93 m. ago Hong Kong fire latest: rescue crews search for survivors after 55 killed and hundreds reported missing

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveReport: death toll rises as hundreds reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of fireA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: rescue crews search apartment blocks for survivors; dozens killed and hundreds missing after blaze – latest

Three men arrested as 26 rescue teams on site at Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingWhat we know so far about the blazeBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Farage makes pledge after multiple arrests made at farmers’ London protest

Farage makes pledge after multiple arrests made at farmers’ London protest  The Independent

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11 h. ago Hong Kong fire live updates: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in apartment complex blaze – latest

At least 40 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential apartment complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates liveFull report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireOfficials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues.Those killed or injured in the fires have mostly suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, rescue workers said. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates

At least 36 killed and hundreds missing after huge blaze at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on Wednesday. Follow the latest updates live Full report: Death toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingBamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fireFirefighters have received calls from trapped residents, but are battling difficult conditionsFirefighters have struggled to reach the upper floors of the high-rise buildings, even after hours battling the blaze.The priority is to extinguish the fire and rescue the residents who are trapped. The second is to support the injured. The third is to support and recover. Then, we’ll launch a thorough investigation.Debris and scaffolding of the affected buildings [is] falling down. The temperature inside the buildings concerned is very high. It’s difficult for us to enter the building and go upstairs to conduct firefighting and rescue operations. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Europe's 'cheapest Christmas market' just 2 hours from UK has £30 hotels and £2.50 beers

Christmas markets are not exactly known for being a budget day out. However, research has pinpointed the cheapest Christmas market in Europe, and it's in a little-known city not many tourists visit

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18 h. ago CAMRA slam Budget as 'a dark day for UK drinkers, pubs and breweries'

The Budget did not address the pub industry’s concerns over VAT, energy bills or employer National Insurance contributions

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20 h. ago Farmers' protest LIVE: Arrests made as tractors descend on Trafalgar Square on Budget day

Farmers protesting against UK inheritance tax reforms were banned from bringing their tractors to the area

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20 h. ago Arrests made as tractors descend on Trafalgar Square on Budget day

Arrests made as tractors descend on Trafalgar Square on Budget day - live updates  London Evening Standard

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20 h. ago Several arrests after farmers bring tractors to capital for Budget protest

Reform UK promised to provide legal support for those held by the Metropolitan Police

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21 h. ago Farage offers legal support to farmers after ‘several arrests’ at tractor protest in Whitehall

The Met Police put down restrictions on tractors in Whitehall due to prospect of ‘serious disruption’ – but protest organisers said it was ‘impossible at this stage to stop farmers coming’

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21 h. ago Farmers are arrested by police and led away in handcuffs as they defy Westminster tractor ban to protest over Rachel Reeves' budget

Agriculturists were banned from bringing their tractors amid protest plans against controversial UK inheritance tax reforms, known as 'family farm tax' ahead of Rachel Reeves' Budget,

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23 h. ago Tractors descend on central London sparking gridlock on Budget day

Tractors descend on central London sparking gridlock on Budget day  MSN

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23 h. ago Farmers protest LIVE: Tractors descend on Trafalgar Square sparking gridlock on Budget day

Farmers protesting against UK inheritance tax reforms were banned from bringing their tractors to the area

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23 h. ago Tractors arrive in Whitehall for farmers’ protest on Budget day despite police ban

The Met Police put down restrictions on tractors in Whitehall due to prospect of ‘serious disruption’ - but protest organisers say it is ‘impossible at this stage to stop farmers coming’

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24 h. ago Tractors descend on London for farmers’ Budget day protest despite police ban

Police have intercepted around 20 tractors that have been driven to Westminster in protest ahead of the Budget.

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24 h. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves says tax and spending changes based on ‘fair and necessary’ choices

Chancellor to deliver fiscal statement, billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government, at 12.30pmTax, pensions, savings: what to expect in the budgetReeves’s high-stakes budget in five key chartsCould you do better than Reeves? Play our gameYesterday the Metropolitan police said they were not allowing a planned protest in Westminster by farmers to coincide with the budget. Farmers have been protesting regularly about the decision announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget last year to extend inheritance tax to farms.The decision was criticised by the Conservative party, who said originally the Met had indicated the protest would be allowed. Last night Victoria Atkins, the shadow environment secretary, issued a statement saying:It doesn’t smell right, particularly when we think of the regular and frequent protests that are allowed in SW1 which inconvenience motorists, residents and businesses without consideration. Is this to save the chancellor embarrassment ahead of her budget o...

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24 h. ago Farmers descend on London in protest over budget changes despite ban

Farmers descend on London in protest over budget changes despite ban  Sky News

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24 h. ago Tractors descend on London for Budget protest despite police ban

A stream of tractors was seen arriving in the capital on Budget day in protest at the Family Farm Tax

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25 h. ago Furious farmers defy tractor ban as they drive to Westminster in protest over Rachel Reeves' Budget

Furious farmers have defied the tractor ban as they drive to Westminster in protest against inheritance tax in Rachel Reeves' Budget. 

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