9 h. ago Scottish coastal road to remain shut for days after burst water main causes extensive damage

The road that is used to access a popular family park will remain closed at least until Thursday

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29 h. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Famed Memphis church associated with Martin Luther King damaged by fire

Clayborn Temple, base for sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968, suffers extensive damageA fire has severely damaged the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, which is closely associated with the US civil rights movement and Dr Martin Luther King.The temple was headquarters for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968. The campaign’s “I Am a Man” signs were made in the church’s basement, according to the temple’s website. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Over 13,000 households to get compensation payout worth £200 after major water disruption

Around 13,000 properties across the areas lost access to water from Sunday with supplier - South West Water (SWW) - confirming that the outage was due to a major water main burst

Economics

8 d. ago Canary Island's plan for new cable car routes over unique tourist attraction

When the new cable cars are up and running, tourists will be given a bird's-eye view of the spectacular lava flows created by the volcanic eruption on La Palma, which caused extensive damage four years ago

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3 w. ago Didsbury residents 'forced to flee' after major water main bursts with 30 homes under threat

A water main has burst on Borrowdale Crescent in Didsbury

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4 w. ago Motorist arrested after tractor crashes into front of two houses

Extensive damage was caused to both semi-detached properties but no one was injured.

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4 w. ago Woman killed on Scottish coastal road in horror crash with Ford van

The crash between an Audi Q5 and a Ford Transit van has left a woman dead

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