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Stressed home carers say they are “undervalued, ignored, exhausted and full of anxiety” following a radical overhaul which they claim is leaving the area’s most vulnerable residents at risk.

Neil Young and Joan Baez are set to join Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for an anti-oligarchy event later this month.Both Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez have been holding ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rallies in predominantly Republican cities across the US, and have recruited Young and Baez for an upcoming stop in Los Angeles.The senator and congressperson will be joined at LA’s Grand Park by line-up of musicians including Maggie Rogers, Indigo de Souza, Jeff Rosenstock, the Red Pears and Raise Gospel Choir on April 12.As detailed on his website, Sanders will be hitting the road to have “real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country”. Admission to the event is free, and you can sign up here.A post shared by Bernie Sanders (@berniesanders)Much like Sanders, Young has been a vocal critic of billionaire President Donald Trump in recent years, calling him “the worst president in the history [of] our great country”.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been holding “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies in cities across the U.S., and, perhaps not surprisingly, they are pulling in a bit more musical firepower at an upcoming stop in Los Angeles than at the appearances scheduled for Boise or Tempe. At a tour stop at L.A.’s Grand Park on April 12, the senators will be joined by a potent lineup of musicians that includes Neil Young, Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers. Admission for the event is free with sign-up on Sanders’ website.

A grandmother has told how her roof was left “hanging off” after she was preyed on by rogue insulation traders.

A shop in a Scots street has been reduced to rubble after a partial collapse as it was battered by Storm Eowyn.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Mad World, the global sales arm of pan-Arab indie outfit Mad Solutions, has acquired international rights to Egyptian director Mohamed Rashad’s “The Settlement” ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, “The Settlement” – which will launch from Berlin’s new Perspectives section – follows two brothers, the 23-year-old troublemaker Hossam and 12-year-old Maro, who live in a marginalized community in Alexandria.

A missing persons probe is underway to try and trace a Scots schoolboy who vanished after class this afternoon. Ted Christie was last seen at around 3.15pm.

Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 12-year-old boy reported missing in Alexandria.

A documentary telling the stories of multiple ex-Harrods employees who have accused the former billionaire owner of rape and sexual assault is set to air this evening. More than 20 women have spoken to the BBC as part of a special investigation on Mohamed Al Fayed, coming forward with allegations of assault and physical violence at properties in London and Paris.

A Scots student who made tens of thousands of pounds from creating malicious software to sabotage websites has been jailed.

Romeo and Juliet four times. I’ve done Macbeth five times. I’ve done Twelfth Night three times.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left in a bit of a pickle when they found out they couldn't flog a precious family treasure, even though it came with a hefty price tag.The PBS series hit up Austin and met a bunch of eager individuals clutching items that tugged at the heartstrings as much as the purse strings, including one visitor who sought out the expertise of Colleene Fesko.To kick things off, she remarked: "Tim, your grandfather was a really interesting artist but this is such a luscious painting." "Henry Siddons Mowbray was born in, actually, Alexandria, Egypt, in 1858, studied in Paris, and died in 1928." The owner, curious about the date of creation, guessed it was around 1895 since it matched the era of similar works by his granddad. Fesko elaborated: "Well, apparently your grandmother wrote that your grandfather was very much influenced by classical themes, with themes of the American Renaissance and with figures of muses and virtues and these lovely allegorical figures are terrific." "You were telling me that you would wake up to this painting in your bedroom when you were 16 years old." "He considered his murals much more important than his easel paintings like this but I was much more enamoured by these paintings than the murals", the guest shared.

The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a white and grey female cat was found in a box in a street in Alexandria while giving birth.

A Scots postman is punching above his weight after starting a designer sportswear business in his bedroom - and now his creations are being worn by the world’s champion boxers.

A former professional footballer from Alexandria has thanked the community for ensuring Christmas will be a little merrier for struggling families this year.

A Gartocharn resident has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf with concerns over plans for a windfarm in Alexandria.

Tributes have been paid to a Scots teenager - described as “the kindest young man” – after he died in a tragic holiday accident.

Aldi have revealed £4.7million plans for a new store in Dumbarton - directly opposite the town’s Lidl.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic (“Quo Vadis, Aida?”) will preside over the main jury of the 6th edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, which has announced its full lineup, featuring a rich mix of Arabic and international titles making their Middle East premieres as they compete for top prizes. Following a one-year hiatus, the Oct.

Tributes have flooded in for a Scots teenager who died after being crushed by a quad bike while on holiday on a Greek island.

A bargain Scots flat is on the market for the same price as a garage in London. The one-bed property in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, requires some TLC but is available on the cheap at just £39,000.