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Bus overturns in horror crash leaving at least 26 injured
A “major incident” has been declared after a bus crash left dozens of people injured.
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Terrifying blaze engulfs Bristol home after lightning strike triggers explosion
This is the moment an inferno raged through a suburban home after the roof was reportedly struck by lightning.
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Britain went into heatwave meltdown this week with schools closing early, roads melting and trains cancelled as the country braces for its hottest day in history
The Met Office today issued a rare red ’danger to life’ extreme heat warning for ’significant disruption to daily life’ as the UK faces road, rail and air travel chaos.
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Airport worker wins £40,000 after being sacked over 55 days of sick leave
A worker for a security firm at Aberdeen Airport has been awarded £40,000 compensation after being “wrongly sacked” over sick days.
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UK hit with rare red heat warning as temperatures set to soar to 40C
A rare red weather warning has been issued for extreme heat as temperatures are set to skyrocket to 40C this week.
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British passengers sue Singapore Airlines after deadly turbulence horror flight
More Brits who were onboard a turbulent Singapore Airlines flight which left one grandfather dead and dozens more injured have joined forces to sue the airline.
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Teenager praised after sailing out to rescue two men from inflatable toy boat
The RNLI has praised the “quick thinking” of a teenager after he sailed out and rescued two men who had fallen into the water from an inflatable toy boat.
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UK schools brace for 38C heatwave as children face “barely teachable” classrooms
A new wave of scorching temperatures next week is set to bring significant discomfort for millions of school children packed into busy classrooms.
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Mark Hughes announces sudden death of son Alex in devastating family statement Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes has been left devastated after his son Alex died suddenly at the age of 38.
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Three men die after fire tears through White City pavilion
The fire service said they received reports of the blaze on New Zealand Way in White City, at 6.52pm on Saturday evening.
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Charles becomes first monarch to publish personal tax details amid royal finance overhaul
The King is to become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill to help enhance transparency around royal finances.
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More than 40 firefighters battle massive shopping centre fire in Leicestershire
Over 40 firefighters are at the scene after a massive fire broke out at the Thurmaston Shopping Centre in Leicestershire
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Bedford rail crash leaves one dead and 89 injured as trains halted to St Pancras
No trains are running between St Pancras station and Bedford today following a rail crash which saw one person killed and 89 injured.
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Edinburgh Airport hit by long queues after terminal evacuated over bomb scare
Passengers are facing long queues at Edinburgh Airport after parts of the terminal building were evacuated following a bomb scare.
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Two passenger trains collide near Bedford as hospitals put on standby
At least 50 passengers are thought to have been injured after two passenger trains crashed into each other near Bedford.
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Zoo owner’s wife jumps into crocodile pit to save boy allegedly thrown in by stranger
A ZOO owner’s wife is said to have leapt into a crocodile pit to save a three-year-old boy allegedly thrown in by a stranger.
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UK medicine shortages now pose serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists warn
Medicine shortages are posing a serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists have cautioned.
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Gabe Newell commissions €700m deep-sea research vessel for ocean exploration
Gaming billionaire Gabe Newell has commissioned the world’s most expensive and advanced marine research vessel.
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River Trent samples show faecal contamination worse than pub toilet water
Exclusive testing shared with LBC found repeated signs of serious faecal contamination, with every sample from downstream of an outlet on the River Trent returning higher levels of E.coli than a sample taken from a pub toilet.
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BBC to cut 550 news and broadcast jobs as Matt Brittin targets £500m savings
BBC director-general Matt Brittin has announced that 550 of the planned 1,800 to 2,000 job cuts at the corporation will be taken from BBC News and TV and radio-related roles.
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Leonardo takeover gives Iveco’s UK drone vehicle arm power to scale production
The takeover of Iveco Defence Vehicles by the Italian defence giant Leonardo has, in the view of the managing director of IDV UK, transformed its British uncrewed vehicles business by finally handing it the muscle to move from prototypes into real production.
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US lawyer behind $6m Meta and Google case hails UK under-16 social media ban
A US lawyer who sued tech giants Meta and Google for $6 million in a historic case after they were found liable for social media addiction has told LBC the UK ban is a "landmark moment" and said tech firms must be hit in the pocket.
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King Charles leads Trooping the Colour as royal family gathers for birthday parade
The ceremony, staged by some of the military’s most prestigious regiments, saw the royal family in attendance, as the King join thousands of spectators and well-wishers in Whitehall for the annual event.
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New Jersey World Cup boom stalls as $2,300 rooms and $450 parking scare off fans
Days before the kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, there was no outward sign that this desolate, trash-strewn parking lot in New Jersey would soon become one of the priciest stretches of asphalt in the tri-state area.
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Railway bridge collapses after lorry crash between Nuneaton and Rugby
Passengers are facing disruption through Friday after a bridge collapsed in a lorry crash.
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