7 h. ago A hurricane sank a Spanish fleet in 1715. This summer, salvagers found $1M in coins

A team of treasure hunters announced this week they had uncovered a load of Spanish coins they estimate is worth $1 million

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9 h. ago 'Hero' father who barricaded doors to block synagogue attacker 'stopped loads of deaths' says son before he was accidentally shot by police

Yoni Finlay was one of the worshippers at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, when it was laid seige by Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, on Thursday.

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14 h. ago Deacon Blue Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

Fans will have two chances to catch one of Scotland’s most beloved bands this month.

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14 h. ago Discocockney, Loyalmover and Slickpearl jailed for more than 141 years after flooding UK with cocaine

They concealed a treasure trove of drugs in empty gas cannisters

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16 h. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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16 h. ago Fire still burning at California Chevron refinery following explosion

No injuries reported in El Segundo, site of company’s second-biggest US refinery, which supplies jet fuel for LA airportA fire that broke out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery that supplies jet fuel for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was still burning on Friday morning after an explosion at the plant.The press office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, had confirmed that the fire erupted on Thursday night on the outskirts of the city, with a county official adding that the flames had been confined to one area. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Inside the growing 'feud' between Taylor Swift and Charli XCX

Taylor Swift and British singer Charli XCX now appear to be at the centre of showbiz's most prominent and growing feud, thanks in part due to loaded lyrics featuring in Taylor's new album.

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17 h. ago Rogue planet outside our solar system is expanding rapidly in huge ‘growth spurt’

Free-floating planet is consuming gas and dust at a rate of six billion tonnes a second

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17 h. ago Husband stabbed 'truly wonderful' judge's daughter to death then set her £1.4m home on fire to spark enormous gas blast

Annabel Rook, 46, was a 'truly wonderful' charity co-founder and the daughter of Peter Rook KC, one of the most respected and well-liked Old Bailey judges of the last 25 years.

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17 h. ago Aberdeen 'clear the air' and hope to catch another bus after Conference League display

Dons’ goal now is to get that elusive Premiership win to ease pressure on Thelin

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18 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council tenants to benefit from £40m investment in modern central heating systems

Four-year contract with Sureserve Compliance North (Gas Call) and Saltire Facilities Management will see around 1500 new central heating systems installed in first year alone.

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19 h. ago Massive explosion sparks inferno at Chevron oil refinery in Los Angeles

Chevron confirmed no injuries at its El Segundo Refinery

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22 h. ago Chevron refinery in El Segundo engulfed by massive fire after explosion as blaze is seen across Los Angeles

A huge fire has broken out at the Chevron refinery in the El Segundo neighborhood in Los Angeles, the Torrance Police Department has confirmed.

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23 h. ago Large fire breaks out at el Segundo refinery in Los Angeles – reports

Emergency services attending scenes after receiving multiple reports of an explosion, according to US mediaA large fire has broken out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles county in California, according to US media reports.The blaze began on Thursday night, after emergency services received reports of an explosion at the site, according to CBS news. The cause is unclear. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago My travels through Chicago: tear gas, resistance and Trump’s big immigration crackdown

Donald Trump recently launched ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in the city and threatened to send in the National Guard. The mood is febrile, with fears things could get worseAt 5am on a warm September morning a small crowd of protesters assembles in the dark. They are gathering outside the Broadview immigration processing centre, a two-storey brick structure in the Chicago suburbs that has the ambience of a US outpost in a foreign war. Windows are boarded with plywood. Fences are lined with razor wire and black cloth. Masked Ice agents appear sporadically, dressed in military fatigues – tactical helmets, flak jackets and rifles.The protesters begin to heckle each time an agent turns up for work or leaves through a chainlink gate. “Quit your job!” they chant. “Take off your mask!” Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Call of Duty inspired bionic arm makes veteran 'feel whole again' after horror explosion

Danielle Green, 45, was awarded the Purple Heart medal after losing her left arm in 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, and was delighted with her UK-made Hero RGD arm, which can carry up to 77lb

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29 h. ago Manchester attack: two killed and three injured after terrorist drives into grounds of synagogue and stabs worshippers

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago ‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countriesAdoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report.The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago MAFS UK star storms out of dinner party as fans tell bride 'get out'

Married at First Sight UK star Steven Springett was involved in an explosive row during the second dinner party of the series

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31 h. ago Treasure hunters discover $1m in silver and gold coins off Florida coast

Valuables were being transported in 1715 from American colonies when a hurricane wrecked a Spanish fleetHidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “treasure coast”, a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that – a load of long-lost Spanish treasure they estimate is worth $1m.More than 1,000 silver and gold coins thought to be minted in the Spanish colonies where Bolivia, Mexico and Peru now sit were uncovered this summer off Florida’s Atlantic coast, 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC announced this week. Continue reading...

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