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Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected
The Comet· 9 hours agoThe wildfire in Northern California has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate and another day of extreme heat is expected to come. The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 ...
Twelve charged after pro-Palestinian demonstrators blockade factory
The Comet· 9 hours agoMore than 100 people blocked entrances to the Thales factory in Glasgow on Wednesday, urging the company to end links with Israel. Demonstrators also called on the UK Government to ban arms ...
Police ‘making enquiries’ as mother says morphine dose ‘did end’ ill son’s life
The Comet· 8 hours agoAntonya Cooper’s son Hamish was five-years-old when he was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma – a rare childhood cancer – and aged seven when he died at home on December 1 1981. Ms Cooper, ...
Russian daylight attack on eastern Ukraine kills five
The Comet· 9 hours agoBlasts blew out some windows of a shopping mall, raining shards onto the street, photos published by local officials showed. Mayor Borys Filatov said the daytime attack also shattered windows ...
Aer Lingus forced to cancel 76 additional flights as pay row rumbles on
The Comet· 9 hours agoIt comes as Aer Lingus and the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association (Ialpa) are meeting at the Labour Court on Wednesday afternoon. The talks at the industrial dispute body are the latest attempt ...
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh become members of prestigious Order of the Thistle
The Comet· 9 hours agoCamilla and Edward, who both have strong connections with Scottish institutions and charities, were formally installed as members of the Order of the Thistle during a service held at St Giles ...
WATCH: Boris Johnson calls on Stevenage voters to back Alex Clarkson
The Comet· 9 hours agoIn a video published on social media, the former prime minister endorsed Mr Clarkson, Conservative candidate for Stevenage, saying that he would be "a great MP". But Kevin Bonavia, Labour's ...
North Herts Council awards £4,000 funding to community groups
The Comet· 17 hours agoNorth Herts Council has awarded more than £4,000 to three community groups.
Xsolla replace Grilla as Stevenage shirt sponsor
The Comet· 11 hours agoXsolla is a video game commerce company, based in the USA, which offer payment solutions, web shops and back-end support to games publishers and developers across the globe. As part of the two-year ...
Garlic bread food reduction scheme coming to M&S Hitchin
The Comet· 12 hours agoEvery day, unsold loaves of bread will be filled with garlic butter by bakery staff before being frozen to extend their shelf life by 40 days. More than 1.4 million re-purposed loaves were sold ...
