2 h. ago New defibrillator secured for Newmains community after Gala Day Committee, Robins Bar and British Heart Foundation link

The life-saving device will be located at the bar, providing vital emergency support in an area recently identified as a “barren zone” for defibrillator access.

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2 h. ago ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in KyivA massive Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure”, and fragments from downed drones struck several parts of the city. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayAt least 20 people were killed and dozens more were injured in central Myanmar after the military launched a paraglider bomb attack during an anti-government protest on Monday night.The attack hit Chaung U, in Sagaing region, twice during a national holiday. Myanmar has been engulfed in armed conflict since the military seized power in 2021 and the town has been a key battleground in the war. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Dozens injured in 'savage' Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Shostka injured dozens on Saturday

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6 d. ago Bledisloe Cup: Australia v New Zealand – Rugby Championship live

Updates from Wallabies v All Blacks in PerthKick-off at Optus Stadium is 5.45pm local/7.45pm AESTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email Five changes to the starting XV for the Wallabies – six for the All Blacks, four of them injury enforced. Among the half-dozen, Scott Barrett returns to skipper the side, Damien McKenzie replaces the injured Beauden Barrett at five-eighth, and Leicester Fainga’anuku comes in for Caleb Clarke.It’s an inexperienced line-up with five starters with under ten caps to their name, and a further four that have yet to pass 30 international appearances. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Bronx explosion LIVE: Huge 'gas blast' causes enormous crack in block of flats

Emergency services are at the scene of a large block of flats in the Bronx, New York City, where part of the building has collapsed due to a massive gas explosion this morning

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1 week ago Photos from the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia

A building at an Islamic school in Indonesia collapsed onto praying students, injuring dozens and burying more in the rubble. Rescuers were digging into the unstable debris to find survivors at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo.

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1 week ago Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors

Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts At least one student has been killed, dozens injured and 65 presumed buried under rubble after a school building collapsed in Indonesia on Monday, with rescuers running oxygen and water to those who remained trapped more than 12 hours later.Rescue workers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors hours after the building at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in the East Java town of Sidoarjo collapsed while students were praying. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Islamic school in Indonesia collapses killing at least 1 and injuring dozens more

Officials say a four-story prayer hall in an Islamic boarding school on Indonesia’s main island of Java has collapsed on dozens of pupils who were praying in it, killing at least one male student

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1 week ago Nato jets scrambled as Putin launches 'massive' drone and missile attack on Ukraine

The 'massive' air assault killed at least four people including a 12-year-old girl and left dozens injured after 500 drones and 40 missiles bombarded the Ukrainian capital and surrounding regions.

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1 week ago Stampede at political rally in India kills at least 36 people and injures dozens more

Indian actor and politician Vijay had been campaigning for elections when the stampede occurred

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2 w. ago Protesters flood streets of Philippines over state corruption

Dozens of police officers injured as anger explodes over billions allegedly spent on bogus relief projectsTens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets on Sunday to protest against government corruption after it was alleged that the taxpayer has lost billions of dollars to bogus flood relief projects.Students, church groups, celebrities, and citizens from different political camps filled the streets in Manila and other cities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago More than a dozen injured in Minneapolis shootings at homeless camp and near transit station

Eight people have been injured in a shooting at a homeless camp in Minneapolis, with four in critical condition

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3 w. ago Cryptocoins, official merch and Elon Musk: How Tommy Robinson pulled off his biggest march yet

What started as a promise for a ‘free speech festival’ with speakers from around the globe ended with dozens of police injured in violent clashes with protesters at what is thought to be the largest nationalist event in decades. But just how did Tommy Robinson pull it off? Holly Bancroft reports

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3 w. ago Madrid LIVE: Standoff as man ‘covered in blood’ threatens explosion on Gran Via

A negotiator is on the scene with a man threatening to blow up a building on Gran Via in the centre of Madrid, Spain, with reports suggesting he is covered in blood

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3 w. ago Huge 'gas explosion' in Bradford 'blows up house on residential street': Emergency services rush to the scene

Locals congregated outside a property on Southfield Lane in Little Horton, Bradford at 10.11pm on Saturday night hearing an explosion as emergency services descended on the scene.

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3 w. ago Dozens of officers injured as up to 150,000 join Tommy Robinson rally

Dozens of officers injured as up to 150,000 join Tommy Robinson rally  Yahoo News Canada

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3 w. ago Dozens of police officers injured and 25 arrests as huge Tommy Robinson rally marred by violence

Twenty-six police officers hurt as MPs condemn ‘far-right thugs’ and Elon Musk’s calls for ‘dissolution of parliament’

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3 w. ago Dozens of police officers injured and 24 arrests as huge Tommy Robinson rally marred by violence

26 police officers injured in ‘unacceptable violence’ and 25 arrests made so far as MPs condemn ‘far-right thugs’ and Elon Musk’s ‘disgusting’ calls for ‘dissolution of parliament’

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3 w. ago Dozens injured after huge gas explosion in Madrid bar: Emergency workers and search dogs comb through the wreckage

Of those hit by the blast, three have serious injuries and another two potentially serious wounds emergency services said.

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