4 h. 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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4 h. 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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9 h. 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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10 h. 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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18 h. 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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19 h. 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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21 h. ago Addressing drug deaths must remain a top priority despite drop in figures

Record View says Scotland's current national strategy on drugs deaths has failed.

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28 h. ago Met Office issues 'emergency kit' warning for 31 UK areas with 14 hours of rain expected

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 in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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8 d. ago California and Oregon fire crews battle several blazes as forecasters warn more may spark

Firefighters try to corral Garnet fire, with parts of California under red flag warning, as Oregon blaze destroys homesNumerous wildfires across the US west coast are challenging emergency crews from California wine country to central Oregon, as weather forecasters warned that the risks of more blazes sparking is not over yet.In central California, firefighters are working to corral a fast-growing wildfire that is churning through the Sierra national forest as forecasters warned on Tuesday that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could ignite new fires. Since breaking out on Sunday afternoon, the Garnet fire has scorched 14 sq miles (36 sq km) of grass, chaparral and timber in a remote area known for camping and hiking about 60 miles (97km) east of Fresno. The fire is currently at 0% containment, and officials said that “strong, erratic winds” would likely test firefighters ability to make progress. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Smell of cannabis in cars sparks call to crack down on West Lothian's drug drivers

Harry Cartmill, chair of Bathgate’s Local Area Committee raised the question at this month’s meeting as it was revealed that 300 more frontline officers would be trained to carry out drug tests.

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1 week ago ISIS making resurgence in Africa is 'real and present danger' to West, experts warn

A security expert told the Mirror the extremist group’s resurgence in the Sahel - spanning Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger - and its spread into West Africa poses a growing threat to the UK

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1 week ago Graham Potter warns £200million won't solve West Ham problems after defeat to Sunderland

West Ham followed on from their difficult back-end of last season under Graham Potter with a shock opening day defeat to newly-promoted Sunderland which puts them under immediate pressure

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2 w. ago Russian foreign minister warns West over excluding Moscow from Ukraine security discussions

Russia’s foreign minister has sent the West a warning over excluding Moscow from security discussions on Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Idiotic tourists inches from death on cliff edge as they flout warnings and stray perilously close to 500ft drop

Reckless tourists have been pictured just inches from death on 500ft cliffs as they flouted warnings issued by the coastguard to risk their lives.

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2 w. ago Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies into catastrophic Category

Hurricane Erin has quickly whipped into a catastrophic Category-5 monster storm travelling west as a warning is issued for the East Coast.

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2 w. ago The West must not be frightened by dictator Putin, warns Britain's head of Armed Forces

In a rare and hard-hitting intervention, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin - the head of Britain's Armed Forces - urged NATO to be 'assertive in every domain', from nuclear weapons to cyberspace.

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2 w. ago West Highland Way hikers warned after multiple injuries and rescues on challenging terrain

The West Highland Way has been the site of four incidents in recent weeks, with hikers suffering serious injuries and requiring rescue.

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3 w. ago Met Office warns of thunderstorms in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute

A yellow weather warning has been issued for thunderstorms in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute. The warning is in place from 2pm today until 10pm on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Starving boy, 14, crushed to death by Gaza aid drop as he ran toward food

Muhannad Zakaria Eid, 14, was running towards the heavy aid packages as they dropped near in central Gaza on Saturday - when one landed on him and crushed him to death

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3 w. ago Amber health warnings in place as heatwave temperatures set to hit 34C

The UK Health Security Agency has amber warnings in place for the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England, London and the South East.

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