13 h. ago Major incident as man with axe injuries multiple train passengers in mass stabbing

A crazed man brandishing an axe caused uproar after he injured four people while stuck on a train heading to a major city, with police and emergency services stopping the service

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16 h. ago Major Scots road closed in both directions as emergency services attend to crash

Diversions are in place while emergency services attend a crash in the Highlands.

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20 h. ago Major incident at Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens after 'multiple people stabbed'

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43 h. ago Major incident after helicopter crashes on airport runway as flights diverted

A Ugandan military aircraft carrying eight people crashed and burst into flames at an airport in Somalia as the status of those on board and the cause remain unclear

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60 h. ago Major incident after attack on London bus as cops says suspects on the loose

Police and emergency vehicles rushed to a scene in London where an alleged stabbing took place on a bus, with initial reports suggesting two victims were involved

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64 h. ago Major incident near primary school as forensics deployed and street cordoned off

images from the scene showed officers standing guard behind police tape as two figures are seen wearing forensic suits at the opposite end of the street.

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3 d. ago M62 incident LIVE: 'Severe delays' near Huddersfield as lorry fire blocks major motorway

A vehicle fire on the westbound carriageway of the M62 near Huddersfield this morning is causing major delays with the motorway blocked for traffic heading towards Manchester

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4 d. ago Homes evacuated as firefighters battle major blaze in picturesque Scottish village

Four homes were evacuated as firefighters tackled the major blaze.

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4 d. ago Major incident at Piccadilly Circus as car seen flipped after hitting landmark

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5 d. ago Major incident on Blackpool pier after man dies as police launch appeal

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7 d. ago Major incident as three men stabbed and rushed to hospital after Tube station attack

Three men have been rushed to hospital after a stabbing outside a busy Tube station in London. Police and paramedics were called to the scene in Willesden last night

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8 d. ago I’m a queer Palestinian. Stop using my identity as cover for the destruction of Gaza | Jad Salfiti

Rightwingers in Israel and the US claim they are defending LGBTQ+ rights while Gaza’s people are killed. Don’t dare do this in our namePride has never been apolitical, but in recent years, particularly after the Israeli occupation’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip after 7 October 2023, the coalition of queer rights in the west has felt increasingly fractured.In Berlin, the city I call home, Pride events have splintered along political lines as Palestine has been a recurring point of contention. According to organisers of Internationalist Queer Pride Berlin (IQP Berlin), a split between two major alternative Pride events followed an incident in which the initial organisers called police to the event after participants expressed solidarity by chanting “free Palestine”. Meanwhile, at Berlin’s official Pride parade, attenders have previously waved rainbow and Israeli flags as they marched through Berlin alongside an Israeli embassy float.Jad Salfiti is a British-Palestinian video producer a...

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8 d. ago Major incident as man found dead on UK high street as police investigate

A section of a busy high street in the Scottish capital has been cordoned off after a man was found dead at around 6am this morning, sparking a major response from police and paramedics

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9 d. ago 'Major incident' lifted following Hotspur Press blaze that saw apartments evacuated

20 fire engines from across the region were called to tackle the blaze

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9 d. ago New details revealed on Hotspur Press fire after major incident declared

More than 100 firefighters worked at the scene

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1 week ago M60 closure LIVE: All traffic stopped on major motorway as 'police incident' underway

Police and paramedics are in attendance at an incident on the M60 - drivers are reported to be at a standstill with the motorway shut in both directions

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1 week ago Riot police cordon off Edinburgh street as residents evacuated from homes in major incident

Around eight emergency vehicles and multiple officers, as well as police dogs, were spotted on scene.

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1 week ago First picture shows lorry that sparked 'major incident' in tunnel amid huge closure

The large vehicle was destroyed in the fire on the A55 Conwy Tunnel

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1 week ago A55 Conwy tunnel fire update after major incident shuts road

A major incident was declared after a large fire closed the A55 causing traffic chaos

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1 week ago Everything we know about A55 Conwy Tunnel fire as disruption could last 'for days'

A major incident was declared by the fire service and there was travel chaos across north Wales as a result of the fire and thick smoke

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