67 h. ago Tractor hit by Manchester train 'asked for permission to cross tracks' as more crash details revealed

An investigation has been launched after a train travelling from Manchester struck a tractor near Leominster

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4 d. ago 'Major tram disruption' as services stopped after crash causes cars to block tracks

The crash blocked the main road in both directions

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4 d. ago Horrific moment dad was randomly attacked in the street while carrying his daughter

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it will "review" the initial way it handled the case

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6 d. ago Lewis Hamilton was given sack threat at Spanish Grand Prix after team

Lewis Hamilton was given a sack threat by Mercedes chief Niki Lauda if he did not improve his on-track behaviour after crashing with his team-mate at the Spanish Grand Prix

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6 d. ago Seven people killed and dozens injured after two bridges collapse just hours apart in Russia

In the most devastating incident, a bridge came crashing down onto railway tracks in the Bryansk region, directly in the path of a moving passenger train.

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8 d. ago Awkward moment Dame Helen Mirren horrifies group of actresses by stating that NONE of them are 'beautiful'

She's one of the most acclaimed actresses of all time, boasting five Emmys, an Oscar, and a Tony.

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1 week ago Horrific moment influencer is impaled on a stool when it collapses as she films herself trying it out

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Indian social media star Namrata Jha was showing off her latest haul from south east Asia 's Amazon-style marketplace Meesho on May 23

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1 week ago F1 star dubbed 'so dangerous' after crashing and driving round track with wheel hanging off

Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has been dubbed "so dangerous" after he continued to pilot his car despite a crash leaving him with no brakes and a wheel hanging off

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3 w. ago Horrifying moment F1 star crashes into animal while on track in Imola Grand Prix practice

This is the horrifying moment that saw a Formula One star crash into an animal while he was on track. The driver was out for the first practice session at the Emilia-Romagna GP.

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3 w. ago ‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs

For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for everPhotographs by Mauricio PalosThe site for the camp is well chosen. Mangrove trees provide shade from the sun; from their hammocks, the two men can look out over the yellow sand of Chachacual Bay. Rocks rise at both ends of the beach, breakers crashing against them. Next to the camp, turtles have left their tracks in the sand. “They often come at night and keep us company,” says Mauro Habacuc Avendaño Luis, 81, known to everyone as Habacuc.While Habacuc lights a campfire to make coffee, his son Rafael, 42, sets up a small tent for the night. Rain is forecast. “We’ve been camping in the same spot for many years,” says Habacuc. “From here, we roam the coast in search of the purpura snail.”White cotton skeins dyed with snail ink turn from yellow to green and finally ‘tixinda’ purple in the sun Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Horrifying moment TikTok influencer Valeria Márquez, 23, is shot dead by motorbike

Footage shows the horrific moment 23-year-old TikToker and aesthetician Valeria Marquez was shot multiple times while broadcasting live from inside her beauty salon.

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3 w. ago I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’

It broke my heart to see a seal so injured by a £1 plastic toy. Now I campaign to ban them – and it has changed my lifeThere was an incident seven years ago that changed my life. I saw an adult grey seal with a plastic pink flying ring toy so deeply embedded in her neck that she was practically dead. It was stopping her from feeding because it was digging into her and she couldn’t extend her neck – the wounds were horrific.It broke my heart. From that moment on, I became obsessed with seals and protecting them from the dangers of plastic flying rings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scots fairground 'sorry' after waltzer comes off the tracks and crashes with kids inside

Organisers confirmed the event would be closed while an investigation takes place.

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3 w. ago Fairground company ‘truly sorry’ after waltzer car crashes with children inside

The children’s father said the car had been going at ‘full pelt’ when it came off the carousel and crashed into the car he was riding in.

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3 w. ago 'I watched my kids go flying in fairground horror as waltzer car came off the track'

The heart-stopping moment a fairground ride car 'smashed about before coming off the track' at a festival in Edinburgh was captured in footage - children on the ride were 'shaken'

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3 w. ago Video shows terrifying moment car with children inside crashes off ride at fairground

This is the terrifying moment a father watched as a car on a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed with his children inside.

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3 w. ago Children scream in terrifying moment as waltzer car breaks off at Scottish fairground and crashes

Three children were in the waltzer car when it broke off at full speed on a fairground ride in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Fairground ride 'breaks off track and crashes' with three children inside

Dad Kevin McNulty said the ride was going at 'full pelt' when it happened

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3 w. ago Father saw fairground waltzer car crash off track with children inside

Kevin McNulty said the ride was going ‘full pelt’ when their car separated.

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3 w. ago Children scream in terror as waltzer car comes off ride at UK fairground

A dad who took his children on a ride at an Edinburgh fairground was horrified as he watched their car come 'completely off' the ride

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