Plumes of smoke visible across Liverpool as huge fire breaks out
Thick smoke is covering the skies over Liverpool city centre this afternoon following the outbreak of a huge fire.
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The 'almost entirely preventable' but life-threatening disease that's on the rise
Cases of an 'almost entirely preventable' disease continue to surge across parts of the nation - with vaccine hesitancy blamed for the recent outbreak. The latest figures show 1,603 suspected cases of measles in England and Wales were reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in 2023.
Met Office hour by hour snow and ice live updates as amber weather warning hits UK
The cold snap continues across Wales and the rest of the UK with freezing temperatures set to plummet even further across much of the country. Temperatures fell to -9°C in parts of Powys overnight.
Euroviews. It’s time to rally around South Korea’s bold stance to end the dog meat industry
Every year, an estimated one million dogs in South Korea face a grim fate, raised and slaughtered for food.
Boss of cheese company linked to tragic E.coli outbreak says he's devastated - and fears it's caused by 'new strain'
The distraught boss of a cheese company linked to a tragic E.coli outbreak fears a new variant of the disease could be to blame.
Picture of man police want to speak to released after £300 shop theft
Police have released a photo of a man they want to speak to after hundreds of pounds-worth of items was stolen from a shop in Wigan.
Cheesemaker at centre of E.coli outbreak that left one dead blames deadly new variant
The boss of a cheesemakers at the centre of a deadly E.coli outbreak says it was caused by a new variant of the disease. Mrs Kirkham's Lancashire Cheese, a dairy farm near Preston, Lancs, is thought to be the suspected epicentre of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli, a rare variant of the bug.
The Tameside tornado: What is a 'supercell thunderstorm' and how common are they in the UK?
The tornado which damaged around 100 homes as it ripped through Tameside on Wednesday night was the strongest in the UK in almost 20 years. But while the destructive phenomenon might be more commonly associated with the the wide open plains of the USA, it's surprisingly frequent in this country too.