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Delta passengers evacuate using slides after engine issue
The 201 passengers were forced to evacuate onto the snowy tarmac at Atlanta airport using emergency slides after the Delta Air Lines jet abandoned takeoff in snowy weather.
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Britain’s gas storage levels are worryingly low after cold snap
Plunging temperatures and high demand for gas-fired power are the main factors behind the low levels...
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Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades Fire
A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
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UK nightclubs more concerned now than during the pandemic
The UK’s nightclub sector has been hit with an alarming decline in activity as it continues to battle “unsustainable”...
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Drivers filled up with ’contaminated’ fuel from BP station
Dozens of cars stopped in their tracks after drivers filled up with ‘contaminated’ fuel at an Essex petrol station.
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Historic Hollywood mansion burns down
A mansion in Hollywood used in films and TV shows for more than a century has tragically burnt down in the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
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Help requests for energy bills increased by 20% last year
Citizens Advice says it assisted 60,000 households in England and Wales with cost of gas and electricity in 2024.
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Met Police bans pro-Palestine march outside BBC HQ
Scotland Yard imposes Public Order Act owing to proximity of Broadcasting House to a nearby synagogue.
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Tragic outcomes of Shamima Begum’s ISIS bride friends and a frightening phone call that alarmed their family
As Jihadi bride Shamima Begum continues to fight to return to the UK, we look at...
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Athira Pharma settles for $4 million over research misconduct allegations
U.S. pharmaceutical company pays $4.07 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...
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Rachel Reeves urged to return from China as UK economy struggles
The Chancellor has flown to China but there is economic chaos at home.
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Two dangerous animals captured in Scotland after illegal release
Two lynx which were illegally released into a Scottish Highlands have been captured.
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Liz Truss sends cease and desist letter to Keir Starmer over ’defamatory’ claim she ’crashed the economy’
Liz Truss has demanded that Keir Starmer stop claiming that she "crashed the economy" with her 2022 mini-budget.
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Manchester airport warns of delays after runway closures due to heavy snow
Travel disruption to road and rail services are likely on Thursday in areas with yellow warnings, as well as the potential for accidents in icy places, the Met Office has said.
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Kate Middleton celebrates 43rd birthday, plans return to work
Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, turns 43 today, and will mark her birthday in Windsor with Prince William, and their children; George, 11, Charlotte, nine, and six-year-old Louis.
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Hollywood Boulevard evacuated amid Los Angeles wildfires
Firefighters are battling to get under control a blaze near the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - and streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds are packed with traffic.
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Mother ’not surprised’ by son’s death on London bus
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London has said she is not surprised her son was killed.
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Liam Payne inquest confirms medical cause of death after balcony fall
Former One Direction star Liam Payne’s medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening as ‘polytrauma’.
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Veteran actor from Inspector Morse, The Bill, and Poirot Dies at 81 after Surgery
Veteran actor Tony Mathews has died aged 81 after surgery.
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Regent Street evacuated due to bomb threat, controlled explosions conducted
A huge part of one of central London’s busiest shopping areas was evacuated this afternoon.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face evacuation amid LA wildfires
Electricity companies around Montecito, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have lived in a ‘high fire risk’ property since 2020.
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Los Angeles high school featured in iconic films burns down in wildfires
As 30,000 people, including celebrities, were ordered to evacuate their LA homes to escape the rapidly growing wind-driven California wildfire...
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UK watchdog bans ads showing banknotes in flames as offensive
ASA acts on poster campaign by Wahed, urging people to join a ‘money revolution’, after receiving 75 complaints.
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Croydon judge rules air-kissing does not constitute sexual harassment
Ruling came at tribunal that dismissed claim by Brighton whisky bar worker that her manager harassed her.
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Met faces inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations
Internal inquiry, overseen by IOPC, will seek to establish if there were ‘any missed opportunities or failures’.