3 h. ago Schoolgirl, 14, is arrested for arson after devastating blaze destroyed abandoned Grade I listed mansion

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday evening 'appears to have been an extremely reckless act' after a large number of youths were seen gathering nearby.

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26 h. ago Devastating blaze tears through abandoned Grade I listed mansion after warnings it was 'at risk'

Woolton Hall in Liverpool caught fire at around 8pm on Tuesday as firefighters were called to battle the blaze through the night.

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4 d. ago Police probe launched after 'sickening' fire attack on Scots kids football club

The blaze destroyed storage containers housing equipment used by the team.

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4 d. ago Kate Middleton and William's move to 'forever home' means two families must leave

Prince William and Kate Middleton will move to the Grade II-listed 300-year-old mansion in a corner of Windsor Great Park for a "fresh start" as they move on from a difficult life chapter

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5 d. ago Schoolgirl found dead as teen boy arrested on suspicion of rape and murder

The 13-year-old, named locally as Casey, was rushed to hospital on Monday.

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6 d. ago Film star's Grade II listed Georgian mansion he once bought with wage from 'terrible movie' goes on sale for £10million

The Hollywood star lived in the sprawling Rectory Farm House on the banks of the River Thames in Wallington, Oxfordshire, for 15 years.

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6 d. ago Race team's cars destroyed as UK factory burns down in terrifying blaze

A blaze destroyed the factory and facilities of Power Maxed Racing only days ago, but still the team has travelled to Knockhill in Scotland to race in the British Touring Car Championship

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9 d. ago From the Cotswolds to Miami: inside the many homes of the Beckhams

David, Victoria and their four children have homes across the world, from their listed Holland Park mansion to their newly designed Miami villa

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2 w. ago JD Vance will stay at David Lammy's Grade I listed mansion during British 'MAGA summer' holiday as pair bond over 'being family men and faith'

America's second family will stay at Chevening House, the official residence of the Foreign Secretary , as they begin their break in Britain.

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway brewery team hail 'incredible' community support after fire

An online fundraising campaign has raised nearly £10,000 for Sulwath Brewery after a tank was destroyed by the blaze.

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2 w. ago ‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France

Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The blaze burned an area the size of Paris over one afternoon and night and was still burning on Wednesday evening, making it the second biggest fire in France in 50 years. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US vice president JD Vance to stay with David Lammy as he holidays in Britain

Mr Vance and his family will begin their summer holiday this Friday with a stay at Chevening, the Foreign Secretary’s Grade I-listed mansion in Kent.

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2 w. ago France’s largest wildfire this summer leaves one dead and many injured

Blaze burns through 13,000 hectares close to Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing residents to fleeHundreds of firefighters are battling to stop the spread of a fast-moving wildfire in southern France, after one woman died and nine people were injured as the blaze scorched a vast area of the Corbières hills.The fire, which started on Tuesday afternoon, has burned 13,000 hectares inland from the Mediterranean near the Spanish border, and is the largest and fastest-spreading wildfire in France this summer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gifford Fire destroys 72,000 acres as high wind warnings raise fears California blaze could grow

At least three people have been injured and hundreds are under evacuation orders due to the wildfire in south-central California

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2 w. ago Gifford Fire destroys 65,000 acres as high wind warnings raise fears California blaze could grow

At least three people have been injured and hundreds are under evacuation orders due to the wildfire in south-central California

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2 w. ago Sydney Sweeney’s Republican voter registration revealed amid jeans ad controversy

Revelation comes amid public fixation on American Eagle’s jeans ad featuring the star and a pun about her genesSydney Sweeney registered as a Republican voter in Florida a few months before Donald Trump won a second US presidency, it has been revealed, as the public continues fixating on a new jeans ad campaign featuring the actor and a pun about her genes.The Euphoria and White Lotus star registered to vote in Florida on 14 June 2024 – shortly after buying a mansion in the Keys – and listed her party affiliation as Republican, according to publicly available records reviewed by the Guardian on Sunday. That was about two weeks after Trump, another registered Republican Florida voter, was convicted in New York City of criminal falsification of business records and before he secured a return to the White House in November’s presidential election. Continue reading...

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