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A significant blaze at a large industrial unit in Essex caused supplies of fertiliser to explode as more than 100 firefighters tackled the flames. Fire crews were called to Southend Road between East Hanningfield and Rettendon at 4.50pm on Friday. A major incident was declared as thick black smoke covered the surrounding area, with residents advised to keep windows and doors closed. A 25-year-old law student has appeared in court […]

Andy Burnham is set to spend his first working day at the northern branch of Downing Street. No 10 North in Manchester forms part of the prime minister's aim to shift power from Whitehall and Westminster to regions across the UK. Ministers Lucy Powell and Louise Haigh will operate regularly from the site, with up to three hundred civil servants joining them by the end of next year. On Friday, […]

The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a peaceful nuclear cooperation deal, signed on Wednesday. The US Energy Department announced the agreement will lay the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar partnership advancing strategic economic objectives, including nuclear nonproliferation. The deal could potentially provide Saudi Arabia with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear programme. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced his latest ministerial appointments, including Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar […]

A humanitarian worker is being assessed in a London hospital following potential exposure to Ebola while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Health officials say the UK resident was evacuated on a chartered flight as a precaution. The individual is not currently displaying symptoms and remains well, with officials confirming the risk to the general public is low. The American actress Kaylee Hottle, who starred in two Godzilla […]

A twenty-eight-year-old man from Rotherham has been charged with the murder of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe. Joshua Kerry was arrested in Yorkshire on suspicion of murder after Ms Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor, Devon, on Thursday the ninth of July after suffering serious injuries. He was later rearrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism before being charged by the […]