1 hour ago Bomb squad called and 160 families evacuated from their homes after mystery liquid found in house in Eastbourne

Officers rushed to the scene in Eastbourne, East Sussex, just before 5.30pm yesterday after a bottle was found by contractors clearing the house.

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2 h. ago Bomb squad called after ‘mystery liquid’ found in English coastal town prompts evacuation of 160 homes

Police were called to the property on Hyde Road on Monday evening

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4 h. ago Two bears escape from enclosure at UK wildlife park sparking police hunt

Mish and Lucy, who were abandoned by their mother in Albania, fled their enclosure at Wildwood Devon in Devon, triggering a major police search

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4 h. ago ‘Mystery liquid’ found in English coastal town prompts evacuation of 160 homes

Police were called to the property on Hyde Road on Monday evening

Politics

6 h. ago Mystery liquid find sparks police evacuation of 160 families from their homes in Eastbourne

Bomb squad officers were called to the area just before 5.30pm yesterday, and police visited the homes in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Society

35 h. ago Tragic missing police officer, 26, who sparked major search found dead at nature reserve

The body of missing serving police officer Charlie Mitchell has been found, with his death described by colleagues as 'absolutely tragic' - there are no suspicious circumstances

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3 d. ago A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone

Some Iranians living abroad are trying to call their families back home, only to have a robotic voice answer

Technology

4 d. ago Gregor Poynton MP welcomes the expansion of the Warm Home Discount, providing an extra 240,000 families in Scotland with money off their energy bills.

The UK Labour Government has confirmed that an extra 2.7 million households will receive £150 off their energy bills next winter to ensure that families across the UK stay warm this winter.

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5 d. ago Quarter of a million more Scots households to receive £150 energy bills discount

Some 240,000 more families in Scotland will be eligible for the Warm Home Discount.

Economics

5 d. ago Ryanair claps back at couple who kicked off after being split up on flight to Spain

A couple who were separated on a Ryanair flight have demanded the airline change its policy. But the airline's response has sparked a mixed reaction on social media

Politics

7 d. ago ‘He just looks like a happy, cheeky boy’: Palestinian child refugees pick up the camera

Photographer Misan Harriman gave lessons and equipment to young people who have fled Gaza – and the pictures they took are funny, revealing and often heartbreakingA boy pulling a funny face, a sleeping pet, a grandfather in his chair – all ordinary scenes from life that many of us would take for granted. What makes these images special is they were taken by Palestinian children, refugees displaced to Egypt since Israel’s war in Gaza, making sense of their new, if hopefully temporary, home and what they have escaped from.“It’s familial life, relationships, and although they’ve seen so much, you’re not seeing trauma, you’re not seeing the faces of people that have given up,” says the photographer Misan Harriman, an ambassador for Save the Children. “Even though none of these kids know what the future brings and there’s huge uncertainty, they are living in the moment. They’re doing their best to thrive and learn.” The camera, he adds, is “a seemingly inanimate object that can help you ...

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7 d. ago Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation

Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation  BBC

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8 d. ago Hidden heartbreaks of Air India plane crash from mum's dying wish to pilot's brave act

As families endure the agonising wait of bringing their loved ones home, the Mirror looks at some of the hidden heartbreaks of those onboard the doomed flight

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9 d. ago Vigilante Brits: Homeowners who took the law into their own hands... and why some were jailed for it

Many will be familiar with the old adage 'an Englishman's home is his castle' - but what happens when homeowners feel they are coming under attack?

Society

1 week ago If you do any of these 4 things with your household appliances you need to stop 'fast'

Potentially millions are living with a hidden hazard in their homes which could put them and their families at risk - but it's fixable

Politics

1 week ago Lyons should consider his position over social media post – Michelle O’Neill

Mr Lyons has faced criticism over a social media post about the location of migrant families who fled their homes.

Politics

1 week ago Former Cardiff Bay office building being turned into much needed council homes for families

Cardiff Council has acquired the Scott Harbour building where it will provide 78 apartments

Society

1 week ago Riot police descend on Salford as '60 youths' spark chaos on street

A car has been torched and another smashed to pieces in the mayhem.

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1 week ago These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now their families want answers

Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

Society

2 w. ago Fifteen police injured amid suspected racially motivated attacks in Ballymena

Northern Irish politicians condemn violence that erupted after vigil for girl who was allegedly sexually assaultedFifteen police officers were injured and several homes attacked during what has been called a “mob fury” of racially motivated disturbances in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena.Members of a crowd threw petrol bombs, fireworks, heavy masonry and bricks at police and tried to burn the homes of a handful of foreign families in the County Antrim town on Monday night. Continue reading...

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