2 h. ago Iceland volcano eruption live: Huge wall of fire expands to the north as gas cloud heads towards airport

Fresh lava now covers 3.2 square kilometres of land

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4 h. ago Shock report shows care home workers are more likely to live in poverty

The new report by the Health Foundation shows one in five care home workers and their families live in poverty while one in ten have to go without food

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16 h. ago Duke of Sussex follows in his mother Princess Diana's footsteps as he walks through a minefield in Angola

Prince Harry spoke to families who live near Africa's largest minefield as part of HALO's community outreach programme, which aims to keep people safe from landmines.

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19 h. ago Volcano on Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland erupts for ninth time since 2023

Iceland’s weather agency advises residents to stay indoors because of high levels of toxic gas from 1.5-mile fissureA volcano erupted on Wednesday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, the ninth eruption in region since the end of 2023.The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption had begun just before 4am local time (05:00 BST), and live video feeds showed lava spewing from a fissure in the ground. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Brits in Iceland issued urgent Sundhnúkur volcano advice as more eruptions 'likely'

Magma was seen pouring out of the volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula on Wednesday morning.

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19 h. ago Iceland volcano eruption forces evacuation of town and iconic geothermal spa

A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of local residents and tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa

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21 h. ago Iceland volcano eruption live: Hotels and Blue Lagoon evacuated as cloud of gas sent towards airport

Authorities have evacuated families, hotel guests and tourists from Grindavík, the nearby Blue Lagoon resort, and other surrounding areas as a precaution

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26 h. ago Iceland volcano live: Hotels and Blue Lagoon evacuated as eruption sends clouds of gas towards Grindivik

Authorities have evacuated families, hotel guests and tourists from Grindavík, the nearby Blue Lagoon resort, and other surrounding areas as a precaution

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27 h. ago Tourists and residents evacuated as volcano erupts on Iceland, with magma bursting through half

Public broadcaster RUV said people had been evacuated from the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa resort, and the nearby town of Grindavik, citing police.

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28 h. ago Iceland volcano Sundhnúkur erupts as families and tourists evacuated

The Police Commissioner has increased the Civil Potection alert level to its highest.

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30 h. ago Iceland volcano LIVE: Families and tourists evacuated after Sundhnúkur erupts AGAIN

The Sundhnúkur volcano, which has erupted eight times since December 2023, is likely to do so again, experts at the Icelandic Meteorological Office has today warned

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1 week ago Greece evacuates civilians near Athens as it becomes the latest British tourist hotspot to be hit by wildfires

The new wildfire broke out at Koropi, a town some 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Athens, where residents received text messages from civil protection units urging them to evacuate

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1 week ago Inside the underground town where families live in dugouts to escape brutal 55C heat

Families living in the underground community love the peace and quiet of living in secluded dugouts away from the blistering heat, but it does come with challenges

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1 week ago Families evacuated from circus during live show after lorry bursts into flames

Big Kid Circus - currently set up at Warout Playing Fields in Glenrothes, Fife - was forced to ask all punters to leave during the show on Thursday July 3 after a vehicle burst into flames

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1 week ago Thousands of tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate after wildfire rips through Crete

Firefighters continue to battle the blaze while other regions of Greece remain under an orange fire warning

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1 week ago Crete wildfire latest: Tourists and homeowners forced to evacuate as flames rage across Greek island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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1 week ago Crete wildfire latest: Emergency alert sent to tourists as more than 1,500 evacuated from holiday island

Greek fire department warns that risk of further wildfires remains high after more than 1,500 evacuated

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2 w. ago Tourists in Crete evacuated from hotels amid fire devastation as officials 'cannot contain it'

An inferno has raged across the Greek holiday island of Crete with over 1,500 evacuated

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2 w. ago Crete wildfire: Tourists evacuated as rapidly spreading blaze threatens holiday beach resorts

‘It’s a very difficult situation. The fire is very hard to contain. Right now, they cannot contain it’ - Nektarios Papadakis, civil protection official

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2 w. ago Bryan Kohberger plea deal splits victims’ families after former PhD student admits brutal murders of Idaho students: Live

Kohberger will avoid the death penalty after pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022

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