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Fact check: Sheffield bins, fake picture of Nigel Farage and rubbish video

Fact check: Sheffield bins, fake picture of Nigel Farage and rubbish video1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (716+ words) New bins in Sheffield do not require you to tap to pay A viral video which claims you need to pay by tapping your card to access bins installed in Sheffield is misleading. In the clip, which has been shared…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25816704.starmer-faces-calls-strip-mandelson-peerage

Starmer faces calls to strip Mandelson of his peerage

Starmer faces calls to strip Mandelson of his peerage3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (794+ words) Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to strip Lord Mandelson of his peerage and order a full official investigation into his conduct after further details emerged of his links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Former ambassador to the US Lord…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25816179.lowest-number-january-channel-crossings-migrants-five-years

Lowest number of January Channel crossings by migrants for five years

Lowest number of January Channel crossings by migrants for five years3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (311+ words) Fewer than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK last month after crossing the English Channel " the lowest January figure in five years. The Home Office confirmed on Sunday that no migrants made the journey on January 31, continuing a run of 12 days…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25814078.burrows-makes-party-unity-plea-denies-difficult-meeting

Burrows makes party unity plea as he denies having ‘difficult meeting’

Burrows makes party unity plea as he denies having ‘difficult meeting’5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (376+ words) New Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Jon Burrows has said it is important that the party now unites. Mr Burrows denied there had been a difficult meeting with an MLA, but stated he believed in having "frank and candid" conversations....

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25813610.documentary-glasgow-immigration-protest-wins-sundance-film-festival-award

Documentary about Glasgow immigration protest wins Sundance Film Festival award

Documentary about Glasgow immigration protest wins Sundance Film Festival award5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) A documentary about a community resisting a Home Office immigration raid has won an award at a major film festival. Everybody To Kenmure Street was recognised with the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance at the Sundance…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25811351.greens-unveil-gorton-denton-candidate-stop-reform-message

Greens unveil Gorton and Denton candidate with ‘stop Reform’ message

Greens unveil Gorton and Denton candidate with ‘stop Reform’ message6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (408+ words) Green Party leader Zack Polanski said there were "just days to stop Reform" as he unveiled his candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election. Labour won the seat in Greater Manchester with more than half the vote " 18,555 " in 2024, with Nigel…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25807931.meeting-notes-highlight-political-pressure-open-hospital---anas-sarwar

Meeting notes highlight ‘political pressure’ to open hospital – Anas Sarwar

Meeting notes highlight ‘political pressure’ to open hospital – Anas Sarwar1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (749+ words) Meeting notes prepared for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it had felt "political pressure" to open the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), MSPs have heard. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar brought the document to First Minister's Questions on Thursday,…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25806349.assisted-dying-backers-seek-bypass-lords-block-parliament-act

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act

Assisted dying backers could seek to bypass Lords block with Parliament Act1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (530+ words) Supporters of assisted dying could seek to bypass opposition in the Lords using a rare parliamentary procedure to get the Bill on the statute books. Sponsors of the legislation believe the Parliament Act could be invoked to override objections from…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > leisure > national > 25795044.class-protected-characteristic-arts-world-posh-report-says

Class should be ‘protected characteristic’ as arts world too posh, report says

Class should be ‘protected characteristic’ as arts world too posh, report says1+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) Working class people are struggling to break into the arts world, leaving the sector dominated by the middle class and London, a new report has said. Class should become a protected characteristic, similar to race, religion or sex, so the…...

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peeblesshirenews.com > news > national > 25793756.irans-revolutionary-guard-leader-warns-us-finger-trigger

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard leader warns US: ‘Finger is on the trigger’

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard leader warns US: ‘Finger is on the trigger’1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1011+ words) Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger, its commander has said, as US warships head towards the Middle East. Gen Mohammad Pakpour warned the United States and Israel "to avoid any miscalculation, in comments…...