42 h. ago Person dies after being hit by train on London Underground tracks between Dagenham and Upminster

Person dies after being hit by train on London Underground tracks between Dagenham and Upminster  Essex Live

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6 d. ago Body found on popular beach after large emergency services response

Witnesses saw a large number of emergency services on Rhossili Beach on Wednesday evening, August 27

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9 d. ago Pleasure flight helicopter crashes in field near Ventnor on the Isle of Wight

A pleasure flight helicopter has crashed in a field near a busy road on the Isle of Wight this morning - with one casualty taken to hospital.

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9 d. ago Helicopter crashes in field near Ventnor on the Isle of Wight

A helicopter has crashed in a field near Ventnor on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said.

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9 d. ago Helicopter crash lands in Isle of Wight field sparking major emergency services response

At 9:30pm this morning, it was reported there had been an aviation crash on the outskirts of Shanklin, Isle of Wight - is unclear at this stage if any injuries have been sustained

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1 week ago Collapsing ceilings, leaking windows and rat boxes: inside one of England’s crumbling fire stations

Fire chiefs say many stations are not fit for purpose and are urging government to protect services from proposed cutsApproaching a dilapidated-looking 1960s building with a peeling and faded exterior, it is common for visitors to have the same thought: this cannot possibly be an active fire station.“You can say it looks derelict, we know,” says Simon Carey, the group commander of the Plymouth response at Devon and Somerset fire and rescue service. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Major emergency services response at reservoir as rescue teams search area

Police, fire crews and paramedics along with specialist water incident units were called to the Strinesdale Reservoir

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2 w. ago Wacker Quay beauty spot water horror as child in dies in major incident

A child has died after getting in difficulty in the water at Antony near Torpoint, Cornwall on Saturday with a huge emergency services response following the tragedy

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2 w. ago Person dies after being hit by train at Old Street station prompting huge emergency services response

The death at the east London station is not being treated as suspicious

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2 w. ago Person dies after being hit by train at busy London Underground station

Person dies after being hit by train at busy London Underground station  News Shopper

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2 w. ago London Ambulance Service cuts response times by up to eight minutes

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has cut response times despite facing one of the busiest periods in its history

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3 w. ago Major emergency services response in Bridge of Allan over 'concerns for persons in river'

Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are on the scene at the Allan Water, Bridge of Allan.

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3 w. ago Man rushed to hospital following major emergency services response in Bridge of Allan over 'concerns for person in river'

A man was taken to hospital for treatment after concerns that two people were in difficulty in the Allan Water, Bridge of Allan.

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3 w. ago JD Vance visits Indiana to discuss redistricting amid Trump pressure on GOP states – US politics live

Protests set to greet vice-president on visit after governor said redistricting ‘looks like it’s going to happen across many Republican states’Across the US’s fabled but overstretched national parks, unusual scenes are playing out this summer following budget cuts by Donald Trump’s administration. Archeologists are staffing ticket booths, ecologists are covering visitor centers and the superintendents of parks are even cleaning the toilets.The National Park Service (NPS), responsible for maintaining cherished wildernesses and sites of cultural importance from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, has lost a quarter of its permanent staff since Trump took office in January, with the administration seeking to gut the service’s budget by a third.Donald Trump has claimed “great progress was made” during talks on ending the war in Ukraine between his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday. The three-hour talks came two days before a deadline the US p...

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3 w. ago US national parks staff in ‘survival mode’ to keep parks open amid Trump cuts

Park bosses say they’re running visitor centers and even cleaning bathrooms as remaining staff try to keep sites openAcross the US’s fabled but overstretched national parks, unusual scenes are playing out this summer following budget cuts by Donald Trump’s administration. Archeologists are staffing ticket booths, ecologists are covering visitor centers and the superintendents of parks are even cleaning the toilets.The National Park Service (NPS), responsible for maintaining cherished wildernesses and sites of cultural importance from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, has lost a quarter of its permanent staff since Trump took office in January, with the administration seeking to gut the service’s budget by a third. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Man ‘to deny murder of Saudi student in Cambridge and argue self

Mohammed Algasim, 20, died in Mill Park, a street near the city’s main train station, late on August 1.

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4 w. ago Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July; Trump attacks ‘woke’ JLR as it announces new boss – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsNewsflash: The UK’s financial regulator has decided to fine former star fund manager Neil Woodford and his investment management company nearly £46m, over the collapse of his popular equity fund.The Financial Conduct Authority says it has decided to fine Woodford £5,888,800 and ban him from holding senior manager roles and managing funds for retail investors.‘Being a leader in financial services comes with responsibilities as well as profile. Mr Woodford simply doesn’t accept he had any role in managing the liquidity of the fund.The very minimum investors should expect is those managing their money make sensible decisions and take their senior role seriously. Neither Neil Woodford nor Woodford Investment Management did so, putting at risk the money people had entrusted them with.’ Continue reading...

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