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Rescuers in Pakistan are struggling to reach 20,000 people still stranded by the worst floods in 80 years.

Almost half the Leeds-Liverpool canal is closing to save water as the UK experiences some of the worst drought conditions for 100 years

A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board. The plane, an Airblue flight from Karachi to Islamabad, came down in the Margalla Hills. Officials said the plane lost contact with the control tower minutes before landing. It is not known what caused the crash.

At least 19 people have been killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance music festival in the German city of Duisburg, police have said.


Mountain Rescue are offering a series of two courses on Search Planning & Management and Search Field Skills at Bangor University.


Some 300 people have been rescued from vehicles including a school bus after they became stuck in snow near Derry, police have said.
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