All news on the topic: Safety

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Two riders killed in separate horse riding accidents on same day at British events
Two cross-country horse riders have died after incidents in separate competitions on Saturday, British Eventing has confirmed.
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Brand-new £31m academy condemned before first pupil enters amid structural defects
A brand new school that cost £31million to build is set to be demolished in a shocking “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
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Janice Sowden ordered to pay £4,000 over deaths of two care home residents
A care home manager has been ordered to pay £4,000 after two people in wheelchairs drowned when their boat capsized on a day out.
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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas still had pulse after fatal bungee fall, nurse says
A bungee jumper was still alive when she was found after being thrown 130ft off a bridge by staff who allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her.
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Machete-wielding thugs spark violent brawl in Barcelona holiday hotspot
This is the shocking moment a violent brawl broke out in a Brit holiday hotspot where machete-wielding thugs hurled chairs.
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British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker in first UK-led Channel raid
This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.
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Woman dies after bridge swing workers throw her off without safety rope
This is the horrific moment a woman tragically plunged to her death after being thrown from a bridge swing without a safety rope.
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Woman alleges Travelodge hotel security breach after stranger given key to her room
A woman has described a "serious security failure" at Travelodge after a man who was harassing her was given a key to her room and walked in on her naked.
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Easyjet offers compensation after passengers forced off over safety weight calculations
The service to Malaga was scheduled to depart at 08:40 on Saturday, but the airline mentioned that weather conditions and the runway length necessitated weight restrictions before take-off.
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ESET warns Telegram’s default chats are not end-to-end encrypted, leaving users exposed to server access and state surveillance
Cybersecurity firm ESET has released a new study concluding that Telegram is not a secure messaging platform, largely because end-to-end encryption is not enabled by default.
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Police release CCTV of man with air rifle after chaos outside primary school
A primary school was put into lockdown after a man was spotted with an air rifle — with army response officers scrambled to the scene.
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EU urged to fix alert system after investigation exposes cross-border escape routes for banned doctors
European doctors’ organization expresses concern over systemic failings after journalists revealed that medics banned in one country resume their careers in another.
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Hundreds rescued after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 on Mount Everest’s eastern side
Rescue efforts are underway on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.
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Locals lose access as security tightened around William and Kate’s ‘forever home’
William and Kate will be protected by a significant no-go area, prohibiting locals from accessing the land near their new home
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Ex-Facebook chief Nick Clegg S says Meta ‘could do more’ on online safety
The Former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats became Facebook’s head of global affairs after his frontline political career ended.
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Boeing with 300 people on board makes emergency landing after engine fire
The right engine of the Boeing 757-300 started spewing flames shortly after departing from Corfu in Greece - distraught passengers reported that they began ’sending text messages to loved ones’ as they feared the worst.
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‘Brazen’ drug deals in the pews: worshippers horrified as dealers target Westminster Cathedral
Shocked churchgoers say they have seen ‘brazen’ drug deals taking place inside Britain’s biggest Catholic church.
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Airlines demand answers after radar failure grounds UK flights and strands thousands
Airlines are seeking explanations after thousands of passengers traveling to and from UK airports experienced significant delays due to a technical issue affecting radar systems, which resulted in airspace closure on Wednesday.
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UK to test emergency alert system on phones on September 7
A message that will be sent to phones across the country during a national test of the UK’s emergency alert system has been released ahead of time as the Government aims to prepare the public for the exercise.
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Passenger plane narrowly avoids collision with Hawker Hunter jet over Los Angeles
A Southwest Airlines plane abruptly dropped about 500 feet, reportedly to avoid a mid-air collision with a British jet fighter.
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“Death magnet”: in the U.S., a man was pulled into an MRI scanner — he died in hospital
Police stated that the unidentified man was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck during the incident, which resulted in him being pulled into the machine.
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UK ‘not safe’ and woefully unprepared for war, ex-NATO chief warns Parliament
Britain and its people are not safe, a former Nato general secretary has warned, as he told Parliament describing the country as underprepared for war is an "understatement."
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Eurostar passengers left stranded without toilets, air or communication as train chaos continues
Eurostar passengers are experiencing another day of disruption in their travel plans, weeks after being compelled to sleep in toilet cubicles due to cancellations.
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Brutal murder on fake date unmasks South African gang that preyed on women
Police say they received nearly 100 calls in just a few days from women identifying the two suspects in Olorato Mongale’s murder.
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Horror at Edinburgh fair: ride with children derails and crashes into adjacent cabin
The heart-stopping moment a fairground ride car ’smashed about before coming off the track’ at a festival in Edinburgh was captured in footage - children on the ride were ’shaken’
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