Fast-moving brush fires threaten homes in Delaware County amid region-wide dry spell

West Lothian Council's three long-term placement care homes will remain open following an agreement by the West Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB).

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is reassuring allies that the alliance will defend “every inch of NATO territory” as Eastern European member countries are raising concerns about the presence of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group in Belarus.

Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including A Room With a View and Leaving Las Vegas, was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after he disappeared while hiking, authorities said Tuesday.

Lewis Capaldi has decided he’ll take a break from touring, announcing this week that he’s cancelling all of his upcoming shows to focus on his mental health.

Service users at the Change Mental Health Resource Centre in Castle Douglas have been working on a quilt project for Mental Health Awareness Week.

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PEOPLE, Cameron Diaz is deeply concerned about her co-star Jamie Foxx’s recent health crisis. Diaz, who stars alongside Foxx in Netflix’s upcoming movie Back in Action, was devastated when the filming was temporarily halted on April 12 due to Foxx’s health scare that landed him in the hospital.

Lewis Capaldi is stepping away from music… for now.

Netflix documentary Take Care Of Maya, has shared an update on her health after years of chronic pain.As recounted in the documentary, Maya, aged 10, was rushed to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Florida in October 2016 with crippling stomach pain, which her father Jack described as “so severe, her knees were going up to her chest, and she was screaming”.After arriving at the hospital, Maya’s mum Beata was accused of child abuse due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental disorder in which a caregiver fakes or causes symptoms to make a child look sick.Maya was separated from her parents for over three months after hospital staff raised concerns with child protective services over Beata, who had to complete a court-ordered psychological evaluation. Beata was later determined to not have an illness, but died by suicide 87 days after she had been separated from her daughter.In a note, she wrote: “I no longer can take the pain being away from Maya and being treated like a criminal.

hospitalized for an undisclosed “medical complication.” “One day they were working together, and the next he was just gone,” a source told People on Tuesday. “She wanted to be supportive and help out in any way, but his family has kept his status very quiet.”The incident reportedly did not happen on set and Foxx was not taken to the hospital by emergency vehicle, People previously confirmed.

A Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother were killed Sunday in a triple homicide that is sending shockwaves through the quiet suburb of Newton, Mass.

The former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "profoundly sorry" for every death caused by Covid-19. This came as he said it was a "colossal" failure to assume the spread of the virus could not be stopped.

Coronation Street actress Georgia May Foote has revealed to fans that she suffers from an autoimmune condition that is affecting her appearance. The 32-year-old star, who played Kay Armstrong on the soap until 2015, suffers from vitiligo.

Mark Rylance has said that he took a “garlic solution” instead of the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.Rylance told The Sunday Times: “I was not convinced I needed it. I took a very distilled garlic solution every morning, and vitamin C, and I sailed through [Jez Butterworth’s] Jerusalem [play].”He also spoke about the response to the coronavirus, saying: “Science started to sound like a religion.

Olivia Chow has been elected as Toronto’s new mayor following a crowded byelection on Monday night. But who is Olivia Chow?

The annual rate of inflation dropped sharply last month, but some economists argue a slowdown might not be enough to deter the Bank of Canada from another rate hike in July.

The patient who died in the Edmundston Regional Hospital emergency room waiting area in December 2022 had been dropped off by their care home without anyone with them, according to documents obtained by Global News.

New Delhi: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed the health services for Amarnath Yatra to ensure that all devotees are being provided with adequate medical care during the pilgrimage.  Mandaviya has directed the officials to support the UT of Jammu and Kashmir so that yatris are provided the required health facilities and medical services.  The Amarnath Yatra is exceptional in terms of the geoclimatic challenges, especially the issues pertaining to high altitude.  As a part of the plan, 100 bedded hospitals at Baltal & Chandanwari has been established.  “The health ministry has fully funded and supported the establishment of two 100 bedded hospitals by DRDO at two axis routes Baltal and Chandanwari, which have been operationalised. These hospitals will include the accommodation facilities of staff deputed for yatra.

The World Health Organization's European office has warned that the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region.

coronavirus infections stands at 4.50 crore with death toll at 531,903. Covid cases have declined over the last three months after a surge in infections due to XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. Health experts have noted a steady fall in hospital admissions due to the declining number of cases.

Connor McDavid dominated the NHL season.

Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest municipality.

Connor McDavid proposed to his longtime girlfriend Lauren Kyle last Thursday.“I cannot put into words how happy I am to be spending the rest of our lives together,” Kyle wrote in a post announcing the engagement.“Almost eight years of growth, happiness and so much love and I can’t believe we have so much more to look forward to.”The 26-year-old Edmonton Oilers captain and Kyle, who is an interior designer and turned 27 on Monday, have been together since they were 19.“I knew you were my person from the day we met and I can’t wait for the beautiful life we are going to create together,” she wrote.A post shared by Lauren Kyle (@laurenkyle1)Kyle moved to Edmonton after graduating from Ontario’s Toronto Metropolitan University in 2019. The couple has a miniature bernedoodle dog named Lenard, who has a sizeable 19K Instagram following.She founded her own firm, Kyle and Co Design Studio, and designed the couple’s home overlooking the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton’s Laurier Heights area which was featured in Architectural Digest.McDavid proposed in Muskoka, a cottage country area in Ontario, where Kyle has shared Instagram stories showing a vacation home they’re building there.

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA received its share of a billion dollar federal infrastructure plan that will support modernized upgrades to its bus fleet and facilities as it moves towards a zero emissions fleet. The $80M grant will fund the instillation of safety systems, power feeds and fire suppression systems that will support clean energy buses. Frankford, Germantown, and Upper Darby are among the six bus districts that are in line for upgrades. "One of the most effective ways to lower emissions is through electrification.

Gas taxes have been used for more than a century for the purpose.The problem that has developed is those taxes are generating less each year due to inflation, fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars. States are experimenting with various ideas that could eventually replace those taxes.One proposal that seems to be gaining in popularity would be to charge drivers by the mile instead of the gallon. Other ideas that have been presented include taxing electricity from public vehicle charging stations.Another is to tack charges onto door-to-door package deliveries. States are now weighing whether to start making the programs mandatory.In 2015, Oregon began a pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles.To participate, drivers plug a device into their vehicle and create an account to capture mileage data.The federal government is about to pilot its own program, funded by $125 million from President Biden's infrastructure measure that he signed in November 2021.So far, only three states, Oregon, Utah and Virginia are generating revenue from road usage charges.Hawaii will join them next.Last year, Colorado began adding a 27-cent tax to home deliveries from Amazon and other online retailers to help fund transportation projects.Other states have been testing electronic toll systems.Electric car sales in the U.S. rose from just 0.1% of total car sales in 2011 to 4.6% in 2021, according to the U.S.

Jackie Evancho is speaking out about her struggles with mental health.The 23-year-old singer took to Instagram Monday to share that her desire to be perfect led her to develop an eating disorder and anxiety amongst other things.«Growing up being told that in order to do the thing you love most, it must be perfection, you must look perfect, sound perfect, behave perfectly as a 10-year-old child, is a challenge. Big challenge,» Evancho shared.

Archäologie-Büro Dr. Woidich / Sergiu Tifui BERLIN (AP) - A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it "almost still shines" has been unearthed in Germany, officials say.Bavaria’s state office for the preservation of historical monuments says the sword, which is believed to date back to the end of the 14th century B.C.

Police lights are pictured in an undated file image. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - Two women were arrested last week after authorities say they stole thousands of dollars worth of clothing from a Pennsylvania mall Lululemon store.The Upper Merion Police Department said the theft happened June 17, just before 6 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Two people are fighting for lives after a shooting Monday afternoon in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 3100 block of G Street just before 5 p.m. for reports of gunfire. Police found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and a graze wound to the head.

A Montreal woman captured in Syria has been refused government assistance returning to Canada because of the security threat she poses, a lawyer said Monday.