West Lothian charity collecting donations of essentials to help victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

A twisted killer who murdered his wife and hid her body underneath the floorboards of their West Lothian home, just metres away from where his millionaire mistress slept in the garden shed is to feature in a new Netflix show.

AJ Tracey has announced the launch of a limited edition t-shirt, with proceeds going to Turkey and Syria earthquake relief.The rapper shared a post on his social media, writing that all proceeds from sales would go to Islamic Relief. The charity is providing aid to those affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6.“Special t-shirt drop to help with the aid in Türkiye and Syria,” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram.

Geordie Shore's Abbie Holborn is wheelchair-bound as she recovers from breast enlargement surgery.The 25 year old reality TV personality, who once partied with boxing icon Floyd Mayweather, recently made the trip over to Turkey to get the work done in secret, and since going under the knife, she's been instructed not to strain herself too much. In one Instagram Stories upload, Abbie can be seen being pushed around a shopping centre by her nan before grabbing a Starbucks together.

Turkey and Syria have been hit by two more huge earthquakes just two weeks after the border between the countries suffered its last devastating tremor.

A 59-year-old man has been jailed following an extensive police investigation into a series of sexual offences in Whitburn between 2011 and 2016.

Nick Holdsworth Breaking into the world of filmmaking is never an easy prospect.   And when you are a queer filmmaker who wants to focus on LGBTQ subjects, and lives in a traditional, Catholic, former Soviet Eastern European country, the bar to success is set pretty high.  Romas Zabarauskas’ career proves that with grit, determination — and, as he says, “no bitterness” — it is possible to create your own path on the international stage.  The 32-year-old producer and director — currently in production of his first English-language feature, “The Writer,” the second in a trilogy of films examining gay relationships — says being in the public spotlight as a queer filmmaker is a “complex issue.” 

A disheartened mum has revealed how losing nine stone after having bariatric surgery has left her feeling more 'broken' than she did before. Sami Mannings had ballooned to over 27 stone before she underwent weight loss surgery in Lithuania in November 2021 to 'fix' herself, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor More than 30 Turkish, Syrian and local musicians will perform at benefit concerts taking place in New York on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 18-19), in an effort to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck those countries earlier this month. The death toll from the quakes is reported to be at least 35,000, a number likely to rise in the coming days. The concerts will be held at the New York venue DROM, with 100% of ticket proceeds going to benefit the Turkish Philanthropy Fund and Basmeh Zeitooneh, a registered non-governmental organization working in Syria and Turkey — more details can be found here and here; the concerts’ program appears below.

Doonhamers are being urged to support relief efforts for those affected by the earthquakes which hit Turkey and Syria.

A yellow warning for wind is in place for West Lothian tomorrow, with gusts expected to hit 59mph.

A West Lothian woman says she will have to throw out just about everything she owns as it has all been ruined by damp in her flat.

West Lothian's politicians have been reacting to the shock resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this morning.

Scots wanting to donate to help earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria are being urged to do so via recognised charities.

School pupils have been congratulated for their excellent poetry skills.

A freezing weather phenomenon has been predicted to take place over the coming days across the UK, and it has been compared to the monster ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018.

SSPCA volunteers helped 3000 animals in West Lothian alone last year as the cost-of-living crisis deepened.

A charity that has supported young people with disabilities and their families for 22 years is having to close as they can, blaming a “perfect of storm” of covid and the cost of living crisis.

At least 1,300 people have died and 6,000 are injured after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Several buildings were destroyed during the 40-second tremor, with thousands of rescue teams working to free people still trapped under rubble.

Women and girls in West Lothian can have their say on public spaces and places where they feel unsafe.