82 m. ago Live Ardwick updates as police and paramedics attend incident

Emergency services are at the scene - updates as we get them

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1 hour ago NHS to roll out 'pioneering' A&E units where patients can be seen in 10 minutes

The NHS has announced it will open network of mental health emergency units across England

Sport

5 h. ago Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts

‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights onSeconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales. It was Britain’s energy system operator requesting an immediate deluge of electricity to help prevent a wide-scale blackout crippling Britain’s power grids.The response was swift, and in the end just under million people were left without power for less than 45 minutes. While trains were stuck on lines for hours and hospitals had to revert to backup generators, that phone call prevented Britain’s worst blackout in a decade from being far more severe. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Why Filipinos are upset at removal of beloved cat from hiking trail

Popular cat Pulag’s followers condemn the move who grieved its removal from the area of Mount Pulag

Politics

7 h. ago Kemi Badenoch facing ‘inevitable’ leadership challenge as Tories battle dire poll ratings

It comes after The Independent revealed that Tory MPs are plotting to remove Mrs Badenoch

Politics

8 h. ago Woman and three boys killed in Brent house fire as man arrested at scene

Two other people were taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service

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8 h. ago First Minister admits that Wales 'won't get all the money' she wants from Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan has asked people in Wales to be 'patient' following meeting with the Prime Minister

Politics

8 h. ago Trump to address West Point graduates as he tries to impose agenda on military

President’s visit to military academy occurs as books are banned and clubs disbanded in line with anti-DEI policeDonald Trump will address graduates of West Point on Saturday, as his administration moves to implement a rightwing agenda at military service academies that has prompted the disbandment of student clubs, the removal of certain books and at least one faculty resignation.It will be the second time Trump has spoken to graduates of the United States Military Academy in upstate New York where the next generation of army leaders is educated, and offers the president an opportunity to stump for his defense policy. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Turkish officials admit they've NO IDEA how British mother's heart went missing in hospital after she died on holiday fuelling growing suspicions

The Ministry of Health in Turkey has spoken out after a British mother died in mysterious circumstances on a family holiday and allegedly had her heart removed.

Events

11 h. ago 'Haunted' pub with 'disembodied child ghost and secret void' sees guests fleeing in fear

EXCLUSIVE: Ye Olde Kings Head in Chester is a former brothel believed to be one of the UK's 'most haunted' buildings where members of the public can stay and see for themselves - if they dare

Society

12 h. ago NSW floods: estimated 10,000 properties damaged after deadly flooding as communities face ‘mammoth task’

SES warns the ‘worst impacts that people feel are often after the event’ as areas reel from ‘devastating’ floodsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn estimated 10,000 properties may have been damaged in record-breaking flooding in New South Wales and thousands remain isolated, as communities begin to clean up after “devastating” impacts.Flood waters have begun to subside in some areas and weather conditions have improved on the mid-north coast, where severe weather warnings were cancelled on Friday night.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Six great reads: Sam Altman’s spectacular comeback, British preppers, and fear and loathing in Starbase, Texas

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Psychiatric patient who escaped secure unit and beat church warden, 86, to death with a golf umbrella is jailed

David Parish, 38, randomly attacked Beryl Purdy, 86, with the large golf umbrella he had taken from her porch on March 27, 2023.

Events

19 h. ago Mental health A&E units to open across England where patients can be seen in 10 minutes

Anybody who walks in will be seen by a mental health specialist within ten minutes, reports say

Science

20 h. ago DNC set to vote in weeks on removing David Hogg after young progressive announces plans to fund challengers

‘If we’re to redo this election, it truly just sends a horrible message that we really do not want out there at this moment,’ Hogg says

Politics

21 h. ago Air ambulance lands as police respond to incident at amusement park

A witness said they saw 'teenagers crying'

Events

21 h. ago Doctor performed chemotherapy on healthy patients so he could buy private jet

Dr Jorge Zamora-Quezada, 68, defrauded Medicare and Medicaid to fund his lavish lifestyle by performing unnecessary procedures and falsely diagnosing his patients with chronic illnesses

Science

22 h. ago Barry Island Pleasure Park LIVE: Emergency as air ambulance lands at fairground

A spokesperson for South Wales Police asked people to avoid Barry Island Pleasure Park following reports of an 'incident' at the popular leisure hotspot this evening

Society

23 h. ago ‘I treasured that kit’: Leah Williamson’s Arsenal journey from mascot to mainstay

The Arsenal defender knows she must manage her emotions in the Champions League final – 18 years after she was a mascot for the equivalent fixture There is no bigger test of how Arsenal’s Leah Williamson balances the emotion of the occasion as a fan with her life as a player than a first Champions League final after years of working on her feelings when she is wearing red and white. “Do your job, Leah, and then the fan in you gets to enjoy it afterwards,” her internal monologue will run as she prepares to step on to the pitch when the Gunners take on Barcelona in Lisbon.“It’s funny, Less [Alessia Russo] was asking me about this today,” the 28-year-old says, sitting in the sunshine by the small lake at Arsenal’s London Colney training centre. “Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s having the experience of doing it in other moments. The Euros final was fairly level to this in terms of testing my ability to manage the emotions of the day and occasion. I’m just going to enjoy it. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Barry Island Pleasure Park incident live updates as air ambulance lands at scene

South Wales Police have urged people to avoid the area

Society