88 m. ago Children rescued seconds before school wall collapses on top of them as flash floods slam Iraq

More than 30 students were rescued in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, after heavy rain brought flooding that caused a school wall to collapse, according to surveillance footage and local authorities, on Tuesday (9 December).

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3 h. ago Dramatic Scottish railway route named among world’s 10 most beautiful

The route has been named among the world’s top 10 scenic train journeys, famed for their dramatic landscapes and iconic landmarks.

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3 h. ago A nighttime airstrike on a hospital leaves 34 dead and 80 injured in Myanmar

Media reports and a rescue worker say Myanmar's military carried out an airstrike on a hospital in an area controlled by a leading rebel force, killing 34 patients and medical staff

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3 h. ago Police searching for witness after man tried to set fire to woman's hair on train

The incident happened on a train service in Merseyside on November 7

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3 h. ago Grieving widower, 71, took his own life on railway line weeks after unexpected death of his beloved wife of 40 years

Geoffrey Evans, 71, walked out from his home in Plympton, Devon, late one night in July 2024 and made his way to the tracks near the Plymbridge Road overbridge.

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4 h. ago Mass poisoning on train with 52 casualties and children fighting for their lives

Dozens of people have suffered carbon monoxide poisoning on a train in Kazakhstan - this is a breaking story

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5 h. ago Bonnie Blue backs Nigel Farage to rescue 'messed up' Britain: Notorious OnlyFans adult star endorses Reform  with blast at high immigration and taxes

The notorious OnlyFans creator, 26, backed the right wing party for its 'sensible' plans to cut immigration and inheritance tax.

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5 h. ago Simon Cowell reveals his bizarre daily habits and strict diet in new docuseries as fiancée Lauren Silverman admits 'his routines drive me nuts'

Whilst Simon Cowell's TV project The Next Act is ostensibly about the music mogul's search for a new boyband, the glimpses of his home life are the real scene stealers.

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5 h. ago Luxury Italian sleeper train launches New Year’s Eve journey from Rome

The new route connects the Italian capital with Montalcino and Venice

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6 h. ago Commuters urged to spot runaway children as warning signs appear at train stations across the country

New research has now revealed that one child runs away from home every five minutes. As such, a new campaign has been launched across train stations to combat the issue.

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7 h. ago Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – how a tiny studio developed the Belle Époque

What started as Guillaume Broche’s personal project has been nominated for 12 Game awards, sold more than 2m copies and been praised by Emmanuel Macron as a ‘shining example of French audacity’The record-breaking 12 nominations at the Game awards this year was beyond the wildest dreams of Guillaume Broche when he first began inking out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as a personal project while working at Ubisoft.Before selling more than 2m copies, the narrative-driven roleplaying game with “a unique world, challenging combat and great writing” was a technical demo called We Lost. It was Broche’s appetite for risk and a few hopeful Reddit posts that would create the game’s world of Lumiere and its struggle against the Paintress. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago All the train travel changes you need to know before Christmas 2025

Ahead of one of the busiest times to travel, the National Rail has issued a warning and outlined some of the changes that could impact your train journey during the festive season

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8 h. ago First new Grangemouth project receives UK Government funding after refinery closure

The first investment allocation from the Grangemouth Investment Taskforce will start creating new jobs on the site from next year.

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8 h. ago Birmingham train delays LIVE as emergency incident sparks chaos at New Street

National Rail said all lines were closed as emergency services responded to an incident, with services impacted between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton

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9 h. ago ‘Charge out like Zaire in 74’: how footballers really train for set pieces

I’ve spent too many wet and windy Friday afternoons preparing set-piece routines and it’s not a pretty sight By Nutmeg magazineSet pieces, eh, those brief but frequent interludes that sporadically pockmark our weekly sacrament, filling our heads with daydreams and fantasies of intricately worked ruses or 30-yard thunderbolts. Quite often the unintentional birth child of an ugly hacked clearance or theatrical swan dive, they ordinarily result in nothing more than a rudimentary blemish upon hallowed turf canvas but, sometimes, just sometimes, we are treated to strokes of genius that become as entrenched in the memory as is the Lord’s Prayer.When asked to provide a dose of professional insight detailing the fastidious workings that go into each and every single stoppage in play, it got me to thinking: have we lost an element of ingenuity in the pursuit of perfection? My dad has always warned me against the pitfalls of starting a game slowly so, with that pearl of wisdom well heeded, I’...

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10 h. ago Rowan Atkinson 'can see holes' in Man vs Baby as he shares honest thoughts

EXCLUSIVE: Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson has reprised his role as Trevor Bingley in Netflix's Man vs Baby and he shared his real thoughts on the project

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12 h. ago ‘It’s not going to be some miraculous recovery’: film charts healing of Ukrainian children rescued from Russia

Director of After the Rain, set in animal therapy retreat, says she aimed to portray ‘children as children, not as a statistic’Sasha Mezhevoy was five years old when she, her older brother and sister were sent to an orphanage in Moscow. They were told they were going to be adopted by a Russian family. But they were not orphans. They were Ukrainian children who had been forcibly removed from their father.Sasha grew up in Mariupol, the port city that endured more than 80 days of bombardment in one of the bloodiest and most destructive chapters of the early months of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago ‘The last time my son was seen he stepped onto a train. He was never heard from again’

Kevin Gosden tells Tara Cobham about the disappearance of his 14-year-old son Andrew almost two decades ago, as he backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

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13 h. ago Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why | Luke Beck

The under-16s ban is a pragmatic first step in trying to reduce the potential harm on young people of addictive products. It is not undermining the democratic processGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA constitutional challenge is pending against the government’s under-16 social media account ban. The case argues that the law contravenes the implied freedom of political communication. It is likely to fail.Two 15-year-olds, Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, backed by the Digital Freedom Project advocacy group will argue that the law is unconstitutional because it impermissibly burdens the implied freedom of political communication. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Hiker mired in quicksand in Utah's Arches National Park is rescued unharmed

Quicksand is a common peril in old movies but getting stuck in it really did happen to one hiker in Utah

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