday as head of the country’s powerful state security service. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'I lived with Fred and Rose West and spotted something truly terrifying in my bedroom'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A woman who lived in Fred and Rose West's house of horrors as a teenager has spoken out about the moment she realised she was living with serial killers

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1 week ago 'I moved into Fred and Rose West's home and immediately noticed chilling sign in bedroom'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kathleen Richards's first day as Fred West's lodger was marked by a sinister act that was a disturbing sign of horrors to come in her time at 25 Cromwell Street

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