A HIGH street named the “best” in Britain is fighting a crime wave – where shoplifters run riot and staff are attacked. Embattled shop owner Geraint, 33, described the “top high street” as “unworthy” of the title after he had £25,000-worth of stock stolen. 6 Geraint, 33, has said Britain’s ‘best’ high street is ‘unworthy’...
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‘Do not travel’ warning as major UK train station is hit with cancellations
BRITS have been warned “do not travel” as London’s King’s Cross station is hit with train cancellations – leaving passengers stranded and waiting for hours. A problem with the overhead wiring between Stevenage and Hitchin has meant that southbound trains were unable to follow routes into King’s Cross station in London. 5 Trains to and...
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Met Office issues yellow weather warning with rain causing travel chaos & floods
THE Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning – with heavy rain set to spark travel chaos and floods. A band of rain will slowly push across parts of Britain today before clearing this evening. 2 Miserable weather in Winchester last weekCredit: Alamy 2 A yellow rain warning is in force for western...
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Staff sent home early, nurseries shut & shops boarded up as UK braces for riots
SWATHES of staff have been sent home early, as nurseries shut and shops are boarded up with Britain bracing for riot carnage in hours. Far-right marches have so far this afternoon failed to ignite. But thousands of people are set to take part in a first wave of demos, with dozens of protests mapped across...
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Looters run riot in night of carnage – as Britain brace for more chaos
LOOTERS ran riot in a night of carnage on Britain’s streets as the nation prepares itself for another day of shameless chaos. Battles broke out across at least nine cities as angry thugs ransacked shops six days after three girls were killed in a Southport stabbing initially rumoured to have been carried out by a...
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Urgent travel warning as ‘month’s worth of rain hits in an hour’
AN urgent travel warning has been issued after a month’s worth of rain fell in just an hour and flooding closed roads. Heavy downpours have battered large swathes of the UK – despite the mercury soaring to 30C. 5 A stranded car in Guildford, Surrey yesterdayCredit: PA 5 A woman crosses London Bridge during a...
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World’s most expensive wedding party heading to UK with Boris Johnson to join
THE world’s most expensive wedding party — on a four-month global tour — is heading to Slough. Over the next two months guests including Prince Harry and former PM Boris Johnson are expected to join the £563million celebrations. 6 Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant wed in Mumbai earlier this monthCredit: Alamy 6 Kim Kardashian wore...
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Trains cancelled, planes grounded & TV pulled off air in global outage
BRITS have been warned of travel chaos amid a global IT outage that has seen trains and planes across the UK cancelled. Major airports, airlines and railways have been hit by the suspected Crowdstrike issue that saw Microsoft services crash worldwide this morning. 4 Major railway lines across the UK have been hit 4 Chaos...
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Urgent Met Office warning as 50mph winds & thunderstorms hit
THE Met Office has issued an urgent warning with 50mph and thunderstorms set to cause travel chaos. Strong winds will push across eastern England this morning, buffeting Norfolk and Suffolk. 3 Storm clouds blanket the Hampshire cricket ground in Southampton last weekCredit: PA 3 A Met Office yellow warning is in force this morningCredit: Met...
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Maps reveal exact time thunderstorms will hit UK today with rain and flooding
THE Met Office has revealed the exact time “heavy thunderstorms” are set to hit Britain today, bringing in travel chaos and flooding. The forecaster has also warned that flooding in some places could cause “danger to life”. 9 Bournemouth beach-goers made the most of the weekend earlier this morningCredit: BNPS 9 The Met Office has...
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Major UK shopping centre evacuated with people rushed out in ’emergency’
A MAJOR UK shopping centre has been evacuated after people were rushed out due to a “suspicious item”. Shoppers were told to get out of Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, east London, this morning. 2 Westfield Stratford was evacuated in an emergencyCredit: MartinJohnston7 2 The shopping centre in East London is popular in the capitalCredit:...