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The disruption in east London and Essex has been caused by two water mains that burst on Saturday and Sunday. Pipe damage on Daisy Road in South Woodford left properties across E4, E10, E11, E17, E18, IG2, IG4, IG5, IG6…
Read moreThe death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service…
Read moreHe had also failed to inform his employer of his arrest on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in June 2020, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said. A misconduct hearing, held in Ahmad's…
Read moreOfficers and paramedics were called to Willington Road, Clapham, just before 22:00 BST on Monday following reports of gunshots near The Landor pub. A 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan…
Read moreNext year's Aye Write will be slimmed down and run for five days, half the length of the 2025 event. It follows a turbulent few years for the festival, which was cancelled in 2024 due to a failure to secure sufficient…
Read moreRussia now fires ballistic missiles at Kyiv and other major centres virtually unopposed. Meanwhile, Ukraine has hugely accelerated long-range attacks on oil refineries, strategic stores including the warehouses of online…
Read moreThe court heard that while drink-driving she caused PC Simon Ward serious injuries and placed his life in danger before moaning, 'I just wanna go home to my children' when she was finally stopped. At Liverpool Crown…
Read moreDonna and Raymond Nunn made the discovery during a ‘bucket-list’ trip to Madrid for their 39th wedding anniversary earlier this month. After arriving at the apartment in Lavapies, a vibrant neighbourhood in the city…
Read moreRead our privacy notice . Michael Sheen has opened up about the shock discovery he made about his own health while filming a documentary on buried chemical waste. The Welsh actor has recently been working on Buried, a…
Read moreLeaked cables from the early 2000s show how ministers scrapped plans to rescue a warship understood to be HMS Sussex in case it would threaten relations with Spain, despite the UK owning the wreck. HMS Sussex was a Royal…
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