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School and block of flats evacuated and 150 firefighters withdraw to safe distance from blaze in Southall Fireworks may be stored inside a west London warehouse engulfed in flames, emergency services have warned as a major incident has been declared. About 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines were battling the fire in a two-storey structure consisting of a warehouse and retail space on Bridge Road in Southall, the London fire brigade (LFB) said on Tuesday. Continue reading… Source link

Is love still a noble quest for connection, or just a fairytale in an age shaped by individualism and algorithms? Source link

Man from Borgo Virgilio investigated for benefit fraud and hiding body since woman’s death in 2022 An Italian man is under investigation for benefit fraud and hiding a body after allegedly dressing up as his dead mother – including mimicking her hairstyle with a wig and wearing makeup and jewellery – in order to claim her pension. The man, from Borgo Virgilio close to the northern Italian city of Mantua, allegedly claimed thousands of euros in pension payments after the death of his mother in 2022. Instead of reporting her death, he allegedly hid her body in his home.…

" There's no indication that Maduro is ready to leave power and to resign." Source link

Prime minister jokes that he may be ‘put in detention’ after appearing to encourage classroom hysterics It has become the bane of many parents’ and teachers’ existence: children bleating out “six seven” for apparently no reason. So parents of pupils at Welland Academy in Peterborough will be unimpressed to discover that none other than the prime minister was encouraging their youngsters in the viral phenomenon. Continue reading… Source link

Massad Boulos demanded the opposing sides accept plan without seeking preconditions. Source link

CBP press release calls seized drugs and lettuce ‘a salad unfit for this year’s Thanksgiving table’ Officials at Texas’s border with Mexico seized roughly $10.3m worth of methamphetamine hidden in a lettuce shipment on Friday, according to US Customs and Border Protection. A press release from CBP officials called the seized drugs and lettuce “a salad unfit for this year’s Thanksgiving table”, adding that the 500 packages of meth in question weighed about 1,153lbs. Continue reading… Source link

The woman and six men are accused of being behind a string of attacks between 2018 and 2023 that injured several people. Source link

Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed Experts have told the Guardian the same anti-fascist groups the US state department recently named as foreign terrorist organizations and accused of “conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization” barely qualify as groups, let alone terrorist organizations, and pose no active threat to Americans. “The whole thing is a bit ridiculous,” said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, which tracks extremist movements worldwide, “because the groups designated by the administration barely exist and certainly aren’t terrorists.” Continue…

In Somalia's capital Mogadishu, streets once too dangerous to walk are now open for business and bustling. Source link

Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a groundbreaking report has revealed. The report from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) highlights that since the millennium, 11 species have already been lost to Cymru, including the turtle dove and belted beauty moth. It warns that 2,955 other terrestrial or freshwater species are at serious risk because they are confined to five locations or…

Real Madrid fans split over plan to overhaul club members-only ownership model to external investment for first time. Source link

Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed The BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading… Source link

NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays stock up amid expectation Rachel Reeves will spare lenders from further levy Business live – latest updates UK bank shares have jumped as investors grow increasingly confident that the industry will be shielded from tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s budget this week. Shares in some of the UK’s largest high street lenders rose more than 2% at the start of trading on Tuesday, after reports that the Treasury had asked the sector to issue supportive statements about the following day’s budget, raising expectations they would be spared a further levy. Continue reading… Source link

“If Ukraine cedes parts of its territories to Russia … it’s going to be seen as a catastrophic precedent.” Source link

Mid and East Antrim council to start process of removing Carrickfergus street’s association with disgraced royal A Northern Ireland council has agreed to rename a street called Prince Andrew Way after the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Mid and East Antrim council decided on Monday to start the “long overdue” process of removing the street’s association with the disgraced royal. It was named Prince Andrew Way in 1986 to mark his wedding to Sarah Ferguson but there were calls to rename it after the stripping of Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal titles last month. Continue reading… Source link

US-Venezuela relations have reached one of their most volatile moments in decades. Here is how we got here. Source link

Pam Bondi says she will ‘take all available legal action’ after cases dismissed against ex-FBI director and New York attorney general According to a report from Axios, Donald Trump is planning to speak directly with Nicolás Maduro, even though the US designated the Venezuelan president as the head of a foreign terrorist organization on Monday. A US official said a date has not been set for the call, which is reportedly “in the planning stages”. Continue reading… Source link

About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year. Source link

Cricketer killed himself after period of depression Widow said remote support offered was ‘woeful’ Graham Thorpe’s widow believes he would still be alive if there had been more support from the England and Wales Cricket Board after he left his coaching role with the governing body. Thorpe – one of the most respected batters of his generation and England’s assistant coach as recently as 2021 – killed himself last August following a long battle with anxiety and depression. In the UK, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123 and the domestic abuse helpline is 0808 2000 247. In Australia,…

Conflicting claims come before the release of official results by the country's electoral commission. Source link

Travel firm says most popular package destinations are Majorca, Tenerife, Costa Blanca, Dalaman and Lanzarote Business live – latest updates EasyJet has reported a rise in annual profits as strong demand for its package holidays to destinations including Tenerife and Lanzarote offset more difficult trading for its airline. Europe’s second-biggest budget airline upgraded its outlook for its holidays division, where it raised prices by an average of 5% to £698 for each break. Continue reading… Source link

US army secretary Daniel Driscoll expected to hold meeting today having reportedly already met with Russia on Monday night Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and the country’s former defence minister, said the US and Ukrainian delegations “reached a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva,” hailing “productive and constructive” meetings with US counterparts. Seemingly keen to progress the talks on the revised terms further, he said: “We look forward to organising a visit of Ukraine’s President to the US at the earliest suitable date in November to…

Protesters in the UK have been arrested for holding up signs that say ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’. Source link