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Nationwide Building Society has taken a step towards promoting green home improvements by offering 0% interest on Green Additional Borrowing products. Available from 1 June, these new borrowing options aim to incentivise up to 5,000 mortgage members to make energy-efficient modifications to their ho
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Vandals have altered a construction traffic sign to instead warn drivers of something altogether more stinky. Instead of reading “construction ahead”, the digital sign located in northwest Ankeny, Iowa, now reads “poop ahead”.
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A construction worker experienced a twist of fate that resulted in a $50,000 windfall. The worker from Silver Spring, Maryland, stopped by a convenience store and, as part of his Friday lunch break routine, purchased a scratch-off ticket, intending to enjoy his weekly lottery game.
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Midlothian Council is hosting a public consultation for individuals to learn more about plans for the proposed new Mayfield Community Campus. A drop-in meeting is to be held at Mayfield Primary School on Tuesday 20 June between 4.30pm and 8.30pm
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In a remarkable display of canine dexterity and intelligence, Leo, a two-year-old working cocker spaniel from Scotland, has secured a place in the Guinness World Records. Using his impressive mouth coordination skills, Leo managed to deposit an astounding 23 coins into a piggy bank within just 60 se
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Two lawyers and a law firm who cited fake court cases generated by ChatGPT have been fined $5,000 (£3,900). Judge P. Kevin Castel, in Manhattan, said there was nothing "inherently improper" about using AI to help write a legal filing, but lawyers have a responsibility to ensure their accuracy.
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Plans for a new flood protection scheme in Musselburgh will be revised to take into account feedback from a recent local consultation, East Lothian Council has said. The outline design developed by design consultants Jacobs on behalf of the council was presented through a public exhibition at the Es
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A man has been handed a prison sentence exceeding six years for perpetrating a green energy Ponzi scheme, which claimed to transform cow manure into energy, defrauding investors of over $8.7 million (£6.9m). The six years and nine months sentence for Ray Brewer, 66, of Porterville, and Sh
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Stirling-based charity Recyke-a-bike is taking its activity up a gear after receiving a £5,000 donation from Persimmon. Recyke-a-bike aims to relieve poverty within the community and improve health, education and the environment through cycling. They recycle bikes to sell, offer bike services
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Plans for a new McDonald's drive-through restaurant in East Kilbride have been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. The fast food restaurant is proposed for a brownfield site at the corner of the Morrisons car park on Lindsayfield Road, STV reports.
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The site of a former day care centre in Clydebank could be transformed into social housing after it was sold to a developer. West Dunbartonshire Council has sold a site at Auchentoshan Estate for a price of £225,000 plus VAT. The site was home to a day care centre until it closed in
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A man is facing a legal charge after he was accused of stealing a full wooden porch from his neighbour. The porch owner in Georgia told investigators that while his property may have an abandoned look, the porch and other items on the land were not up for grabs.
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East Lothian Council has submitted a planning application to extend the boundary of North Berwick High School and create new sports pitches. The application details a change of agricultural land to form two grass sports pitches with landscaping, pathway, drainage and associated works.
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Councillors at a meeting of Fife Council's Cabinet Committee have today given the go-ahead to relocate inverkeithing High School to the former Fleet Grounds in Rosyth. Members of the committee agreed the recommendation to relocate the school, following a widespread consultation, with a decision on w
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