Couple's 'surreal' night hosting film premiere party
"It was a whirlwind," Wilson said, while Smith added that "everyone was so down to earth". The film was written by Liverpool writer-actor Daniel P. Lewis, who also performs in it, alongside This City Is Ours star James…
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Owls behind ancient 'feast of frogs' mystery
Scientists at Bournemouth University and Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have now identified that birds of prey were behind the 1,700 year-old cold case. Dr Paul Clarkson, of Bournemouth University, said people…
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Oxford museum returns ancestral Naga skulls to India
A delegation of around 30 people from Nagaland, a mountainous state in north-eastern India, attended a ceremony at Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum on Monday to mark the handover. The remains, most of which are skulls, will…
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'I look after history in a fantastic place' - meet the UK's youngest lighthouse keeper
She is one of 17 part-time keepers working for the Northern Lighthouse Board, tasked with looking after the network since its automation in the 1990s. Tackling often fierce weather, Jeri inspects and maintains three…
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Gaelic school for 13 pupils could open in the Scottish Borders
Senior councillors have agreed that the school could open next summer on the condition that the Scottish government agrees to fund the project. Five pupils in primary one and eight in primary two are initially expected…
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Motherwell feels like a 'failed project', say residents frustrated by closures
The venue has been part of the town's cultural landscape for 50 years, but has been out of use since 2023 when the potentially dangerous concrete RAAC was found. The decision to knock it down last month follows the loss…
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Truckloads of debris wash ashore from fishing boat that smashed onto rocks
The Genesis fishing boat struck rocks off the west coast of the island of Hoy on 1 October. All seventeen members of its crew were airlifted to safety. Since then, fishing boxes, pallets and parts of the vessel itself…
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NHS boss received nearly £400,000 'redundancy' pay-off when she retired
Following a 44-year career in the health service, Mary Morgan retired as chief executive of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) in May. But it has now been revealed Morgan received a £378,000 payment "under contractual…
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Driver caught watching an adult video at the wheel
The unit, which uses marked and unmarked cars and motorbikes, was set up in 2022 to target serious road crime. We joined them during a dedicated operation targeting known hotspot areas to get an insight into the types of…
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'Childhood infection recovery left son violent and a danger to himself'
Just a few weeks later he was anxious and violent and he was having suicidal thoughts. Now aged 10, Lucas has been housebound for the past six months because he is too scared to leave the safety of his Bristol home. His…
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