8 h. ago Passengers 'burn alive' after bus erupts in fireball after crash with motorbike

A motorcycle crashed into a "luxury" coach, with at least 25 people dying in the fire.

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9 h. ago Luxury coach erupts in flames after motorbike crash with passengers 'burning alive'

At least 25 people were killed when a "luxury" coach caught fire after a collision with a motorcycle in southern India. Dozens of passengers were trapped on the bus

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10 h. ago Passengers 'burn alive' as coach erupts in fireball after crash with motorbike

At least 25 people died after a coach burst into a ball of fire and trapped passengers on the bus in a horror road disaster

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3 d. ago Rangers appoint Danny Rohl as next manager: contract length, backroom staff, what board had to say

German comes in and sets out Ibrox stance immediately ahead of first match

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4 d. ago Rangers appoint Danny Rohl as next manager: contract length, backroom staff and what board had to say

German comes in and sets out Ibrox stance immediately ahead of first match

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6 d. ago Dog walker finds huge boa constrictor lurking next to UK primary school

A boa constrictor was found in a park near a primary school in South Bristol weeks after another 5ft-long reptile was spotted slithering across a residential street

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9 d. ago ‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day

Speaking at the London film festival, the triple Oscar-winner mounted a fierce defence of movies and method acting, although he conceded My Left Foot couldn’t be made todayThe actor Daniel Day-Lewis railed against audiences being priced out of theatres, and what he perceived as a continued snobbery concerning cinema in the UK at an event at the London film festival.Speaking to the critic Mark Kermode for a lengthy conversation in front of an audience at the BFI Southbank, Day-Lewis said he felt “there’s still an elitism in this country that theatre is the superior form”. His drama training at the Bristol Old Vic school had encouraged in him the sense that theatre work was the goal. “Then there’s films: bit dodgy. Television: like, really? OK, you gotta pay the gas bill. That was the thinking. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NHS Fife says staff should use toilets based on biological sex in new review

The health board said it was “committed to ensuring that all staff have access to facilities which are safe, lawful, and that respect the privacy and dignity of everyone”.

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4 w. ago Driver arrested after school coach crashes with 29 children on board

The driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving while unfit through drink or drugs

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4 w. ago Horror as school coach crashes into ditch near UK motorway with 29 kids on board

A school coach carrying 29 children and four teachers has crashed off a road and into a ditch by a motorway, with one of the teachers suffering a leg injury in the incident

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4 w. ago Bristol school coach crashes into ditch with 29 children and 4 staff on board

A school coach carrying 29 children and four teachers from Bristol has crashed into a roadside ditch on the A36 near Southampton, Hampshire, with emergency services at the scene

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