5 h. ago Blackpool's homeless 'almost left to die' as they ditch spice for drug that 'destroys people'

EXCLUSIVE: Blackpool has long held a reputation as a town up against it, but the Daily Star has learned a key thing about "the nature of the town" is likely to keep it attractive to the most economically vulnerable

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49 h. ago House 'containing hundreds of gas canisters' is destroyed in huge explosion that 'sounded like a nuclear bomb going off'

Two people have been seriously injured after a house was destroyed in an explosion that sounded 'like a nuclear bomb going off' - with hundreds of butane gas canisters pictured in the wreckage.

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50 h. ago House 'containing hundreds of butane gas canisters' is destroyed in huge explosion that 'sounded like a nuclear bomb going off'

Two people have been seriously injured after a house was destroyed in an explosion that sounded 'like a nuclear bomb going off' - with hundreds of butane gas canisters pictured in the wreckage.

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3 d. ago ‘Of course it was worth it’: Israelis celebrate ceasefire with Iran

Despite Iranian missiles killing people and destroying buildings, many Israelis say they are happy with the current situation• Live updates: Trump says it was ‘great honor to stop war’ after angry outburst at both sidesThe Iranian ballistic missile landed a little over an hour before the ceasefire was to take effect on Tuesday morning, crumpling the seven-storey apartment block in Beersheba, south Israel, killing four residents and wounding 30.Jessica Sardinas felt the blast 300 metres away in her safe room, where she had slept every night for the past 10 days. She had read the news of a ceasefire before sleeping, but did not believe it. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What would happen if the Great Fire of London took place TODAY: Terrifying map reveals the modern landmarks that would perish

In 1666 a devastating fire swept through London, destroying 13,200 houses and leaving an estimated 100,000 people homeless. Now, a map shows what that devastation would look like today.

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1 week ago Russia kills 15 in Kyiv as Zelensky condemns 'one of the most terrifying strikes'

There was terror in Kyiv as Russian bombs rained down killing 15 people and destroying dozens of buildings - President Zelensky calls the attack 'one of the most terrifying strikes' of the war

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2 w. ago Funds to tackle Europe’s forest fires poorly targeted, says EU watchdog

Report raises concerns that money allocated to combat fires not reaching areas where it could make biggest differenceEuropean funds to prevent forest fires have been poorly targeted and sometimes distributed in a hurry, according to a report from the EU’s spending watchdog.The number of forest fires in EU countries has increased dramatically over the last two decades as the climate crisis fuels ever bigger conflagrations. An area twice the size of Luxembourg has been consumed by flames in an average recent year, killing people, destroying homes and wildlife and sending megatonnes of planet-heating emissions into the air. Continue reading...

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