3 h. ago Spain power outage LIVE: Tens of thousands hit by fresh Canary Islands blackout

Thousands of people have been affected by a fresh power outage in Spain after a major incident at the end of last month led to an unprecedented state of emergency

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5 h. ago New partnership offers free grocery delivery to thousands of young people across Scotland

Snappy Shopper and Young Scot have teamed up to help young people save on shopping.

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6 h. ago Smokey Robinson's lawyer says rape allegations against him are 'vile' and 'false'

Smokey Robinson’s lawyer says allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.”

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14 h. ago Thousands of people being raped and sexually assaulted in Brit hospitals, new data reveals

More than 3,300 reports of sexual assaults and rapes made to 28 police forces in England and Wales were taken place on hospital grounds between January 2022 and January 2025

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28 h. ago March for Welsh independence warned they face 'uphill battle'

Thousands of people took to the streets of Barry on Saturday for the March for Independence

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55 h. ago Drone strikes hit Port Sudan airport and army base in third day of attacks

Loud explosions reported at dawn and plumes of smoke as RSF targets Sudanese government’s seat of powerDrones have struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan, officials said, the third straight day the seat of power of the government, which is aligned with the Sudanese army, has come under attack.The country’s main fuel depot was hit on Monday, causing a massive blaze just south of the eastern city that had until Sunday been considered a safe haven for hundreds of thousands of displaced people fleeing a two-year war. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago ‘It brings out the evilness inside you’ – the ‘horrible’ drug linked to sexual exploitation in a deprived city

Ben Bryant spent five months exploring the impact of synthetic stimulant ‘dust’ on Stoke-on-Trent, where women report incidents of rape and users trade sexual acts for the drug

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58 h. ago King Charles' 'power move' on Buckingham Palace balcony is a defiant message to Prince Harry

King Charles and other members of the Royal Family waved to thousands of people from the Buckingham Palace balcony as a Red Arrows flypast continued to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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2 d. ago Mum convicted of kidnapping and trafficking 'missing' daughter, 6, for 'eyes and skin'

Joshlin Smith, 6, went missing in South Africa last year. Her disappearance stole the hearts of thousands of people across the globe - prompting a national search

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3 d. ago VE Day 80: Stunning footage captures Lancaster Bomber, Spitfire and Red Arrows flypast as Royal Family look on

Thousands of people watched in awe as aircraft including the Red Arrows and a Lancaster Bomber staged a special fly-past as part of four days of commemorations to mark the end of the Second World War in Europe.

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3 d. ago Thousands of people gather near Buckingham Palace to mark the 80th anniversary of V

Thousands of people have lined the roads around the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace as British and allied troops paraded past at the start of four days of pageantry to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe

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3 d. ago King, Queen, William and Kate honour selfless devotion of Britain's wartime heroes as they lead nation's VE Day celebrations

The royals observed a procession from a specially built dais on the Queen Victoria Memorial outside Buckingham Palace while thousands of people packed the streets as commemorations began.

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3 d. ago VE Day 80 celebrations begin! Britain to kick off four days of commemorations with iconic Red Arrows flypast and street parties galore

Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of central London today, watching a ceremony that includes a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.

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4 d. ago HMRC warning as thousands of people to be hit with extra charges

HMRC is charging people £10 per day from now

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4 d. ago Thousands of rapes and sexual assaults reported in UK hospitals

Disturbing new figures show thousands of reports of rape and sexual assault being made from hospitals across England and Wales following an investigation by the Mirror

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4 d. ago The best pictures as thousands of people run Cardiff's Pretty Muddy race

Runners left the event covered head-to-toe in mud as they raised thousands of pounds for charity

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5 d. ago Russell Brand posts bail on rape and sexual assault charges in chaotic court appearance

Russell Brand posts bail on rape and sexual assault charges in chaotic court appearance  ABC News

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6 d. ago Russell Brand given bail after London court appearance for rape, sexual assault charges

Russell Brand given bail after London court appearance for rape, sexual assault charges  CBC

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6 d. ago Russell Brand appears in court on charges of rape and sexual assault

Presenter released on bail by Westminster magistrates court and told he faces Old Bailey trial on five chargesRussell Brand has appeared in court on charges of rape and sexual assault.During a brief hearing at Westminster magistrates court on Friday, he was told he faced an Old Bailey trial on the five sexual offence charges. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Trans women have never felt a threat’: women’s refuges grapple with supreme court ruling

UK gender decision ignites debate among professionals working in the domestic abuse and rape crisis spheres“I have a list as long as my arm that I worry about daily,” says Katie Russell, the chief executive and co-founder of the service Support After Rape and Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL). “The funding landscape, a broken criminal justice system, the global threat of violent misogyny.”She lives a few streets away from where two women were seriously injured last weekend in a crossbow attack perpetrated by a man who espoused misogynist hate online. Continue reading...

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