1 hour ago Homes evacuated after major blaze involving lorries on industrial site

Residents were told to keep their doors and windows closed.

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2 h. ago Pictures as huge plumes of smoke seen over south Manchester after lorry blaze

Residents have been evacuated from their homes

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5 h. ago Homes evacuated and roads closed over suspected gas leak in quiet residential street

A suspected gas leak was reported, with homes evacuated in the area

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5 h. ago Residents unable to return home a year after terrifying Edinburgh flat block fire

Over 100 people were evacuated from their homes after fire gripped the premises on March 14, 2024.

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5 h. ago LIVE: Massive fire breaks out in Wythenshawe as smoke billows from scene and homes are evacuated

Residents reported hearing 'explosions' earlier this morning

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5 h. ago Police probe launched as human remains found on motorway and major road closed

Police have issued an investigation after human remains – believed to be those of a man in his 40s – were found on a stretch of the M4, prompting the closure of the road

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21 h. ago Gas main blaze breaks out as Scots homes evacuated and busy area locked down

The incident took place just yards away from Firhill Stadium, where Partick Thistle took on Airdrieonians.

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27 h. ago Major Scottish road closed after pedestrian hit by ambulance in early hours of morning

Police are investigating the crash on Saturday morning.

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44 h. ago Man's body is found near golf course in Bury as police close off road

Police cordoned off a road in Bury last night after a man's body was found near a golf course, nearby Holcombe Brook Sports Club on Longsight Road in Ramsbottom yesterday evening. 

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46 h. ago Godstone sinkhole: Council give major update after 62ft crater forces families to evacuate

A new update has been issued to residents of Godstone, Surrey after a huge 62ft sinkhole opened up in the middle of their village, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated

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47 h. ago Six evacuated households allowed to return home following Surrey sinkhole

On Friday, Catherine Sayer, leader of Tandridge District Council, said that a total of six households had been permitted to return to their homes.

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50 h. ago Council assessing if any residents evacuated because of sinkhole can return home

Tandridge District Council said on Friday that one household, whose property is not near the sinkhole, has been allowed to return home.

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55 h. ago ‘I’m staying put’: Defiant grandfather on Surrey sinkhole street refusing to leave home

Godstone locals have nicknamed the now eerily quiet village ‘Godshole’ as businesses have been forced to close and residents flee

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67 h. ago Body 'found in embankment' as cops cordon off area in major incident

A body has been 'found in an embankment' as police close down multiple roads.

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68 h. ago LIVE: Body found as police close off road in major ongoing incident

Police and paramedics have taped off Longsight Road in the Greenmount area of Bury

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69 h. ago Godstone: People evacuated after sinkhole set to be out of their homes 'for months'

People evacuated from 30 properties near the sinkhole in the village of Godstone say they still do not know when they will be able to return

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3 d. ago Two seriously injured in A555 crash that left road closed for hours near Manchester Airport

A 19-year-old has been arrested

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3 d. ago Second sinkhole opens in Surrey village as residents left unable to return home

Pictures show a car teetering dramatically close to the edge of new sinkhole in Godstone

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3 d. ago Drivers facing queues after town centre road closed following early hours crash

The road was shut for a number of hours

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3 d. ago What are sinkholes, how are they formed and why did one appear in a Surrey street?

Failed water main or mineshaft most likely culprits as hole opens up in the village of GodstoneResidents of Godstone in Surrey have been evacuated from their homes amid fears that two large sinkholes in their high street could trigger a gas explosion. Here we look at what causes sinkholes, whether they are becoming more common and what can be done to prevent them. Continue reading...

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