2 h. ago Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people

Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by rescuersRescue efforts are under way on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of the mountain in Tibet were guided to safety by rescuers on Sunday, as unusually heavy precipitation including rain pummelled the Himalayas. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Mount Everest snowstorm traps almost 1,000 people as rescuers race to camps

Nearly 1,000 people are believed to be stranded on the Tibetan side's eastern slopes of Mount Everest following heavy snowfall this weekend. A rescue operation is underway

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2 h. ago Hundreds of people are stranded on Mount Everest after massive snowstorm as rescuers race to save hikers

People's tents are said to have been crushed, with some climbers suffering from hypothermia due to the freezing conditions.

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18 h. ago Five groups that could be entitled to extra Universal Credit cash

Universal Credit provides a standard rate that every successful claimant receives but certain people may be eligible for hundreds more

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23 h. ago ‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 492 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

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24 h. ago ‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 493 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

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26 h. ago ‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 442 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

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40 h. ago It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economiesI was lucky. Last week, I was cycling downhill when I hit a pothole. The front wheel folded into an infinity symbol. I went over the handlebars and, with no time to put my hands out, landed on my face. My helmet and glasses took most of the impact. I emerged, remarkably, with just a few cuts and bruises.My glasses were banjaxed, my bike needed major repairs and my clothes were torn. Altogether, that pothole has cost me about £450. Again, I’m lucky – I can afford it. But the point is this: fixing a pothole costs us between £45 and £90. Not fixing it costs us far more. God knows how many other people have pranged their bikes or wrecked their car tyres in the same hole. Between us, we may have paid hundreds of times the cost of its repair. If people have suffered significant injuries, so must the NHS. One of my correspondents tells me: “I’m thre...

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2 d. ago Palestine Action protest to go ahead despite police pleas to cancel in wake of synagogue terrorist attack

Hundreds of people have said they will attend a demonstration in Trafalgar Square on Saturday

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3 d. ago Welsh woman among hundreds of people detained as convoy of boats stopped

Hannah Schafer, who is from Cardigan in Ceredigion, is one of an estimated 500 people on the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)

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4 d. ago Brit holiday hotspot swamped by flash floods with woman missing in latest storm

Latest weather news as popular British holiday hotspots hit by wet weather with roads turning into rivers and hundreds of people trapped across Europe amid heavy rainfall

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4 d. ago Indonesia school collapse: Rescuers race to save 91 children still trapped under rubble

Three students are confirmed dead and 26 remain hospitalised with head injuries and broken bones

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5 d. ago US deports 120 Iranians back to Tehran in Trump immigration crackdown

Uncommon instance of cooperation between the two countries reportedly came after months of talksIran has said that 120 nationals being deported from the US under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown will fly back this week.“One hundred and twenty people should be deported and flown home over the next couple of days,” foreign ministry consular affairs official Hossein Noushabadi told the Tasnim news agency. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hundreds attend second Hobby Exhibition weekend at Coatbridge's Mackinnon Mills

Venue packed with hundreds of people of all ages as dozens of different enthusiastic hobby clubs and traders were on hand to entertain and educate.

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6 d. ago Budget airline PLAY collapses and cancels all flights as passengers left stranded

Icelandic airline Fly PLAY said it has gone into administration and all flights are cancelled with immediate effect, leaving hundreds of people without jobs and potentially thousands stranded

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6 d. ago Michigan church death toll doubles after search of building where Iraq war veteran Thomas Jacob Sanford 'planted 3 bombs' and opened fire

Police said a 40-year-old man opened fire on hundreds of people who had gathered for a service at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday morning.

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6 d. ago Iraq war veteran Thomas Sanford identified as Michigan church shooter who 'planted 3 bombs and killed 2'

Police said a 40-year-old man opened fire on hundreds of people who had gathered for a service at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday morning.

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7 d. ago 'Three devices' found in aftermath of Michigan church fire after gunman opened fire on packed service killing at least two

Police said a 40-year-old man opened fire on hundreds of people who had gathered for a service at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Grand Blanc on Sunday morning.

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7 d. ago Video: Michigan mormon church burns after gunman rams car into building and opens fire

A Michigan mormon church caught fire after a gunman rammed his car into the building and opened fire on hundreds of people, killing one and injuring nine others.

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7 d. ago Israel presses on with Gaza assault as Trump again claims ceasefire is close

IDF launches 140 airstrikes in last 24 hours as tanks advance in Gaza City and death toll for same period is put at 77Israel has pressed on with its offensive in Gaza as Donald Trump claimed again to be on the brink of a breakthrough in negotiations for a ceasefire in the devastated territory.Witnesses and medics said Israeli tanks were advancing through central and western neighbourhoods of Gaza City towards crowded coastal areas where hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering. Continue reading...

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