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«It’s a matter of safety»: Anger in Britain as open facility for over 1,200 migrants is built next to village of 350 residents
Piddington's parish council is backing a symbolic independence referendum after officials pressed ahead with plans to house 1,250 male asylum seekers at Bicester barracks, with residents warning of inadequate infrastructure and unaddressed security concerns
Woman remanded over fatal Marfin Bank arson attack deemed ‘particularly dangerous’, court explains reasoning
A court has ruled that the 46-year-old woman held in custody over the deadly Marfin Bank arson attack poses a serious risk, rejecting defence claims that photographic evidence suggests a resemblance rather than positive identification
Are Europe’s massive wildfires becoming the new normal? How they ignite, what fuels them, and lessons from France and Spain
Blazes have burned 420 square kilometres in Gironde and forced 220,000 evacuations, while Spain's fires proved 20 times more likely due to climate change, as heatwaves push the fire risk further toward London and Paris
Europe’s spy agencies ranked: MI6 takes top spot, Greece prized for its Turkey expertise
A three-month investigation by French magazine L'Express polled sixty intelligence officials from twenty-five countries, placing France's DGSE second and the Netherlands third, while Ukraine ranked fourth and Greece, though scoreless, remains prized for Turkey expertise
Former minister Ann Widdecombe killed in hammer attack, court told
Joshua Kerry, accused of murdering former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe, struck her 21 times on the head with a hammer, prosecutors told Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, as an inquest opened separately into her death
Pilot spells “I’m bored” with his plane as he flies over England and Wales
Ravenair's operations manager said the instructor faces no repercussions over the stunt, praising his flying skill despite the tongue-in-cheek message traced above the Dee Estuary during a routine post-repair check
Over 2,700 dead in England and Wales from record heatwaves in this year, study reveals
At least 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes in England and Wales during May and June's record heatwaves, researchers say, as UK health officials prepare their official assessment in coming weeks
