23 h. ago What next for huge £20m railway bridge project in Stockport as new update issued

The railway line will close again for a weekend in October

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3 d. ago Man dies and another three people need medical help after Glasgow city centre suspected drug incident

One person has died and another three have needed medical treatment following the city centre incident.

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7 d. ago Canada: one person killed and six injured in stabbing in remote First Nation community

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspect who attacked Hollow Water First Nation has also died One person has been killed and six others injured in a mass stabbing in an Indigenous community in central Canada, according to federal police who said that the the suspect also died in the incident.The violence occurred in Hollow Water First Nation, a remote community with about 1,000 residents, 217km (135 miles) north of Manitoba’s provincial capital, Winnipeg, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told AFP. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Giorgio Armani's huge net worth as he dies known as 'richest queer person in world'

Legendary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who has died at the age of 91, built a multibillion-dollar fashion empire and was consistently ranked amongst the richest people in the world

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7 d. ago Iconic fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies aged 91 after earning billions

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who is thought to be the richest queer person in the world, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced

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8 d. ago Helicopter crashes just 8 minutes after take off as seven people still missing

One person is confirmed to have died and seven people remain missing after a helicopter crash on the island of Borneo - three foreign nationals are among the victims

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9 d. ago Person dies after crash with major emergency response near west London station

Person dies after crash with major emergency response near west London station  News Shopper

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1 week 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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2 w. ago Train passenger says delay because of flag flying was ‘bonkers’

People trying to hang flags from bridges meant speed restrictions were imposed on an East Midlands Railway service, a passenger reported.

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2 w. ago Minneapolis shooting: Everything we know as children, 8 and 10, killed at school

Two children aged eight and 10 have died following a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. A third person believed to be the gunman has also died. Here is everything we know so far.

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2 w. ago Three killed in helicopter crash on Isle of Wight during flying lesson

Three have died and one person remains in hospital after the helicopter fell out of the sky near the A3020 Shanklin Road on Monday morning

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2 w. ago At least 1 dead in Moscow shopping center explosion, 3 injured

At least one person has died and three were injured in an explosion at Moscow’s Central Children’s Store

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2 w. ago At least 12 people dead as railway bridge collapses after cable snaps

Several workers are dead and many missing after a railway bridge in China collapsed with a huge search operation underway complete with 27 boats, a helicopter and five robots

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2 w. ago Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers

A railway bridge under construction in China has collapsed, killing at least 12 workers and leaving four missing

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3 w. ago Man feeding stray dogs dies after 'water bomb' hits popular Brit holiday hotspot

At least one person has died after being swept away by floods in a popular British holiday destination after the extreme weather forced people to scramble to safety to evade the raging river

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3 w. ago Man fighting for life in hospital after being struck by train

Emergency services were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks on Thursday (August 21)

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: Israel should end the killing. Its allies must not remain complicit | Editorial

The suffering and death of Palestinians is multiplying. Seizing and occupying Gaza City would only deepen the horrorIsrael faces a stark choice. So do its allies. International condemnation pushed Israel into allowing a trickle of aid into Gaza. But it remains utterly insufficient, and Palestinians are still starving to death. Israel has killed more than 62,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Israel’s former intelligence chief Aharon Haliva, in charge when the Hamas atrocities of 2023 took place, was recently recorded saying that “For every person on October 7, 50 Palestinians must die. It doesn’t matter now if they are children.” That isn’t merely vengeful and obscene, it explicitly describes a war crime. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Person dies after being struck by train on railway line near Bridge of Allan

British Transport Police were called to the scene shortly before 5am on Wednesday, August 20.

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3 w. ago Person killed after being struck by train on Stirling line as delays expected

The route has now reopened but there are still delays of 45 minutes and some cancellations to be expected until 10am.

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4 w. ago Second person dies from 'toxic' poisoning from sandwich at tourist spot

Tamara D'Acunto, 45, had eaten a sandwich from a food truck in Calabria

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