8 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council declares a Health and Social Care Emergency

Councillors have urged the Scottish Government, COSLA and NHS Scotland to provide the funding needed to ensure vital services can continue.

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3 d. ago Lithuania arrests 21 during investigation into balloon smuggling ring that closed airport

This crackdown follows Lithuania's declaration of a national emergency earlier this month

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5 d. ago Guatemala declares state of emergency after armed attacks kill at least 5

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has declared a state of emergency in two western municipalities after armed men attacked a military post and police station

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7 d. ago Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donationsThe new threat is so dizzyingly bizarre that Europe, and especially Britain, is slow to believe it. The US declares itself our enemy. Europe emerges as its main adversary in the US national security strategy. Russia is its friend, not us. Everything that looked solid since the second world war is turned upside down; the land of the free becomes the destroyer of democratic values. Appeasement fails.He may ramble, but Donald Trump speaks plainly. He means what he says, and he hates everything European. Except its emerging “patriotic” parties, which he wants to support. His strategy warns of “civilizational erasure”, claiming Europe will soon “become majority non-European” and parroting the racist conspiracy known as the great replacement theory. Describing Europeans as “weak”, “decaying” and “destroying their countries”, with “real stupid” leader...

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1 week ago Lithuania declares national emergency over Belarus balloon risk

The Lithuanian government asked parliament to grant the military powers

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1 week ago Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus

Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks from balloons coming from Belarus

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1 week ago Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus

Vilnius’s move follows appeals to EU to take more action against ‘hybrid’ attacks from Russia-aligned neighbour

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1 week ago London, Ont.'s mayor calls on the province to declare a state of emergency over homelessness

London, Ont.'s mayor calls on the province to declare a state of emergency over homelessness  CTV News

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1 week ago Scots social worker calls for child mental health to be declared national emergency

It comes as Public Health Scotland figures revealed 128 children have waited more than a year for ­treatment, up from 115 last year.

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1 week ago Edinburgh flights: Emergency declared on Edinburgh to Tenerife flight after cabin crew member 'attacked'

Arrival of the flight was prioritised due to the onboard emergency

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2 w. ago Brit holiday hotspot floods as 'red alert' storm kills two and turns streets to rivers

A state of emergency has been declared on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Lemnos after Storm Byron made landfall this week, with Brit tourists warned to stay away

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2 w. ago United Airlines pilot declares onboard emergency as flight diverted to Edinburgh

The flight, which was heading from London to San Francisco, landed in the capital at around 4.40pm on Thursday after a 7700 squawk was issued.

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2 w. ago India’s opposition lawmakers demand Delhi air crisis be declared ‘national emergency’

Millions of people in Delhi alone face severe respiratory risks as pollution levels skyrocket in October and November

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2 w. ago Female teacher's 'toy' text to pupil, 15, emerges as she declares 'I’ll bring my toy'

Karly Rae admitted to having sex with an underage student, grooming him via messaging apps and perverting the course of justice having previously denied the allegations

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2 w. ago Emergency declared in seaside town after reindeer escapes Christmas event, sparking huge rescue

Police, Royal Marines and the coastguard undertook an extensive search for the missing animal in Formby, Merseyside yesterday.

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3 w. ago Large fire breaks out in west London warehouse, as emergency services declares major incident over fireworks in blaze

Large fire breaks out in west London warehouse, as emergency services declares major incident over fireworks in blaze  Sky News

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3 w. ago Oregon's governor declares emergency to ensure the state gets enough fuel after pipeline leak

Oregon's governor has declared a state of emergency to ensure fuel supplies continue despite the shutdown of the Olympic Pipeline due to a leak

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3 w. ago Senator demands answers on Northwest fuel pipeline shutdown that could affect Thanksgiving travel

A federal lawmaker is demanding answers from BP about a petrochemical leak that forced the shutdown of a Pacific Northwest fuel pipeline

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4 w. ago Washington's governor declares emergency so Seattle airport will get fuel despite pipeline leak

Washington state’s governor is declaring an emergency to ensure adequate fuel is delivered to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a leak shut down a major fuel pipeline

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