5 h. ago UK struck by six more earthquakes with four of them hitting in a matter of hours

Seismic activity across the United Kingdom has ramped up in recent months and six more have struck over a few days, with the M6 motorway becoming the epicentre of one

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6 h. ago UK tourists warned as yellow alerts issued for Spanish holiday hotspots

Weather warnings are in place for Majorca, Menorca, Benidorm, Alicante and more

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22 h. ago Spain tourism hotspot rocked by earthquake as families left 'terrified'

Tremors in Costa Blanca were felt by holidaymakers and locals just after midnight, with one person claiming they were "almost thrown out of bed"

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24 h. ago Foreign Office earthquake advice after 'Biggest quake I've felt' rocks popular destination

People in the region hit by the earthquake were sent an emergency alert to their phones telling them: 'Emergency alert: Severe. Earthquake Detected! Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect yourself'

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31 h. ago Spanish holidaymakers left terrified after popular tourist area hit with earthquake

Tremors were felt by locals and tourists in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, just after midnight.

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32 h. ago Earthquake hits Costa Blanca: Brits 'terrified' as tremors 'shake entire buildings' in Spanish holiday resort

Residents as well as Brits staying in Torrevieja for the Easter holidays described being 'almost thrown out of bed' when the tremors hit just after midnight.

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32 h. ago Costa Blanca earthquake: 'Terrified' Brits shaken out of bed as 'entire buildings move'

An earthquake has rocked a part of Spain with the tremors felt by tourists and locals in a popular Costa Blanca resort as many Brits are on holiday during the Easter break

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35 h. ago ‘The last thread connecting people to services’: why vets are risking all to care for Gaza’s donkeys

Amid the ruins and with fuel scarce, the animals provide vital transport for the injured as well as goods and belongingsIt felt like an “earthquake from the sky” when an Israeli airstrike hit the clinic Dr Saif Alden had left just minutes earlier. Alden had been treating animals hurt and abandoned amid Gaza’s destruction. They survived but the equipment and medication the mobile clinic needed to function was destroyed.Still, the team saw it as a setback, not a defeat. Alden has spent the month since the airstrike traversing Gaza to scavenge the tools needed to resume operations. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago San Diego earthquake: 'Big' tremor hits California causing buildings to shake

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported this afternoon that the earthquake hit California with a magnitude six intensity, near the strength of the earthquake that hit Myanmar

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54 h. ago 'I live in Benidorm and have one big warning to anyone watching football in bars'

A Benidorm expert has issued a warning for anyone visiting the popular Spanish holiday resort this summer, as pickpockets are said to be targeting tourists in sports bars

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54 h. ago British holidaymakers issued with Lanzarote travel warning after Spanish holiday island by floods

Around 6cm of rainfall fell in two hours on the popular island on Saturday causing some flash flooding and blocking roads

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3 d. ago Myanmar hit by fresh earthquake during hundreds of aftershocks

The death toll from the original quake was 3,649, with 5,018 injured

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6 d. ago Spanish holiday hotspot issues update on tourist tax hike for this summer

There were plans to increase the tax on a seasonal basis

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7 d. ago UK hit by THREE earthquakes in popular hiking hotspot over just six hours

A popular hiking hotspot in Scotland has been hit by three earthquakes in the space of just six hours, experts reveal.

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8 d. ago UK tourists warned as Canary Islands on alert for storms, wind and rain

Amber and yellow weather warnings have been issued for the Spanish islands including popular holiday destinations Tenerife and Gran Canaria

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8 d. ago Scotland hit by three earthquakes as residents report houses shaking

Residents in Invervar, at Glenlyon, Perthshire, reported hearing a rumbling noise that "sounded like a badly installed machine machine on a fast cycle" as three earthquakes rocked the area on Monday.

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8 d. ago UK rocked by trio of earthquakes striking popular hiking hotspot in just six hours

The UK really appears to be becoming somewhat of an earthquake hotspot, with more than 60 hitting various popular locations throughout our green and pleasant landscapes

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9 d. ago Shocking moment British tourist 'attacks shopkeeper and teenage boy in front of terrified family' in Thailand

A British tourist has been arrested for attacking a shopkeeper and a teenage boy on the Thai island of Phuket.

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1 week ago KSI's brother Deji shocks Britain's Got Talent judge as The Tormentor unmasked

Britain's Got Talent guest judge KSI was left terrified and screaming during an audition on the ITV series on Saturday night, as a mystery hooded figure caused carnage

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1 week ago The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community | Thin Lei Win

We have had to be resilient because no one has come to our aid. Myanmar needs tangible support before the humanitarian crisis claims even more livesTwo thoughts entered my head as soon as I saw that Myanmar, my home country, had been hit by an earthquake: “Is everyone OK?”, followed by, “We just can’t catch a break”.My loved ones thankfully turned out to be badly shaken but physically OK. There were material losses but nothing compared with what so many others are going through. Continue reading...

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