1 hour ago BREAKING Massive 7.8 earthquake hits Russia as urgent tsunami warning issued

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1 hour ago Massive 7.8 earthquake hits Russia as urgent tsunami warning issued

Russia have suffered a huge earthquake measuring in at 7.8 with urgent tsunami warnings issued – and the area is home to several military sites and submarine bases

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6 h. ago Urgent 'do not eat' warning issued over item sold at Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Morrisons

Shoppers are urged to return the product for a full refund

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8 h. ago Scientists discover thousands of dangerous microplastics lurking in vegetables

Experts from the University of Plymouth have issued an urgent warning over eating vegetables - after finding thousands of dangerous microplastics lurking in the edible parts.

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16 h. ago Urgent warning issued after popular nappy brand found to be infested with pest larvae

Khapra beetle larvae, a top threat to Australia’s grains, don’t pose any immediate health risk to humans but are a biosecurity concern

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28 h. ago Peter Kay issues urgent warning to fans attending his Manchester show amid strikes

Comedian Peter Kay has warned Manchester fans about bus strikes affecting travel to his show as he faces criticism over ticket value and social media copyright removals

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39 h. ago Major banking app to close app next month as customers given urgent warning

Sainsbury's Bank customers will no longer be able to use its credit card app from next month as the high street lender sold its banking services to NatWest last year

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57 h. ago Urgent warning to Apple Pay users of convincing scam and how to spot it

Experts are warning that even tech-savvy users can be caught out by this sophisticated scam.

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3 d. ago Urgent warning for drivers in Cardiff about QR scam that has cost millions

Across the UK £3.5 million has been lost to so-called quishing in the past year

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3 d. ago Urgent toxic plane fume warning as passengers and staff suffer 'brain injuries'

A flight attendant says she was diagnosed with devastating brain injuries after a "so-called fume event" on board an Airbus A320 on a trip to Puerto Rico

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3 d. ago Urgent warning over 'killer car seats' on sale on eBay, Shein and other retailers

The products, previously dubbed "killer car seats" by Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards, include safety defects, such as the failure to have one central point of release for the harness

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3 d. ago Urgent warning over 'killer' car seats still being sold online a decade after they were first identified

'Killer' car seats are still being sold online a decade after they were first identified, experts have warned.

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3 d. ago Urgent warning as toxic fumes on major airlines' flights cause devastating brain injuries

Flight attendant Florence Chesson said she was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and damage to her nervous system after inhaling fumes leaked from the jet engine.

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4 d. ago Urgent warning over illegal weight loss jabs ‘not approved for humans’ offered for sale on TikTok

Exclusive: TikTok sellers purporting to sell the ‘Triple G’ of weight loss jabs have had their accounts pulled after The Independent exposed them to the social media giant

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5 d. ago Westfield shopping centre evacuated as huge fire engulfs building and public sent urgent warning

Westfield Stratford City was evacuated over a major fire in the shopping centre car park, with black smoke billowing over the London horizon and hundreds ordered to leave the building

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6 d. ago The warning signs that your indigestion requires urgent investigation

Indigestion is not always harmless, but in some cases, persistent symptoms may signal a more serious underlying condition

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6 d. ago Shoppers issued urgent 'do not eat' warning as popular salad products recalled

Packs of salad have been recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, with shoppers urged to return them to their place of purchase.

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7 d. ago Deadly virus warning as doctors reveal whether Ebola outbreak could spark pandemic concern

As fears rise over an Ebola outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), experts have offered their thoughts on whether this could become a global pandemic, issuing an urgent warning

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7 d. ago 'It's not just women who have been left with BURNS': Men issue urgent warning after popular deodorant firm apologises for 'agonising' itchy armpits claim

Men have now told how they too have required medical grade creams to treat the painful rashes and burning from the deodorants. One even claimed to have lost all his armpit hair.

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8 d. ago Urgent warning over smuggled MEAT thought to be behind surge in food poisoning outbreaks: 'Biggest food safety crisis since the horse meat scandal'

Last year alone, 235,000kg of potentially dangerous animal products entered the country, with gangs illegally importing through airports and sea ports.

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