77 m. ago Rescuers in Indonesia search for hundreds of missing people likely buried under landslides

Rescuers are urgently searching for hundreds of missing people in the wake of devastating floods that hit Indonesia a week ago, following extreme weather caused by Cyclone Senyar.

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1 hour ago Actor Sam Hoare backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help

Actor Sam Hoare has backed The Independent’s SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help.

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2 h. ago Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt left heartbroken by Lisa Riley moment in I'm A Celeb

Emmerdale legend Dominic Brunt opens up to the Mirror about Lisa Riley's jungle heroics, saying she is a force of nature and 'one of the kindest people he's ever met'

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2 h. ago Emmerdale star 'couldn't even tell his wife' Lisa Riley was going on I'm A Celeb

Emmerdale’s Dominic Brunt revealed he was one of the only people Lisa Riley told before heading into I’m A Celeb, keeping her jungle plans a closely guarded secret

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3 h. ago 'They're taking everything from us and giving it to these people': Budget anger on the streets of Britain's Universal Credit capital

The Budget has divided public opinion but there is nowhere the split is more evident than in the Universal Credit capital of the UK.

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4 h. ago Four killed and 11 wounded in shooting at child’s party in California, officials say

Victims who died range from ‘juveniles to adults’ in attack on banquet hall in Stockton, county sheriff’s office saysFour people have died and eleven were wounded after a shooting at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims who died, who range in age from eight to 21 , were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Lisbon car crash all we know after 6 'burn to death' after driver loses control

A major crash in Lisbon in Portugal this morning has seen six young people, aged between 18 and 20, being killed after the 19-year-old driver is alleged to have lost control of the BMW

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4 h. ago Winter storm brings foot of snow to midwest over busiest US travel weekend

Plane skidded off runway and 45 cars were piled up as 53 million were under winter weather alerts over ThanksgivingA Thanksgiving weekend storm system brought over a foot of snow and strong winds across the US midwest and thunderstorms across the south, as 53 million people from South Dakota to New York were under winter weather alerts.Over the weekend, ahead of one of the busiest travel days of the year on Sunday, a 45-car pile-up occurred on interstate 78 in Indiana and a Delta Air Lines plane skidded off the runway in Des Moines, Iowa, during landing. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Crews restoring power in Wisconsin while Iowa airport tries to reopen after plane left icy runway

Utility crews are working to restore power to thousands of people in Wisconsin, the consequence of a weekend storm in the Great Lakes region that brought down power lines

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4 h. ago Four injured in town centre incident as police make attempted murder arrest

Police were called to Railway Street in Altrincham after reports of a disturbance with four people injured and one man arrested

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5 h. ago Everything we know about the attempted murder investigation in Altrincham

A 24-year-old man has been arrested after four people were injured

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5 h. ago Altrincham town centre 'disturbance' sees four injured as businesses remain shut

Altrincham town centre has seen a huge police cordon keep many of its shops closed while they investigate a major incident that saw four people suffer injuries

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5 h. ago Coronation Street's explosive Christmas: Maggie's revenge, Becky strikes and sad death

Coronation Street is lining up explosive and jaw-dropping moments this Christmas period, as spoilers for the ITV soap have teased drama for several families and characters

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5 h. ago Cornish language to get same protected status as Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic

Kernewek submitted by government for part III status under European charter for regional or minority languagesThe Cornish language is due to be given the same status as Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic after the government submitted it for greater protections under a European charter.Kernewek, spoken as a first language by 563 people according to the last census, has been recommended by the government for part III status under the European charter for regional or minority languages, the highest level of protection available. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Stockton shooting all we know as four dead and 10 injured with suspect at large

A shooting at a children's birthday party in Stockton, California, has left four people dead and 10 injured. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect who remains at large

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6 h. ago Paracetamol alert as 5 groups should seek advice before taking the painkiller

The NHS advises that several key groups of people should take steps before taking this medication

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6 h. ago Sultana attacks the monarchy, Israel and ‘pathetic’ Labour in Your Party speech – UK politics live

MP speaks to delegates in Liverpool after boycotting conference yesterdayKemi Badenoch has reiterated her calls for the chancellor to resign on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, after accusing Rachel Reeves of breaking promises not to raise taxes.In this year’s budget, Reeves froze tax thresholds for three years longer than previously planned, meaning that as wages rise more people will have to start paying income tax.The chancellor called an emergency press conference telling everyone about how terrible the state of the finances were and now we have seen that the OBR had told her the complete opposite. She was raising taxes to pay for welfare.The only thing that was unfunded was the welfare payments which she has made and she’s doing it on the backs of a lot of people out there who are working very hard and getting poorer. And because of that, I believe she should resign.The shadow chancellor, Mel Stride, has written to the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority). Hop...

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7 h. ago Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administrationTens of thousands of people have attended an anti-government demonstration in Madrid to demand a snap general election as the country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, tries to weather a series of corruption allegations involving his family, his party and his administration.Sunday’s protest, called by Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP) under the slogan, “This is it: mafia or democracy?”, was held three days after one of Sánchez’s closest erstwhile allies, the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, was remanded in custody by a judge investigating an alleged kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Mary Berry's Brussels sprouts are never mushy or bitter when she uses 2 'special' ingredients

Brussels sprouts don't have to be the bland, bitter side dish many people dread.

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7 h. ago Fury as Nigel Farage ally backs project to get young Brits to move to Dubai

Charlie Mullins has been accused of giving up on Britain after saying he is supporting a project encouraging young people to move to Dubai

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