3 h. ago Main road shut after fire breaks out with smoke warning issued

Firefighters are working at the scene

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18 h. ago ‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees

City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits“I wanted to do something that would benefit as many people from the community as possible,” says Chloe Straw, pointing at a small but promising sapling visible through the window of her local cafe.In 2023, Chloe began chatting to her neighbours in Haringey, north London, about trees. “I thought it’d be really nice to raise some money for trees on the main road. Everyone uses West Green Road, regardless of whether you have a lot of money or not, regardless of your background.” Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Serious crash shuts main road 'for some time' in both directions

Emergency services are at the scene

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64 h. ago BBC Breakfast host tells guest 'we won't talk about that' after explicit probe

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt was quick to shut down a guest during an interview on Thursday's show as he spoke to the two finalists on The Apprentice.

Politics

67 h. ago Tiny airport with 424k passengers every year has main road running through it

This airport has become a tourist attraction in its own right, appealing to adventurous travellers eager to cross an active runway and hoping to score a selfie in front of the famous Rock of Gibraltar

Transport

5 d. ago Heartbreak as search for missing pensioner, 80, stood down after three weeks

Brian Fletcher parked his car by a main road and has not been seen since

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2 w. ago 10 dead as landslide hits passing cars on Indonesia's Java island

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a landslide struck vehicles on a hilly road on the country’s main island of Java

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2 w. ago The city centre beer garden behind a main road in the oldest part of Manchester

It has a selection of pints for under a fiver, including a £4.70 Guinness

Politics

3 w. ago Clouds of toxic 'vape wake' assault you on every street. And there's a serious health risk from breathing it in

Simon Mills on why he's had enough of the sickly-smelling cigarette substitutes - and what doctors warn are the risks of breathing in the sweet secondhand smoke

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3 w. ago M5 shut in both directions as woman struck and killed by lorry

Avon & Somerset Police has confirmed a woman aged in her 70s was killed when she was hit by a lorry early this morning on the M5's northbound carriage, near junctions 24 and 23

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