20-year-old man killed in horror crash on West Lothian road named by police

A one-year-old tot has been tragically killed after being hit by a car outside a Scots church.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Religion, Karl Marx said, is the opiate of the masses. Today, he would likely say that the opiate of the masses is fame — the desire for it, the things you have to do to get it, the fragmentary nature of it (the old “15 minutes” is now, in many cases, more like 15 seconds), and everything it’s supposed to bring you. The new fame, the lusty fickle kind bred by social media, is at the center of “Wild Diamond,” a startlingly bold and true French drama that premiered today at Cannes.

A woman who saw the horrors of the Second World War and now lives with advanced Parkinson's Disease has received an apology from The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after they demanded that she repay over £7,000. The elderly woman was told to return the funds she had received as part of the severe disability premium of Pension Credit from 2019 to 2022.

A West Lothian dad could face shelling out £50,000 to repair his home that is riddled with RAAC. Colin Witherspoon, from Linlithgow, says the crumbling concrete is a “disaster waiting to happen” as he fears it could collapse on top of him and his partner as they sleep. The 52-year-old bought his home on Avon Drive in a private sale 22 years after the previous owner had bought the property from West Lothian Council. But Colin, who is a builder by trade, was told the devastating news last year that his home had been built with dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), Edinburgh Live reports.

In a quirky twist that's got everyone talking, a 600 year old church has turned up the volume on Taylor Swift's chart-toppers, creating a 'Taylor Swift Anti Hero church service' that's as unique as it is divine. As Taylor Swift's Eras tour takes the globe by storm, her fans affectionately known as Swifties are finding creative ways to sprinkle a bit of Taylor's sparkle into their everyday lives.

A teenager witnessed one of his co-defendants stab Kennie Carter, a murder trial has heard. Rashaun Williams, 18, claimed he saw Boy A, who can’t be named for legal reasons, knife the 16-year-old.

Police are appealing for help from the public to trace a missing 16-year-old girl from Warrington.

A West Lothian thug has been jailed for his involvement in a spate of ATM robberies which were carried out with a violent gang at locations across the country.

A man has suffered potentially life-changing injuries after a horror motorbike crash in Tameside. It happened on Manchester Road in Droylsden shortly before 3pm on Thursday (May 9).

A motorcyclist has died after a horror crash involving a bin lorry on the East Lancashire Road. Emergency services descended on the scene at around 6.35am on Thursday (May 9) to reports the motorbike rider had collided with a refuse lorry on the westbound carriageway.

After 2017’s masterful War of the Planet of the Apes, which completed the trilogy that started with 2011’s Rise and 2014’s Dawn and told the epic story of wise leader Caesar and the apes who created this whole new world, I really thought there was nowhere else to go with this franchise that had itself started so brilliantly in 1968 with the original starring Charlton Heston as an astronaut who lands in this futuristic world dominated by intelligent apes. Many other iterations would come, even a side foray by Tim Burton, but it was that most recent trilogy (the first directed by Rupert Wyatt, the final two by Matt Reeves) that really popped. But being box office successes, 20th Century’s new owner Disney knew there was more to be mined, and they were right.

Police Scotland officers are appealing to the public over a missing man.

Arsenal have led tributes to Daniel Anjorin, who was killed as he walked to school. Daniel, a 14-year-old Arsenal fan, was fatally wounded in Hainault, east London, on Tuesday.

Olivia Rodrigo fans say they have been left 'in tears' after her Co-op Live gigs were pulled just days before she was set to perform.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Stuckmann and Aaron B. Koontz of Paper Street Pictures have added genre specialists Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures as executive producers on their record-breaking Kickstarter-backed horror film Shelby Oaks, which is in post-production.

This is heartbreaking!

Mystery still surrounds the death of a talented young student who was tragically found dead in Salford Quays just days before Christmas.

An urgent search is underway to track down a missing 11-year-old girl from Tameside.

A car has flipped following a horror crash in Fife.

Amanda Holden always look flawless, and the Britain's Got Talent judge has recently revealed the secret behind her glowing skin. The gorgeous 53-year-old credits her Wonderplump Cream Duo, which she created in collaboration with Revolution Pro for her age-defying, lifted and firm complexion.