36 h. ago ‘It’s just daily life’: Kyiv residents get used to overnight Russian drone attacks

Bars and restaurants are full but every night brings fear for those who live near factories and industrial estatesIt only occurred to Iryna Yakymehuk to make use of the local bomb shelter after the Shaheed kamikaze drone struck her nextdoor neighbour’s fifth-floor flat at 2am on Tuesday, taking a messy bite out of the bedroom.The 22-year-old had returned to her home in Kyiv’s Obolon district from the underwear shop where she works as an assistant at about 9pm. She ate macaroni while swiping through some funny TikTok videos before getting into bed at 11pm. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Dead body discovered in abandoned BMW near Gatwick Airport sparks police investigation

A body has been found on the back seat of a car left abandoned on an industrial estate, a mile away from Gatwick Airport, in a shocking and unexplained discovery

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4 d. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW with car 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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4 d. ago Gatwick Airport horror as body found on backseat of BMW 'left abandoned for MONTHS'

Locals say a recovery driver had arrived to tow away a white BMW from an industrial estate in Crawley, Sussex on Friday when he discovered a dead body hidden under blankets on the backseat

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5 d. ago Park Royal fire: Blaze under investigation after 100 firefighters tackle fire at west London industrial estate

Fifteen fire engines rushed to Sergo Park to try and stop the inferno in the early hours of Friday

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6 d. ago Air ambulance lands and industrial estate taped off after large bale 'lands on man' in horror workplace incident

He was rushed to hospital from the scene

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8 d. ago Police arrest two more children in manslaughter probe after boy, 14, dies in derelict warehouse fire

Layton Carr was found dead after emergency services rushed to the blaze at the building near the Fairfield Industrial estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on May 2.

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1 week ago Shocking moment 'drunk' forklift driver flips car upside down 'with father and son still in it' in terrifying wrecking spree

Police were called to Newton Abbot, Devon, last night after witnesses reported seeing the forklift damaging vehicles near the Brunel Industrial estate.

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2 w. ago Father and son jailed after 70 bricks of cocaine found on industrial estate

Raymond and Nathan Kinnear were caught in a drugs plot after officers discovered the contents of two Sports Direct bags

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2 w. ago Huge fire breaks out at Motherwell industrial estate as people urged to avoid area

Emergency services are on scene at Biggar Road Industrial Estate in Motherwell.

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2 w. ago Black smoke seen as firefighters tackle large fire at recycling warehouse

The blaze started just before 6.30am on Friday at the Sanders Lodge industrial estate in Rushden, Northamptonshire.

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2 w. ago 'Major incident' declared as huge Rushden blaze prompts 'avoid the area' warning

Authorities were alerted to the scene at 6.30am this morning, before firefighters rushed to Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate in Rushden, Northamptonshire to fight a huge blaze

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2 w. ago Major incident declared as firefighters battle huge warehouse blaze in Rushden

Crews were called to the incident at Monoworld in the Sanders Lodge industrial estate, Northamptonshire

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2 w. ago Firefighters rush to massive warehouse blaze as enormous plume of smoke is seen 10 miles away and businesses are evacuated while tons of plastic waste burn

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the inferno at Monoworld recycling centre on the Sanders Lodge Industrial Estate, Rushden, just before 6.30am today.

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2 w. ago Fire service issue statement on Bolton blaze with roads closed

Fire crews are continuing to tackle a large blaze in Bolton this morning after a fire broke out on an industrial estate.

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2 w. ago ‘Our peers have come and gone. We’re still here’: Wolf Alice on ambition, ageing and why they’ve left Labour behind

They were the chart-topping, Corbyn-supporting band taking potshots at the Tories – so why do they sound so jaded about politics? As they gear up for album four, the alt-rockers explain their journey to self-discoveryPaper tablecloths, blazing sun, spitting grill, plastic chairs, dishes of tzatziki, an expectant cat sidling up to diners: we could be in Greece. “It’s like a holiday,” marvels guitarist Joff Oddie, sipping an enormous iced coffee. But Wolf Alice are not on a Mediterranean jaunt – they’re at a restaurant on an industrial estate in Seven Sisters, north London, a few doors down from the studios where they wrote their upcoming fourth album The Clearing and its chart-topping predecessor, Blue Weekend. “We used to call this street Anchovy Mile,” reminisces front woman Ellie Rowsell. “Because it smelled like fish.” That might be the tip round the corner or, thinks bassist Theo Ellis, a nearby brewery (“something to do with filtering through fish scales”). Either way, such an ...

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2 w. ago ‘Our peers have come and gone. We’re still here’: Wolf Alice on ambition, ageing and why new bands are struggling

They were the chart-topping, Corbyn-supporting band taking potshots at the Tories – so why do they sound so jaded about politics? As they gear up for album four, the alt-rockers explain their journey to self-discoveryPaper tablecloths, blazing sun, spitting grill, plastic chairs, dishes of tzatziki, an expectant cat sidling up to diners: we could be in Greece. “It’s like a holiday,” marvels guitarist Joff Oddie, sipping an enormous iced coffee. But Wolf Alice are not on a Mediterranean jaunt – they’re at a restaurant on an industrial estate in Seven Sisters, north London, a few doors down from the studios where they wrote their upcoming fourth album The Clearing and its chart-topping predecessor, Blue Weekend. “We used to call this street Anchovy Mile,” reminisces front woman Ellie Rowsell. “Because it smelled like fish.” That might be the tip round the corner or, thinks bassist Theo Ellis, a nearby brewery (“something to do with filtering through fish scales”). Either way, such an ...

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2 w. ago Company secures landmark letting to Druids Golf at Livingston industrial hub

The five-year, six-figure deal will see the unit, at Houston Industrial Estate in Shairps Business Park, Livingston, serve as the central operational hub for the rapidly growing e-commerce business as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK and internationally.

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3 w. ago Revealed: The unassuming Essex office where the 'asylum king' has built up a billion pound empire cashing in on the UK's migrant crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Hidden away on an industrial estate in Essex, few could imagine the fabulous riches being generated inside the unprepossessing office building with a roof made of corrugated iron.

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4 w. ago They spotted something wrong with toys on sale in a Welsh high street and uncovered a £10m haul

Thousands of fake toys were tracked down to an industrial warehouse estate in Southall, London, in an investigation led by Swansea council

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