63 m. ago LIVE Air ambulance lands in Piccadilly Gardens amid incident in city centre

There is also a large police scene in the Northern Quarter

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3 d. ago Airstrike destroys parts of Gaza City hospital as Israel intensifies offensive

Civil defence agency says al-Ahli hospital hit as IDF operations cut off access to southern city of RafahSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageAn Israeli airstrike destroyed parts of a hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday as Israel continued its military offensive in the war-battered Palestinian territory and cut off access to the southern city of Rafah.The Palestinian civil defence agency said Israel’s air force fired missiles at al-Ahli hospital, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital. It is the only hospital still functioning in Gaza City after the destruction of medical facilities in the northern area of the strip. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Hudson River helicopter crash: 'Jesus nut' may have triggered New York disaster that killed six

Horrifying footage captured the moment the chopper 'fell apart mid-air before a loud boom echoed around New York City's Pier 40 and the aircraft plunged into the Hudson River, killing six

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5 d. ago Helicopter crashes into Hudson River as frantic rescue mission launched

A rescue mission has been launched to look for survivors after a helicopter 'broke off mid-air' and plunged into the Hudson River in New York city

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5 d. ago Six dead including three kids as helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River

Six people have been killed after a helicopter 'broke off mid-air' and plunged into the Hudson River in New York city close to Pier 40

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5 d. ago Helicopter crash lands into Hudson River in New York City with 'six passengers dead'

A helicopter with six people aboard has crashed into the Hudson River in New York City after pieces were seen "breaking off in mid-air", as witnesses reported hearing a loud bang

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8 d. ago Cheapest city break destinations for 2025 revealed as VERY surprising European city takes the top spot

Spring is in the air, the weather's warming up and city break season is officially calling. But where are this year's cheapest destinations?

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8 d. ago Cheapest city break destinations for 2025 revealed as VERY surprising European city takes the top spot

Spring is in the air, the weather's warming up and city break season is officially calling. But where are this year's cheapest destinations?

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8 d. ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest city

In Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest capital

In Ulaanbaatar, coal fires heat almost every home. But as extreme weather drives families off the Mongolian steppes into the city the air is becoming more deadlySteppes and the city: how smog has become part of Mongolians’ way of life – in picturesThe eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, the coldest month in the world’s coldest capital city.Mongolians were touched by the tragedy but there was anger a month later when, during a two-day parliamentary hearing forced by a public petition against pollution levels, the government released figures showing there had been 779 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in the country in the past seven years. By 19 February, when a couple in their 40s were found lifeless in their bed, that number had risen to 811. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian missile attack on Kyiv leaves three people injured and city ablaze as residents warned not to leave air shelters

A missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Sunday injured at least three people and caused several blazes, the city's mayor said

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1 week ago Wheel that fell off plane risked landing in ‘urban area’, report finds

The missing wheel was only noticed after the plane landed at Belfast City Airport on October 31 2023.

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1 week ago Indian Air Force fighter jet pilot dies in training exercise crash

A pilot was killed when an Indian Air Force jet crashed during a night training mission near Jamnagar City in Gujarat, India, on Wednesday (2 April).

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2 w. ago Edinburgh craft brewer Cold Town Beer named official partner of city’s Neighbourgood outdoor summer food and drink market

Edinburgh craft brewer Cold Town Beer has been selected to be official partner of Neighbourgood, the open air artisan food and drink market that returns to the city’s Stockbridge area this summer - running from May 7 to July 27.

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2 w. ago Celtic hero dares Greg Taylor to put 'cojones' to the test and seal THAT transfer to Rangers

Brendan Rodgers admits his future is likely to be away from the Hoops as talk over a short move across the city hit the air waves

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3 w. ago ‘This is about injustice’: crowds defy ban to protest over Istanbul mayor’s detention

People gather at city hall and students march in anger after arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, a likely opposition candidate for presidencyOutside Istanbul’s city hall on Wednesday night a mass of protesters gathered in the freezing air to defy a city-wide ban on gatherings. A banner bearing a portrait of the Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, giving a speech alongside the words “sovereignty belongs unconditionally to the nation” covered part of the facade of his now vacant office.In dawn raids that morning police had detained İmamoğlu, the only contender seen as capable of defeating Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in presidential elections. For many residents of Turkey’s largest city, the arrest symbolised how far the state was willing to go to remove a perceived threat to the incumbent president. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago BBC axes fan favourite Scottish series that featured Outlander's Sam Heughan

The Scottish soap has been axed by the BBC after over 20 years on our screens.

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4 w. ago BBC drama cancelled after 20 years on air with show's final episodes to air in 2026

Long-running BBC Scotland drama series River City will air its final episodes in Autumn 2026 after the BBC announced that the axe has been brought down

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4 w. ago BBC axes fan favourite series River City after 20 years on air

The BBC has confirmed that River City, which has been running since 2002, will be axed from next year in a shake up and its final series will air in Autumn 2026

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