3 h. ago Grandad, 89, dies as moisturiser on his skin catches fire from spark on gas heater

Warnings have been issued after an 89-year-old grandfather spontaneously combusted at his Doncaster home due to a moisturising cream he had been using to treat a skin condition

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3 h. ago 'I work in charity shop and am sick of people making rude error when donating'

A charity shop worker has issued a warning to those who donate items to second-hand outlets and charity shops to be sold on – and urged customers to stop doing this rude act

Economics

5 h. ago Australian embassy issues warning after tourist drinks offering at Japanese burial site

Japanese place food and drink at graves to honour their dead

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5 h. ago Scots householders warned over £5,000 fire pit fines this autumn

Gardening experts have issued a warning over eye-watering fines for UK households.

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5 h. ago Tesco urgently recalls product over possible health risk as 'do not eat' warning issued

The supermarket has recalled a ready meal due to a possible health risk and anyone who has bought the product is being asked to return it for a refund

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7 h. ago Scotland to be hit with 80mm downpours as yellow weather warning issued

The Met Office has put a yellow alert in place as the wet start to the new season shows no sign of slowing down.

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8 h. ago Met Office urges Scots in 5 areas to gather an emergency kit to last 9 hours

The national forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning and is urging Scots to prepare for possible flooding

Politics

8 h. ago Met Office issue two days of severe thunderstorm warnings across Wales

Thunder and rain is going to batter Wales all afternoon and into the evening

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8 h. ago Met Office issues yellow weather warning and Britain braces for heavy rain and strong gales

Britain is bracing for a washout after a yellow weather warning was issued for heavy rain and strong gales, plunging the country into travel chaos with potential flooding.

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8 h. ago Met Office issues urgent thunderstorm warnings across entire UK – see full list

The UK is about to be hit by a deluge of rain and thunderstorms, with the Met Office issuing urgent yellow weather warnings spanning the vast majority of the UK

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9 h. ago Thunderstorm warning for London as Met Office issues 'damage to buildings' and travel chaos alert

Met Office yellow weather alert set to kick in at 11am on Wednesday and run through to 8pm

Events

9 h. ago Princess Andre begs fans to stop 'negativity' about her family after parents' feud

Princess Andre has issued a warning to trolls who have been sending her 'negativity' about her family, amid her parents Katie Price and Peter Andre's ongoing feud

Politics

10 h. ago London weather: Heavy rain hits rush hour as Met Office issues flood warning

The Met Office has warned that heavy rain could cause flooding in parts of the country

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11 h. ago Traffic hell on major motorway as crash shuts road and sparks seven

National Highways East has issued a major warning to drivers on the M25 at junction 17 near Maple Cross, while another warning was issued around junction 5 as well

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12 h. ago Health alert for millions using common meds like antihistamines and metformin

Elderly care experts have issued a warning over combinations of medications that could put people at risk of serious side effects.

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14 h. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

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17 h. ago UK weather warning with floods and nearly one month's rainfall feared TODAY

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and estimates up to 60mm of rain is to fall across parts of the Southwest of England, where flooding is also likely

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20 h. ago Trader Joe’s issues warning to customers about popular frozen pizza product

Product is imported from Italy

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21 h. ago Met Office issues 'emergency kit' warning for 31 UK areas with 14 hours of rain expected

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering 31 areas in the South West and parts of Wales, with the alert in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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25 h. ago Tenerife volcano alert as tourists issued 'potentially scary' warning

Mount Teide, Spain's highest peak, has seen a swarm of small earthquakes which have raised fears of volcanic activity - with tourists heading to Tenerife warned to prepare for a 'potentially scary' alert

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