22 h. ago New York explosion horror as black smoke surrounds Manhattan after 'blast'

Chilling videos are circulating on social media shows a massive cloud of black smoke rising from one of the streets of New York city as residents flee the area

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45 h. ago Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar

Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winterA Scottish schoolgirl has been named a “girl of the year” by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.Rebecca Young, 13, came up with her design after seeing homeless people struggling in subzero temperatures on the streets of her home city, Glasgow, in winter. She said her message to young people was: “If you see a problem you think you can fix, you can do something about it.” Continue reading...

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47 h. ago ‘A great way of getting under the skin of a city’: the rise of urban treasure hunts

Whether team-building or exploring with friends and family, searching for clues and solving puzzles is popularIf you spot someone in a busy city centre street with a puzzled, possibly pained look asking their companions whether that’s an elephant at the top of a drainpipe, they are probably not mad – but on an urban treasure hunt.There has been, one city tourism boss said, an “explosion” in the number and popularity of treasure and scavenger hunts in the UK. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Liverpool parade collision: man appears in court on 24 more charges

Paul Doyle faces total of 31 counts relating to 29 alleged victims after incident in city centre in MayA former Royal Marine commando accused of deliberately driving his car into a crowd of Liverpool FC fans at a victory parade wept in the dock as he made a court appearance on Thursday to face an additional 24 charges, including two relating to alleged victims who were babies.Paul Doyle, 53, from Liverpool, is charged with dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent after 134 people were injured when a Ford Galaxy struck fans on Water Street in the city centre on 26 May. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Man accused of driving into Liverpool parade crowds faces 24 new charges

Paul Doyle was originally charged with seven offences after the incident on Water Street in the city centre on Monday, May 26.

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52 h. ago Liverpool parade suspect Paul Doyle faces 24 more charges as dad appears in court

Paul Doyle, 53, is charged with seven offences in connection with the crash, which happened on Water Street in the city centre as thousands of fans were gathered for Liverpool FC's victory parade

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57 h. ago Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? | María Ramírez

We need everyday solutions like ‘cool banks’ and shaded areas, as well as serious policies on emissions. The government must step upGrowing up in Madrid, intense summer heat was nothing unusual. I quickly learned always to cross the street in search of shade, and never to be caught out in the sun at 3pm. But as a child in the early 1980s, I never felt dizzy after spending more than a few minutes outdoors, nor did I struggle to study or sleep at home because of the heat. Back then, air conditioning was a rarity, something only Americans had. But we were fine: the stuttering fan in my mother’s Ford Fiesta was enough to keep us comfortable on holiday escapes from the capital.What is happening in Spain now goes far beyond discomfort. More than 1,500 deaths have already been linked to heatwaves this summer alone. Public-sector workers are collapsing from heatstroke on our city streets. Entire communities in the Madrid suburbs have been devastated by wildfires. On Monday, 198 weather stat...

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62 h. ago Bleeding schoolboy asked for napkins after daylight knife attack left him with head wound

Police were called to Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at around 4.20pm today

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3 d. ago National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

Officials say troops to start appearing in nation’s capital on Tuesday night as president’s move widely condemnedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Washington DC national guard will begin deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force, calling Washington DC a “lawless” city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise, a White House official confirmed.The national guard is expected to “begin being on the streets starting tonight”. Defense officials said a small number of the roughly 800 guard members planned for the mission had already been mobilized by Tuesday afternoon, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Cyclist rushed to hospital after being struck by car on Edinburgh street

The news comes as a cyclist was left seriously injured after being hit by a car on Nicolson Street in the Southside of the city yesterday at around 9.30pm.

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3 d. ago A driver faces up to $110,000 in fines for speeding on a Swiss street. But he can afford it

A wealthy driver caught for going way too fast on a Swiss city street is facing a fine of more than $110,000

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4 d. ago Huge 6.3 earthquake hits Indonesia in Pacific region's 'Ring of Fire'

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua, USGS said.

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4 d. ago DC's liberal residents slam Trump for 'overstepping' with takeover of their city... but admit crime is rampant as troops prepare to flood streets

Despite being up in arms after President Donald Trump 'overstepped' and federalized the local police on Monday, Washington, DC, residents do admit that crime is a problem.

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4 d. ago Over 40 rough sleepers line Oxford Street with makeshift beds after migrant 'shanty town' is cleared

More than 40 rough sleepers have set up camp on Britain's most famous shopping street just weeks after a 'tent city' of homeless people was broken up. 

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5 d. ago Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel

Last post from Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif, one of ‘Gaza’s bravest journalists’, decries failure to stop ‘massacre’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of mourners carried the body of the prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif through the streets of Gaza City on Monday, a day after he and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike, prompting condemnation from across the world.Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Seven people in total were killed in the attack, including the Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and the camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Arthur's Seat fire: Incredible drone footage of blazing landmark as people flee

The blaze at Edinburgh's popular tourist site Arthur's Seat spread rapidly on Sunday with police warning people in the area to stay away from the site of the fire

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5 d. ago Powerful earthquake hits Turkey leaving least one person dead and many injured

At least one person has been killed after a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks rocked Turkey on Sunday night, the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed.

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5 d. ago Hundreds of cyclists listening to loud dance music seen riding through Cardiff city centre

Riders filled the streets riding through the city centre

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5 d. ago Edinburgh fire LIVE: Arthur's Seat up in flames as people 'flee down hill'

A major fire has broken out on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh with people seeing fleeing down the hill to avoid the flames currently blazing across the iconic landmark

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6 d. ago Shocking moment stranger attacks woman's car in Birmingham street 'for the fun of it'

Video footage revealed how a stranger pulled, kicked and yanked the wing mirror off the Kia Venga as it was parked up on Tennant Street in Birmingham city centre

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