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KING'S CROSS / ST PANCRAS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2018/12/01: People seen boarding and exiting at the underground station. King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London is an underground station for the subway in Central London serving the Piccadilly (blue) line. (Photo by Pavlos Oikonomou/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Most crime-ridden London train lines and stations revealed

UK February 24, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Sad Oompa Loompa is dreaming of Hollywood one year on from infamous Willy Wonka event

UK February 24, 2025 By Luke Alsford

A parasitologist with the Sleeping Sickness programme, and an entomologist from the National Sleeping Sickness Program Entomologist, Guinea, dissect a tsetse fly outside of the Dubreka laboratory.

How a country wiped out sleeping sickness - the disease where a deadly drug is the cure

World February 23, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Police officers are seen outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024. A hand grenade was found near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, the explosive device was destroyed by the National Bomb Squad. (Photo by Henrik MONTGOMERY / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Three people arrested near Israeli embassy after 'attack plot'

World February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford

David López Ibáñez playing the violin

Theft of 300-year-old rare violin from London pub leaves musician in limbo

UK February 21, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Police officers detain a man at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, after another man was seriously injured, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Teen suspect in stabbing Holocaust memorial 'planned for weeks to kill Jews'

World February 22, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in The Vatican, on February 12, 2025.

Pope Francis is not ‘out of danger’ after pneumonia hospital admission

World February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford

A chilling video shows what might happen if an asteroid hits Earth in 2032, as scientists fear. Discovered in December, Asteroid 2024 YR4 is being closely monitored due to its potential to impact our planet. If the asteroid were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C. The shocking visuals were created by Alvaro Gracia Montoya, who specialises in 3D animation under the name MetaBallStudios. He says: "I don't think it's going to happen, but certainly this kind of news generates a lot of speculation." Online reactions have included: "I guarantee they are already building bunkers underground" and "That won't happen because obviously Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are going to go up there, drill a hole in the side and nuke it."

Chilling video shows what might happen if asteroid hits Earth in 2032

Tech February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Burnt out caravan near Clifton Downs in Bristol which is being investigated by police after blaze on February 13. Bristol, February 17 2025. Police in Britain's 'van dweller capital' are investigating after a caravan was deliberately burned down. The blaze saw a caravan near Clifton Downs in Bristol destroyed - amid ongoing issues with locals. Hundreds of people in Bristol live in roadside vans and caravans - amid soaring rent prices. One caravan which was part of a series along Clifton Downs has now been been burned out - with the police investigating. An Avon Fire Service spokesperson said it was called at 11.24pm on Thursday, February 13, to caravan on fire on Saville Road. They said: ???Firefighters used hoses, reels and water jets to put out the fire. Two firefighters wore breathing apparatus.

Why is there a 'caravan city' in one of the richest parts of the UK

UK February 22, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Magical, mysterious glowing orbs of light. Floating in a mystical spooky forest. On a foggy winters day

Mystery of eerie 'ghost' lights plaguing town finally solved

World February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

With pics Credit: Richard Swingler / Media Wales Contact: Liam Tucker regionalsyndication@reachplc.com By Lucy John Latest Merthyr Tydfil sinkhole images show repairs well underway The sinkhole was almost 40ft deep and it made news around the world The huge sinkhole that appeared on a street in Merthyr Tydfil made news across the world. One of the biggest to appear in Wales, the void engulfed part of a road, a pavement and a huge chunk of the driveway belonging to the family of Love Island star Liam Reardon during Storm Bert on December 1. It hit national headlines including Fox News in America which described it as large enough to swallow double decker buses. Horrifyingly over several days it kept growing to be 40ft deep. For the latest Merthyr Tydfil news, sign up to our newsletter here Contractors worked tirelessly to secure the sinkhole temporarily, while a long-term plan was drafted and agreed upon. Previously we spoke to civil engineer Paul Edwards - managing director at Edwards Diving Services (EDS) - who was involved in making the area safe. He said permanent works would start in January, which would last for at least 100 years. On Thursday, January 9 a spokeswoman for Merthyr Tydfil council confirmed that the permanent works are now underway. Photographer Richard Swingler went along on Saturday (11th Jan) to capture the progress so far. Here are 10 pictures showing the state of the site. ENDS

The huge sinkhole that opened in Wales and took 12,000 tonnes of stone to fill

UK February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Oliver WhiteJunior Kanu is the darker of the two men - other man is on the runAn accused robber said to have grabbed watches worth ??2 million from salesman Oliver White the day before he hanged himself has been remanded in custody.Junior Kunu, 29, and an accomplice held Mr White, 27, in a chokehold as and restrained him with cable ties they plundered timepieces from the 247 Kettles store in Kew Road, Richmond on May 25, it is claimed.Mr White was found hanged in woodland in Shepperton, Surrey the following day.Wearing a black fleece Kunu spoke to confirm his name, address and date of birth when he appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court charged with robbery.Ms Nwanneka Aik, prosecuting, said: ???The matter before the court relates to an incident that took place on 25 May 2024.???It was a violent robbery that took place at a watch dealership in Richmond.???Close to ??2m of watches were stolen.???Central News

Man guilty of plotting £1,400,000 watch raid that led manager to kill himself

UK February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Donated placenta used to help save man?s sight after acid attack

Man used woman's placenta to re-build his eye and save his sight after acid attack

UK February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Asteroid impact. Illustration of a large asteroid colliding with Earth on the Yucatan Peninsula in (what is modern day) Mexico. This impact is believed to have led to the death of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. The impact formed the Chicxulub crater, which is around 200 kilometres wide. The impact would have thrown trillions of tons of dust into the atmosphere, cooling the Earths climate significantly, which may have been responsible for the mass extinction. A layer of iridium- rich rock, known as the K pg boundary, is thought to be the remnants of the impact debris.

How to survive an asteroid impact as odds of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase

Tech February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: A general exterior view of a Halifax Bank branch with automated cash teller machines (ATM) in the Strand on January 20, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)

Full list of 8 Halifax branches closing down in March

UK February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

14410863 Egypt announces it's discovered first new royal tomb since Tutankhamen’s over a 100 years ago

New royal tomb of 'brutal' Egyptian Pharaoh discovered after 3,500 years

World February 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Iconic Camden shop saved

Iconic Camden comic shop saved weeks after closing

UK February 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Jaron Soh

I was ashamed of being gay, but now I teach others not to feel the same

UK February 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Grabs: Molotov Cocktail. No Credit

Punter's head catches fire after Molotov cocktail thrown at Yorkshire pub

UK February 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Man told wife 'you will never leave this marriage' before stabbing her to death

UK February 19, 2025 By Luke Alsford