37 h. ago Mystery car dealership blaze ‘totally destroys’ 39 new motors leaving dozens of customers in limbo

A FIRE has destroyed 39 Skoda vehicles and a chip van, leaving dozens of customers in limbo. The inferno tore through the motors at a dealership on Hamp Bridge Road, in Bridgwater, Somerset on November 11. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene following reports of black smoke billowing from the compound before later...

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58 h. ago Chicken run... Police forced to close major road after trailer carrying birds overturns

Dozens of chickens are on the run after a trailer overturned on a major Scots road. The crash happened on the A9 northbound near the Glassinghall Estate.

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62 h. ago A9 closed after chicken trailer crash leaves dozens of birds running in panic

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash site and are trying to contain dozens of brown poultry birds.

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63 h. ago A9 incident: Chickens 'all over the road' as trailer crash closes major road near Dunblane

Drivers are experiencing long queues.

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5 d. ago Rioting at Ecuadorian prison leaves 31 inmates dead and dozens injured

Prisons officials in Ecuador say deadly rioting that broke out at a prison where inmates were set to be transferred to a new maximum-security facility has left at least 31 inmates killed and 30 others injured

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6 d. ago Bratislava trains crash as 'train runs red light' leaving passengers injured

Two trains have crashed in western Slovakia, leaving dozens injured, according to local media

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8 d. ago Travel chaos across UK and Europe as Vueling cancels dozens of flights and delays many more

Many passengers travelling with Spain's largest carrier, Vueling Airlines, have been left stranded and struggling to find alternatives after 17 flight cancellations and 53 delays.

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9 d. ago Spain struck by horror floods leaving high streets submerged and dozens of flights cancelled

Dozens of flights were cancelled and high streets were left submerged after a heavy rainstorm

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1 week ago 'Devastating' flooding hits dog sanctuary leaving dozens of dogs trapped in the loft

The founder of the sanctuary said she is "just broken" after being flooded

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1 week ago Horror inferno in retirement home leaves at least 11 dead & dozens hurt in ‘disaster of enormous proportions’ in Bosnia

At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured after a fire ripped through a retirement home in the Bosnian city of Tuzla late Tuesday night. The blaze broke out on the building’s seventh floor around 8:45 p.m. Horrifying footage shows flames and smoke on upper levels. This is where many residents were...

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1 week ago New Zealanders warned to steer clear of ‘bird of the year’ after dive

The kārearea becomes territorial during nesting season and walkers have been swooped by the fast-flying falcon in recent weeksNew Zealanders are being warned to steer clear of the nation’s ‘bird of the year’ – the kārearea – after reports the fast-flying falcon is dive-bombing walkers who veer too close to their nests.The threatened kārearea was crowned bird of the year in September, in the country’s long-running annual competition. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dozens dead and homes destroyed as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across the Caribbean

The ‘storm of a century’ has torn through the Caribbean, with dozens of people killed

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2 w. ago Haiti river bank bursts killing 25 and leaving dozens trapped as Hurricane Melissa's deadly rampage continues: Live updates

Hurricane Melissa is wrecking havoc on Cuba Wednesday morning and is set to unleash its powerful 105mph winds on the Bahamas as it moves through the Caribbean.

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2 w. ago Photos show massive police raid in Rio's favelas leaving dozens dead in clashes with drug gangs

Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, setting off fierce gun battles that left dozens dead and many wounded, in what officials called one of the largest and most violent police actions in recent years.

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2 w. ago Consumers: tell us how you feel about large quantities of emails from brands

Whether it’s transactional confirmation messages, special offer alerts, abandoned cart reminders or newsletters, we’d like to hear what people make of the steady influx of emails from brandsA single online purchase can leave a dozen emails in a consumer’s inbox: order confirmations, processing confirmations, courier handover conformations, dispatch, transit and delivery confirmations as well as multiple prompts to review a purchase are now being sent out by many retailers for every online transaction.Many companies also send out regular emails with marketing communications such as welcome emails, newsletters, special offer alerts, abandoned cart reminders and other unsolicited spam. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russian drone attack on Kyiv leaves three people dead and dozens wounded, mayor says

Vitali Klitschko says six children hurt in overnight attack that sparked fires in apartment buildingsAn overnight Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded dozens, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital has said.The head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Sunday that “several” Russian drones were operating over the city, and warned people to “remain in shelters”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A dozen UN international staffers leave Yemen after being released by Houthis

The United Nations says Houthi rebels released a dozen United Nations international staffers and allowed three others to move freely within the U.N. compound after detaining them in the facility in Yemen's capital over the weekend

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last month Peru to declare state of emergency after protests against new president leave one dead and dozens injured

Demonstrators clashed with police outside congress building amid public anger at crime crisis days after José Jerí assumed power Peru is set to declare a state of emergency after at least one person was killed and dozens of police officers were injured in widespread protests against President José Jerí who assumed power just days ago.Prime minister Ernesto Alvarez said late on Thursday that the government would declare the state of emergency in Lima within hours and is preparing a package of measures to tackle rising insecurity. Continue reading...

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