73 m. ago Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump’s rant on the climate crisis – a “green scam”, “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, “predictions made by stupid people” – was an unprecedented attack on science and global action from a major world leader. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Scottish social justice secretary urges Chancellor not to slash Motability car scheme

SNP’s Shirley-Anne Somerville writes to UK ministers warning them not to balance the books at the expense of disabled people.

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6 h. ago Pensioner, 73, who died after being hit by own car pictured as cops launch probe into horrific tragedy

A PENSIONER who died after being hit by their own car has been pictured as cops launch a probe into the horrific tragedy. The 73-year-old was involved in a fatal collision with her own vehicle in Leeds last month, police said. Andrea Sloan's heartbroken family has now released a photo of her as officers continue...

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8 h. ago Woman dies after being hit by her own car as it rolls down hill as police probe tragedy

Andrea Sloan, 73, was tragically killed after being hit by her own car in the car park of a medical practice in Kirkstall, Leeds, on October 29.

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9 h. ago Emergency crews rush to Trafford Centre car park as blaze engulfs cars

Three cars were left damaged after a fire spread in the car park of the Trafford Centre in Manchester

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9 h. ago Woman killed after own car rolls down hill and hits her as cops launch probe

Andrea Sloan, 73, tragically died after her car rolled down a slope and struck her - West Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal for anyone with information to come forward

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10 h. ago Car fleeing police slams into bar in Tampa, killing 4 people and injuring 11

Police say vehicle was involved in street racing before driver fled from authorities and then crashed into Ybor City bar A speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar early on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, known for its nightlife and tourists.An air patrol unit with the Tampa police department spotted the car driving recklessly on a freeway at about 12.40am after police said the silver sedan had been seen street racing in another neighborhood, according to a police department statement. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Emergency services rush to Trafford Centre as fire breaks out on car park

A car park was 'locked off' as fire crews and paramedics responded

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12 h. ago 'Scotland grew another leg': Relieved New Zealand explain second

Robertson and Savea revel in gutsy win after hosts threatened stirring comeback

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13 h. ago Evil parents who beat newborn baby to death laughed after taking tiny corpse to hospital

Hilary Johnson II, 24, and Z'ibreyea S. Parker, 22, were both caged for a combination of 29 years on Friday.

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13 h. ago Teenager critical after shooting that saw locals mistake gunshots for fireworks

The 19-year-old was shot in the leg and back and remains in critical condition

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13 h. ago Missing man's car found dumped in Highlands after vanishing 700 miles away

Eugen Comanescu, 41, was reported missing from Surrey on Monday, November 3.

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13 h. ago Terrifying moment Ariana Grande is almost hit by a car outside of Wicked event

The singer, 32, was crossing the street to greet fans when a big black SUV started backing up - coming extremely close to running her over.

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14 h. ago BREAKING: Car smashes into home in busy town as police tape off street

A car has crashed into a house in Fife, leaving its front window badly damaged

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14 h. ago Car smashes into home in busy town as police tape off street

A car has crashed into a house in Fife, badly damaging part of the front of the building

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14 h. ago Car smashes into house in Scots town as police tape off street

Police have cordoned the site off while firefighters deal with the ongoing incident.

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14 h. ago Dramatic images show car smashed after crash with tram following police chase

The crash happened when police tried to stop the car and began a short pursuit

Events

15 h. ago Driver livestreams herself on TikTok as she apparently hits and kills man in Chicago

TikTok video shows woman speaking into camera and reacting to a loud thud before she says ‘I just hit somebody’Authorities are investigating a newly surfaced video that suggests a woman who hit and killed a man while driving in the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, on Monday night was livestreaming on TikTok at the time of the crash.The video in question was reportedly taken by a user in Zion, and it shows a woman behind the wheel of a car reacting to a loud thud by saying, “Fuck, fuck, fuck I just hit somebody.” Continue reading...

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15 h. ago ‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off

Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trailFormer firefighter Gina Kothe’s right foot was crushed in an aerial-ladder accident during a 2010 blaze in Kingston, New York.After months of false hope and a failed surgery, doctors decided her foot would have to be amputated. She fell into depression. “I had a slight addiction to painkillers,” she recalled. “I would shower every three or four days, and wear the same barbecue-stained T-shirt for two or three days in a row.” Continue reading...

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15 h. ago A car fleeing police slams into a bar in Florida, killing 4 and injuring 11

A speeding car fleeing police crashed into a crowded bar in Tampa, Florida, killing four people and injuring 11

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