11 h. ago Ed Sheeran surprises fans with gigs from a London bus and outside King's Cross station

The singer has been busy promoting his new single Azizam

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14 h. ago London school pupils handed detentions for lateness after TfL change bus routes

Deputy head says students panic and push to get onto over-capacity buses at the end of the day

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15 h. ago Dan Walker shares friend Gary Speed's tragic final words to him that 'changed' him forever

Walker was one of the last people to speak to Welsh footballer Speed before he died aged 42 in November 2011

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33 h. ago ‘Potentially historic’ flooding threat looms after almost 100 tornadoes hit US

Rainfall near Memphis, Tennessee, is expected to exceed 12in over the next three daysA prolific tornado outbreak will give way to a rare and widespread flooding threat across the midwest and southern US this week, stressing the nation’s short-staffed weather forecasting and disaster response efforts.At least four people have reportedly died so far as nearly 100 tornadoes struck on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Asda introduces major change to five Greater Manchester stores as bosses 'look at all options'

The change will aim to improve colleague and customer safety in stores

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39 h. ago London bus deaths soar by almost 20 per cent in a year, admits TfL, as it vows to improve road safety

Fatalities included 10 pedestrians, two cyclists and eight passengers

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40 h. ago Family mourn girl, 17, with ‘heart of gold’ killed in horror bus and car crash near Heathrow

Star Tomkins died following the collision on Bedfont Road in Feltham, west London

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42 h. ago TfL vows to improve safety after 20 people died in London bus incidents last year

TfL vows to improve safety after 20 people died in London bus incidents last year  London Evening Standard

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42 h. ago Twenty people died in London bus incidents last year, admits TfL, as it vows to improve road safety

Fatalities included 10 pedestrians, two cyclists and eight passengers

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3 d. ago ‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work

Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching and traffickingWhen the guns finally fell silent in 1992, little was left alive in Gorongosa national park. During the 15 years of Mozambique’s civil war – in which more than a million people died – the country’s wildlife also paid a terrible price. Poaching for meat and ivory was so intense that the small surviving elephant population rapidly evolved to lose their tusks. Leopards, wild dogs and spotted hyenas had all disappeared. Populations of zebra, buffalo and other herbivores had collapsed.In the following years, a huge effort to restore the park took shape. Led by the philanthropist Gregory Carr and Mozambique’s government, it was the start of the park’s journey to becoming one of Africa’s most celebrated wildlife conservation success stories. Today, elephants, lions, hippos, antelope, painted wolves, hyenas and leopards all thrive in the park once again...

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3 d. ago Three dead after bus and car catch fire in west London crash

Three dead after bus and car catch fire in west London crash  BBC

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3 d. ago Three killed after car crashes into bus and sparks huge inferno in west London

Three killed after car crashes into bus and sparks huge inferno in west London  Metro.co.uk

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4 d. ago Five people dead and four injured after explosion at Spanish coalmine

Cause of the accident remains unclear though emergency services cite ‘problem with a machine’Five people died and another four were seriously injured after an explosion on Monday at a coalmine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials have said.Two other workers at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, about 450km (280 miles) northwest of Madrid, were unharmed in the accident, local emergency services said. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rescuers race to find survivors as Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis – video report

Red Cross officials have warned that Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake. About 1,700 people have died as a result of the earthquake, with at least 300 people having been reported missingMyanmar earthquake: level of devastation ‘hasn’t been seen in over a century in Asia’, says Red Cross – latest updates Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police issue major update after three people, including girl, four, die in horror Northamptonshire village fire

A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a four-year-old girl, a 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man died following a fire in Northamptonshire.

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5 d. ago Two men hospitalised and police officer injured in horror south London night bus stabbing

The violent altercation broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll soars past 1,600 as searches to find survivors in the wreckage turn increasingly desperate

More than 1,600 people have died and another 3,400 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, with more than 100 people still missing.

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6 d. ago Qantas Had To Bus Passengers From Paris To London During Heathrow Power Outage

Qantas Had To Bus Passengers From Paris To London During Heathrow Power Outage  Simple Flying

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6 d. ago Kettering house fire leaves three dead and three police officers injured

Three people have tragically died and three police officers have been left injured after a huge blaze ripped through a home near Kettering, in Northamptonshire, on Friday night

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6 d. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps above 1,000 with many still not accounted for as desperate families still hold out hope that loved ones will be found alive

More than 1,000 people have died and another 2,000 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, with at least 30 people still missing.

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