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Homes left without power as fire crews tackle blaze

Some residents in an area of Kent were left without power as firefighters tackled a blaze overnight.Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident involving three workshop buildings in Burmarsh Road,

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Flooding causes rail and road disruption

Floods have closed an M25 slip road and caused travel delays across the south east of England after a night of heavy rain.Drivers were asked to find alternative routes in to London

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More heavy rain to come for parts of UK as summer ends

More heavy rain is set to lash parts of the UK in the coming days after thunderstorms hit many areas on Saturday.Further yellow weather warnings for rain have been issued by the

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Warning of heavy rain issued for West Midlands

The Met Office has issued a warning of heavy rain for the West Midlands.It said that between one and two inches (30 to 50mm) could fall on Monday, much of it in

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Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still recovering

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California fire agency worker faces arson charges

An employee of California’s state fire protection agency has been arrested on suspicion of starting five forest fires in recent weeks, local officials have said.Robert Hernandez, a 38-year-old apparatus engineer at Cal

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Four dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting

At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say.“Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people” late on Saturday in

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The hopes and fears of a 232-year-old theatre

The Theatre Royal in Dumfries has had its trials and tribulations since it opened in 1792.Proudly described as Scotland’s oldest working theatre, it is not immune to the double-whammy of rising running

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Hundreds of events planned at town shanty festival

A traditional sea shanty festival is returning next month with acts travelling to an Essex coastal town from all over Europe.Set up in 2006, the not-for-profit festival in Harwich is set for

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How Punjabi megastar Diljit Dosanjh is inspiring the next gen

“Punjabi Aa Gaye Oye (Punjab has arrived)”.There’s only one way to start a show if you’re Diljit Dosanjh.The trailblazing Punjabi artist has had a dizzying rise over the past few years.He’s been

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What insults tell us about the Trump-Harris election fight

The tone of the 2024 presidential race is in the spotlight after Republican nominee Donald Trump was targeted in what the FBI called another apparent assassination attempt.He and his running mate, JD

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UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by reports of RSF assault on Sudan’s el-Fasher

Antonio Guterres has called on the RSF commander to ‘act responsibly and immediately order a halt’ to its attacks. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “gravely alarmed” by reports of a

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France’s Macron appoints new government weeks after divisive election

The announcement signals end to more than two months of political uncertainty in the EU member state. French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11

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Fact check: Are ‘born alive’ babies really unprotected in some US states?

President of US anti-abortion rights group claims protections for babies born alive after abortions have been repealed. But is that really true? During the September 10 presidential debate in Philadelphia, former President

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What’s the point of buying the latest smartphone?

Happy new smartphone season to all who celebrate. It’s that time of year again, when the tech giants pull out all the stops to persuade you to upgrade your gadgets.Recently we’ve seen

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What’s the point of buying the latest smartphone?

Happy new smartphone season to all who celebrate. It’s that time of year again, when the tech giants pull out all the stops to persuade you to upgrade your gadgets.Recently we’ve seen

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Brazil fines Musk’s X for site’s return after ban

Brazil has fined Elon Musk’s companies after some users in the country were able to briefly access the social media platform X, despite a ban imposed last month.Brazilian users swarmed the site

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Facebook owner bans Russian state media networks

Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to conduct influence operations and avoid detection on its platforms.“After careful consideration, we expanded our

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Volunteers dying as Russia’s war dead tops 70,000

More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed And for the first time, volunteers – civilians who joined the armed forces after the

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Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people

Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an

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How did Hezbollah get the pagers that exploded in Lebanon?

traces a pager supply chain from Taiwan to Hungary to Lebanon — including a three-month port layover during which explosives might have been placed in the devices. Hundreds of pagers belonging to

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