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A last-ditch attempt by the owner of HMV to strike a rescue deal for stricken retailer Wilko has failed. Administrators for the high street chain had been in discussions with Doug Putman, who owns the entertainment retailer, over a deal to buy around 200 Wilko shops. However, the PA news agency understands that these talks have now collapsed, intensifying fears over the future of thousands of jobs. In a statement […]

The death toll from the devastating quake has risen and is expected to rise further A rare, powerful earthquake has struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled on Saturday to reach hard-hit remote areas where the […]

Police say the 21 year old was arrested just before 11am on Saturday morning Terror suspect Daniel Khalife has been found and arrested on the fourth day of a manhunt after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth, the Metropolitan Police said. The 21-year-old was arrested just before 11am on Saturday in Chiswick, west London, and is now in police custody, the force said. It added: “We would like to thank the […]

The earthquake struck late on Friday night, affecting areas from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakesh The death toll in a powerful earthquake around Marrakesh has more than doubled to 632 people, with a further 329 injured as authorities assess the damage, Moroccan government officials said. Much like other earthquakes, casualty figures appear to be rising as the extent becomes more clear in rural and […]

Officers are focusing on the district following confirmed sightings in the area overnight Police are searching the Chiswick area in west London as the hunt for terror suspect Daniel Khalife enters its fourth day. Officers are focusing on the district after “intelligence-led activity” and confirmed sightings in the area overnight, including calls from members of the public, the Metropolitan Police said. They will be carrying out “intensive” searches throughout the day. Officers […]

That's according to Dominic Murphy, the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism commander A reported sighting of on-the-run terror suspect Daniel Khalife “could be very significant”, the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism commander has said. The force is offering a £20,000 reward for anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the former soldier after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday morning. Commander Dominic Murphy said the force is investigating after a member […]

Network Rail has been fined £6.7 million after admitting health and safety failings over a rail crash that claimed three lives. Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the derailment near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12, 2020. At the High Court in Aberdeen on Thursday, the company admitted a series of failings that resulted in the deaths, pleading guilty to a […]

A 10-year-old boy has died after he received an electric shock at a Blackpool hotel, police said. The youngster was found unresponsive at about 10.39pm on Sunday at a hotel on the Promenade in Blackpool. He died on Thursday, a Lancashire Police spokesman said. The child’s injuries were consistent with him having received a “high voltage of electricity”, the force added. In a statement released on Friday, Lancashire Police said: […]