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Heathrow Airport closed after 'significant power outage' due to nearby fire
Heathrow Airport will reopen for a limited number of flights today, after a large fire at a nearby electricity substation disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers.
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Heathrow closure throws travel plans into chaos - as weddings, rugby tours and Arctic Circle trips affected
Thousands of passengers are facing delays and cancellations after Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, was forced to close following a fire at a nearby substation.
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Incoming IOC president to open talks on Russia's potential return to Olympics
The incoming IOC president has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia's potential return to the Games.
Showbiz
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Jack Fincham: Love Island star wins appeal against prison sentence for dangerous dog offences
Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has won an appeal against his prison sentence for two dangerous dog offences.
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Snow White: Little people feel 'erased' by Disney's use of CGI instead of real actors
Disney's use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling "disregarded" and "erased," according to a disability activist.
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Celebrities urge government to reverse 'shameful' welfare cuts
A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its "shameful" cuts to welfare.
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Actress 'shell-shocked' when asked to 'bend further' while filming with Noel Clarke, court hears
An actress who worked in a film directed by Noel Clarke said she felt "shell-shocked" when he asked her to "bend over further" during a scene where she was naked from the waist down, the High Court has heard.
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Unreleased Eminem music stolen and sold online - man charged
A former studio engineer has been charged with stealing Eminem's unreleased music and selling it online.
UK News
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Heathrow closure throws travel plans into chaos - as weddings, rugby tours and Arctic Circle trips affected
Thousands of passengers are facing delays and cancellations after Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, was forced to close following a fire at a nearby substation.
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Boys aged 13, 14 and 15 charged with rape of girl
Three teenage boys have been charged with rape of a girl under the age of 16, police have said.
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How Donald Trump's tariffs are wreaking chaos in the British metal industry
As the clock ticked down towards 12.01am Eastern Standard Time on 12 March, Liam Bates kept refreshing his browser.
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Man who took pressure cooker bomb into hospital jailed for life
A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a hospital in Leeds intending to "kill as many nurses as possible" has been jailed for life.
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Man found guilty of murdering pensioner - whose dismembered body was scattered across Manchester
A man with a "fixation" for horror and gore has been found guilty of murdering his housemate and sawing him into 27 pieces.
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Man arrested after 'life-threatening' explosive chemicals found in St Leonards
A man has been arrested after "life-threatening" explosive chemicals were discovered inside a property along a seafront in Sussex, police say.
World News
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Incoming IOC president to open talks on Russia's potential return to Olympics
The incoming IOC president has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia's potential return to the Games.
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Putin will break any peace deal where Ukraine is not 'defended' by 'coalition of the willing', Starmer warns
Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not "defended" by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said.
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Sudan's military says it has seized control of presidential palace
Sudan's military has said it has retaken the Republican Palace in the country's capital Khartoum after nearly two years of fighting.
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Sudan's recaptured palace is a significant sign of return to order
Sudan's military operations have pointed towards a specific target for several weeks: reclaim the Republican Palace from their entrenched enemy, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), after close to two years of war.
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Israeli PM tries to sack Shin Bet chief amid hostage protests - but top court blocks move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet internal security service - a move temporarily blocked by the country's top court.
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Germany's 'neglected' military set for new era after historic spending plan approved
German defence spending has been given a huge boost.
Politics
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Putin will break any peace deal where Ukraine is not 'defended' by 'coalition of the willing', Starmer warns
Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not "defended" by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said.
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As Birmingham grapples with bin strikes and 'rats as big as cats', councils fear further cuts
In Birmingham, they say the rats are as big as cats.
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'British people don't want culture war on climate' says Ed Miliband as cuts to GB Energy ruled out
Ed Miliband said he is "not anticipating" cuts to GB Energy ahead of the chancellor announcing the biggest spending squeeze on Whitehall in years.
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Heathrow closure: Keir Starmer receiving 'regular updates'
Sir Keir Starmer said he is receiving "regular updates" about the fire that shut down Heathrow Airport as counter-terror police lead enquiries into its cause.
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UK growth forecast set for major downgrade as chancellor faces difficult spring statement
The chancellor's update on the economy next week is not going to be an emergency budget in its truest sense. But it will be a moment when the sirens flash red.
Weird News
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The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand
The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.
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Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive
A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.
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CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station
Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.
Tech News
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US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Elon Musk's Tesla cars
The US attorney general has said three people alleged to have damaged Tesla cars and charging stations could be jailed for up to 20 years.
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Race to clean up billions of plastic 'nurdles' that washed up in UK after tanker crash
Clean-up teams are in a race against time to remove billions of plastic pellets that are building up on England's east coast before they are washed back out to sea.
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Happiest country in the world revealed - and one where a stranger's most likely to return a lost wallet
Strangers are about twice as kind as people think, according to a UN-backed report on global happiness.
Videos
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Heathrow closure: What are your rights if your flight is delayed or cancelled?
All flights to and from London Heathrow have been cancelled today due to a fire at a nearby electricity substation.
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Incoming IOC president to open talks on Russia's potential return to Olympics
The incoming IOC president has revealed to Sky News she is against banning countries from the Olympics over wars and will open talks on Russia's potential return to the Games.
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Heathrow closure throws travel plans into chaos - as weddings, rugby tours and Arctic Circle trips affected
Thousands of passengers are facing delays and cancellations after Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, was forced to close following a fire at a nearby substation.
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Snow White: Little people feel 'erased' by Disney's use of CGI instead of real actors
Disney's use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling "disregarded" and "erased," according to a disability activist.
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CCTV shows shoplifters using pythons to distract cashier before stealing from petrol station
Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.
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Putin will break any peace deal where Ukraine is not 'defended' by 'coalition of the willing', Starmer warns
Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not "defended" by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said.
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