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Man suffers 'life-changing' injuries after disturbance in flat outside Glasgow
35+ min ago (210+ words) A man has been left with life'changing injuries after an alleged disturbance in a flat in Rutherglen. Emergency services were called to a property on Gallowflat Street at around 7. 30 am on May 30. STV News reports that a 72'year'old man was…...
Three homes evacuated as PSNI water cannon deployed to battle major house fire
56+ min ago (443+ words) A police water cannon has been deployed to battle a house fire in Antrim." Firefighters were called to reports of an oil tank fire at a property in the Somerset Park area of the town shortly after 12: 45am overnight." The blaze…...
Xenophobic attacks: 4th batch of Nigerians fleeing South Africa arrives Lagos
52+ min ago (145+ words) The fourth batch of willing Nigerians evacuated from South Africa over xenophobic attacks has arrived in the country. The aircraft conveying the evacuees touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Friday. Recall that the Federal Government on Thursday…...
Scottish firefighters remain deployed in Venezuela supporting UK response
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (361+ words) Three Scottish Fire and Rescue Service firefighters deployed to Venezuela remain on the ground supporting ongoing search and rescue operations as part of the UK International Search and Rescue (UK ISAR) response. Working alongside colleagues from fire and rescue services…...
Irish families flee French campsite due to wildfires
43+ min ago (560+ words) Irish families have been evacuated from their campsite in southern France after wildfires, fuelled by strong winds, swept through parts of the country's Mediterranean coast. Michael Cleary and his family were forced to leave the Le Brasilia campsite in Canet-en-Roussillon,…...
Drumadoon Road: Emergency services at the scene of Cloughmills crash
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (467+ words) A person has been hospitalised following a two-car crash in Co Antrim in which one vehicle flipped several times." The incident happened on the Drumadoon Road in Cloughmills shortly after 1: 30pm." Police, paramedics and fire crews remain at the scene." One…...
Emergency services called to two-vehicle crash in North Yorkshire village
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (68+ words) Emergency services were called to a crash in a North Yorkshire village last night. It was in Monk Fryston near Selby at 5. 12pm. A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: "A crew from Selby attended a two vehicle road traffic…...
Man in his 50s killed in crash on key Yorkshire road this morning - police statement
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (215+ words) A MAN in his 50s has been killed after a crash in a major Yorkshire road this morning. West Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and footage after a man was killed in a crash in the A1(M) just before 5. 30am this morning…...
Former Royal Marine wades into sea to save distressed man at Shanklin while police look on
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (623+ words) Isle of Wight Observer News The Island's favourite newspaper A former Royal Marine Commando waded bravely into the sea to rescue a distressed man, while police officers stood by watching helplessly. Terence Gorton-Hicks was walking along Shanklin beach, near the…...
Car driver arrested after biker dies in crash in Mytholmroyd
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (378+ words) Police said the crash happened on Blackstone Edge Road where it meets Turvin Road A driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash. Police were called to the collision…...