95 m. ago Warning not to sit under trees after series of ‘Sudden Branch Drop Syndrome’ incidents

Large branches have spontaneously fallen in at least three parks in north-west London

Events

6 h. ago Council tells park visitors not to sit under trees amid fears branches could collapse on people below

Harrow Council in North West London has issued safety notices after branches were reported to have suddenly fallen at parks in Stanmore, Hatch End and Pinner.

Politics

15 h. ago Tunnel collapse traps dozens underground and sparks major rescue mission in Wilmington, Los Angeles

More than two dozen people were miraculously rescued from after a tunnel collapsed in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington on Wednesday night.

Events

34 h. ago Bridge collapse leaves at least nine dead after huge section of 'crumbling' 3,000ft

At least nine people were killed after a bridge over a river collapsed in India's western Gujarat state on Wednesday. 

Events

6 d. ago First Universal theme park in UK hopes to build the tallest rides in Europe

Visitors to the theme park in Bedford are likely to see rides based on the studio’s most famous film franchises including Minions, Jaws and Jurassic Park

Politics

7 d. ago Abandoned £800m UK theme park set for huge overhaul but not everyone's happy

A huge theme park that once attracted half a million visitors in a single year has been left to rot for over a decade. However, it could soon be transformed into something completely different

Economics

8 d. ago Santander agrees £2.65bn deal to take over TSB amid branch closures and job loss fears

TSB has 175 branches and five million customers, largely in personal and small business banking.

Economics

9 d. ago Santander agrees £2.65bn TSB takeover sparking job loss and branch closure fears

Santander signals £400million of cost cutting as it looks to seal takeover of smaller high street rival TSB

Economics

9 d. ago Council joiner tells how he quit the rat race to become £1million

Scott Shearsmith, 36, grew up on Bransholme, Europe's largest council estate, in Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire.

Economics

1 week ago All Scotland matches should be broadcast on 'council telly', Labour Government told

MSPs have written to the UK Culture Secretary to demand Scotland qualifiers are added to the 'crown jewels' list of sporting events shown on TV.

Politics

1 week ago Brave cricketer says 50 people tried to help tragic girl who died in tree collapse

A seven-year-old girl has died after a a tree collapsed in an Essex park, which also left a six-year-old girl in critical condition and a further three children with minor injuries

Events

1 week ago Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026

More than four years after a Florida condominium collapse killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause

Events

2 w. ago On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are nowThe threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours.For many, the only sane solution is to stop reading the news altogether – advice often shared by therapists, self-help books and even newspaper articles. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Two 400lb bears escape at UK wildlife park as cops lock visitors down amid hunt

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park after two resident brown bears called Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure, heading straight for their food store

Politics

2 w. ago Two 400lb bears escape at UK wildlife park as visitors locked down and cops scrambled

Police were called to Wildwood Devon at Escot Park after two resident brown bears called Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure, heading straight for their food store

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Trauma is messy, but music will come of it’: Jessica Curry on her new album, Shielding Songs

The award-wining composer of soundtracks to video games including Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is composing again for the first time since a traumatic pandemicFor the fortunate among us, the Covid lockdowns have, years later, become a memory – if not distant, then certainly ever-so-slightly faded. We have had a few years now, to get out there, to rebuild careers and relationships, to travel, to live in the world again. That’s not the case for everyone. Award-winning composer Jessica Curry, who crafted the beguiling, elegiac soundtracks to games such as Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Dear Esther, has only just emerged. Diagnosed with a degenerative disease in her mid-20s and seriously immunocompromised as a result of her condition, she began isolating at the start of the pandemic, and for the next five years barely left her home. While there, unable to work or write, her world began to collapse.“Like many people I had an extraordinarily painful and difficult pandemic,” she sa...

Culture

2 w. ago Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 5 and injure over a dozen

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital has killed at least four people and injured others as rescuers searched a collapsed apartment building for survivors

Events

2 w. ago Three dead and over 70 injured as fans fall from stands in football stadium disaster

Three football supporters have died and 70 people have been left injured after a security barrier collapsed during title celebrations in Algeria

Events

2 w. ago The Scottish seaside holiday park with its own private beach and restaurant

The popular park has earned rave reviews from visitors and was named the best in the UK last year.

Society

3 w. ago Killjoy council tells pensioner Ellie The Elephant must pack her trunk and say goodbye to his garden

Trevor Robinson was left 'heartbroken' when he was forced to ditch the former piece of play-equipment from the front garden of his semi-detached home in Gillingham, Kent.

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