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'A very special lady': Tributes paid to matriarch of Edinburgh restaurant empire
Giacinta Crolla, the co-founder of the city’s Vittoria Group alongside her husband Alberto, died on September 27, her family said on social media.
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Savills appoints new heads for Scottish country houses and west of Scotland
Savills has appointed Harry Maitland to lead its Scottish Country House team and Peter Walker to head its residential business across Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
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Trump’s new press secretary has a history of pushing banana conspiracy theories
Katie Zacharia was appointed as White House press secretary on Friday, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August
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MTG roasts Trump: ‘You are the deep state, the Epstein class, and America last’
Former Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene issues stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump after receiving campaign email asking: ‘Did I do something wrong?’
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On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.
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The RTX 4090 celebrates its fourth birthday today, and I don't think we'll see its like again
Times, they have a-changed.
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Items stolen from car overnight in York city centre
North Yorkshire Police said a grey-coloured MINI One was entered between Sunday (October 11) and today.
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Stunning photos as Northern Lights exploded over Yorkshire from York to Whitby
Clear skies created the perfect canvas for an explosion of colour as the Northern Lights put on a dazzling display above Yorkshire from York to Whitby.
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How historic York hotel could change as makeover backed
A historic York hotel is set for changes following the approval of plans for a renovation.
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Original Hampden Park site put on market amid campaign to save football heritage
Original Hampden Park site in Glasgow put on the market, sparking a campaign to preserve the birthplace of Scotland’s international football history.
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Video. Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta
Video. Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
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Historic swing bridge to close for urgent works
A historic East Yorkshire bridge is set to close for a major upgrade this weekend.
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Saudi Arabia cancels flights and threatens severe response to Houthi attacks
Oil prices have surged as Saudi Arabia battles to fend off the Houthi rebels
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Stunning photos as Northern Lights exploded over Yorkshire from York to Whitby
Clear skies created the perfect canvas for an explosion of colour as the Northern Lights put on a dazzling display above Yorkshire from York to Whitby.
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Historic swing bridge to close for urgent works
A historic East Yorkshire bridge is set to close for a major upgrade this weekend.
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How historic York hotel could change as makeover backed
A historic York hotel is set for changes following the approval of plans for a renovation.
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The Monte Verde controversy is back: who first lived in the Americas?
The Monte Verde sites in Chile have been the source of arguments among archaeologists for decades. Columnist Michael Marshall finds the row is heating up again – and could change our understanding of the first peoples in the Americas
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Spainish king and queen to visit Ceuta as migrant crisis reveals rifts
Spain's Ceuta, a city in North Africa, is facing a migration crisis that has exposed deep divisions
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Top 10 must-see events at this year's Royal National Mòd
The Royal National Mòd is now under way in Glasgow and The Herald has hand-picked the top ten must-see events.
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The forgotten Knight of Napoleon who became ‘father of physical fitness’ in Glasgow
François Foucart, Napoleon veteran and Glasgow’s ‘father of physical fitness’, is honoured with a plaque at Strathclyde after more than a decade of research.
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Inside the French police operation to rescue stolen Renoirs
One of the two works, ‘Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano’, suffered a tear
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‘We are devastated’: Huge fire destroys oldest food market in Paris
The 400-year-old landmark has been left in ruins after more than 150 firefighters struggled to battle an overnight inferno
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Items stolen from car overnight in York city centre
North Yorkshire Police said a grey-coloured MINI One was entered between Sunday (October 11) and today.
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Irish Olympic swimming coach George Gibney jailed over indecent assaults
George Gibney, who was arrested on foot of an Irish extradition warrant in Florida least year, had lived in the US for years
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NATO commander says the alliance does not want war but is 'ready to fight tonight'
NATO's top military commander says the alliance is "ready to fight tonight" if attacked
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What is Indigenous Peoples Day? A day of celebration, protest and reclaiming history
Native American people celebrate their history of resilience with ceremonies, dances and speeches
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Demands for £2 bus fare cap to be extended to night services across west of Scotland
Scottish Greens MSP Holly Bruce has called for the £2 bus fare cap to cover night buses in the west of Scotland, saying late workers should not pay more to get home.
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Blindsided again by Trump, Europe scrambles to rally behind Ukraine
European leaders closed ranks and rallied behind Ukraine as news of the diesel deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continued to send shockwaves across the alliance. #EuropeNews
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WATCH – Northern Lights captured above Yorkshire landmark
The Northern Lights have been captured above Whitby Abbey.
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Yorkshire coast landmark named Lonely Planet’s top 10 global vampire hunting spots
As we approach the Halloween season Lonely Planet has published its latest roundup of top 10 global vampire hunting spots - and this Yorkshire landmark made the top of the list.
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Mystery of 1950s wedding photo album found dumped in Wakefield solved
Online appeal and detective work by local historian help to return keepsake to couple’s son after it had been stolen
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HMV to close Oxford Street store three years after reopening historic site
The group said landlords have proposed doubling the rent on the site at 363 Oxford Street and is also facing a bill for renovation works.
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WATCH – Northern Lights captured above Yorkshire landmark
The Northern Lights have been captured above Whitby Abbey.
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Kremlin rejects 60-day truce offer and refuses to comment on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live
Zelenskyy had proposed a 60-day total ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections
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Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.
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Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real
Exclusive: Finds suggest account in medieval folklore of a camp near Frenni Fawr hill was rooted in reality
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Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat
The world hasn't experienced an El Niño this strong since the 1870s, when it sparked a terrible global famine. Are we better prepared this time?
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US bombers should leave Britain for good and take nuclear weapons with them
US B1 bombers scurrying back to their homeland from RAF Fairford brings joy to many!
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The Yorkshire market town just two miles from the A1(M) that feels a world away
Just two miles from the A1(M), Bedale is a historic Yorkshire market town with Viking treasures, a heritage railway, independent shops and beautiful countryside.
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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward the sea, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations
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Business as usual at the Vatican as Pope Leo prepares to have surgery to remove a lung nodule
It's business as usual at the Vatican, a day after Pope Leo XIV revealed he would have an operation this week to remove a lung nodule
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'I lived in the same village as this hidden Yorkshire gem - I didn't know it was there for years'
Linda Oldbridge is a member of Follifoot WI and the person behind the WI’s Ladies in Leather calendar, which is raising money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
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‘We still love you’: Washington reassures Europe over defence division
US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, has enthused that there is no “love” lost between Washington and Brussels amid a more Europeanised NATO. #EuropeNews
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Trump claims Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire as Baltics stay on alert
Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed an energy ceasefire. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it was news to him. As he addresses the Warsaw Security Forum, we hear from Latvia's FM Baiba Braže, Doha after a deadly Riyadh airport attack, and France's debt fears. #EuropeToday
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200 nations made a pact to protect nature. Now, they face a reckoning
Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge.
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Doctor warned Elizabeth Struhs would not be safe at home years before religious sect killed her by withdrawing medicine
Coronial inquest begins into death of eight-year-old after 14 members of Toowoomba sect the Saints, including her parents, were found guilty of her manslaughter
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The Yorkshire market town just two miles from the A1(M) that feels a world away
Just two miles from the A1(M), Bedale is a historic Yorkshire market town with Viking treasures, a heritage railway, independent shops and beautiful countryside.
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Two injured in York attack as man arrested at Hull railway station
Two men were taken to hospital after an attack involving a bladed weapon on Leeman Road in York on Sunday afternoon. A man was later arrested at Hull Railway
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Two 12-year-old boys speak to police after large fire at former library
A large blaze ripped through the former library building
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Kenyan mourners killed by police at Raila Odinga memorial not involved in violence, BBC Africa Eye finds
After analysing 1,500 videos and images of the Raila Odinga memorial, Africa Eye finds that those killed were far from the scuffles.
