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Image copyright@COMEALONGMILLER/TWITTERImage captionThe fire broke out at a car workshop in West Drayton on Saturday morning A huge fire has broken out at a car workshop on a west London industrial estate. Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze in Trout Road, West Drayton, London Fire Brigade said. Shaun Coltress,Continue reading “Huge fire breaks out in west London car workshop”

Image copyrightGOOGLEImage captionA 22-year-old died in St Mary’s Close in the early hours A 22-year-old man has been stabbed to death in north London. Police were called to St Mary’s Close in Tottenham, close to Harlington Park, at about 01:30 GMT. Paramedics and the London Air Ambulance attended, but the man was pronounced dead atContinue reading “Man, 22, stabbed to death in north London”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES A review is being launched into airlines’ seating policies, the Civil Aviation Authority says. It will examine whether companies are deliberately splitting up groups of passengers so they pay to sit together. Airlines allocate seating via computer algorithms. The CAA said it wanted to make sure the practices were “fair and transparent”.Continue reading “Airlines probed over ‘confusing’ seating policy”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionHarvey Weinstein, pictured in 2013, was one of Hollywood’s most powerful men UK police investigating Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein are looking at allegations of sexual assault against two more women, it has emerged. The alleged offences, reported to police in October and November, took place in the Republic of Ireland inContinue reading “Harvey Weinstein: UK police look into more allegations”

Image captionA spokesperson for Sinn Féin said Mr Kelly removed the clamp “after an early morning gym session” Sinn Féin has confirmed that one of their MLA’s has removed a clamp from the front wheel of his car, using what appears to be bolt cutters, in Belfast. In a statement, a spokesperson for the partyContinue reading “Gerry Kelly: Sinn Féin MLA removes car wheel clamp”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionA Canada goose, similar to this one, knocked Robert Meilhammer unconscious A hunter in the US has been knocked unconscious by a dead goose that fell out of the sky. Robert Meilhammer was hunting in Easton in the state of Maryland, when he was hit by a Canada goose that had beenContinue reading “US hunter knocked unconscious by Canada goose”

Image copyrightRADIO TELEVISION ESPANOLAImage captionThe men used “over 200 symbols” to communicate with each other A 500-year-old secret code used in letters between one of Spain’s most famous monarchs and a military commander has been cracked. Ferdinand of Aragon’s letters have tantalised historians for centuries. Constructed using more than 200 special characters, they were decipheredContinue reading “Spain cracks King Ferdinand’s 500-year-old secret code”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionIn November, Thurman said she would tell her story “when I’m ready” Actress Uma Thurman has detailed long hinted-at allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. In a New York Times article, she says Weinstein pushed her down and “tried to expose himself” at the producer’s hotel room in London during the 1990s,Continue reading “Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein attack”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionThousands of Corsicans protested in Ajaccio to back linguistic recognition and greater devolution Thousands of Corsicans have held a rally to call for greater autonomy from France. Correspondents say the rally was staged as a shot across the bows of the French government ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit on Tuesday. The nationalistsContinue reading “Corsica Macron: Nationalist protest ahead of visit”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionPaul Ryan was a staunch supporter of the Republican tax reform bill US House speaker Paul Ryan has come under fire after citing a school worker who was $1.50 (£1) a week better off because of recent tax cuts. Mr Ryan deleted a tweet about a school secretary who, he said, was “pleasantlyContinue reading “US House Speaker Paul Ryan deletes $1.50 tax cut gain tweet”