7 h. ago Six casualties as Edinburgh firefighters battle huge blaze in block of flats

Footage from the scene shows the area taped off as around 25 firefighters tackled the blaze.

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8 h. ago North Kensington fire: Nine rescued and dozens evacuated as blaze erupts at block of flats

Trapped residents were rescued from windows and baconies

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34 h. ago Firefighters battle huge blaze at recycling centre in Stormy Down for several hours

Residents were told to keep their windows and doors closed due to the fire

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3 d. ago Dad's chilling words after killing partner and neighbour in Christmas Day cocaine rampage

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed his partner Joanne Pearson, 38, and a neighbour in a frenzied attack at a block of flats in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day, a court heard

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3 d. ago New London tower block 'UK first' is being built for women only

Brook House has offered housing in Acton, west London, for more than 90 years but a fresh rebuild has created 102 'genuinely affordable' social rented flats in the block.

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5 d. ago Huge Edinburgh high rise blaze causes six casualties as emergency crews race to scene

A fire at a block of flats in Edinburgh saw a huge emergency services response in the early hours of Sunday morning, with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirming six casualties.

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6 d. ago Woman convicted of murdering mother at child's birthday party in Stepney Green

Hope Rowe, 33, stabbed Charlotte Rowe outside a block of flats in East London after accusing the victim of hiding her keys

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6 d. ago ‘The sky is red and we fear more attacks’: Iranians left stunned by Israeli strikes

Everyday people taken by surprise by overnight strikes and left wondering how to prepare for what may come nextAs dawn broke over Tehran, firefighters and other rescue workers saw for the first time the full extent of the damage done by overnight Israeli strikes.Among the first locations reached by responders in the capital was a 12-storey block of flats looming above a road junction and a shopping mall in the northern suburbs. A huge blast at around 4am had gutted two upper levels, showering debris into the street below. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man gets life for ‘senseless’ murder of talented footballer, 32, in south London car park

Theo Porteous was stabbed multiple times outside a block of flats near Battersea Power Station

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1 week ago Scots flats locked down and man arrested after 'potentially hazardous materials' found

Firefighters in specialist hazmat suits and forensic teams were seen entering the block of flats, where a tent was set up as officers gathered resources.

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1 week ago Frustrated residents have waited four years for new flats and now they are nearly ready

Councillors and council officials celebrated the topping out of a block of flats in Grangetown that residents have been waiting years to move into

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1 week ago Plans revealed for 50 new houses and flats on the site of a former block of flats

Trivallis housing association has just submitted plans for the Mitchell Court site in Tonypandy town centre

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2 w. ago 50 people rescued in Warrington after fire breaks out in block of flats

People in the building had to be rescued from windows and balconies

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2 w. ago A flat in Ariana Grande's former 'ultra high security' London block goes on sale for £11 million

Follow in Ariana Grande’s footsteps at a Fort Knox-style block in London’s prestigious Bishops Avenue

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3 w. ago Moment Iceland delivery driver drives off with furious customer on his bonnet after explosive row over him urinating on his bins

Josh Weaver, 27, claimed the courier became 'aggressive' when he confronted him for taking a toilet break next to the rubbish area of his block of flats in London.

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles

Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186See all our Ukraine war coverage Kyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack by Russian forces overnight into Saturday, triggering fires and injuring at least eight people, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said. Explosions and machine-gun fire were heard throughout the city and many Kyiv residents took shelter in underground subway stations. Debris fell in at least four districts, said the Kyiv military administration, with six people requiring medical care. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping from part of another as emergency crews trained water on it.Russia and Ukraine on Friday began a major, complicated exchange of military prisoners of war and civilians, write Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sauer. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians,...

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3 w. ago Huge fire rips through London tower block with flats engulfed in flames as 75 firefighters scrambled

Huge fire rips through London tower block with flats engulfed in flames as 75 firefighters scrambled  The Sun

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3 w. ago Westminster fire: 70 firefighters face Rochester Row flat blaze in London

As many as 70 firefighters were called to the scene of a blaze in Westminster on Friday evening - the London Fire Brigade said the fire broke out on the sixth floor of a block of flats on Rochester Row

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4 w. ago Major incident declared as firefighters battle huge warehouse blaze in Rushden

Crews were called to the incident at Monoworld in the Sanders Lodge industrial estate, Northamptonshire

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4 w. ago Baby weighing 2lbs in cold Cardiff flat had little chance of survival, inquest hears

Nate Truman-Johnson was born in cold conditions in a block of flats in Cardiff which had no electricity and was full of drug paraphernalia and empty bottles of alcohol

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