1 hour ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Saturday, January 10)

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7 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000 hectares burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that about 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcourt fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago More than 100 buildings destroyed and 300,000ha of bushland burned as Victoria’s bushfires rage

Fires may continue for ‘weeks’, authorities warn, as three missing people found safeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least 119 structures are believed to be lost in bushfires across Victoria and more than 300,000 hectares of bushland has been burned as the state continues to battle blazes that may rage for “weeks”.Emergency management commissioner, Tim Wiebusch, told the media on Saturday that around 50 homes had been lost in the Ravenswood and Harcout fire, which was believed to be a “conservative number”. The Bendigo railway line had also been damaged by fire and was closed. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cops lock down busy Edinburgh city centre street as public warned 'avoid the area'

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13 h. ago UK minister threatens to block X after Grok AI reportedly made sexual images of children

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14 h. ago Major sports team's plane struck by lightning as it landed with players inside

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17 h. ago BREAKING: Norfolk man who coerced woman into sex with 'hundreds of men' jailed

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18 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year's Eve fire has been arrested

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21 h. ago Young actor, 24, dies as distraught mother forced to explain his 'cruel' death

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23 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty announces 'major incident' live on air

BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt announced breaking news minutes into the latest programme

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23 h. ago WW3 fears as devastation of Russia's 'unstoppable' Oreshnik hypersonic missile revealed

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24 h. ago BBC Breakfast hosts open show with 'breaking news' after 'major incident'

BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt shared a major update on Friday's show

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25 h. ago BBC Breakfast in chaos as Naga Munchetty delivers news breaking update on ‘major incident’

BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt reported on Storm Goretti's impact as Jersey declared a major incident, with 99mph winds and 60,000 homes left without power

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27 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, January 9)

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29 h. ago ‘Toughest conditions imaginable’: Victorians urged to shelter inside from heatwave as tropical cyclone heads for Queensland

Heatwave warnings in place for nearly all states and territories as Sydney braces for 43C forecast on SaturdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorians have been urged to stay inside as Melbourne’s mercury climbs towards 42C amid a heatwave engulfing much of Australia to descend on Sydney on Saturday.Anthony Albanese met officials in Canberra for a briefing on the extreme conditions and said these were “difficult times” for the country. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Dozens of writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro

Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among more than 24 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s axingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDozens of authors, journalists, media personalities and a sponsor are boycotting the Adelaide festival after it dumped Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from its annual writers’ week lineup, citing concerns over “cultural sensitivity” in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.More speakers were expected to withdraw from the festival, with speculation that other high-profile figures were coordinating their exit announcements. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Almost 50 writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro

Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 45 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s axingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide festival has pulled down part of its website as dozens of speakers said they were boycotting writers’ week, after Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah was dumped from the lineup with the board citing “cultural sensitivity” concerns in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.The page promoting the schedule of authors, journalists, academics and commentators was “unpublished” on Friday following widespread condemnation of the board’s decision to remove Abdel-Fattah. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham tells David and Victoria they can only contact him via lawyers in legal notice

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35 h. ago All you need to know as Scots schools to close for fifth day amid new weather warning

Aberdeenshire Council declared a major incident on Tuesday, warning of a “good chance” some rural communities would be cut off due to the weather.

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48 h. ago WW3 fears increase as Putin allies call for 'nuclear response' to US and UK over tanker

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