10 h. ago A Scottish island's unique hospitality finishes as last remaining residents leave for good

For the first time in decades, Rona’s population will go from two to zero this month.

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47 h. ago Tower block residents infested by thousands of flies leaving them unable to open their windows

Residents suffering from the revolting infestation say they have been "forced" to become fly experts with the insects having plagued them since in the 1990s – and the council still hasn't sorted it out.

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3 d. ago Margate evacuation LIVE: Residents told to leave after 'suspicious items' found

Residents on four roads in Margate, Kent, have been evacuated from their homes after Kent Police were called to an address with concerns over 'suspicious items' inside a flat

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1 week ago Israel says ‘last opportunity’ for Gaza City residents to leave

Defence minister issues warning, while Hamas reportedly considers seeking amendments to Trump plan The Israeli military has issued what it said was its final warning for Gaza City residents to flee as it intensified its bombardment and offensive on Wednesday, while Hamas was reportedly considering requesting amendments to Donald Trump’s ceasefire ultimatum.Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said the warning was the last opportunity for people to move to southern Gaza as the military encircled the city. Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that Israeli forces had killed at least 46 people, including 36 in Gaza City. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Border wall slicing through Arizona wildlife corridor begins construction: ‘A show of force for nothing’

The 30ft-high wall between the US and Mexico will cut through one of the last unbroken grasslands in the west, leaving residents alarmed over the potential impact on wildlife and water useOn a late summer day in September, the sound of cicadas pierced the profound silence in the sprawling grasslands and gently rolling hills of the San Rafael Valley in southern Arizona. But before long, the shrill buzzing gave way to the rumble of heavy machinery sculpting an unpaved road leading to the US-Mexico border.In the distance, a deer darted across the road and disappeared into a thicket of oak trees. A few miles later, a fenced-in worker camp came into view, next to a construction site full of trucks, bulldozers and cranes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Residents blast campervans for using drugs, leaving rubbish, and dumping human waste along peaceful riverside road

Residents on Canal Side, in Beeston, Nottingham, say they are fed up of van-dwellers pitching up on a 500m (1,640ft) stretch of road which allows overnight parking

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2 w. ago Moment burst pipe ERUPTS filling streets with thousands of gallons of water as locals evacuated after windows smashed

THIS is the shocking moment thousands of gallons of water spill out of a broken pipe - leaving a residential street completely submerged. Homes have been evacuated along the road in Marylebone, central London, after the water main erupted in the early hours today. Dozens of firefighters were scrambled to Enford Street at around 5.20am...

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2 w. ago Massive sinkhole opens up right next to hospital and swallows police car as people flee

While the Bangkok hospital's main structures remained intact, residents of nearby apartments were also ordered to leave as a precaution. Miraculously, no injuries were reported

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2 w. ago New Zealand just made it easier for skilled migrants to gain residency as record number of citizens leave

New visa policy to help in plugging workforce gaps

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2 w. ago New Zealand loosens residency restrictions as record number of citizens leave

Minister for economic growth said visas for skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforceNew Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to come and live in the country, in its latest attempt to bolster the workforce and economy.Announcing two new residency pathways, the minister for economic growth, Nicola Willis, on Tuesday said skilled and experienced migrants could help plug gaps in the workforce. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago IDF warns aid workers only hospitals are protected sites in northern Gaza

Israeli military says aid infrastructure could be targeted after order to ‘all Gaza residents and inhabitants’ to leaveHumanitarian workers in northern Gaza have been repeatedly warned by the Israeli military that only hospitals will be considered protected sites and all other aid infrastructure could be targeted.In messages and conversations with aid workers in recent days seen by the Guardian, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said an order to “all Gaza residents and inhabitants” to evacuate Gaza City, the biggest urban centre in the territory, applied “to all humanitarian locations [there], except hospitals” and warned that “to defeat Hamas [Israeli troops] will operate with great force”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 20,000 people are evacuated in Berlin after two WW2 bombs are discovered

Government buildings and embassies closed on Thursday night, as some 7,500 residents were told to leave over the 'mortal danger' of a potential explosion

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3 w. ago Council bosses who accused man of trying to avoid care costs by gifting £70,000 to his children ordered to apologise and pay compensation

The father-of-two was told to pay for his own residential care after officials found he'd handed the money over, leaving him below the £23,250 threshold where he would have to pay for himself.

Economics

last month Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins

Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own

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