17 h. ago Hundreds of homes are left without power after huge fire at electrical substation

Several people were evacuated from nearby properties as crews attempted to battle the blaze shortly after 6am.

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20 h. ago Hundreds of homes without power after substation destroyed by fire

Fire crews were called to the incident in Exeter shortly after 6am on Sunday.

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23 h. ago Residents warned of power supply disruption as substation fire tackled

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene in the centre of Exeter shortly after 6am on Sunday.

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67 h. ago Former Camelot theme park could be transformed into new village with hundreds of homes

The park shut in 2012

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3 d. ago Cause of Heathrow substation fire that caused worldwide air travel chaos is STILL unknown as report finds power was 'restored seven hours before flights resumed'

Investigators say the cause of the fire at the North Hyde facility ultimately remains unknown but have ruled out any suspicious cause.

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3 d. ago April storms that killed 24 in US made more severe by burning fossil fuels – study

Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likelyThe four-day historic storm that caused death and destruction across the central Mississippi valley in early April was made significantly more likely and more severe by burning fossil fuels, rapid analysis by a coalition of leading climate scientists has found.Record quantities of rain were dumped across eight southern and midwestern states between 3 and 6 April, causing widespread catastrophic flooding that killed at least 15 people, inundated crops, wrecked homes, swept away vehicles and caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of households. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Retail park with KFC and McDonald's could be demolished and turned into neighbourhood with hundreds of homes

A planning application is set to be submitted this summer.

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Second night of Moscow drone raids, Kursk substation hit

Ukrainian forces reportedly smash back across border into Kursk, where Syrski says offensive has achieved most of its goals. What we know on day 1,168Ukraine has launched drones at Moscow for the second night in a row, forcing closure of the capital’s three major airports, Russian officials said early on Wednesday. The mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said six Ukrainian drones approached Moscow and what he claimed was debris from an intercepted drone fell over one of the key highways leading into the city. Russia’s aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said it halted flights at airports serving Moscow including Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky.Ukrainian forces attacked a power substation at the town of Rylsk in Russia’s western Kursk region, the regional governor said early on Tuesday, after Russian war bloggers reported Ukrainian forces firing missiles had smashed through the border in Kursk, crossing minefields with armoured vehicles. The Kursk governor, Alexander Khinshtein, said two people w...

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1 week ago Housing site that could have delivered hundreds of homes is scrapped

There was a lot of opposition to the potential housing site in north east Barry, but the council is now saying it won't be considered due to "deliverability" issues

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1 week ago Plans for hundreds of homes officially tabled in huge Greater Manchester town redevelopment

The scheme would be the first of many housing schemes planned for the area

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1 week ago London fire LIVE: Fire brigade probes cause of huge electrical substation blaze in St John's Wood

Reports of power blackouts among nearby properties have started to emerge

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1 week ago London fire LIVE: Homes evacuated as firefighters tackle huge electrical substation blaze in St John's Wood

Reports of power blackouts among nearby properties have started to emerge

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1 week 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 M&S cyber crisis wipes almost £700mn off retailer’s valuation

FTSE 100 company tells hundreds of workers to stay at home and admits it has no idea when operations will recover

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2 w. ago Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them

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2 w. ago I'm 59 and moving in with the love of my life. I'd forgotten what it feels like to be cared for. But his house was a disaster... until we came up with a radical solution

Uprooting my life at the age of 59 to move hundreds of miles to my fiance's home? It seemed like such a good idea

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2 w. ago I'm 59 and moving in with the love of my life. I'd forgotton what it feels like to be cared for. But his house was a disaster... until we came up with a radical solution

Uprooting my life at the age of 59 to move hundreds of miles to my fiance's home? It seemed like such a good idea

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2 w. ago Martin Lewis urges hundreds of thousands of homeowners to check if they are owed tax refund

The Money Saving Expert said that 800,000 households could be eligible for a huge refund in overpaid council tax without even knowing it - here's how you can check

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2 w. ago Huge Plymouth pipe bursts leaving hundreds of homes without water

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Plymouth are without water this morning after South West Water confirmed it was dealing with a burst pipe

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3 w. ago Mass prisoner swap brings emotional homecoming for hundreds of Ukrainian troops

Dozens of released Ukrainian prisoners of war embraced loved ones in emotional reunions after they were returned from Russian captivity.

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