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Harry and Meghan will also travel to Germany as part of their trip to support “several charities close to their hearts”, their spokesperson said. The couple will head to Manchester for the One Young World Summit, an event which brings together young leaders from more than 190 countries, on September 5. Meghan, a counsellor for …
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The Met Office has implemented the warning for Scotland and Northern Ireland until 11.59pm on Monday and 11.59pm for all of England and Wales on Tuesday after a change in air pressure led to dramatic showers. Power cuts and delays and cancellations in trains and buses are predicted, while spray and sudden flooding could lead …
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An Iranian government official has denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Sir Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the stabbing attack. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, made the remarks in a briefing to journalists. “We, in the incident of the attack on …
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A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of two men in the fire at Cameron House in 2017 will commence on Monday. The inquiry, held at Paisley Sheriff Court, will look at issues around guest and fire safety at the hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond following the fatal fire in December 2017. …
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Sir Keir Starmer has set out Labour’s £29 billion emergency plan to stop energy bills rising over the winter – paid for in part by an extension of the windfall levy on the profits of the oil and gas companies. The Labour leader said that under his party’s “fully-funded” proposals, consumers would not pay “a …
The price rise, which will come into effect next year, will be lower than the rate of inflation, according to BBC News and The Times. The amount rail fares increase each year is calculated by the previous July’s retail price index. Ahead of the rate for 2023 being announced on Wednesday, the Department of Transport …
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Aberfeldy Residents Alisa, 10, and Clara, six, have launched a fundraiser to raise money for the Dun Coillich Land trust through a project call the Wee Tree Nursery. The pair have been running the fundraiser from their home on Kenmore Street in Aberfeldy by collecting saplings from their garden and asking locals to donate trees, …
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Members of the Community alongside Chris Claydon and Scott Trotter following the presentation of the letter to the National Trust for Scotland. Members of the Community of Dunkeld and Birnam and Members of Living Rent gathered last Friday to deliver a letter to representatives from the National Trust for Scotland(NTS) in support of two local …
Seventy charities and community organisations have signed an open letter to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak warning families on benefits face a £1,600 shortfall over the coming months, despite receiving £1,200 in the last Government support package. In the letter, co-ordinated by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), they warn soaring energy bills mean many low-income …
Call to Tory leadership contenders to protect vulnerable as bills soar. Read More »
A teenage boy has died after going into the sea at Skegness. Lincolnshire Police said emergency services were called to the scene at around 6.15pm on Saturday after receiving a report that a child under 16 was “in the water”. A search was carried out by police and the coastguard and the boy’s body was …
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