12 h. ago Abandoned village where hundreds were told to leave their homes — still there today

'Your home is gone, you won't need to come here anymore'

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12 h. ago Abandoned Welsh village where hundreds were told to leave their homes — still there today

It can be a dangerous place to visit — with roads kept off Google Maps

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51 h. ago M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead near busy motorway

Formal identification has yet to take place but there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances, say Greater Manchester Police

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53 h. ago M6 set to remain shut all day after woman found dead by busy motorway

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the M6 motorway

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55 h. ago Nazi bombs are taken out to sea and blown up after residents were forced out of their homes in the dead of night so WW2 devices could be moved

Bleary-eyed locals were seen wandering through Plymouth town centre in dressing gowns heading for community centres to sleep in overnight.

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57 h. ago Hundreds of homes evacuated in middle of the night after WW2 bomb blown up at sea and school shut for another day

ONE of two WW2 bombs that caused thousands to be evacuated from their homes has been blown up - and the second will be detonated this morning. A major incident was declared in Devon yesterday, with schools and hotels closed and thousands of people evacuated. Bomb squads raced to a building site and a marina...

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64 h. ago Hundreds of vulnerable children placed in illegal care homes amid ‘broken system’

Ofsted said it had begun nearly 900 investigations into potential unregistered homes

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64 h. ago Hundreds of children placed in illegal care homes because of chilling failures

A damning report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee warned that the use of unregistered care homes for children is widespread despite the Government vowing to stamp this out by 2027

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2 d. ago Last road in Scotland reopened after its longest snow closure in 'many years'

Mountain pass had been shut since New Year’s Day

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2 d. ago Scottish mountain pass reopened after its longest snow closure in 'many years'

Mountain pass had been shut since New Year’s Day

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3 d. ago Britain and US evacuate key personnel from Middle East amid 'high alert' for war

United States prepares its military bases throughout the Middle East, Israel has gone on 'high-alert' as they brace for an Iranian response if America attacks Tehran's brutal regime

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3 d. ago UK on 'high alert' for war as evacuations start from Middle East over Iran strike fears

United States prepares its military bases throughout the Middle East, Israel has gone on 'high-alert' as they brace for an Iranian response if America attacks Tehran's brutal regime

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3 d. ago Families living in shadow of four enormous 'supersheds' accuse its 'dystopian' security alarms and blue lights of keeping them awake at night

Hundreds of surrounding homes in Tyldesley, Wigan, are dwarfed by the structures, with residents complaining the 350,000 sq ft site has caused endless issues for them.

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4 d. ago Trump's 'military intervention' in Iran 'appears likely' and 'possibly within next 24 hours', officials warn, as US evacuates Middle East military base

American, European and Israeli sources said preparations for possible action were under way as Washington begins evacuating personnel from a major U.S. military base in the region.

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4 d. ago 'We're in a state nobody can imagine': residents describe devastating rainstorm in Gaza – video

A rainstorm swept across the Gaza Strip, flooding hundreds of tents and collapsing homes sheltering families displaced by two years of war. At least six people have been killed, local health officials said. Three months since a ceasefire halted major combat, Israeli forces have ordered the near-total depopulation of nearly two-thirds of Gaza. More than 2 million people have been forced into a narrow strip near the coast, with most living in makeshift tents or damaged buildings Continue reading...

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5 d. ago People feel like the 'Russians are trying to freeze them': Guardian reporter in Kyiv – video

The Guardian's Peter Beaumont is in Kyiv where temperatures are expected to fall to -20C during the night. Many residents are forced to use emergency shelters to warm up and use electricity after a large-scale Russian attack on the capital on 9 January damaged energy facilities. Hundreds of homes have been left without power or heating after the strikes Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Shock number of pubs & restaurants that may have to shut EVERY DAY unless Labour reverses business rates hike revealed

AN average of six pubs, ­restaurants or hotels will shut every day from April unless the Government reverses its business rates hike, industry leaders warn. Figures suggest 2,077 hospitality venues face being wiped out. They have survived in recent years due to government schemes giving them relief on business rates. But discounts are due to...

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6 d. ago Hundreds of Greater Manchester homes left without power for hours

'Unexpected incident' left homes without power today

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6 d. ago ‘Hundreds’ more agents head to Minnesota, says homeland security secretary

Increased federal enforcement in state follows widespread protests after ICE officer killed woman in her car

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7 d. ago ‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?

As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisitA couple of months ago, my mother moved into a nursing home. Her Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point where it’s no longer safe for her to live alone, and she now needs round-the-clock care. It has been my task to empty out her house, where she lived for more than 50 years.It’s not a job I would have asked for; it requires that I trawl through memories that aren’t mine, or shared memories that are painful for one reason or another. But my mother is no longer able  to make these decisions herself, about which of her possessions are worth keeping hold of and which should be discarded, either for practical reasons of space or necessity or because a continued attachment to the stories behind them might do more harm than good. By deciding these things for her I’m curating her life story. Continue reading...

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