THANKS to players of The Health Lottery, £15,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity to help fund group support, 1 to 1 help and a daily drop-in service. The grant awarded by The Health Lottery Foundation goes towards the cost of their Hub to support the mental health …
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Read More »Aith runner raises £5,000 in support of unpaid carers
Jimmy Nicolson after completing the Glasgow half marathon on 8 October. THE LOCAL charity that supports unpaid carers in the isles received a substantial boost when runner Jimmy Nicolson handed them a £5,000 cheque recently. Nicolson, from Aith, raised funds for the Shetland Care Attendants Scheme (SCAS) by running the …
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Read More »Daily Mail owner moves assets offshore ahead of Budget
Thursday 06 November 2025 6:01 am | Updated: Thursday 06 November 2025 11:03 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email DMGT owns the I and Mail newspapers The owner of the Daily Mail has moved hundreds …
Read More »What touchline moment revealed as Leicester City braced for ugly scenes after supporters make point
Talking points from Leicester City’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough, looking at the late equaliser, the performance as a whole, home attendances, the pre-match huddle, and more Leicester City manager Marti Cifuentes instructs his players during the 1-1 draw with Abdul Fatawu(Image: Pro Sports Images) It could be argued that Stephy …
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On Monday, October 27, 74-year-old StarTrack worker Theena Barton was killed in West Perth, Western Australia (WA), after her parked vehicle was struck by a ute (pickup truck). Barton had just returned to her car after making a delivery at around 6:30 a.m. She died shortly after at the scene …
Read More »‘His vile crime caught up with him nearly 20 years after thinking he’d gotten away with it’
The vile act Manbubur Rahman, 50, from Chadderton committed on a night in October 2006 was finally exposed Mahbubur Rahman, 50, of Jane Street, Chadderton A former taxi driver was found guilty of raping an intoxicated student in his cab almost two decades ago. Mahbubur Rahman was arrested on suspicion …
Read More »Dad takes Royal Mail to court after being sacked over missing air rifles
A Royal Mail worker has taken his employers to court after he was sacked over a box of missing air rifles. Simon Bacon, a Parcelforce worker, took his case to an employment tribunal over his dismissal. The 50-year-old had worked for Parcelforce, a Royal Mail subsidiary, for more than five …
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