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Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has claimed the “disrespectful and damaging” actions of the UK Government mean a new benefit to help with the cost of fuel bills cannot be paid to all pensioners.Ministers at Holyrood had initially hoped the pension age winter heating payment – which is being introduced in Scotland to replace the UK’s winter fuel payment – would be a universal benefit.But after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the UK payment will no longer be made to everyone above state pension age, the Scottish Government said it has “no choice” but to do the same.Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville...

Forbes hits out at UK Government as winter fuel payments limited in Scotland

A new MP says the current water regulator Ofwat should be replaced by a new organisation with more powers. The Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings, says it would help ensure new developments in the area could be built sustainably. She wants a regulator to have powers to...

MP calls for new water regulator with more powers

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Almost 300 homes are to be built on an industrial site that was initially planned for redevelopment 10 years ago. Durham County Council is to build 282 homes on the site at Stephenson Road, between Peterlee and Horden, after its plans were approved on Friday. Planning permission was initially given...

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

An former Debenhams store could be turned into a park after a blueprint for redevelopment was drawn up. The Cardiff city centre shop, closed in 2021 and is being knocked down. Shoppers who spoke to BBC Wales were positive about the idea, which has been submitted to the council. One...

Watch shoppers react to park plan at old Debenhams

 A police officer cries as he recalls how he thought he would die from his injuries following a savage attack on duty.PC Ashley Aspinall suffered a horrific brain injury when he was attacked by Ian Scott, 50, as he tried to apprehend him outside a bar in Blackpool on 7 April, last year.PC Aspinall, of Lancashire Police, lay injured on the ground as Scott continued his assault.The police officer feared he would never see his daughter again as he lay critically injured.Scott appeared at Preston Crown Court on 30 April, and was given a 24-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to wounding of an emergency worker.

Police officer cries recalling savage attack outside seaside bar

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

Train delays caused by signal failures have cost passengers almost one million minutes since the 2018-19 financial year.Passengers have lost 988,419 minutes, according to Freedom of Information data provided by Network Rail.The Lib Dems, who revealed the stats, are now calling for a freeze on rail fares in response to poor service.So far this financial year, there have been more than a thousand signal failures on journeys and commuters have wasted nearly 40,000 minutes waiting, the data shows.Passengers were delayed by almost 190,000 minutes because of faulty signals in the last financial year.Lib Dem transport spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:...

Calls to freeze rail fares as passengers lose almost one million minutes to signal failure

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

Ocala, FL

A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's children, according to a video statement played in court Wednesday.The mother of the woman who was fatally shot disputed that, telling reporters at a news conference that Susan Lorincz was not in fear for her own life but was intent on harming Ajike “A.J.” Owens on June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida. Lorincz is on trial for manslaughter in the shooting."She...

White Florida woman says she fatally shot Black neighbor amid fear for her own life

Jacksonville, FL

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A permanent marker will be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting nearly a year ago at a Dollar General store in the New Town community. City Council approved the marker 17-0 on Tuesday night.

Marker will honor victims of racist Dollar General shooting

Shadow minister Tom Tugendhat has accused Sir Keir Starmer of a “failure of leadership” in his handling of the disorder that swept through parts of Britain while branding Nigel Farage’s intervention “deeply irresponsible and dangerous”.The Tory leadership hopeful claimed the Prime Minister “fell short” in the first test of his premiership, before also hitting out at the policing response in the wake of the unrest, suggesting officers had not acted “without fear or favour” during some counter-demonstrations.In a far-ranging speech in Westminster on Tuesday, the shadow security minister suggested Sir Keir should have gone further, for example by holding daily...

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat claims Starmer failed country over riots

An East Sussex music festival is helping people through the cost of living crisis by launching a 'pay what you can afford' scheme. Boundary Brighton said the scheme comes "as a ‘thank you’ for seven years of support and in recognition of those hardest hit by the cost of living crisis".

Festival offers cost of living ticket discount

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A MUM has spilled the beans on the costs of her temporary council housing after being evicted from the previous property. Mum-of-four Beth Owen was forced to seek help after her family was evicted from their private rented house. The brood, from the UK, found themselves ''homeless'' for a whopping...

I lived in council homeless accommodation with my family for a year – we paid £200 a month just to get kids to school

 A killer’s chilling 10-word remark moments after murdering a man “who loved her” was filmed on CCTV in Wales.Lauren Harris, 29, of no fixed address, stabbed David Mark Wilcox to death on 20 November 2023.Her accomplice, David Webster, 43, of Lacey Street, Widnes, bludgeoned him with a vodka bottle.Mr Justice Pepperall told Harris at Mold Crown Court the killing of Wilcox, who “had loved and supported” her, was “brutal and senseless”.Footage shows Harris and Webster holding hands as the 29-year-old says: “If we go around here, we’re going to get caught.”Both were both sentenced to life in prison; Harris must serve a minimum of 25 years and Webster must serve a minimum term of 23 years before they will be eligible to apply for parole.

Listen: Killers’ chilling 10-word response moments after murdering man who loved her

The BBC's Ian Hamilton travelled on Orkney's ferries after people with disabilities raised concerns about their acessibilty.

The island ferries making life difficult for disabled people

A campaigner says demolition staff had arrived on site before work was halted at the 11th hour.

Campaigners' relief as footbridge demolition paused

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government’s resolution of pay disputes was merely Labour fulfilling promises it made in opposition.

‘Unfair’ to suggest public sector workers will queue up for pay rises – minister

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