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More than 100 firefighters tackle railway embankment blaze in east London
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More than 100 firefighters tackle railway embankment blaze in east London

Fire in Walthamstow producing a ‘significant amount of smoke’, says London fire brigadeMore than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a railway embankment in east London.Twenty-five fire engines and about 125 firefighters were called to the incident near Vallentin Road in Walthamstow. Continue re...

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Police warn Widdecombe murder speculation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’
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Police warn Widdecombe murder speculation is ‘unhelpful and distressing’

Politicians should not comment before facts established, says ex-chief constable, as Farage calls killing ‘premeditated murder’Senior police figures and politicians have warned against speculation during the murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death, after detectives said there was “nothing t...

Aletha Adu Political correspondent
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Two men die after going into sea to rescue children at County Durham beach
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Two men die after going into sea to rescue children at County Durham beach

Youngsters confirmed safe but men pronounced dead after being brought out of water at Seaton Carew, HartlepoolTwo men have died after going into the water at a beach in County Durham to try to help two children who had gotten into difficulty, police said.Officers were called at about 3.45pm on Sunda...

Nadeem Badshah
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Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78
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Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78

Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breatheThe last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78.Martha Lillard, who contracted polio at age five and spent most of her life dependent on an ir...

Marina Dunbar
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Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team
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Former Spanish PM accused of racism in remarks about French football team

Political leaders in both countries rebuke Mariano Rajoy after he writes team ‘does not have any French players’The former Spanish conservative prime minister Mariano Rajoy is facing growing accusations of racism after writing in a World Cup newspaper column that the French national team “does not h...

Sam Jones in Madrid
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Bull bison tosses Yellowstone tourist 8ft in air, with run-in caught on video
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Bull bison tosses Yellowstone tourist 8ft in air, with run-in caught on video

Man reportedly seriously injured by the bison, described as ‘agitated’ and ‘charging anything’ by photographerAn enraged, 2,000lb (900kg) bull bison hooked a tourist and tossed him 8ft into the air at a campsite in Wyoming’s Yellowstone national park on Friday – an encounter captured by a profession...

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Labrador rescued after ‘eating discarded cannabis’ on Ben Nevis hike
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Labrador rescued after ‘eating discarded cannabis’ on Ben Nevis hike

Owner Christina Bluhme feared the worst after Tokyo began to lose consciousness while climbing the UK’s tallest mountainA dog has been rescued from Ben Nevis after falling ill from eating cannabis discarded on the mountain trail.Christina Bluhme was halfway up the UK’s highest mountain last weekend...

Nadeem Badshah
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Starmer to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law
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Starmer to use last week in power to push through Hillsborough law

Stalled legislation aims to prevent cover-ups and help families seek justice after major disastersKeir Starmer is expected to use his final week in office to push the Hillsborough law through its remaining stages in the Commons after months of delays.This bill aims to strengthen support for families...

Aletha Adu Political correspondent
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Germany records nearly 100 drowning deaths, many of them young men, in June heatwave
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Germany records nearly 100 drowning deaths, many of them young men, in June heatwave

Authorities confirm worst toll in more than 20 years, as extreme temperatures in Europe force early closure of Eiffel TowerNearly 100 people, the largest proportion of whom were young men, died by drowning in Germany last month, authorities have said, as extreme temperatures in western Europe that h...

Deborah Cole in Berlin, and agencies
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Australia to ditch paper arrrival cards for incoming travellers
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Australia to ditch paper arrrival cards for incoming travellers

Digital customs declaration to be phased in at all international airports and seaports after successful Qantas trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe days of filling out paper arrival cards are to end for millions of travellers arriving in Australia on international flig...

Lisa Cox
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Back to the noughties for young fashion-conscious England fans
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Back to the noughties for young fashion-conscious England fans

For many watching their team beat Norway at a south London nightclub the look was as important as the gameThe Carpet Shop nightclub in Peckham, south London, is ordinarily packed with rowdy crowds at the weekend. But Saturday night’s liveliness was not congregated around the DJ on the dancefloor, th...

Sinéad Campbell
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UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires
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UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires

Pair airlifted to hospital in two-hour rescue operation after Guardia Civil searched area for survivorsA British couple have been found badly burned and semi-conscious in a Spanish ravine amid deadly wildfires that have swept through the country’s Almería province, according to local media reports.T...

Jessica Murray
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Ukrainian drone strikes force Russia to suspend shipping in Sea of Azov
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Ukrainian drone strikes force Russia to suspend shipping in Sea of Azov

Vital maritime corridor closes after 90 vessels – including shadow fleet oil tankers – are attacked in under a weekRussia has been forced to suspend shipping in the Sea of Azov after 90 vessels were targeted by Ukrainian drones in less than a week.Ukraine’s drone forces chief, Robert Brovdi, said on...

Luke Harding in Kyiv
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Man arrested after 24-year-old woman killed in stabbing in west London
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Man arrested after 24-year-old woman killed in stabbing in west London

Man in 20s also found with stab injuries after incident over which 44-year-old is being held on suspicion of murderA man has been arrested after a 24-year-old woman was killed and a man in his 20s was injured in a stabbing in west London, police have said.Officers found the woman with stab injuries...

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Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued
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Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued

Woman dies after her home is swept away as heavy rainfall batters parts of state, forcing rescues and evacuationsA woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer...

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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears
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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears

Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue Britain’s biggest community solar project has been forced to shut for the duration of its first summer by the government’s energy system operator to avoid overloading the local grid with rene...

Jillian Ambrose
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US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Lindsey Graham
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US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Lindsey Graham

Trump says Graham was ‘a true American patriot’ while Zelenskyy says he’s ‘deeply saddened’ by deathWashington woke up to the unexpected death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham, 71, who changed the course of modern history with his hawkish Iran platform and key role in establishing the stridently...

Ankita Rao in Washington and Edward Helmore
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Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures
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Green MP Hannah Spencer aims to pass law on maximum workplace temperatures

Byelection winner says heatwaves are causing ‘absolute chaos’ and workers need protection from unsafe conditionsHannah Spencer is to introduce a bill in parliament that would pave the way for a maximum workplace temperature in the UK, as the country grapples with increasingly frequent heatwaves.If p...

Jessica Murray and Aletha Adu
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