62 h. ago Several injured after crash involving bus and car with major road closed

Tyldesley Road is closed in both directions

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5 d. ago Elon Musk's X to 'remove direct messages' as new XChat could be close to launch

Elon Musk's 'X' continues to make big changes to features, this time with the planned removal of Direct Messages (DMs) — here's all we know about the latest Twitter changes

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1 week ago Five in hospital after several police cars damaged in huge A1 crash

The road is expected to remain closed in both directions into the afternoon

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2 w. ago Live updates as major road closed in both directions due to campervan fire

Emergency services are at the scene

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2 w. ago Last Swim exposes London's angry Gen Z: 'Doors are being closed in my face', says director

New film captures a raging generation ‘abandoned’ by the city - from skipping meals to afford tube fare to the death of the cheap night out.

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2 w. ago Body is found on M5 as motorway is closed in both directions to spark huge delays for drivers

A body has been found on the M5, prompting the motorway to be closed in both directions and causing huge delays for drivers.

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2 w. ago M5 closed near Oldbury after body is found in road sparking huge investigation

West Midlands Police said they have closed the motorway in both directions at Oldbury/Quinton following the grim discovery of a person's body, sparking major disruption

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2 w. ago Sam Thompson 'grows close' to stunning Too Hot to Handle star after ex

Sam Thompson has 'grown close' to a stunning Netflix star as he bids to move on from his relationship with Zara McDermott.

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2 w. ago Sky: Furlani in London to close agreement with new Milan director – the chosen one

Sky: Furlani in London to close agreement with new Milan director – the chosen one  SempreMilan

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2 w. ago EasyJet opens new hub at Southend Airport with flights to 20 sunny destinations

easyJet has opened a new base at a UK airport close to the capital creating 1,200 new jobs including 140 direct jobs for pilots and cabin crew, with 122 flights per week heading to 20 sunny destinations

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3 w. ago The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in GazaThe abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast.In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents are, approaches her as if asking for directions. But he quickly closes in and grabs her by the wrists she has raised defensively toward her face. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman in her 70s 'sexually assaulted' at restaurant as police make CCTV appeal

Police say the woman, who is in her 70s, was allegedly sexually assaulted while enjoying a meal at a restaurant in Woolton, Liverpool, when a man touched her inappropriately and kissed her

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3 w. ago Zayn Malik close to tears with One Direction tribute on 10th anniversary of his exit

Zayn Malik paid an emotional tribute to One Direction during his performance in Mexico, nearly breaking down while singing Night Changes on the 10th anniversary of his departure.

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3 w. ago FBI forms taskforce over rising reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships

Amid protests, White House officials close ranks around the Tesla owner leading efforts to slash federal jobsEscalating reports of vandalism at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the US have prompted the FBI to create a taskforce to target the perpetrators.The development, announced by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, comes as White House officials close ranks around Elon Musk, the Tesla owner and world’s richest person who has been leading efforts to slash federal jobs and budgets as head of the “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago M40 traffic chaos as major motorway closed in both directions after crash leaves two dead

The fatal collision happened just after 10.40pm on Monday night near Oxford, with police shutting off both lanes of the M40 between Junction 9 (Bicester) and Junction 8 (Tiddington)

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4 w. ago M6 traffic hell as major crash sparks two MILES of queueing cars with travel chaos

The M6 is currently closed in the southbound direction between J17 (Sandbach) and J16 (Crewe) as officers respond to an incident, police said in a statement this evening

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4 w. ago Police launch CCTV appeal after pensioner has £1,000 stolen from her bank

The woman, in her 70s, had her purse snatched while shopping in Ashton-under-Lyne

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4 w. ago Woman pedestrian in her 70s dead after being hit by lorry on the M5

The collision was reported at 2.48am on the northbound carriageway between junctions 24 and 23 near Bridgwater in Somerset.

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4 w. ago M5 closed in both directions after woman killed in horror lorry collision

The incident happened shortly before 3am on the northbound carriageway

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4 w. ago M5 closed in both directions after woman in 70s killed in lorry horror

The M5 in Somerset was closed in both directions after a woman was killed in a lorry collision in the early hours of this morning, with the motorway remaining shut northbound

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