4 h. ago Watch: Huge jet of water sprays across homes as burst main floods streets

This video shows a burst main sending thousands of gallons of water into the air, covering nearby properties.

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4 h. ago Burst pipe sends send thousands of gallons of water towering 100ft into the air amid dire drought warnings

Dramatic aerial photos show the water cascading out of the ground - about 100ft into the air - across Sneedhams Green in Matson, Gloucester, after a pipe burst on Wednesday.

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5 h. ago Residential street flooded as burst main shoots 100ft jet of water into the air

Some properties in Sneedhams Green in Matson, Gloucester, were left without supplies.

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6 h. ago How memories of clean water, frogs and fresh air could help save Rio’s favelas from future climate disaster

A new exhibition in the Brazilian city looks at how water, the environment and extreme weather is interwoven with personal stories from 10 marginalised communitiesLeticia Pinheiro grew up hearing stories about the Acari River. Her grandmother bathed in its clean waters; her father caught frogs on its margins; and many in the community made a living from fishing there.Now, Pinheiro, 28, and her peers do not even call it a river; it’s become known as a valão – an open canal for sewage and rubbish. It borders the Acari favela, which spread over swampy terrain in northern Rio de Janeiro from the 1920s. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Air and sea search underway to find 'missing yacht' off Scottish coast

Rescue teams are in the air and the water searching for a missing yacht off of Scotland's coast.

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51 h. ago Investigation after fire erupts at Sir Keir Starmer's house in north London

The residential street in Kentish Town was cordoned off

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51 h. ago Fire at 'Keir Starmer's house' as street cordoned off and cops investigate

The incident happened in the early hours of Monday at the North West London residential home of the Prime Minister as Downing Street confirmed that an investigation is underway

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3 d. ago Missing Welsh teenager live updates: 'Extensive' land, air and water searches fail as police issue update

Concerns are growing for 'vulnerable' Athrun as searches continue with specialist search officers from several agencies

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4 d. ago Prince Harry stuns Londoners by turning up at wrong house while looking for friend

The Duke of Sussex was seen tieless in a blue suit with a phone pressed to his ear as he approached homes on a quiet residential street

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7 d. ago Pictured: Man, 22, who fell to his death from Soho rooftop after Bank Holiday weekend night out

Police have released pictures of Ryley Harbord, 22, who fell from the roof of a residential property in Brewer Street at around 2am on Saturday, May 3.

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1 week ago LIVE: Armed police spotted on residential street as scene in place

A scene is in place on East Street in Rochdale

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1 week ago Trump has launched more attacks on the environment in 100 days than his entire first term

Blitzkrieg has hit protections in place for land, oceans, forests and wildlife, and will worsen the climate crisis‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environmentDonald Trump has launched an unprecedented assault upon the environment, instigating 145 actions to undo rules protecting clean air, water and a livable climate in this administration’s first 100 days – more rollbacks than were completed in Trump’s entire first term as US president.Trump’s blitzkrieg has hit almost every major policy to shield Americans from toxic pollution, curb the worsening impacts of the climate crisis and protect landscapes, oceans, forests and imperiled wildlife. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago My house was flooded after a pipe burst. This is the shocking reason why my insurer refused to pay out... what can I do? DEAN DUNHAM replies

My insurance claim after my house flooded has been rejected. What are my rights? Consumer champion Dean Dunham gives his advice.

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2 w. ago 'We wouldn’t let our children drink dirty water. So why do we let them breathe dirty air?'

Parents decry a pollution 'epidemic' as hospital admissions for children with breathing problems soar, while Andy Burnham has defended scrapping Clean Air Zone charges. Jonathan Blades from Asthma + Lung UK says 'children should not be fighting for breath just because they're growing up near a busy road'

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2 w. ago Iran explosion: At least 14 dead and over 750 injured following massive blast at port

Helicopters dumped water from the air on the fire hours after the initial explosion

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2 w. ago The shocking moment BMW was found torched on a residential street

The car was set on fire by Suaiel Haider to try and cover for his nephew

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2 w. ago Thailand plane crash: Harrowing moment doomed aircraft plummets into sea killing all those on board

The plane crashed yards from a luxury hotel in the Trang Province while on a routine mission - as footage showed it caught mid-air in a steep, uncontrolled dive, moments before hurtling into the water

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2 w. ago Police find four rooms full of drugs at cannabis factory in residential street

All the plants were seized from the property by officers, who said no-one was present when the raid on the property took place

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2 w. ago Police shooting outside terminal of Toronto's main airport cuts off morning traffic

Authorities say a shooting involving a police officer outside Toronto’s Pearson International Airport cut off traffic heading to Terminal 1

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3 w. ago My family and I were sound asleep – then a tsunami swept our house out to sea

When Pedro Niada awoke to find his house tilting and filling with water, he was confused. He soon realised he was in a race against time to save everyoneJolted awake at 4.30am, Pedro “Peter” Niada was certain a meteorite had fallen near his seaside home, lifting it from its foundations and sending it flying through the air. He took two steps down the stairs, felt water splash his feet and realised the house was sinking.Nothing made sense. Why was the house tilting? Why could he hear what sounded like a waterfall outside? The sound of breaking timber led him to pull back the curtain at The Flying Fish (El Pez Volador), the 12-bed tourist lodge he had built by hand. Continue reading...

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