2 h. ago Woman cut from car and rushed to hospital after 'major' crash shuts roads

Emergency services remain at the scene at Bolton Road in Rochdale

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2 h. ago Rochdale crash LIVE: Roads closed as woman cut from car after horror collision

Emergency services have attended a 'major road traffic collision' in Rochdale at the junction of Bolton Road and Eskdale Avenue, with one woman cut from a vehicle and taken to hospital

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3 h. ago LIVE: Emergency services at scene of 'major' crash as roads shut and woman rushed to hospital

Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service are in attendance in Rochdale

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3 h. ago Emergency services at scene of 'major' crash as roads shut and woman rushed to hospital

Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service are in attendance in Rochdale

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10 h. ago BREAKING: Man, 34, dead in London horror collision as suspect held over 'murder'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with a car in what police have called a 'distressing incident'

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12 h. ago Everything you need to know after person cut from car in M66 crash

Emergency services worked at the scene

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16 h. ago M66 crash LIVE traffic updates as queues build on motorway and major road

Drivers are facing delays

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19 h. ago ‘A mini Battle of Cable Street’: the English neighbourhoods still grappling with the meaning of the flags

The controversy over flags has faded from the national agenda – but street by street, late at night and with ingenious equipment, their raising and removal is the subject of a roiling dispute over local identityThe Christmas lights have gone up in Stirchley. A multifaith mix of stars and swirls add a festive air to the lamp-posts along the main street of this south Birmingham suburb. Stirchley is a modest kind of place, sandwiched between better known (and better off) areas such as Bourneville and Moseley, but there is plenty of evidence here of the lively community spirit that last year resulted in the area being named the best place to live in the Midlands.Posters in shop windows along Pershore Road advertise a knitting group, a neighbourhood winter fair and the local food bank, while in the former swimming baths, now a community hub, friendly flyers for coffee mornings and choirs are stacked. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago LIVE: Greater Manchester road closed off as house fire breaks out

Firefighters, police and paramedics are all at the scene

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3 d. ago M54 traffic updates LIVE as road closed overnight for recovery after lorry collision

Part of the M54 is closed again — for the second time in one week — after another crash involving a lorry near junction two for Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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3 d. ago M54 traffic: Motorway closed overnight for recovery work after lorry collision

Part of the M54 was closed again — for the second time in one week — after another crash involving a lorry near junction two for Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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3 d. ago Wembley stabbing live updates as major road closed with 9 London buses diverted

Wembley stabbing live updates as major road closed with 9 London buses diverted  My London

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3 d. ago Noel and Liam Gallagher’s secret nights outs together during Oasis reunion tour revealed

The Oasis tours of old were riots of drink and drugs, mixed with blazing rows and the odd flying chair.  But when brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher hit the road for their Oasis Live ’25 reunion shows, it turns out the former hellraisers went full tourist.  There were more attractions than distractions this time around. ...

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4 d. ago Living separately saved our marriage: Husband and wife who were 'miserable' after almost 20 years under the same roof now 'meet for dinner' and share a bed just twice a year

Mikala Dainter, 52, and her husband Antony, 56, (pictured) live just 15 minutes down the road from each other in the village of Oundle, Northamptonshire.

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4 d. ago Christmas wreath hanging method with 'zero damage or effort' uses 1 item

A woman who struggled to close her front door due to the thickness of her festive wreath's metal hanger says she came up with her solution out of 'pure desparation'

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8 d. ago A470 live updates as drivers face long delays on major South Wales road

There are delays of almost an hour on the major road this morning

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8 d. ago Karoline Leavitt's family member 'abruptly arrested' by ICE after living in US for decades

 A woman with close family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers.

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9 d. ago A19 closed LIVE: Major North East road to be closed 'for several hours' after 'serious collision'

National Highways said the road closure is expected to be in place for several hours as an investigation is carried out - the nature of any injuries has not yet been disclosed

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1 week ago Sheffield shooting LIVE as teen fighting for his life after 'terrible' attack

A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a shooting on London Road, Sheffield - South Yorkshire Police has deployed increased patrols as it seeks to find those responsible

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1 week ago ‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal

As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plantsEach day, Kiran Kasbe drives a rickshaw taxi through his home neighbourhood of Mahul on Mumbai’s eastern seafront, down streets lined with stalls selling tomatoes, bottle gourds and aubergines–and, frequently, through thick smog.Earlier this year, doctors found three tumours in his 54-year-old mother’s brain. It’s not clear exactly what caused her cancer. But people who live near coal plants are much more likely to develop the illness, studies show, and the residents of Mahul live a few hundred metres down the road from one. Continue reading...

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