7 h. ago Demolition work begins on Kilmarnock building destroyed by fire

Work to demolish parts of the building destroyed in the King Street fire on Monday have got underway today.

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3 d. ago The reconstruction of Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange takes shape after a destructive fire

The multistage restoration of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange is taking shape 15 months after a fire destroyed more than half of the 400-year-old building

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6 d. ago Iran missile strike on US air base in Qatar 'hit geodesic dome' as WW3 fears escalate

Iran has claimed it has successfully hit a geodesic dome at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, used by the US military for secure communications, and satellite images have since shown a building has been destroyed

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2 w. ago Six of Greater Manchester's worst ever fires people will never forget

After the Hotspur Press building was destroyed in a blaze earlier this week, we take a look at six fires that left their mark on Greater Manchester

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2 w. ago Iran 'months from building new bomb' after missiles able to wipe London off map destroyed

Iran 'months from building new bomb' after missiles able to wipe London off map destroyed  Daily Express

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3 w. ago ‘Of course it was worth it’: Israelis celebrate ceasefire with Iran

Despite Iranian missiles killing people and destroying buildings, many Israelis say they are happy with the current situation• Live updates: Trump says it was ‘great honor to stop war’ after angry outburst at both sidesThe Iranian ballistic missile landed a little over an hour before the ceasefire was to take effect on Tuesday morning, crumpling the seven-storey apartment block in Beersheba, south Israel, killing four residents and wounding 30.Jessica Sardinas felt the blast 300 metres away in her safe room, where she had slept every night for the past 10 days. She had read the news of a ceasefire before sleeping, but did not believe it. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'It survived two World Wars... what a sad end': Heartbreak as Manchester's Hotspur Press left a smouldering ruin

This morning, people woke up with the tragic realisation that one of Manchester's oldest and most symbolic buildings has been destroyed

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3 w. ago Photos of the aftermath of Iranian missile strikes in Israel as ceasefire status remains unclear

Israeli soldiers and rescue teams searched for survivors in the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by a deadly Iranian missile strike Tuesday. Others took shelter in an underground parking garage and metro station as a precaution against possible strikes. The barrage came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries.

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3 w. ago No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or the will do so, if that is what Tehran wants. The huge attack ordered by Donald Trump will not halt ongoing open warfare between Israel and Iran. It will not bring lasting peace to the Middle East, end the slaughter in Gaza, deliver justice to the Palestinians, or end more than half a century of bitter enmity between Tehran and Washington.More likely, Trump’s rash, reckless gamble will inflame and exacerbate all these problems. Depending on how Iran and its allies and supporters react, the region could plunge into an uncontrolled conflagration. US bases in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere in the region, home to about 40,000 American troops, must now be considered potential targets for retaliation – and possibly British and allied forces,...

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last month Russia kills 15 in Kyiv as Zelensky condemns 'one of the most terrifying strikes'

There was terror in Kyiv as Russian bombs rained down killing 15 people and destroying dozens of buildings - President Zelensky calls the attack 'one of the most terrifying strikes' of the war

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