22 m. ago Central London fire: Huge inferno breaks out at electrical substation

Flames and billowing clouds of dark smoke were seen soaring into the sky from Victoria Passage in Aberdeen Place near Paddington, Westminster this morning.

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25 m. ago Huge fire breaks out at central London substation as residents told to keep windows closed

Black smoke and flames were seen erupting in rush hour today near Warwick Avenue

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33 m. ago Bonnie Blue names top Premier League club who have 'BANNED' her after she offered to 'pleasure' fans at a game

Bonnie Blue has been 'permanently banned' by a Premier League club and was 'escorted off the premises', having turned up at their stadium after offering to pleasure fans. 

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40 m. ago Rush hour 'explosion' in London sends smoke billowing into sky

Around 10 firefighters are said to be on scene battling the flames.

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42 m. ago Huge fire erupts at electrical substation in west London as smoke billows into the sky

Fire crews were called to the scene at Victoria Passage, NW8, at 5.29am

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46 m. ago Huge fire engulfs electrical substation in London as smoke billows from raging inferno

Huge fire engulfs electrical substation in London as smoke billows from raging inferno  GB News

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52 m. ago Arsenal’s Declan Rice turns sights to winning midfield battle against PSG

Real Madrid could not live with his relentlessness but how will Rice fare against João Neves, Fabián Ruiz and Vitinha?Declan Rice went into Arsenal’s Champions League quarter‑final against Real Madrid knowing it was a chance to go to another level. Rise to the occasion against the kings of Europe and people would see the midfielder in a different light. Remember the boy who was kicked out of Chelsea at 14? The tearful one who travelled across London for a trial at West Ham, went on to captain them to their first trophy in 43 years, and left for £105m? Well, the thing you need to know about him is that he has never been afraid to meet a challenge head on and make people think twice about questioning his talent.So Rice backed himself when he faced Madrid and left Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric and Aurélien Tchouaméni in the shade by producing man-of-the-match displays in both legs. He drove Arsenal on, powering them forward, bending the tie to his will. Madrid, the re...

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57 m. ago London fire LIVE: Huge 'explosion' in St John's Wood with smoke seen for miles

London fire LIVE: Huge 'explosion' in St John's Wood with smoke seen for miles  Daily Express

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57 m. ago 'Explosion' rocks major UK city as flames and black smoke 'erupt' during rush hour

According to London's Fire Brigade, the source of the fire was at an electrical substation on Victoria Passage in Westminster, and it saw 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters descend on the area

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67 m. ago A Deliveroo courier works in Chinatown, London. (Bloomberg News WPNS/Hollie Adams)

A Deliveroo courier works in Chinatown, London. (Bloomberg News WPNS/Hollie Adams)  Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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69 m. ago Westminster 'explosion': Chaos as flames and black smoke 'erupt' in city blast during rush hour

100 firefighters and 15 fire engines have been dispatched following a devastating fire at an electrical substation on Victoria Passage in Westminster

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92 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Passengers face disruption across TfL and National Rail network at rush hour

Passengers taking the Victoria or Central lines may face disruption on

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98 m. ago PSG XI vs Arsenal: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League semi

No injury concerns for PSG as they make the trip to north London

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1 hour ago Leroy Sane rejects massive £85m offer after Harry Kane vents fury

Bayern Munich star looks set to remain at the Allianz Arena as the German giants prepare to regain the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen, albeit without Harry Kane for their next game

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2 h. ago Where to sweat it out in Tampere, Finland — the sauna capital of the world

London might be in the grips of a social sauna boom, but if you want to visit their birthplace, Arielle Domb has your guide to the best in Tampere

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2 h. ago Rumor Roundup: Liv Morgan plans, NXT call ups, WrestleMania in London, more!

Rumor Roundup: Liv Morgan plans, NXT call ups, WrestleMania in London, more!  Cageside Seats

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3 h. ago ‘You have to be taken inside Poirot’s brain’: Ken Ludwig on the secret to adapting Agatha Christie

The US playwright and anglophile behind much-revived comedies has a flair for crime and is following a crowd-pleasing Murder on the Orient Express with Death on the NileIf you ever face a quiz question about the most performed theatre writers in the world, likely to have a play on somewhere every day, William Shakespeare, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Agatha Christie are all reliable answers but a fourth may surprise you: Ken Ludwig. He also has intriguing connections with the other three.The popularity that made the American wealthy enough to have donated £1m to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is partly due – apart from his own much-revived comedies, Lend Me a Tenor (1986) and Moon Over Buffalo (1995) – to Christie. Ludwig’s 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express has had hundreds of productions and is currently touring the UK. We meet when he is in London for a workshop on a second Hercule Poirot adaptation, Death on the Nile, which premieres in September. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Liverpool news: Ibrahima Konate sends message as Reds star told club's transfer stance

Liverpool are Premier League champions with four games to spare and saw stunning scenes of celebration on Sunday but one squad member has already been told he has no future at Anfield

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3 h. ago Dermot O'Leary received stern warning from bosses over new comedy show

It's the hardest game show on TV, and host Dermot O'Leary was left feeling the pressure as he filmed it back to back with This Morning

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4 h. ago ‘The eighth wonder of the world’: China’s terracotta warriors to march on Australia for blockbuster show

Perth will host huge exhibition of ancient treasures from first emperor’s tomb in June, with 40% of the artefacts leaving China for the first time everGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo thousand years ago, in a bid to conquer death itself, China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang commissioned a city of the dead: a 49 sq km mausoleum guarded by an army of clay warriors, built to defend his tomb for eternity.When farmers near Xi’an unearthed the first clay head in 1974, they cracked open one of humanity’s greatest archaeological mysteries, with more than 8,000 Terracotta Warriors discovered over the last 50 years. Now, fragments of that dream of immortality rise again – this time in Perth, where the largest exhibition of the Terracotta Warriors ever staged in Australia will head later this yearSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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