28 h. ago American Airlines passenger sparks plane emergency after noticing menacing text on someone's phone

The American Airlines flight from San Juan in Puerto Rico to Dallas in the USA was forced to land just half an hour into the journey, when one passenger read another's text

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54 h. ago EasyJet holidaymaker 'urinates in the aisle' sparking emergency landing

Police in Tenerife were alerted when the passenger showed ‘aggressive and disruptive’ behaviour

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6 d. ago Girl, 7, killed and another, 6, critical after tree collapses in park

The children were walking when a tree fell on them sparking a huge emergency services response

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen sparks disagreement between Nico Rosberg and Toto Wolff as theory emerges

Red Bull lodged two protests against George Russell following his win at the Canadian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg and Toto Wolff in disagreement over who was behind it

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3 w. ago Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts

Police received nearly 700 false ‘collision’ 999 calls from Leicestershire heavy metal event in 2023When hundreds of 999 calls came in from fans at the Download festival two years ago, the emergency services must have thought a disaster was unfolding at the three-day heavy metal gig in Leicestershire.In fact, the calls were made automatically from smartwatches and other devices worn by fans because “the tech assumed that people in moshpits had been in a collision”, according to Leicestershire police. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman gored in the leg by a rampaging cow on beach at holiday hotspot beach

On a beautiful beach on the French islands of Corsica in the middle of the Mediterranean, a 28-year-old woman was gored by a cow sparking a hefty response from emergency services

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3 w. ago Woman gored in the leg by a rampaging cow on beach at holiday hotspot

On a beautiful beach on the French islands of Corsica in the middle of the Mediterranean, a 28-year-old woman was gored by a cow sparking a hefty response from emergency services

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3 w. ago Leeds General Infirmary in lockdown after 'suspicious package' found in hospital

West Yorkshire Police received reports of staff at Leeds General Infirmary finding a 'suspicious package' as workers dressed head-to-toe in PPE were seen on the hospital campus

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3 w. ago Leeds hospital lockdown LIVE as suspicious package sparks emergency

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed Leeds General Infirmary has been placed into lockdown and that police were called following a report of a 'small package'

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4 w. ago Covid surge in Asia sparks concern about emergence of more infectious variants

Authorities monitoring Omicron subvariants for driving surge

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4 w. ago At least 12 injured at German DHL centre after 'white powder' is found on suspicious package sparking huge emergency services operation

At least 12 people have been injured at German DHL centre after 'white powder' was found on suspicious package.

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4 w. ago DHL Langenzenn LIVE: Multiple people injured after suspicious package found

Fire fighters and hazardous materials specialists rushed to a DHL distribution centre in Germany following concerns over a suspicious package with 12 people reported injured

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