36 h. ago Greece evacuates civilians near Athens as it becomes the latest British tourist hotspot to be hit by wildfires

The new wildfire broke out at Koropi, a town some 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Athens, where residents received text messages from civil protection units urging them to evacuate

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41 h. ago BREAKING Birmingham school evacuated after receiving 'bomb threat' message

Police were scrambled to the scene after a school received a bomb threat via email, but officers now believe there was no credible threat

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41 h. ago Birmingham school evacuated after receiving 'bomb threat' message

Police were scrambled to the scene after a school received a bomb threat via email, but officers now believe there was no credible threat

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1 week ago Air India flight from Birmingham diverted after 'bomb threat' on board

After the bomb threat was discovered, the flight made an emergency landing at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia where security agencies conducted a full search of the aircraft

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1 week ago Air India flight from Birmingham forced to divert over 'bomb threat on board'

A Delhi-bound Air India flight - the same carrier that suffered a devastating fatal crash earlier this month - was forced to land in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in response to a bomb threat

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2 w. ago TUI flight escorted by fighter jets in major response after 'bomb threat' note found in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to Lanzarote was escorted by fighter jets after a note was found

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2 w. ago TUI flight from Cardiff Airport escorted by fighter jets after 'bomb threat note' found in toilet

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane travelling from Cardiff to the Canary Islands after the bomb threat, before it made an emergency landing

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2 w. ago Flight from UK to Canary Islands forced to make emergency landing after bomb threat

A threatening note was found by one of the crew members in the bathroom of the aircraft as it flew over Portugal on Thursday morning.

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2 w. ago TUI flight evacuated in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canary Islands was evacuated by bomb squad officials after a threatening note was found on the aircraft in Spain.

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2 w. ago TUI flight erupts in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

Passengers aboard the plane - which was flying from Cardiff to the Canary Islands - were swept off the aircraft by bomb squads and investigators after a letter was recovered

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2 w. ago Fighter jets deployed in Portugal after commercial plane declares 'bomb threat'

The plane landed at Lanzarote Airport after receiving help from the Portuguese Air Force.

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2 w. ago Passenger plane declares 'bomb threat' as Portuguese Air Force alerts fighter jets

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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2 w. ago Portuguese Air Force scrambles fighter jets as passenger plane declares 'bomb threat'

A plane was diverted to Faro Airport after officials detected a bomb threat this morning - Portuguese Air Force jet were deployed to assist the flight

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3 w. ago Netanyahu says his attack on Iran was to avert an existential threat. He may have made it worse | Jonathan Freedland

Israel has eliminated many of the brains behind Tehran’s nuclear programme. But don’t expect the regime to back downThis is a war 30 years in the making. Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb back in the 1990s and he has scarcely let up since. For decades he has believed that a nuclear Iran would represent the one truly existential threat to Israel and that military force is the only sure way to prevent it. Several times during the many years in which Netanyahu has sat in the prime minister’s chair, an all-out strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities has been weighed up, debated and planned for. In the early hours of this morning, it finally happened.Netanyahu will be pleased with the early results, including the elimination of key Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists. But the ultimate consequences could look very different. By his actions, he may only have accelerated the very danger he has feared for so long.Jonathan Freedland is a Gua...

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3 w. ago Netanyahu attacked Iran to avert an ‘existential threat’. He may have made it worse | Jonathan Freedland

Israel has eliminated many of the brains behind Tehran’s nuclear programme. But don’t expect the regime to back downThis is a war 30 years in the making. Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb back in the 1990s and he has scarcely let up since. For decades he has believed that a nuclear Iran would represent the one truly existential threat to Israel and that military force is the only sure way to prevent it. Several times during the many years in which Netanyahu has sat in the prime minister’s chair, an all-out strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities has been weighed up, debated and planned for. In the early hours of this morning, it finally happened.Netanyahu will be pleased with the early results, including the elimination of key Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists. But the ultimate consequences could look very different. By his actions, he may only have accelerated the very danger he has feared for so long.Jonathan Freedland is a Gua...

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3 w. ago Air India flight forced into emergency landing after bomb threat

Mid-air emergency comes day after flight to London Gatwick crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad killing 241 passengers on board

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3 w. ago Bomb threat forces Air India flight to make emergency landing in Phuket

Thai authorities say no bomb found on flight bound for Delhi

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3 w. ago Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand due to bomb threat

Flight AI 379 was travelling from Thailand 's Phuket to India's capital New Delhi but had to suddenly land again after an explosion warning, airport authorities said.

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3 w. ago Passenger calls in a bomb threat to Spirit Airlines after he missed his flight

John Charles Robinson allegedly managed to get the Spirit Airlines flight cancelled, but was later arrested when he tried to leave Detroit

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4 w. ago Asda Bootle: Terrified shoppers evacuated 'screaming' and 'crying'

Witnesses reported seeing shoppers flee Asda in Bootle after an evacuation and rumours of an alleged bomb threat - the real reason for the evacuation has now been revealed

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