4 h. ago One person is dead and four others are fighting for their lives after tornado rips through city 10 miles north of Paris

The freak weather event hit Ermont in Val d'Oise, around 13 miles northeast of the French capital, causing three cranes to come crashing down - one of which fell on a clinic.

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5 h. ago One dead after rare tornado topples construction cranes near Paris

The tornado killed one construction worker on a building site, injured 10 others and left four in critical conditionA tornado tore through districts north of Paris on Monday, toppling three construction cranes that killed one person and left four others with critical injuries, authorities said.The town of Ermont, about 20km (13 miles) north-east of Paris was worst hit by the sudden twister that caused damage across about 10 districts. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago At least one person dead and dozens injured after huge tornado strikes French town

AT LEAST one person has died and dozens injured after an enormous tornado hit a French town. The soaring twister also struck and collapsed three cranes as it tore through Ermont, northern Paris earlier today. Dozens of residents in the Val d'Oise have been evacuated from their homes and are taking shelter at a local...

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8 h. ago At least one person is dead and several seriously injured after tornado rips through city just 10 miles north of Paris

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he was monitoring the situation closely, and added several others had been seriously injured as a result of the tornado.

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20 h. ago On Track for Net Zero: City Corporation and Square Mile Emissions slashed, latest progress report shows

On Track for Net Zero: City Corporation and Square Mile Emissions slashed, latest progress report shows  City of London Corporation

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22 h. ago Pilot left 'cut up' as windscreen 'shatters' with plane forced to make emergency landing

The Boeing 737 Max 8, carrying 134 passengers and six crew members, was approximately 200 miles southeast of Salt Lake City when the crew noticed something hit the windshield

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53 h. ago David Bentley vs Jody Morris LIVE: Charity boxing results, reaction, fight stream, and latest updates

Graham Stack has organised a star-studded card with the aim of raising £500,000

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54 h. ago David Bentley vs Jody Morris LIVE: Charity boxing fight stream, latest updates and results

Graham Stack has organised a star-studded card with the aim of raising £500,000

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56 h. ago David Bentley vs Jody Morris LIVE: Charity boxing fight stream, latest updates, start time and results

Graham Stack has organised a star-studded card with the aim of raising £500,000

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60 h. ago David Bentley vs Jody Morris LIVE: Charity boxing fight stream, latest updates and undercard results

Graham Stack has organised a star-studded card with the aim of raising £500,000

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3 d. ago Punish Prince Andrew? This is no meritocracy, I’m afraid – you get the royal family you didn’t vote for | Marina Hyde

After years of drip-fed revelations, we might as well face it. This is a family elevated by birthright: they’re stuck with him and so are weReading the extract from Virginia Giuffre’s tragic memoir in the Guardian this week, I was struck again by the fate of each of those people involved in that infamous photograph taken at Ghislaine Maxwell’s London house.The teenage girl at the centre of the picture is dead, having taken her own life at a remote Australian farmhouse earlier this year, unable to outrun her trauma. The person who took the photograph is dead, having somehow killed himself in a New York jail while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking. The grinning woman in the background is in prison herself, exalting Donald Trump’s impeccable purity in the hope of getting moved to a nicer jail or even pardoned. And the smiling lunk with his arm round the teenage girl – who he denies he had sex with later that evening – is living in a 30-room mansion on a 98-acre estate (which...

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4 d. ago Israel and Hamas trade blame over truce violations as tensions rise over return of hostage bodies

Militant group says it needs specialist equipment to recover remains as Netanyahu warns the fight ‘is not over’Gaza ceasefire – live updatesPalestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son saysIsrael and Hamas have traded accusations of violating the ceasefire in Gaza amid tensions over the flow of aid into the devastated territory, the return of the remains of deceased hostages by the militant group and new casualties from Israeli firing on Palestinians close to new military positions.Regional diplomats and US officials have sought to minimise the significance of the accusations, emphasising that Hamas or Israel still appeared committed to the ceasefire agreed last week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Israel and Hamas trade blame over truce violations as tensions rise over return of hostages’ bodies

Militant group says it needs specialist equipment to recover remains as Netanyahu warns the fight ‘is not over’Gaza ceasefire – live updatesPalestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son saysIsrael and Hamas have traded accusations of violating the ceasefire in Gaza amid tensions over the flow of aid into the devastated territory, the return of the remains of deceased hostages by the militant group and new casualties from Israeli firing on Palestinians close to new military positions.Regional diplomats and US officials have sought to minimise the significance of the accusations, emphasising that Hamas or Israel still appeared committed to the ceasefire agreed last week. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Boston mayor Michelle Wu dismisses Trump threat to remove World Cup games from city

Trump claimed Fifa president could ‘easily’ move gamesWu says Trump comments are ‘targeting Boston values’The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, implied the city was ready for a face-off with the US president Donald Trump over his claim he could order Fifa to remove World Cup games from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 22 miles south-west of the city.Wu appeared on local podcast “Java with Jimmy” on Wednesday to respond to Tuesday’s criticism from the White House, which labeled the Democrat as “radical left”. Trump threatened he would make a call to the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, if Boston did not “clean up its act”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Driverless taxis will operate in London 'within weeks' in major milestone for city's transport ambitions

Waymo, which is owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, plans to launch its autonomous vehicles in the capital next year after rivals Uber and Wayve announce trials

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5 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Major Islington road shut by police after knife fight

Essex Road is shut in both directions following the incident around midnight

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7 d. ago Mega new garden village is coming to UK with 970 homes, shops & country park as blueprint unveiled

PLANS for a giant new "garden village” with nearly 1,000 homes, a school and country park have been unveiled. The massive 164-acre site will be located less than three miles from one of the most historic city centres in England. The huge development near York has been in the pipeline for nearly 10 years, with...

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8 d. ago Man City biggest England win this week came 1600 miles from Wembley

Manchester City saw John Stones play for England on Thursday night but there were other success stories elsewhere

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9 d. ago Chelsea hothead sparks fight with Liverpool icon during fiery legends match

The Premier League's infamous rivalry between Martin Skrtel and Diego Costa was rekindled during a legends match between Liverpool and Chelsea

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9 d. ago LIVE Boy, 17, stabbed in fight involving knives and machetes in east Manchester

Dozens of emergency service vehicles, including armed police, were spotted at the scene

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