3 d. ago Abandoned medieval village lay forgotten for centuries now loved by walkers

One of Britain's biggest and most famous deserted medieval villages, Wharram Percy in North Yorkshire has remnants of century-old houses, a church and ancient ruins for visitors to explore

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3 d. ago ‘Damage is piling up’: has the Netherlands forgotten how to cope with snow?

Cyclists and others voice frustration as transport infrastructure descends into chaos amid increasingly rare cold snapA week-long winter cold snap that would once have been normal in the Netherlands has caused more than 20,000 flight cancellations, chaos on roads and railways, buildings to partially collapse, and a stream of angry cyclists asking why roads seem better gritted than cycle lanes.Since Saturday, up to 15cm of snow has fallen across the country, with temperatures of -10C (14F) including wind chill, sparking angry commentary over how some nations manage months of snow but the Netherlands, no longer used to it, appears paralysed. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A squad of ICE agents hunting down illegal migrants. A mother who went to protest against them after dropping her young son at school. A pop

But it ended just seconds later in an unprecedented tragedy on a snowy residential street - one that now threatens to tear the country apart.

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1 week ago New Year's chaos as Netherlands plunged into deadly crime wave leaving two dead

A wave of deadly violence swept over several major cities in the Netherlands over New Year's Eve and Day, stretching the country's emergency services to breaking point

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1 week ago Amsterdam church fire horror on New Year's Eve as 'fireworks hits roof and sparks blaze'

The 19th Century church, built in 1880 near Amsterdam's famous Vondelpark, caught fire at about 12.45am on New Year's Day, and the tower collapsed just after 1am

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1 week ago New Year chaos as two killed by fireworks as 'unprecedented' violence breaks out on street

Parts of the Netherlands turned into New Year chaos as police dealt with "unprecedented" violence from people in the streets as two people died in firework related incidents

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1 week ago Netherlands New Year chaos sees two killed by fireworks as thugs battle in the streets, 'unprecedented' violence and 19th century church destroyed

A 17-year-old boy from Nijmegen and a 38-year-old man from Aalsmeer, were killed in fireworks accidents. Three others were left seriously injured.

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1 week ago Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Hong Kong will ring in 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

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1 week ago Spanish painter Cecilia Giménez behind viral botched Jesus fresco restoration dubbed ‘Monkey Christ’ dies aged 94

THE woman responsible for "Monkey Jesus" - the butchered restoration of an historic Jesus fresco - has died. Cecilia Giménez, from Borja, Spain, made headlines in 2012 when she painted over a century-old antiquity at her local church in a good-natured effort to restore it. The flaking fresco had deteriorated after many years of water...

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2 w. ago Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year's Eve blast

Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people

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