5 h. ago Two rescued after huge west London building fire started by fireworks on Diwali

Two rescued after huge west London building fire started by fireworks on Diwali  London Evening Standard

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5 h. ago Two rescued from burning building after huge Diwali fire started by fireworks in west London

No injuries were reported but fifteen people have been temporarily displaced as a result of the blaze

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33 h. ago 'Like the Wild West': Diwali fireworks spark over 35 emergency call outs across London

Thousands take part in joyous Diwali celebrations but some Londoners complain about fireworks keeping them awake

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34 h. ago 'Like the Wild West': Diwali fireworks spark over 1,300 emergency calls across London

Thousands take part in joyous Diwali celebrations but some Londoners complain about fireworks keeping them awake

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50 h. ago Controversial plan to build huge solar farm in Welsh village refused

Plans had been submitted to build the Craig y Perthi solar farm in Bishton

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67 h. ago Trump knocks down White House wing for $250m 'Versailles meets Vegas' ballroom

A portion of the White House building is being demolished by Donald Trump for a huge new ballroom

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3 d. ago Why does Diwali run over two days this year and when does it start?

The Festival of Lights celebrates good over evil.

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6 d. ago What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills

In this week’s newsletter: from Google to Amazon to OpenAI, the economic and climate cost of datacenters continues to grow• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe headlong rush to build huge new datacenters, in order to support the growth of AI, is raising a number of concerns in the US – around the impact upon the climate crisis, water use and electricity bills. It’s also set to reshape American politics in potentially unusual ways.Companies such as Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Amazon and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into new datacenters that will form the backbone to the surging use of AI by businesses and the public.Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualisedTowns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at riskThe plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and mindsDatacenter emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it kee...

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7 d. ago Huge fire sparks major emergency response as street is evacuated

Footage from the scene shows towering flames and a huge plume of smoke rising from the building.

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7 d. ago Driver pulled from burning car by California Highway Patrol officers

Footage shows the moment a driver was pulled from a burning car by California Highway Patrol officers.

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7 d. ago West Lothian: Illegal fireworks that could be worth £100k seized in Addiewell police raid

Enquiries are ongoing.

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8 d. ago ‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter

Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?A company’s opaque plan to build a huge datacenter outside Tucson, Arizona has roiled the desert city over the past few months, the latest US community to push back as tech companies aggressively seek to build out infrastructure for cloud computing and to power the AI boom.The proposed datacenter, known as Project Blue, would span 290 acres in Pima county, and become the biggest development ever in the county, or anywhere in the southern part of the state. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Huge soap star reveals he's still working as a regular job despite landing major TV roles

A huge soap star has left fans in shock as he revealed he's still working as a builder despite landing huge roles on BBC and Channel 4 shows

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8 d. ago Ukraine 'will use Tomahawks to destroy huge Russian drone factory where 20,000 North Koreans build weapons once Trump gives the green light'

Ukraine will use long range Tomahawk missiles to destroy a vast Russian drone manufacturing plant employing tens of thousands of North Korean slave labourers.

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1 week ago Blast at Tennessee military explosives plant leaves multiple people dead or missing

Number of people dead unknown as secondary blasts initially kept first responders from entering siteA huge explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant on Friday morning has left multiple people dead or missing, according to a county sheriff, as first responders said secondary blasts initially forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning site.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing the emergency services dashing to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cops desperately try to save woman, 24, from her burning Tesla... but weren't able to rescue her in time

Julie Eibinder, 24, was cut off by an SUV driver while driving in North Miami Beach. The vehicles collided and Eibinder's Tesla struck a pole, causing it to erupt into flames.

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2 w. ago Huge chunk of concrete falls from building in Cardiff city centre

Churchill Way remains closed with disruption to travel including car parking and bus stops

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2 w. ago Not enough shops and half empty streets: Residents in King Charles' £400k 'Disney' homes reveal what to expect from Labour's new towns plan

Perched on an unassuming hill in Dorset, hemmed in on all sides by congested main roads, rolling green fields and huge building sites - sits the small town of Poundbury - the future?

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3 w. ago Beckenham fire: Odeon cinema saved from huge blaze which ripped through nearby building

Ten fire engines were called to a building fire in Bromley on Tuesday morning, near to an Odeon theatre

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3 w. ago Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues

Instability of building in East Java town hampers search but 99 boys and school staff known to have survivedParents were desperately searching for scores of missing teenage boys feared trapped under huge piles of concrete on Tuesday after a building at an Islamic boarding school collapsed in Indonesia.Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing at Al Khoziny school after the collapse as pupils held late-afternoon prayers in a mosque housed on a lower floor of a building whose upper floors were under construction. Continue reading...

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