28 h. ago Moment Gen Z yobs jump on police car roof while crowds chant 'f*** the feds' as chaos erupts at trainers launch in busy London shopping street

Shocking videos shows huge crowds swarming the patrol vehicle on Carnaby Street in Soho, before one teen jumps on the bonnet on Saturday afternoon.

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60 h. ago Around 33 schools and 22 public buildings in Renfrewshire were damaged during Storm Eowyn

Severe weather saw strong winds cause disruption and destruction at the end of January.

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63 h. ago Busy London Underground line suspended causing SEVERE delays

Busy London Underground line suspended causing SEVERE delays  Romford Recorder

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63 h. ago LIVE updates as London Underground line suspended causing SEVERE delays

LIVE updates as London Underground line suspended causing SEVERE delays  Wandsworth Guardian

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2 d. ago Doctors in London cure blindness in children with rare condition

Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and writeDoctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using a pioneering gene therapy.The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision loss due to a defect in the AIPL1 gene. Those affected are legally certified as blind from birth. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago NASA issues update on chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

Scientists say it could cause 'severe blast damage'

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3 d. ago My life as a prison officer: ‘It wasn’t just the smell that hit you. It was the noise’

I saw first hand how prisons are having to use segregation units for acutely mentally ill inmates who should not be in prison at allAs a former prison officer, I have opened thousands of cell doors. For almost a decade, I unlocked cells in residential blocks, healthcare units, first night centres, close supervision centres and segregation units. The twist and click of a key in the lock came to feel like background noise to me. But there are some occasions I remember more vividly than others. Sometimes the person inside wasn’t so keen on coming out.One of those challenging incidents took place a few years ago, while I was on shift in a segregation unit in a busy London jail. Prisoners are sent to the seg for a variety of reasons – fights, assaults on staff, possession of contraband – but normally for no longer than a week or two. The seg was made up of 18 single cells spread over two storeys. I was in a team of six, all of us in full riot gear. We were moving a mentally ill prisoner ...

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4 d. ago How do sinkholes form? What to know as 65ft crater appears on Surrey high street

There are several types of sinkholes, also known as dolines, caused by different processes

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4 d. ago Warning issued over dog treat that could cause 'werewolf syndrome' with item linked to severe symptoms and even death

Owners were told a certain treat could trigger the terrifying syndrome which is characterised by severe symptoms and even death.

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6 d. ago Archway stabbing: Man arrested after serious assault near busy north London Tube station

A man in his 20s is fighting for his life following a stabbing near a north London Tube station

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