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Falkirk Growth Deal agreement will switch on 'a pipeline of projects' that will transform the area

Councillors are given reassurances that they will not just be asked to "rubber-stamp" decisions about the Growth Deal

Daily Record · Aug 24, 2022

The four most common symptoms of leukaemia as research shows people aren't aware of the warning signs

Leukaemia kills around 5,000 people a year in the UK alone

Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022

Timeline: Six months of Russia’s war in Ukraine

On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. These are the main events of the war over six months.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022

Ukraine is holding Russia to a bloody stalemate, but winning the information war

Ukraine’s day of independence, 24th August, is being met by apprehension as much as celebration by Ukrainians and their supporters worldwide. The Russian regime has threatened retribution with strikes against civilian targets across the country. US diplomats have been ordered out of Kyiv, just in case.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Russia ‘in very fragile position’ and bracing for ‘major’ Ukrainian counterattack, say UK

Advance of Russian troops ‘can be measured in metres, not miles’, UK defence secretary says

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

GERS: 5 things you need to know about today's Scottish Government figures

Compiled by statisticians free from political interference the report estimates the difference between taxes raised in Scotland and what is spent on public services.

Daily Record · Aug 24, 2022

Scotland’s deficit drops by 10%, but remains twice that of UK

The net fiscal balance was still a deficit of 12.3% of GDP, or £23.7bn, during 2021-22

Insider UK · Aug 24, 2022

Luxury retailer Flannels to move into bigger Cardiff store on Queen Street

The new store will open late next year in a major vote of confidence in the capital's high street

Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022

Top Covid symptom is ‘sore throat’, says latest data

Infection rate now diminished after peaking during July heatwave but fears of new autumn wave persist

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Aldi overtakes Morrisons as the UK's fourth largest supermarket

It is the first time that the German discounter has entered the UK's 'Big Four'.

Daily Record · Aug 24, 2022