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Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on 3 October in Mestre, near Venice (Photo: MARCO SABADIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Bus crash in Venice kills 21 and leaves dozens injured

The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot in August has come forward to claim the prize.

US winner claims £1.32 billion jackpot prize

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Morocco killing at least 600

Officials at Harborough District Council have decided to write off more than £460,000 owed to it by Market Harborough fashion brand Joules. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

£460k of debt written off by council after Joules fell into administration

Bosses at Lutterworth Town Council have applied for permission to build a single storey extension and make other changes to its base in Coventry Road.

Plans to refurbish and extend Lutterworth Town Council HQ

A three phase plan to extend the Market Harborough Medical Centre has been approved in a bid to deal with rising patient numbers.

Plans approved to extend Market Harborough Medical Centre

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Bid to fill field separating Broughton Astley and Sutton in the Elms shot down

Thousands have evacuated their homes due to a wildfire in La Palma

Thousands evacuated from La Palma as wildfire blazes

Officials have warned of the potential risk of a tsunami on the Alaska coastline

Tsunami warning issued for US after 7.4 magnitude earthquake

‘Presumed human remains’ found in Titan sub wreckage

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Russian tanks have lined the streets of Moscow amid fears the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is launching a coup against Vladimir Putin.

OceanGate’s Titan sub: How will they find out what happened to cause ‘catastrophic implosion’

Titanic sub: How will they find out what happened to cause implosion

Titanic sub: Tributes to men killed in ‘catastrophic implosion’ of missing OceanGate Titan submersible

Tributes pour in for five men killed in ‘implosion’ of Titan subm

Photo issued by American Photo Archive of the OceanGate Expeditions submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. Photo: American Photo Archive/Alamy/PA Wire

Hunt for missing Titanic submersible ‘still active search and rescue’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend Trooping the Colour?

EuroMillions: UK ticket holder wins £111.7 million jackpot

Officials say at least 280 people have been killed and 650 injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

India train crash: Hundreds injured and more than 280 killed

Ray Liotta’s cause of death confirmed

An easyjet flight was involved in a near miss with an illegal drone

UK easyJet flight in narrow miss with illegal drone at 5,000ft

The White House has summoned tech giants over AI fears

White House summons big tech bosses over AI fears

Former UK Athletics chief, Julian Starkey, has been banned from holding an official position for three years and has his licence revoked for two years.

Former UK Athletics chief banned for racist remarks

Former UK Athletics chief, Julian Starkey, has been banned from holding an official position for three years and has his licence revoked for two years.

Former UK Athletics chief banned for racist remarks

The line-up for the famous balcony moment after King Charles III's coronation has been confirmed - Credit: Getty / Graphic by Mark Hall

Balcony line-up for King Charles’ coronation confirmed - who’s in

King Charles III receives the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

Buckingham Palace and Archbishop ‘in row’ over swearing of allegiance

The Sudanese Junior Doctors Association UK estimate that approximately 74 NHS doctors are trapped in Sudan.

Foreign NHS doctors will not be evacuated from Sudan by UK

Dominic Raab resigns: deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation but says findings are ‘flawed’

Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab resigns over bullying investigation

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

Benefit claimants such as those who receive Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment need to notify DWP if there are changes to their circumstances, which includes going abroad.

DWP issues holiday warning to Universal Credit and PIP claimants

Benefit claimants such as those who receive Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment need to notify DWP if there are changes to their circumstances, which includes going abroad.

Meghan Markle will not attend King Charles III’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, but husband Prince Harry will - Credit: Getty Images

The reason why Meghan Markle will not be at King Charles coronation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may not attend King Charles III’s coronation ceremony on May 6 after all, as the RSPV deadline has passed - Credit: Getty Images

Harry and Meghan yet to confirm attendance at King’s coronation

Tensions could turn frosty between Prince William and Queen Camilla if the ivory item is used at King Charles III’s coronation - Credit: Getty Images

Queen Camilla to use contentious ivory sceptre for coronation ceremony

Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation procession lasted two hours, as King Charles III’s is set to be shorter - Credit: Getty Images

How King Charles’ coronation route is different from Queen Elizabeth’s

Somebody once told me....Shrek 5 will reportedly return with its original cast - Credit: DreamWorks

Shrek 5 is ‘in the works’ and will feature the original cast

17 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities freed

Travel advice for medical tourists travelling to Turkey has been updated

New travel advice issued for medical tourists planning trip to Turkey

Plans are in place for the roles of members of The Royal Family for King Charles III’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey - Credit: Getty Images

Roles that The Royal Family will have during King Charles coronation

King Charles III coronation: Screens to go up in 57 UK locations

Plans have been turned down

Plans for 76 bed care home in Lutterworth turned down by council

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still yet to accept an invite to King Charles III’s coronation - Credit: Getty Images

King Charles III coronation: Harry and Meghan’s children ‘not invited’

Katie Price and her son Harvey Price - Credit: Getty Images

Katie Price slams ‘disgusting’ Met Police WhatsApp messages about son

ITV fear Holly Willoughby could quit This Morning as deal is expiring

Traffic stretches over four miles on the M4 after the incident

M4 closed westbound after vehicle hits pedestrian

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle invited to King Charles III coronation

Paco Rabanne: Fashion and perfume icon dead at the age of 88

United States ‘tracking’ suspected Chinese surveillance balloon

The United States are tracking what they believe to be a surveillance balloon they are ‘confident’ belongs to China

Australia decides to remove British monarchy from banknotes

A popular village pub near Harborough has been allowed to keep using a converted storage container set up to serve food and drink in its garden during the pandemic.

Popular Harborough pub told it can keep converted storage container

Retirement age to increase to 68 by the end of the 2030s

The planned concrete skate park will sit on the site of the old skatepark

Building work set to start on Kibworth skate park after £260k funding is agreed

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, press officials confirm

HSBC to close 114 branches next year - see full list

A man looks out from the balcony of his home in Casamicciola on November 27, 2022, following heavy rains that caused a landslide on the island of Ischia, southern Italy. - Italian rescuers were searching for a dozen missing people on the southern island of Ischia after a landslide killed at least one person, as the government scheduled an emergency meeting. A wave of mud and debris swept through the small town of Casamicciola Terme early Saturday morning, engulfing at least one house and sweeping cars down to the sea, local media and emergency services said. (Photo by Eliano IMPERATO / AFP) (Photo by ELIANO IMPERATO/AFP via Getty Images)

One confirmed dead after landslide strikes Italian island

US President Joe Biden speaks to media about the Democrats keeping the Senate before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cambodia. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Missile which killed two in Poland ‘unlikely’ to have come from Russia

More than 150 have died in a crush in South Korea

More than 150 dead after huge crush in South Korea - what we know

The case definition for monkeypox has been updated by UK health officials to include new symptoms to look out for

UKHSA identifies new signs of monkeypox to look out for - what to do if you spot...