47 m. ago Fire service issues update as crews start THIRD day battling Middleton blaze

Locals say the smell of smoke still hangs over the area

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17 h. ago BREAKING: A55 closed UPDATES: Smoke billows from tunnel as drivers told 'stay in your cars'

The A55 in Wales has been shuttered in both directions this afternoon following a vehicle fire in the Conwy Tunnel which is now coughing smoke into the path of traffic

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17 h. ago A55 closed UPDATES: Smoke billows from tunnel as drivers told 'stay in your cars'

The A55 in Wales has been shuttered in both directions this afternoon following a vehicle fire in the Conwy Tunnel which is now coughing smoke into the path of traffic

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25 h. ago Middleton fire LIVE updates as smoke fills air after crews battle flames overnight

People are being urged to keep windows shut

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39 h. ago Live updates as firefighters called to Greater Manchester blaze

Images show fire crews battling to contain the blaze

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39 h. ago Live updates as firefighters called to Greater Manchester blaze and people told to keep doors and windows closed

Images show fire crews battling to contain the blaze

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69 h. ago Flames soar as crew battles raging car fire outside Greater Manchester school

Firefighters spent more than an hour at the scene

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5 d. ago ‘No Kings’ protests live updates: Cops use smoke and gas to disperse crowd in Los Angeles

Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants

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5 d. ago Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former drill hall near town centre

Five fire engines are at the scene in Oldham town centre on Saturday night

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6 d. ago How Ballymena boiled over: After horrifying riots sparked by two Romanians being accused of raping teen, RICHARD KAY meets the victims

But as dusk falls, the mood is transformed into something rather more sinister. Gangs of masked youths stalk the streets, barricades are set ablaze and the acrid smell of burning tyres fills the air.

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9 d. ago Riot police are clashing with masked yobs as fire crews battle to get blazes under control while 100s take to the streets in Northern Ireland after 'Romanian' teens accused of attempted rape

Trouble first erupted yesterday evening as a demonstration by around 2,500 people in the Harryville area of Ballymena spiralled out of control.

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1 week ago Emergency workers search for survivors after aerial attack on Kharkiv kills 3

Emergency crews battled flames and searched for survivors after a massive Russian drone and missile strike hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Saturday (7 June), killing at least three people.

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1 week ago The Golden Spurtle review – a cosy celebration of porridge and its champions

This Australian documentary about the world porridge championships, held each year in a Scottish village, is as wholesome and nourishing as its oat-stirring subjectsThe word “porridge” to me evokes something modest and satisfying: mouthfuls of reliable pleasantness in a terribly volatile world. How lovely that The Golden Spurtle – Constantine Costi’s charming documentary about the world’s annual porridge-making championship in the Scottish village of Carrbridge – has assumed some of the qualities of the dish. It isn’t flashy (and certainly doesn’t scream “must-watch”) but, like a good ol’ fashioned bowl of well-cooked oats, it’s got it where it counts.This film is a pleasure to watch – with endearing salt-of-the-earth subjects, a lovely ebb and flow, and a tone that feels just right: neither overly serious nor tongue in cheek. Its appeal is not dissimilar to the Australian comedy series Rosehaven: sometimes it’s just nice to escape into a fresh air-filled world with refreshingly low...

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2 w. ago Mount Etna eruption live: Volcanic blast which sent tourists fleeing was most powerful in four years

Footage shared on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke after the eruption

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2 w. ago Mount Etna eruption live: Volcanic blast was the most powerful in four years, expert says

Footage shared on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke after the eruption

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2 w. ago Mount Etna eruption live: Huge volcanic blast in Italy sends tourists fleeing

Footage shared on social media shows huge clouds of black smoke after the eruption

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3 w. ago Liverpool parade crash: Fire crews battle to lift car off four trapped people including child

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have revealed four people were saved from underneath the car in Liverpool - including a child - by crews who lifted the vehicle off of them all

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3 w. ago LIVE updates as huge plumes of smoke seen near Trafford Centre

Police and firefighters are at the scene

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4 w. ago Rushden fire LIVE: Huge plume of smoke seen for miles amid massive blaze

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue has advised people to keep doors and windows shut in Rushden, after a large fire broke out in a warehouse, causing black smoke to billow into the air

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last month A moment that changed me: I thought I’d never fit in in rural France – until a revelation at the boulangerie

I’d spent 10 years trying to be more like my goat-farming neighbours. What if I stressed my ‘Britishness’ instead?I was standing in the long queue of a rural French boulangerie when it happened. The sun was just coming up and the glorious smell of freshly baked baguette filled the dawn air. I drank it in and shuffled forward, awaiting my turn, aware I was getting “looks” – and it wasn’t difficult to see why. I had driven all night from performing at a comedy gig in London to get to my home in the Loire valley, and I was still in my work clothes. My stage wear included a check tweed Edwardian frock coat with matching weskit, navy blue dress trousers, brogue monk shoes, a smart Oxford-collared shirt and a knitted blue tie, slightly loosened. Under normal circumstances, I would not invade my local boulangerie dressed as a cross between a late 60s dandy and a roaring 20s duellist, but it had been a long drive, and I was too tired to tone it down.Plus, I had never really fit in locally a...

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