24 h. ago On VE Day, remember the war – but can we resolve to honour all who fought in it? | Gary Younge

The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powersOn 8 May 1945, as the allies rejoiced at Germany’s unconditional surrender, some local people in the market town of Sétif in Algeria gathered not to celebrate their freedom but to demand it, carrying Algerian flags and placards calling for independence from France. The French police opened fire, unleashing a spiral of violence resulting in a notorious massacre. Algerian independence militants retaliated by killing about 100 settlers and wounding hundreds more over the next five days. Similar disturbances erupted in the nearby village of Guelma. The colonisers responded with brutal disproportionality – bombing small villages, shelling the area from the coast and running amok, inflicting collective punishment. Official estimates for the number of Algerians killed vary widely, ranging from about 8,000 from some French historians to 45,000 from th...

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24 h. ago Millions of the black and brown people who fought for Europe's freedom didn't get a VE Day | Gary Younge

The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powersOn 8 May 1945, as the allies rejoiced at Germany’s unconditional surrender, some local people in the market town of Sétif in Algeria gathered not to celebrate their freedom but to demand it, carrying Algerian flags and placards calling for independence from France. The French police opened fire, unleashing a spiral of violence resulting in a notorious massacre. Algerian independence militants retaliated by killing about 100 settlers and wounding hundreds more over the next five days. Similar disturbances erupted in the nearby village of Guelma. The colonisers responded with brutal disproportionality – bombing small villages, shelling the area from the coast and running amok, inflicting collective punishment. Official estimates for the number of Algerians killed vary widely, ranging from about 8,000 from some French historians to 45,000 from th...

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43 h. ago ‘Climate change is real’: devastating wildfire photography – in pictures

Artist and photographer Phil Buehler captured some of the worst-hit properties from this year’s Eaton Fire in Altadena, Los Angeles and assembled them for this year’s Spring/Break art show taking place in New York City until 12 May. The exhibit will include a cyclorama with some of the 9/11 calls during the fires playing softly in the background Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘These people are disposable’: how Russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe

Moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to proveSerhiy was just about to board a coach bound for Germany when Polish security services detained him at the bus station in the city of Wrocław.In his backpack, the officers found firelighter cubes, a juice bottle filled with paraffin, a lighter, two pocket knives, a mini handsaw and a face mask. Later, when they searched the mobile phone of the 49-year-old Ukrainian refugee, they found a pdf of a Russian-language book called Modern Pyrotechnics. It contained detailed instructions on how to start fires and detonate explosives. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Insanity... Suella Braverman hits out at new probe into officer who shot dead gangster Chris Kaba

Suella Braverman has called a gross misconduct hearing into a firearms officer cleared of murdering gangster Chris Kaba the 'definition of insanity'.

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5 d. ago Fire crews scramble to house fire after reports of loud bang

Crews were called to the fire in Ashton-under-Lyne. around 8.15pm on Saturday

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7 d. ago Staff and patients evacuated as sixty firefighters tackle major blaze at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington

The fire, which broke out in a ground-floor store room, prompted eight emergency calls to the London Fire Brigade

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9 d. ago Firefighters scrambled to Ayr to tackle house fire as crews remain on scene

Emergency services were called to St Catherine's Road in Ayr after a fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon.

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9 d. ago Residents woke up to loud bangs and smoke from substation fire

Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to the blaze in Maida Vale in west London on Tuesday morning.

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9 d. 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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1 week ago Florida boy, 11, dies by suicide after being bullied by female teacher who called him 'stupid,' lawsuit alleges

Louis Johnson, 11, tragically took his on life after allegedly being bullied by his fifth grade teacher Donna White at Legacy Elementary School in Ocala, Florida, according to a lawsuit.

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1 week ago Road closed after firefighters called to Manchester building blaze

Firefighters were called to the incident just after midday on Monday

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1 week ago Fire destroys seven minibuses used by disabled people and school children

Police and fire crews were called to the incident at Silk Mills Park and Ride in Taunton, Somerset, shortly after 7.50pm on Saturday.

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1 week ago Welsh town built a bustling new market, but left behind the old one to become a haven for arsonists and vandals

A "sad" and derelict indoor market is now a hub for anti-social behaviour, with locals having to call the fire service and the police "all of the time."

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1 week ago Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after a deadly shooting in the region.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump calls for Rupert Murdoch to fire staff at Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in furious Truth Social post: ‘It sucks!’

Trump asked Murdoch to ‘start making changes’ at the Wall Street Journal and get rid of a pollster at Fox News

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2 w. ago Two boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple found dead in house fire

Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at 4am on Monday 14 April after emergency services were called to a fire at their home in Alton, Hampshire

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2 w. ago Kashmir shooting live: 'Terror' attack at resort as at least 28 tourists dead and dozens in hospital

At least 28 people are now said to have been killed and many more have been injured after at least four gunmen opened fire at a tourist resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir with police calling it a "terror attack"

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2 w. ago Kashmir shooting: At least 20 tourists killed as gunmen open fire at resort in 'terror attack'

At least 20 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir with police calling it a "terror attack" and a shift were tourists are being targeted

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2 w. ago Kashmir shooting: At least 26 tourists killed as gunmen open fire at resort in 'terror attack'

At least 26 people have been killed after gunmen opened fire at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir with police calling it a "terror attack" and a shift were tourists are being targeted

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