20 h. ago Brixton fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze on Electric Avenue

Emergency services remain at the scene after dozens of firefighters called to tackle blaze near market

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21 h. ago Firefighters battle building blaze in Brixton on famous Electric Avenue that has shut down tube station as man, 40, is arrested

Ten fire engines attended the scene in south London at 9.40am after large plumes of smoke were seen billowing over a shopping street.

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23 h. ago Parsons Green: Armed cops storm London Tube station as passengers turned away

Reports have emerged of major travel chaos after armed police swarmed Parsons Green London Underground station - one eyewitness described seeing 'machine-gun police like you see in the airport'

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23 h. ago Brixton Tube station shut as firefighters tackle blaze on Electric Avenue

Dozens of firefighters are tackling the blaze on Electric Avenue

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24 h. ago London travel news live: Huge fire at Brixton closes Underground station

Fire engines and firefighters have rushed to Brixton station to fight off a huge blaze

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24 h. ago Brixton: fire closes tube station and people told to avoid area

Brixton: fire closes tube station and people told to avoid area  BBC

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52 h. ago Wimbledon chaos: Southfields Tube station ‘struggling to cope’ with tennis crowds as Lime bikes clog pavements

Southfields has seen extensive train delays at the station this week as well as piles of Lime bikes clogging pavements

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52 h. ago Wimbledon chaos: London Tube station ‘struggling to cope’ with tennis crowds as Lime bikes clog pavements

Southfields has seen extensive train delays at the station this week as well as piles of Lime bikes clogging pavements

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4 d. ago Top expert reveals shocking first sign of type of dementia that hits in your 30s

Paul Little, CEO of biotech firm Vesper Bio, has heard of people aged 29 being told they have FTD, a rare form of dementia which can kill in just two years.

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4 d. ago After an ADHD and autism diagnosis, I now find the world more confusing. How do I make sense of this?

It’s frightening to learn we’re not to similar to others, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. One way to respond is to allow that feeling of othernessI received an ADHD and autism diagnosis at the end of 2024 after a period of stress and depression. I thought that my profession was to blame (I work, however unfittingly, in finance) but have come to appreciate that I am sensitive to many kinds of environmental stressors.It has been difficult to navigate the world since the diagnosis. At first I was ecstatic, finding many of my life’s complexities could be easily answered by a natural neurodivergence, but have since found the world to be even more confusing, especially where relationship dynamics are concerned. Some people I have told about my diagnosis have started to baby me slightly. Whereas before the diagnosis I might have struggled along in certain social situations, feeling myself a little bit slow off the mark, or bored, now I am starting to notice a pronounced sense...

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4 d. ago After an ADHD and autism diagnosis, I now find the world more confusing. How do I make sense of this? | Leading questions

It’s frightening to learn we’re not similar to others, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. One way to respond is to allow that feeling of othernessRead more Leading questionsI received an ADHD and autism diagnosis at the end of 2024 after a period of stress and depression. I thought that my profession was to blame (I work, however unfittingly, in finance) but have come to appreciate that I am sensitive to many kinds of environmental stressors.It has been difficult to navigate the world since the diagnosis. At first I was ecstatic, finding many of my life’s complexities could be easily answered by a natural neurodivergence, but have since found the world to be even more confusing, especially where relationship dynamics are concerned. Some people I have told about my diagnosis have started to baby me slightly. Whereas before the diagnosis I might have struggled along in certain social situations, feeling myself a little bit slow off the mark, or bored, now I am starting to n...

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5 d. ago ‘People pay to be told lies’: the rise and fall of the world’s first ayahuasca multinational

Alberto Varela claimed he wanted to use sacred plant medicine to free people’s minds. But as the organisation grew, his followers discovered a darker realityThe first time Dalia* took ayahuasca nothing happened. The second time it changed her life. It was 2017, and she had joined a dozen strangers in a chalet outside Barcelona. Everyone was searching for something. For many it was a way out of misery: an escape from years of addiction, or a last-ditch attempt to survive crippling depression. Dalia, a therapist in her early 30s, hoped ayahuasca would help her process the recent death of her mother. “I felt completely alone at that time,” she said. “And I think in some form that’s how everyone there felt.”The retreat, run by a wellness company called Inner Mastery, began with the two dozen participants talking about their expectations, before imbibing ayahuasca. The Amazonian plant brew, which contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a powerful naturally occurring psychoactive, induces an a...

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Washington downplays halt of some weapons shipments as Kyiv calls in US ambassador

Ukraine warns that any cut-off will ‘only encourage the aggressor’ while Pentagon spokesperson says Donald Trump still has ‘robust options’ for military aid to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,226Read all our Ukraine war coverageA decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukraine said it had called in the acting US envoy to Kyiv to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and cautioned that any cut-off would embolden Russia in its war in Ukraine. The Pentagon’s decision – tied to concerns that US military stockpiles are too low – began in recent days and includes 30 Patriot air defence missiles, which Ukraine relies on to destroy fast-moving ballistic missiles, four people familiar with the decision told Reuters on Wednesday. It also includes nearly 8,500 155mm artillery shells, ...

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5 d. ago Paramount accused of ‘bribery’ for paying Trump $16 million to settle ‘patently unconstitutional’ lawsuit

‘No one is a fan of Shari right now,’ one network staffer told The Independent on Tuesday evening. ‘People are still angry and frustrated and morale is very low.’

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5 d. ago Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

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6 d. ago People who drink tap water warned as 'dangerous' substance found

The warning comes as 60,000 people have been told they can't drink tap water for the rest of the year - and the warning is about to spread across Europe

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7 d. ago Norway lottery operator apologises to 47,000 players over prize mixup

Norsk Tipping informed thousands of people they won big sums of money after mistake in currency conversionsNorwegian lottery bosses have sent a text message apologising to tens of thousands of disappointed players who were accidentally told they had won large sums of money.Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator, had admitted “several thousand” people were mistakenly told on Friday they had won life-changing sums of money after an error in converting from euros to Norwegian kroner. It was not until Monday, three days later, that a text message was sent to 47,000 people apologising for the error. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Woman 'stressed' after people tell her she looks exactly like rapper Aitch

One woman has admitted she's 'stressed' after being told she looks exactly like Manchester-born rapper Aitch. People now say they 'can't unsee' the resemblance as she posed alongside snaps of the star

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds urged to call on world's fourth richest man as Wrexham told to make £173bn decision

Wrexham's owners have been told to enlist one of the world's richest people to help fund their Premier League push as they face a new financial challenge in the Championship

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7 d. ago Woman gets told she looks like rapper Aitch and now people 'can't unsee it'

One woman has shared her celebrity lookalike online, revealing she keeps being compared to rapper Aitch. People have now admitted they 'can't unsee it' after she posed alongside the star

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