ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Putin warns Germany that use of its weapons by Ukraine to strike targets in Russia will mark a 'dangerous step.'
A passing local woman was fearing for a man’s seasonal business on December 12, when she saw a huge blaze burning at the spot he sells his Christmas trees.Kent Fire and Rescue said that trees were indeed engulfed by the fire, which started in a shed. But Billy Roberts, or “Tree Man Bill”, said that luckily, his stock was not harmed and everyone was safe.The footage here was recorded in Saint Margaret’s at Cliffe, outside Dover, by Gemma Green. Green told Storyful that the fire had “fully taken hold” and the flames were “out of control” by the time she passed by. She told Kent Online she was worried Roberts’s trees might have gone up in flames also.No injuries were reported, and the cause was likely to have been a faulty electrical socket, the fire service said.Roberts said on Facebook he’d be open for business as usual on Friday, December 13. Credit: Gemma Green via Storyful
He was pulled out after a 56-hour rescue operation
A Piper PA-31 small plane crashed after an emergency landing on a highway in Victoria, Texas on December 11, hitting three cars before it came to a stop. The aircraft's unidentified pilot was hospitalized alongside 3 other victims.
STORY: Heavy rains are making these shacks, perched on the edge of a cliff in Bolivia's El Alto, more unstable.But despite warnings, some say they won't leave the buildings known locally as "suicide homes".:: THIS EARTH:: El Alto, BoliviaManuel Mamani is an Aymara shaman, or amauta."Suicide homes" often double as workplaces for amautas - a place where they make offerings to Pachamama, or Earth Mother.He says they are not going to leave."However, we will take care of the ground. We will push the rainwater elsewhere, for it to flow quickly.”City authorities however say the residents should leave and that the shacks' foundations are now visible.They say a forced evacuation will take place if necessary.But despite the danger, Gabriel Lopez Chiva, another amauta, says he has faith in the protective powers of the Earth Mother.He said they will perform an offering ceremony and "this land will never move"."On the contrary," he said, "the place will stabilize".
A bird strike took out one of an American Airlines jet's two engines after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport and forced the the plane to turn around and land at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said Friday. “Mayday mayday mayday American 1722 engine failure,” the pilot of the Charlotte, North Carolina-bound aircraft radioed to the control tower during Thursday's emergency, according to a recording of air traffic control communications. Airline officials said no one was injured in the incident involving the Airbus A321, which took off from LaGuardia at 7:43 p.m. with 190 passengers and six crew members on board.
Julia Wandelt believes that she could be the missing British girl Madeleine McCann
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There was certainly cause to celebrate at 32 Portland Place last week, the £15 million west London mansion owned by Edward Davenport. The self-described “flamboyant entrepreneur”, also known as “Fast Eddie”, won a court battle to stop police from shutting down parties at his home. “Fighting. Won. Freedom to party,” the 58-year-old wrote on Instagram after the verdict was announced.
Certain social media users criticized the outfit, but many others voiced support for the 12-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
The European Union has set the price for a post-Brexit trade deal in leaked negotiating papers that reveal an expectation of concessions from Sir Keir Starmer.
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of the Sunni Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has become Syria’s new strongman, replacing the Alawite regime of Bashar al-Assad. Once a partner of al Qaeda, Jolani now speaks the language of tolerance and openness towards Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities. He has told his fighters to refrain from extrajudicial violence, but videos emerging on social media suggest that not all of his fighters are following his directive, raising concerns among members
Blake Lively wore a Sergio Hudson yellow sequin shirt, unbuttoned to reveal she was wearing no bra, with matching yellow trousers to the 2024 Beauty Inc Awards.
EastEnders and Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass, 53, has confirmed her split from long-time boyfriend Ronnie O'Sullivan, 49, in a heart-breaking social media post
A Russian missile designer was shot dead in a forest park in the Moscow region, according to Ukraine media reports Thursday. The killing of Mikhail Shatsky was carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, a source in Ukraine’s Defense Forces told the Kyiv Independent. The report described Shatsky as an expert involved in modernizing cruise missiles that Russia has launched against Ukraine. He was deputy general designer and head of the software department at the Moscow-based Mars Desig
A Uyghur militant group that helped to topple Bashar-al Assad has vowed to take the fight to China.
Perhaps it made you uncomfortable, even if it wasn't technically ill-intentioned.
Shocking footage shows the moment a bus swerved off the road and onto the pavement - into a group of pedestrians waiting on the side of the road. The collision happened at 10:30am this morning on Lightmoor Way, Telford. The video shows the bus - which was heading to Telford Centre - drive into a group of three people. A crowd of people then run to the scene, to try and push the bus off the person who had been hit. The bus reverses off the pavement and emergency services were called to the scene.
Police are investigating a flag waved at Celtic Park as a possible hate crime.
Around 150 Londoners from the same block of flats have received eviction notices just weeks before Christmas.
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