Fire

Fire breaks out on Ilkley Moor 0
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- May 18, 2019
Image copyright Ilkley Chat A large fire has broken out on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire. At its height, about 50 firefighters were tackling the blaze and police were also at the scene, on the Cow and Calf side of the moor. West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said its control room took over 65 emergency
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Potty-mouthed 14-year-old anti-PC YouTuber comes under fire 0
- BUSINESS
- May 15, 2019
Controversy is swirling around a foul-mouthed teen YouTuber after a journalist accused her of bigotry against Muslims and the platform removed the video under scrutiny. The young YouTube star known as ‘Soph’, a 14-year-old high school freshman from the Bay Area, became the center of debate after a highly critical Buzzfeed article was published on Monday.
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Israel assassinates Hamas operative in Gaza as Palestinian militants fire 600 rockets 0
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- May 6, 2019
Hamas has grown frustrated at what it says is Israel’s failure to implement the agreements. A spokesman for the groups said Israel needed to “commit to the understandings and implement them without delay”. Israel said the latest round of violence was sparked when Islamic Jihad snipers wounded two Israeli soldiers on Friday afternoon. The IDF
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how Christ’s Crown of Thorns has survived crusades, political upheaval and a fire (but only just)0
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- April 22, 2019
When the spire of Notre Dame cathedral collapsed in a fiery blaze on Monday 15 April, it looked as if the priceless treasures inside would be lost forever. This includes sacred paintings, tapestries, sculpture, stained glass windows, as well as a cherished collection of holy relics. So it was wonderful to see, the next morning,
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a history of medieval cathedrals and fire 0
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- April 20, 2019
Many great churches and cathedrals have suffered catastrophic fires over their long histories and medieval chronicles are full of stories of devastation and ruin as a result – but they also tell of how the buildings were reconstructed and made better than ever. The devastating fire that destroyed the roofs and spire of Notre Dame
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Notre Dame restoration: how to save an iconic building from fire | World news 0
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- April 17, 2019
John David, the master stonemason at York Minster, remembers the night of 9 July 1984 well. At about 2am, a lightning bolt hit the cathedral’s south transept and started a fire that raged through the building, collapsing the roof and causing millions of pounds’ worth of damage. “I remember some people coming to the building
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