19 h. ago Worksop 'explosion' sees emergency services rush to street as building 'destroyed'

Emergency services have rushed to the scene of an "explosion" at a property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and are urging members of the public to avoid the area

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19 h. ago Worksop house gas explosion: Emergency services rush to scene as street covered in debris

Police have been called to the site of a gas explosion at a property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire - images show the street covered in debris and a severely damaged house

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7 d. ago How paracetamol could be destroying your fertility: Sperm counts are plummeting. Now scientists say painkillers can build up in the body... and for pregnant women the effects could be disastrous

A growing body of research has shown that sperm counts - a measure of male fertility - are declining globally, And it's only getting worse.

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1 week ago Huge fire rips through building on Scots high street as emergency services rush to scene

Six fire appliances, multiple police vehicles and an ambulance crew are on the scene.

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1 week ago ‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task

After two days there are still not enough teams to find dead bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through debrisThe scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or medics have seen before, even in a country that has endured more than four years of brutal conflict.In Sagaing, buildings have collapsed almost everywhere after Friday’s earthquake. Even the provincial fire department building has been destroyed, damaging all the rescue machinery and vehicles inside. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Over 150 confirmed dead in Thailand and Myanmar earthquake with death toll expected to enter the thousands after mega tremor destroys buildings and buries victims alive

The total number of fatalities is 'most likely to be in the range 10,000-100,000', scientists have warned, citing the United States Geological Survey 'PAGER' forecast.

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2 w. ago THOUSANDS are feared dead after huge earthquake hits Thailand and Myanmar, destroying buildings and sparking fears major DAMS could collapse and lead to catastrophic flooding

The USGS forecast likely losses of between 10,000 and 100,000 just after the quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city.

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2 w. ago South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis

Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites Authorities in South Korea are battling wildfires that have doubled in size in a day in the country’s worst ever natural fire disaster.At least 26 people have died and hundreds of buildings destroyed in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang, with the country’s disaster chief saying the fires had exposed the “harsh reality” of global heating. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread againAt least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials.Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case scenario and respond accordingly”, according to Yonhap news agency. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Building containing gallons of kerosene destroyed in fire in Swansea

Two buildings used as workshops were alight, along with a nearby large garage, and a large amount of damage was caused to the buildings

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