18 h. ago Bangkok declared a disaster area with dozens trapped in collapsed skyscraper after massive earthquake hits Thailand and Myanmar – live updates

United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of MandalayA 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices has collapsed in Bangkok trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago State of emergency declared in Bangkok as Thailand and Myanmar hit by 7.7

United States Geological Survey said the quake was shallow, at a depth of just 10km (six miles) with the epicentre near the central city of MandalayRead our main report hereA 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices has collapsed in Bangkok trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military

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39 h. ago Usher at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for PAST PRESENT FUTURE tour shows

Usher at London’s O2 Arena: bag policy, banned items and cloakroom for PAST PRESENT FUTURE tour shows  Time Out London

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3 d. ago Woman caught using 'banana trick' to steal from Walmart... before police make horrifying discovery in her car

Katherine Leone Gordon, 65, was caught using a sneaky trick to steal various items from a Walmart in Sebastian, Florida - before cops stumbled upon something even more sinister.

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3 d. ago Met PC who punched medical worker in the head after mistaking him for a suspect before saying he 'didn't regret it' is sacked and banned from policing

PC Jonathan Marsh, was called to a medical clinic in Romford, east London , on November 13 2022 by a man who said someone was damaging his surgery sign.

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3 d. ago Transgender Americans aim to block Trump's passport policy change

A federal judge will consider whether to block a Trump administration policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers

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7 d. ago Columbia agrees to Trump demands on campus antisemitism to win back $400 million federal funding

School reportedly agreed to stepped-up police power over students, banning masks, and reorganizing a major department

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7 d. ago Columbia agrees to Trump demands on campus antisemitism to win back $400 million federal funding: report

School reportedly agreed to stepped-up police power over students, banning masks, and reorganizing a major department

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7 d. ago Police renew appeal for information to find Lisa Dorrian on BBC Crimewatch

The 25-year-old disappeared in 2005 and is assumed to have been murdered, but her body has never been recovered.

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7 d. ago West Pilton Bank: Reports of fire arm discharged in Edinburgh property as police close off area

"We understand this incident will be very worrying for the people living in this community.”

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8 d. ago UK interest rates held at 4.5% as Bank warns over US tariff uncertainty

Eight members of the Bank’s nine-person Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep rates on hold.

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9 d. ago Bank of England set to keep interest rates on hold as global uncertainty grows

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday.

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1 week ago Appeal launched to help trace owner of wedding ring found in Ayrshire supermarket

Police are searching for the owner of a wedding band which was found in a supermarket before being handed in.

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1 week ago Interest rates set to stay at 4.5% as Bank of England faces ‘fog of uncertainty’

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has been gradually cutting borrowing costs since August last year.

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1 week ago Fear of a tariff ‘Trumpcession’ puts pressure on Bank and Fed over interest rates

A trade war could push up inflation when both the UK and US economies really need cheaper borrowing. So what’s a central bank to do?Monetary policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic will be considering how seriously to take Donald Trump’s threats of an all-out trade war as they give their verdict on the path of interest rates this week.The Federal Reserve, the US ­central bank, will examine the prospect of a “Trumpcession” brought on by tariffs that send import costs rocketing and convince consumers, already shellshocked from the cost of living crisis, to stop spending. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supercar banning order as police fight back against boy racers in village of the stars

Locals in affluent Alderley Edge - dubbed the Knightsbridge of the north - say the number of supercars heading to the area is damaging local businesses.

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1 week ago Chris Sutton was locked up in jail hours before completing record

Chris Sutton was once held the British record transfer fee when he Blackburn Rovers from Norwich, but the night before the move the England international was banged up by police

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2 w. ago Stalker who ‘terrified’ Cheryl Tweedy by turning up to her home jailed

Cheryl told police she ‘immediately panicked’ when she spotted Bannister outside her home again last year.

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2 w. ago Corrupt Met Police officer jailed for stealing dead woman's money for Amazon and Deliveroo shopping spree

PC Amelia Lancaster was caught on a colleague’s bodyworn camera as she rifled through the dead woman’s possessions

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