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Nigel Lawson: Reforming chancellor dies aged 91
One dead and over 30 injured after train derails in Netherlands
I'm being terrorised by the squirrels in my kitchenMichelle Collins says she is terrified to enter her kitchen every morning because of the grey squirrels which have been living in her house for the last three years.Evading the efforts of pest controllers, they have chewed up her doors and skirting boards and have eaten her dogs' food.The 39-year-old gym owner said they go into her kitchen at night, leaving her at the end of her tether.Michelle, from Kilwinning in Ayrshire, said: "I never imagined squirrels could do this to my home, it's unbelievable what they can do."I've tried everything but nothing is working. I feel terrorised by them."
Driverless bus service to start in Scotland in 'world first'They will have two members of staff on board.A safety driver will sit in the driver's seat to monitor the technology, and a so-called bus captain will help passengers with boarding, buying tickets and queries.
Spanish town offers Britons £2,600 to move there – with one conditionBrits who love nothing more than a sunny Spanish holiday are being given the chance to turn their brief escape into something more permanent – with an added cash incentive.Ponga, a town and municipality in northwestern Spain, is offering £2,600 per person to those who move there in a bid to boost the local economy.And couples who have children after moving will be given an additional £2,600 for each baby born there.There’s only one condition: you have to commit to living in the town for five years or more.
DNA test proves woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann is not missing girlDNA results confirmed she wasn't the missing British girl, but instead showed that she is from Poland with some Lithuanian and Romanian heritage.
Buzz the abandoned dog makes the grade as crack canine for South Yorkshire PoliceBuzz was found wandering the streets of Bradford in August 2021.Despite being microchipped, attempts to reunite him with his owner failed when they avoided all contact.Instead he was referred to the South Yorkshire force after showing potential as a police dog.Since being taken on by the force, Buzz has been involved in 26 arrests, 71 pursuits and 38 missing people searches.He was named South Yorkshire Police Animal of the Year last year.
Premier League matches to pause for fasting Muslim players during RamadanTuesday's Premier League matches will briefly be paused for Muslim players who have been fasting during Ramadan.If clubs have requested a stoppage before the game, the referee will signal for a break, allowing Muslim players to eat and drink at pitchside.
Greece’s opposition vows to legalize same-sex marriageThe leader of Greece’s opposition has promised to legalize same-sex marriage with full parental rights if he wins a general election next month, in a move that would make it the first predominantly Orthodox Christian country to do so.Alexis Tsipras, who heads the main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, said his government would grant same-sex couples the legal right to marry.Same-sex marriage is recognized across most of western Europe, but not in Italy and Greece where civil partnerships exist, along with most other EU members in eastern Europe.