10 h. ago Pictured: Man, 49, accused of torching 18 cars in spate of late night arson attacks that 'caused £170k worth of damage' and left families in quaint market town fleeing their homes

David Giddins is charged with 18 counts of arson for the crime spree that shocked locals.

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51 h. ago ‘I don’t want to be here. But we can’t go home’: what life is like for people forced to flee floods and fighting

Around the globe, conflict and the climate crisis have caused 83.4m people – a record number – to become refugees within their own countries. Three people from Bangladesh, Sudan and Colombia tell their storiesIn 2024, the number of internally displaced people around the world reached 83.4m, the highest figure ever recorded. Men, women, children, whole families and generations have been forced to flee their homes within their country as a result of conflict, violence, or natural disasters.“Internal displacement rarely makes the headlines, but for those living it, the suffering can last for years,” says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, commenting on the latest figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Horror moment family is forced to flee their home in the middle of the night after 'arsonist' targets cars and sparks an inferno

Chilling footage shows the masked man pouring a liquid over the £70,000 Range Rover, a 1994 Mitsubishi 3000 GTO sports car and a van, before setting them all on fire.

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3 d. ago Mexico: ‘Noah’s Ark’ of animals flees cartel violence for new home on coast

Officials at animal refuge near Culiacán, capital of violence-torn Sinaloa state, faced threats from powerful drug gangsHundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a new home in an operation described as a “21st-century Noah’s Ark”.The transported species, which also included exotic birds, had been housed at the Ostok animal refuge near Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state, home to one of the country’s most powerful drug gangs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK's abandoned village frozen in time for 82 years after locals forced out

A note left by fleeing villagers includes the line: 'we have given up our homes where many of us lived for generations to help win the war to keep men free'

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2 w. ago Olympian Strictly star is forced to flee her home after she was stalked by obsessed schoolgirl, 15, who caused her 'fear and anxiety' when she turned up on her doorstep

The 4ft 7in star, 27, described feeling 'fear and anxiety' when the 15-year-old schoolgirl knocked at her door.

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2 w. ago Furious residents in £400,000 homes on newbuild estate claim they are locked in 'fleecehold' agreements with 'hidden' service fees

Homeowners at the Norfolk estate say 'hidden' service fees could end up costing them hundreds of pounds every year.

Economics

3 w. ago Argentina earthquake sparks tsunami warning in Chile after huge 7.5 tremor

The incident sparked terror and has led to people fleeing from their homes. The warning says hazardous waves are possible for coasts within 300km of the earthquake epicentre.

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3 w. ago Gardening hack sees pests 'flee' from gardens when you use 55p homemade repellent

A novice gardener has taken to TikTok to share her father-in-law's cheap and eco-friendly way to repel pests from your garden using just one ingredient

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3 w. ago 'UK’s most wanted paedophile' jailed after 27 years on the run in Thailand

Richard Burrows, an 81-year-old former care home boss and fugitive who sexually abused 26 boys before fleeing to Thailand has been jailed.

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4 w. ago Travel warning to Brits travelling to Turkey after people are seen fleeing out of homes and jumping for their lives

More than 150 people have been injured

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