8 h. ago Family's heartbreaking tribute to dad with 'infectious personality' killed in horror pick

Five teenagers were arrested after the fatal collision

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15 h. ago US politicians warn Labour that selling Thames Water to a Chinese firm would be a 'national security threat'

Hong Kong 's CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) has emerged as a leading contender to take over debt-laden Thames Water.

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34 h. ago 'Lonely' gangster taken to court under armed guard 'tired of life of crime and wants to go straight'

Jamie Rothwell was hiding out in Spain after receiving death threat warnings.

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3 d. ago Palestine Action ban ‘could become Starmer’s poll tax moment’ as freedom of speech row deepens

Baroness Chakrabarti said the proscription of the group risks exacerbating community tensions and campaigners warned the ban was a threat to freedom of speech

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3 d. ago Pakistan's military chief 'warns "we'll take half the world down with us" in nuclear weapon threat'

Pakistan's military chief has allegedly warned that the nuclear nation will 'take half the world down with us' should it face an existential threat from India. 

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3 d. ago Candida auris: Killer fungus warning as 'global threat' already detected in UK

Candidozyma auris has been detected in more than 40 countries across the globe with between 30 per cent and 60 per cent of cases in patients turning out to be fatal

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3 d. ago Warning as 'threat to humanity' fungal infection kills one in three people affected

The World Health Organisation has officially declared a fungal infection a 'threat to humanity' as the almost-invisible killer takes the lives of one in three of patients infected

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3 d. ago Fresh warning over killer fungal infection dubbed 'threat to humanity'

The anonymous 34-year-old was diagnosed with deadly Candidozyma auris almost three months after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a car crash.

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6 d. ago Email users urged to follow 5 rules this month as August is 'prime time' for scams

A security firm has shared five tips to keep you and your money safe amid a new cyber threat warning.

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7 d. ago Online Safety Act poses ‘substantial threat to privacy and freedom of speech', experts warn

An honourable attempt to protect children online has backfired after the Online Safety Act put up barriers to adults wanting to access innocuous content – pushing them into the arms of VPN providers

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8 d. ago Atomic bombing survivor issues stark warning over current threat on Hiroshima anniversary

An atomic bombing survivor has issued a stark warning over the use of nuclear weapons on the 80th anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump warns Russia ‘extraordinary threat to United States’ as top negotiator meets Vladimir Putin

The US President has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25 per cent tariff over its purchases of Russian oil

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8 d. ago Donald Trump warns Russia ‘extraordinary threat to US’ as meeting with Vladimir Putin set for next week

The US President has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25 per cent tariff over its purchases of Russian oil

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8 d. ago 'Mind the Grab': New campaign warns of threat from phone thieves on Oxford Street

Campaign launched as figures reveal a phone was stolen every 15 minutes in Westminster last year

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8 d. ago Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned.The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Kremlin warn Trump to be 'very cautious' over nuclear sub threat ahead of Moscow visit

The Kremlin has warned US President Donald Trump to be 'very cautious' with nuclear rhetoric as it played down the decision to move two submarines closer to Russia

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1 week ago Cancer, Alzheimer’s and infertility ‘strongly’ linked to toxic chemicals in food and water by major report

Describing toxicity as ‘most underrated threat facing humanity’, new report warns risks to health are ‘widely underestimated’ with impact of pesticide use on cancer rates potentially rivalling that of smoking

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1 week ago Cancer, Alzheimer’s and infertility ‘strongly’ linked to toxic chemicals in food and water by major study

Describing toxicity as ‘most underrated threat facing humanity’, new study warns risks to health are ‘widely underestimated’ with impact of pesticide use on cancer rates potentially rivalling that of smoking

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3 w. ago At least 67 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in Gaza, medics say

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had ‘fired warning shots’ to remove what it said was ‘an immediate threat’

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3 w. ago Amber weather warning as thunderstorms bring threat of flooding

The Met Office warned between 20mm and 40mm of rain could fall in one hour in the warning zone covering London and south east of England.

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