5 h. ago 'Tenement timebomb' warning amid fears of forced evacuations costing Glasgow £10bn

Many of Scotland's crumbling tenements, aged over 100 years, need massive overhaul - or residents could be forced out of their homes

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11 h. ago Dimitar Mitov warns Rangers Aberdeen have no fear as keeper admits Dons need a helping hand

Dons slumped to defeat against St Mirren on Saturday and need a result in Govan with games running out.

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44 h. ago Mass resignations at labor department threaten workers in US and overseas, warn staff – as more cuts loom

Exclusive: Insiders sound alarm over ‘catastrophic’ impact of widespread departures and cuts under TrumpA “catastrophic” exodus of thousands of employees from the US Department of Labor threatens “all of the core aspects of working life”, insiders have warned, amid fears that the Trump administration will further slash the agency’s operations.The federal agency has already lost about 20% of its workforce, according to employees, as nearly 2,700 staff took retirement, early retirement, deferred resignation buyouts or “fork in the road” departures earlier this year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israel declares national emergency as wildfires force evacuations

Witnesses tell of ‘walls of flame’ surging across woodland, while high winds disrupt Independence Day eventsWildfires continued to threaten swaths of forest and fields in Israel on Thursday, though firefighters successfully reopened the main road linking the country’s two principal cities.Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, declared a national emergency after the fires broke out on Wednesday along the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, prompting police to shut the route and evacuate thousands of people from nearby communities. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump administration issues stark warning of 'consequences' to Iran amid WW3 fears

Iran will 'pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing', warned US defence secretary Pete Hegseth in a post on X - 'you were warned', Hegseth said

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4 d. ago Urgent do not eat warning over fears supermarket is selling out of date chicken

Food safety watchdog issues alert over Asda recalling hot and spicy chicken breast slices

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5 d. ago Arsenal told 'fear' led to PSG defeat as Mikel Arteta warned major change needed for Champions League comeback

Arsenal attempting to reach Champions League final for just the second time

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5 d. ago Bristol gas explosion: Hero rescuer relives terrifying moment 'bomb went off'

Charlie Danes, 47, ran to help after a huge explosion destroyed a home in Yate, near Bristol and forced 40 people to evacuate - she said the sound was 'like a bomb had gone off'

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6 d. ago Pakistan warns an Indian incursion is 'imminent' and bolsters its forces amid fears nuclear

Fresh fighting erupted last week in Kashmir - a territory that has been disputed between India and Pakistan since the British partition of India in 1947 - after gunmen killed 26 civilians

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7 d. ago Don't charge your phone in a Chinese electric car, UK defence firms warn amid 'security data fears'

Bosses at two of Britain's top defence companies have said the sector is taking a 'cautious' and 'belt and braces' approach to the possibility that the Chinese state could be spying on cars.

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8 d. ago Trio of fresh injuries as Glasgow Warriors count cost of bruising Bulls defeat

URC champions grateful for week off as they regroup for final push

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8 d. ago Celtic title party fears as Glasgow residents warn of 'havoc' over potential celebrations

Brendan Rodgers' side have a chance to clinch their 55th Scottish crown as they head to Tannadice knowing a point against Dundee United will wrap up the championship for a fourth year running.

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1 week ago Huge New Jersey wildfire continues to burn but evacuation orders lifted

The blaze covered more than 8,500 acres, with 3,000 residents forced to evacuate their homes and 25,000 without power

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1 week ago New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant

Stretch of major highway shut as 3,000 people moved to safety and homes left without powerA fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate, closed a stretch of a main highway and reached a shuttered nuclear power plant.Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County had reached buildings on the campus of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the local Lakewood Scoop newspaper. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Warning issued to Canary Islands tourists this summer amid demonstration fears

Protests were sparked by Spanish locals who claim they cannot afford to buy properties and are struggling to pay rent.

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1 week ago Passengers evacuate Delta plane after engine catches fire at Florida airport

Flight headed for Atlanta, Georgia, had left gate when flames began to rise, forcing people to clear jet via slidesA Delta aircraft caught on fire on the tarmac at the Orlando international airport on Monday morning, forcing frightened passengers to evacuate the jet via slides.The Delta flight, which was headed for Atlanta, Georgia, had left its gate at about 11.15am ET when one of the aircraft’s engines caught fire, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hadera shark attack: Swimmer feared dead after mauling in front of Israel beach sunbathers

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT. A swimmer is missing and feared dead after being mauled by a shark in the sea off the Israeli coast with horrified people watching the diver struggling in the water off Hadera

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2 w. ago Warning over fears 'aggressive' and potentially fatal ants could invade UK

The red fire ants, which are highly invasive, have spread from their native South America into Mexico, the US, Australia, New Zealand, China and Taiwan in less than a century

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2 w. ago Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane's return

All passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight are safe after their plane had to be evacuated when an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport

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2 w. ago ‘Keeping people alive’: Gaza’s last working bakery forced by Israel to keep on moving

World Central Kitchen mobile bakery’s production limited by flour shortage as result of Israel’s blockadePalestinians witnessed a large white trailer being laboriously towed through the bomb-pitted roads of southern Gaza by a red tractor earlier this month, though it is unclear how many realised it was one of their last humanitarian lifelines in the face of a total Israeli blockade.The trailer contained Gaza’s last working bakery, forced by Israeli evacuation orders to move around the territory so it can keep functioning. Aid workers say the amount of bread it can produce is only a fraction of the needs of the people of Gaza. Continue reading...

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