29 h. ago Foreign Office issues 'do not travel' warning after 150 injured in huge earthquake

More than 150 people have been injured

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53 h. ago Istanbul earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake hits Turkey causing buildings to shake

Terrified locals and tourists have reported buildings shaking after the 6.2 magnitude quake struck today - with four a number of surrounding regions also impacted

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6 d. ago Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar's deadly earthquake

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian services say

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6 d. ago Rattan garden day bed hailed 'comfortable and versatile' with hidden storage now almost £50 off

The large two seater day bed has a sofa-like design and comes with a long ottoman that lets you configure in several ways to maximise seating - and it's on sale with £50 off

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6 d. ago 'Comfortable and versatile' rattan garden day bed with hidden storage slashed by almost £50

Get your garden ready for summer with almost £50 off Amazon’s two seater rattan day bed which has hidden storage underneath, adjustable side trays and four backrest levels

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen caught in cheeky act at Saudi Grand Prix after F1 rival lost their phone

Red Bull may be struggling but Max Verstappen arrived in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix paddock for media day on Thursday and the FIA press conference in a mischievous mood

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1 week ago San Diego earthquake LIVE: California rocked by 'big' tremor as locals told 'drop, take cover, hold on'

San Diego in California has been rocked by a huge earthquake of around 5.2 magnitude which several people described as the largest they had ever felt in the city

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2 w. ago Queen of Versailles star Jackie Siegel reveals sister died from drug overdose days after husband's death

Queen of Versailles star Jackie Siegel has suffered another heartbreaking family tragedy, just days after the death of her husband,

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2 w. ago Papua New Guinea tsunami warning over horror 3m tall waves after huge earthquake

An urgent tsunami alert has been issued for Papua New Guinea after an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale - the US Geological Survey warned of large three-metre waves

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3 w. ago Bus driver in crash that left Virginia Giuffre with 'four days to live' gives very different version of events

Ross Munns speaks out after Prince Andrew’s accuser posted photo from hospital bed claiming she was close to death after being ‘hit by a school bus travelling at 110km/h’

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3 w. ago Gemma Atkinson admits moment she'll 'pounce' on Gorka Marquez in version of dancer she'd take 'any day'

It was only last week that the Hits Radio host was seen giving an update on her own wedding plans with the Strictly Come Dancing star

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3 w. ago Hero dad makes huge leap across breaking walkway connecting two buildings in earthquake

Dad-of-one Kwon Young Jun risked his life to save his wife and daughter when he jumped across a collapsing sky bridge on the 52nd floor of a 672ft apartment block

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll to surpass 3,000 amid 'strong possibility' 10,000 dead

The huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday caused widespread destruction across the country - with fears that the death toll could in reality end up being more than 10,000

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake: woman trapped for days pulled alive from the rubble

Brief moment of relief as rescue workers carry a woman from the rubble of a hotel in Mandalay after a five-hour operationMyanmar earthquake: What we know so farA woman trapped beneath the remains of a hotel building for nearly 60 hours after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar was pulled alive from the rubble on Monday, officials said, in a rare moment of hope for rescue teams scrambling to find survivors.Rescuers, many of them unequipped volunteers, have spent days trying to free people from buildings collapsed following Friday’s huge earthquake, which killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why was the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand so damaging as death toll crosses 1,600

A skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed as the huge 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed scores of people

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3 w. ago Volunteer rescuers race to find survivors two days after Myanmar earthquake

Red Cross says devastation is of a level not seen in Asia for over a century as more than 1,700 people killedRescue volunteers, many of them poorly equipped local people, raced to find survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings across central Myanmar, two days after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,700 people in the country and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.Red Cross officials said Myanmar was facing “a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen over a century in Asia”, after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the centre of the country on Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Huge earthquakes 'foretold in Bible verse' and they point to our 'last days'

A tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of the main island of Tonga just days after a massive earthquake thousands of miles away in Myanmar – and it's got people worried

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3 w. ago Devastating earthquakes around the world including catastrophic one that triggered immense tsunami

After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever recorded across the world - triggering huge devastation

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3 w. ago ‘A different philosophy of things’: how Solvej Balle got ahead of Groundhog Day’s time

Solvej Balle had been planning her time-loop novel for a decade when the Bill Murray comedy beat her to it. Thirty years and five volumes later, it is longlisted for the International BookerIf you’ve heard about Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume I, longlisted for this year’s International Booker prize, you may have experienced a sensation that is central to the Danish writer’s brand of philosophical speculative fiction: deja vu.In Balle’s five-book opus (of a planned septology), the first three of which won the prestigious Nordic Council literature prize in 2022, someone wakes up to find they are reliving the same day over and over. Their partner, family, neighbours: they all experience this day for the first time in their life. Only the protagonist has been there before. That person is a woman called Tara rather than a man called Phil, and the day is 18 November rather than 2 February, but the plot resemblance to Groundhog Day ...

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3 w. ago Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live: race to find survivors as huge rise in death toll confirmed

Myanmar’s military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areasFull report: Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to almost 700 as search for survivors continuesPatients evacuated from a Bangkok hospital have been taken to a nearby sports hall where hospital beds are lined up beneath basketball hoops and beside football goals.Agence France-Presse reports that when powerful tremors from Myanmar’s earthquake and aftershock shook the Thai capital on Friday afternoon, patients at Rajavithi hospital were rushed out of the building, some helped down stairs to nearby makeshift shelters, including to the hospital’s canteen and sports hall.I need to receive my blood platelets soon, and the hospital is currently checking which other hospital can provide the treatment. Continue reading...

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