4 h. ago Belfast bonfire declared 'major incident' by PSNI amid paramilitary disorder warnings

Police said the force had received a formal request for assistance from Belfast City Council in relation to the removal of material from the bonfire site at Meridi Street

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9 h. ago 'Major incident' declared in Wigan as 'illegal waste' fire rages for days

The fire at an "illegal waste" dump in Wigan has raged for more than a week with a major incident being declared as firefighters continue to battle the blaze

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9 h. ago 'Major incident' declared in Greater Manchester town amid 'illegal waste' fire

The former scrapyard has recently been used as an illegal rubbish dump littered with scrap vehicles, tyres and household waste

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2 d. ago Nightclub mass shooting leaves three dead and eight injured as major incident declared

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3 d. ago UN teams deploy to Syrian coast as wildfires force hundreds to flee

United Nations teams have deployed to Syria's coast as wildfires rage for a fourth day

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5 d. ago Tragedy as two teenagers killed on railway line as police launch probe

A major police incident was declared after officers were called to Poynton Station in Cheshire shortly before 10.30pm on Thursday following reports of a 'casualty' on the tracks

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1 week ago Dozens evacuated as forest fire rages near Athens just days after blaze ripped through another Greek holiday island

A violent forest fire devastated several seaside towns east of Athens on Thursday, damaging homes and prompting dozens of evacuations in a popular destination tourists

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2 w. ago Greek wildfires: Hundreds of people evacuated from villages on Chios island as wildfires rage on for third day

Chios, in the north east of the Aegean, is a popular holiday destination in the midst of its tourist season right now

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2 w. ago Trump says Iran and Israel ‘don’t know what the f*** they’re doing’ after ceasefire broken

President rages after ceasefire halting 12-day war appears to immediately break down, with each side accusing the other of violating its terms

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2 w. ago New details revealed on Hotspur Press fire after major incident declared

More than 100 firefighters worked at the scene

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Major incident declared in north Wales as A55 closed and holidaymakers stuck

The incident caused huge delays and tailbacks on the busy route

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2 w. ago LIVE: Major incident declared as A55 closed and holidaymakers stranded as vehicle bursts into flames in Conwy tunnel

"Emergency services are on scene."

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3 w. ago 28 Years Later review – sprinting zombies take evolutionary leap forward in badass threequel

This tonally uncertain revival mixes folk horror and little-England satire as an island lad seeks help for his sick mum on the undead-infested mainlandHere they are again, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s zombies – though unlike the usual stumbling slow-movers, of course, these things can sprint like Tom Cruise on steroids. Back in 2002, screenwriter Garland and director Boyle had a monster hit with their post-apocalyptic horror thriller 28 Days Later, about a “rage” virus that leaks from a lab and, turning people into aggressive zombies, causes a complete law-and-order breakdown in 28 days; Boyle famously made smart use of then-new lightweight digital tech which let him bring off miracles of unlicensed guerrilla shooting at dawn in the deserted London streets.That was fierce, muscular film-making, though I have never been a fan of zombies whose massed presence (then as now) requires silly, gurning, ketchup-strewn extras who can’t be clearly looked at for any length of time without la...

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3 w. ago Fed keeps rates unchanged after Trump knocks chairman Jerome Powell – live

The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and policymakers signal borrowing costs are still likely to fall this yearRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Israel and Iran has raged for six days.In separate comments, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Israel and Iran was now critical. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Justice Sotomayor dissents US supreme court decision that ‘authorizes untold harm to transgender children’ – live

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says decision ‘does irrevocable damage to the Equal Protection Clause’ and ‘invites legislatures to engage in discrimination’US supreme court upholds ban on youth gender-affirming careRussian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Israel and Iran has raged for six days.In separate comments, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Israel and Iran was now critical. Continue reading...

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