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Emergency alert sent to mobile phones with wildfire warning after UK blazes

Mobile phone users in England and Wales have received an emergency alert, warning them not to light anything that could ...

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Huge wildfire in West Midlands destroys 19 homes on UK’s hottest day of year

A huge wildfire in the West Midlands completely destroyed 19 homes after it rapidly spread to buildings during the UK’...

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Second train derails day after two passengers badly hurt in East Sussex

A second train has derailed less than 24 hours after two passengers were seriously injured when a Southern Rail service ...

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West Midlands crews make progress tackling wildfires after ‘extensive’ devastation

Fire crews are making progress tackling huge blazes in the West Midlands that led to thousands of 999 calls and caused �...

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Farage wins in Clacton as police contest ‘credible threat’ claim at count

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election amid contested claims he was told by police not to attend the election coun...

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Two people seriously injured after train with 150 on board derails

Two people have been seriously injured after a train with around 150 people on board derailed near Lewes in East Sussex....

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Huge fires threaten to tear through homes in West Midlands

Huge fires have threatened to tear through homes in the West Midlands after dramatic footage circulating online showed e...

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UK has hottest day of year so far as temperatures hit 38.1C

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures provisionally reached 38.1C at Kew Gardens in Lo...

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Do not treat customers like a blank cheque, Burnham warns water companies

Andy Burnham has warned water companies against treating customers like “a blank cheque” after the regulator provisi...