city Alexandria: Last News

By James Humphrey

Police have acted to reassure communities that they understand the impact of violent crime after a string of incidents in estates across Alexandria and Bonhill.

previously explained that she wanted to be involved in the project because she “really wanted to represent Black women.”But Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, who previously served as the nation’s antiquities minister, is not happy with the “completely fake” portrayal of the famous queen, who he claims was wholly Greek — and “not black.” He’s accused Netflix of “trying to provoke confusion by spreading false and deceptive facts that the origin of the Egyptian civilization is black.”“Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black,” the archaeologist told the Al-Masry al-Youm newspaper, per a BBC report on Wednesday.In addition, lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary filed a complaint Sunday with the country’s public prosecutor to demand that Netflix be blocked in Egypt, claiming they are trying to “promote the Afrocentric thinking … which includes slogans and writings aimed at distorting and erasing the Egyptian identity.”A petition titled “Cancel Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra'” has more than 3,200 signatures on Change.org. Another petition for the cause that allegedly garnered 85,000 signatures was meanwhile removed from Change.org.

The owner of a taxi firm has told how cabbies are being left out of pocket due to West Dunbartonshire’s crumbling roads.

Two people have been reported to the Procurator Fiscal, as part of an ongoing investigation into historic abuse in Jamestown.

An Alexandria poet whose work has brought laughter and tears to Lennox readers over the years has published her second book.

Police investigating the death of a young man who was killed during a horror two car crash near Loch Lomond are searching for the driver of a pick-up truck.

Fighters from Alexandria Muay Thai made a big impression at the WKA Scottish Championships in Perth, as they target Olympic qualification in 2028.

A talented teen karter from Alexandria is set to represent Scotland next month.

P7 pupils at Balloch’s St Kessog’s Primary became the first to learn new skills through a pioneering Tullochan programme.

A former Dumbarton and St Mirren footballer has started a boot appeal in the Vale to try and combat the rising costs for kids to play football in the cost-of-living crisis.

Johnny Depp's new romance with one of his lawyers, the actor's ex-wife, Amber Heard, isn't paying attention to the burgeoning romance.ET confirmed on Thursday that Depp, 59, is dating his former lawyer, Joelle Rich, who represented the actor in his 2020 libel lawsuit in the U.K. A source tells ET, «Amber isn't paying attention to Johnny or his personal life.»«She doesn't care who he dates and just wants to move forward with her life,» the source adds.The U.K.-based attorney represented the actor in his libel lawsuit against 's publisher, News Group Newspapers, after the outlet published an article in April 2018 referring to Depp as a «wife beater.» Depp ultimately lost the lawsuit in 2020.In addition to representing Depp, Rich also was one of the partners, through Schillings, to work on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2018 case against the , which they ultimately won. Schillings has also taken on other notable clients including Ryan Giggs and J.K.

The potential of police hubs in Dumbarton and Alexandria town centres will be raised by West Dunbartonshire Council’s leader later this month.

Emergency services were called to an industrial estate after a fire broke out in a unit on Sunday evening.

Nightmare roadworks are causing misery in Alexandria but one local business is determined to spread some positivity – by decorating traffic cones in YARN.

Forgotten tram tracks uncovered after almost 100 years have offered a fascinating window into Alexandria’s past.

Alexandria’s Post Office and shop could be forced to shut because roadworks linked to a town centre revamp have “killed footfall”.

Residents at Crosslet House care home in Dumbarton are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a number of special events over the course of the Bank Holiday weekend.

Controversial £20,000 planters in Alexandria are set to be removed, after being branded “a waste of money” by the council leader.

Candidates were grilled by the public at a lively hustings organised by the Clydebank TUC in Dumbarton last week.

A vile killer jailed for the brutal murder and butchering of a teenage mum who 'looked at him as a father figure' has died behind bars.