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The UK has totalled five significant bomb scares this week, with separate incidents occurring in just 96 hours. A loud explosion heard near Euston station yesterday was the latest in a string of incidents across the UK which also included scares at the US Embassy, Gatwick Airport, Chester rail and bus stations, and Glasgow bus station. Passengers travelling through Euston – which is one of London’s busiest – were evacuated on Saturday afternoon while the Met Police carried out a ‘controlled explosion’ just after 12.40pm.  Thousands of travellers saw disruption at 8.20am on Friday morning, November 22, after a bomb scare…

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning after visiting the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, this month. The travelers — two from Australia, two from Denmark, one from United Kingdom and one from United States — are believed to have consumed alcohol tainted with methanol, which is sometimes illegally added to regular or home-brewed alcohol to cut costs. Some fourteen people were sickened following a night out in Vang Vieng around Nov. 12. One such traveler recently returned home to New Zealand, according to local news reports. Methanol is cheaper than ethanol, which is the alcohol that’s…

The meeting in Beirut comes days after four Italian soldiers were injured after two rockets exploded at a UNIFIL base in Shama, apparently fired by Hezbollah or one of its affiliate groups. ADVERTISEMENT The EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell has said UN peacekeepers stationed in southern Lebanon have the “strong support” of the bloc after meeting their commander in Beirut. Borrell held talks with UNFIL’s Head of Mission and Force Commander Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro during his visit to the Lebanese capital on Sunday. That meeting comes days after four Italian soldiers were injured after two rockets exploded…

A new EU law permits proceedings in a criminal case initiated in one EU country to be transferred to another EU country if required. This helps ensure that the best-placed country investigates or prosecutes a criminal offence. Source link Cross-border crime: criminal cases can now be transferred to another EU country

Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the Frente Amplio leftist alliance defeated Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, part of the ruling Republican Coalition, in Uruguay’s presidential election on Sunday. A victory for Orsi sees Uruguay shift left after five years of center-right rule. Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay’s presidential election

Romania’s incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) was tied with far-right NATO critic Calin Georgescu, with 90% of votes counted, as the two battled for first place in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday. Georgescu came in with a razor thin margin of 22% of the vote, while Ciolacu had 21.7%. As neither candidate can achieve an absolute majority, they will have to face off in a runoff vote on December 8. Ballots from Romania’s sizable diaspora, which have yet to be included in the main tally, meanwhile showed center-right Elena Lasconi leading with 33.4%, with Georgescu second.…

As of 5 October 2024, 512 public tenders submitted by Germany to the EU in the nine first months of the year were accepted and published by the EU Tenders Transparency Portal despite their egregiously discriminatory nature. Their peculiarity was that they contained a “Bidder’s declaration of protection” against a specific religious group to be mandatorily filled in and signed on a “form 2496” for the bidding to be valid. One of the 512 tenders concerned “advanced services in preparation for the construction of the future excavation pit shoring for the new center at the Nuremberg Clinic” (Ref. 598098-2024).…

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Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell was left in tears after her parents saw her perform on the show for the first time in seven years. The professional dancer, 34, joined the BBC series in 2017 after competing on Dancing with the Stars in Australia. She is currently competing on this season with comedian Chris McCausland, 47, with Dianne left sobbing following their performance in Blackpool last weekend. Last year Dianne’s parents, Mark and Rina, were meant to travel from Australia to watch their daughter on the BBC series however had to cancel the trip after he was diagnosed with…

Zayn Malik made a poignant return to the stage tonight for his solo tour, which he previously postponed due to the death of friend and bandmate Liam Payne. In a loving gesture, he ensured Payne was included as he paid tribute to him with a sweet message on-screen. The Pillowtalk hitmaker attended Payne’s funeral just three days ago after the One Direction star tragically died at the age of 31 on October 16. Zayn joined Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles for the devastating goodbye at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham, as Payne’s loved ones held a private service.…