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EPAMultiple blazes have ripped through Stourbridge, with 19 homes destroyedFires across England and Wales have prompted a national government alert warning people not to light anything that could spark a wildfire.The warning on Friday evening came as it was revealed 19 homes were destroyed and a further 18 damaged in a huge fire in Stourbridge, West Midlands, that spread rapidly through grass and woodland on Thursday before damaging homes.Prime Minister Andy Burnham told members of the public to take the warning “seriously”, adding it was triggered at the request of firefighters.West Midlands Fire Service chief fire officer Simon Tuhill said…
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ITV/ShutterstockJason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead.Emergency services said a man was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.Arday resigned as a Cambridge professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism and questions about some of his achievements. He had denied the claims.Arday’s family said in a statement that they were “in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son”.Earlier on Friday, police officers were called to an address in Battersea by the London Ambulance Service.In…
Getty ImagesAt least one person has died and around 40 others have been injured after a severe wildfire tore through cities on Croatia’s coastline on Thursday night and Friday morning.The blaze broke out near the village of Lokva Rogoznica on Thursday evening, and spread quickly towards the nearby tourist town of Omis, 6km (7 miles) away. Around 1,200 residents and tourists were evacuated, while 10 people were in intensive care in hospital, the prime minister said. Croatia’s fire chief Slavko Tucakovic described it as “one of the worst” blazes in the country’s history.Croatia is one of several European nations suffering…
ReutersAccess to the homes has been blocked by settlers since SundayActivists have tried to delivered supplies to Palestinians whose homes in the occupied West Bank have been besieged for days by Israeli settlers.The group left water and food near one of the houses in Qusra where two Palestinian families have been trapped since Sunday, with their power and water supplies cut off.Two of the residents said Israeli forces had prevented the activists from delivering the aid directly to them, and the supplies had to be left outside. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied this.Also on Friday, a number of settlers…
LIVEMillions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against ‘any activity that could start a fire’The UK government warns those in England and Wales that there is a “very high risk of wildfires” as PM Andy Burnham warns the country is like a “tinderbox”.
AFP via Getty ImagesFrance’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms, after concerns over the harmful effects on children’s mental health.Friday’s ruling by the Constitutional Council overrides the ban, which Emmanuel Macron had pledged would be introduced in stages from September.Responding to the news, the French president immediately asked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to prepare a new draft that would take into account all the council’s points.The…
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Getty ImagesThe US president argues that a ballroom is necessary for large events and enhanced security at the White House. US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue building a $400m (£295m) ballroom at the White House without congressional permission. The emergency application comes one week after an appeals court ordered construction to stop until Congress approves, upholding a ruling won by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued the administration last year. In the latest filing, US Solicitor General D John Sauer asked that work be allowed to continue while the administration…
Lokale Politie DendermondeLocal police shared images of the hoard, discovered earlier this weekBuilders renovating a house in Belgium have discovered a stash of gold reportedly worth some €9m (£7.6m) sealed into the walls of its cellar.The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage pipes in the property in east Flanders earlier this week, local media report.The discovery has sparked interest in who might get to keep the hoard – with both the builders and the local charity that owns the site having a chance of claiming it.After launching an…