15 h. ago Victoria line suspended as person killed by train in central London

Tube trains currently experiencing severe delays, Transport for London said

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17 h. ago Tube station death as police swarm Green Park Underground station and lines suspended

The Victoria line is partly suspended, resulting in chaos and disruption across much of the network

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17 h. ago London Underground UPDATES as person killed by train and Victoria line suspended

Emergency services were called to Green Park underground station in London following reports of a casualty on the tracks - a person was pronounced dead at the scene

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29 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Central and Bakerloo lines hit by delays as the morning rush hour begins

Track faults and train cancellations are slowing services on the Central and Bakerloo lines

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5 d. ago 'One person killed' after light aircraft crashes in Ireland, injuring three others

Gardai and other emergency services, including Rescue 117, rushed to the scene between Waterford Airport and Tramore after the crash shortly before 1pm.

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6 d. ago Glasgow trains: Major disruption to Glasgow Central train services due to overhead wire damage

Network Rail Scotland said engineers are working on repairs,

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6 d. ago Train chaos as Glasgow Central line disrupted by overhead wire damage

People travelling to work and school have faced problems this morning with Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail issuing updates on the issues.

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6 d. ago Horror footage shows massive fire sweep through town burning 170 homes and killing at least one in Japan

THIS is the moment a fire tears through a coastal district in Japan, killing at least one person and obliterating more than 170 buildings. The inferno erupted on Tuesday evening in Oita City's hilly Saganoseki district, a quiet fishing community on Kyushu island. Within minutes, whole streets were swallowed by flames. Aerial footage shows rows...

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7 d. ago Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed one person and wounded 11, including students on a nearby bus, according to the Health Ministry and state media

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7 d. ago Co Louth crash update as sixth person in horror smash that killed 5 is released from hospital

A major update has been issued following the horror crash that claimed the lives of five people in Co Louth as the sixth person in a car has now been released from hospital

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1 week ago South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ methodSouth Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method.Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to death for the October 2004 killing of Willard “TJ” Tietjen and pleaded guilty to two other murders. Bryant’s lawyers had argued in final appeals that the sentencing judge had been unable to consider his brain damage from his mother’s alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, but South Carolina’s supreme court declined to halt the execution on Monday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cops shoot and wound knifeman who threatened to kill his wife and children in Paris train station

French police carried out an operation on Friday afternoon at Montparnasse train station in central Paris.

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1 week ago Police shoot and wound knifeman who threatened to kill his wife and children at Paris train station

French police carried out an operation on Friday afternoon at Montparnasse train station in central Paris.

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2 w. ago More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 peopleMore than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than a million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung

One woman found dead as super-typhoon heads for Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed 220More than a million people had been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before Typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast.The super-typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Horror death of car worker who was first person to killed by a robot

Robert Williams was just 25 when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot

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2 w. ago Factory worker first person to be killed by a robot with colleagues unaware

This man was 25-years-old when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot - and it didn't take long for a second death to occur in similar circumstances

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2 w. ago Car factory worker first person to be killed by a robot in horror death

The victim was 25-years-old when he became the first person in the world to be killed by a robot - and his death led to a huge lawsuit against the manufacturer of the machine

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2 w. ago Young child dies as 11 killed in 'apocalyptic' plane crash 'like something from The Terminator'

A UPS cargo plane crashed during take-off on Tuesday, causing a horror fireball and sending thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, and killing at least 11, with another person feared dead

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3 w. ago Air India crash survivor says it's a 'miracle' he's alive but he's 'lost everything'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was the only person to survive the Air India crash which killed 241 people - including his brother Ajay

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