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Hackney Council could be set to transform a hostel into temporary homes for up to 70 people as it struggles with a “severe housing crisis”. The Town Hall...

Fifty years ago, jackpot fever swept the country as thousands of punters thronged race courses throughout the country in their search for the mythical pot of gold. The vision of Bay of Plenty Racing Club President Mr WS Holland and live wire club administrator Ian McEwan, which kicked off with a modest pool of just $733 on the 22nd March 1969, gripped the country until the Government changed the rules around five years later. The old sweepstake betting which was in vogue before the turn of the ...

Fire hits building occupied by squatters in Spain; 17 hurt by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 9, 2020 at 7:12 pm EDT BARCELONA, Spain — A fire raged through an abandoned building occupied by squatters in Badalona in northeastern Spain late Wednesday, injuring at least 17 people, including two in critical condition, authorities said. Firefighters said they rescued around 30 people from windows as the building burned. Fire Chief David Borrell added that firefighters did not have time to c...

Print Article At least three people died in the inferno although rescuers said they were continuing their search for survivors LLUIS GENE Text size Three migrants were killed when a fire ripped through a warehouse near Barcelona, injuring around 20 including several who jumped from the three-storey building to flee the flames, Spanish officials said Thursday. The blaze began on Wednesday evening in an industrial area of Badalona, a Barcelona suburb, where up to 200 migran...

A fire ripped through a warehouse occupied by migrants near Barcelona killing at least two people and injuring 19, including several who jumped from the

At least three people are dead and 19 were injured in a fire that broke out Wednesday evening inside an industrial warehouse in the northeastern Spanish city of Badalona, where firefighters continue to look for victims inside a building that has partially collapsed. The warehouse was home to squatters, most of whom were migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Three people are reported to be in critical condition and four more in serious condition according to medical emergency services, the news agen...

At least five seriously injured in huge fire inside industrial warehouse Five people are seriously injured after a fire broke out at a building in Spain. Around 23 fire brigades have rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze in the city Updated According to reports people were seen climbing to the roof to escape (Image: Twitter) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign u...

Joseph Wilson And Aritz Parra View of a building after a fire in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Firefighters in northeastern Spain found two bodies in an abandoned industrial complex occupied by migrants and other squatters that caught fire and partially collapsed, while ongoing emergency work assisted by drones on Thursday tried to assess if more people were trapped inside. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) December 10, 2020 - 10:06 AM BADALONA, Spai...

Article content MADRID — A blaze in an abandoned warehouse believed to have been occupied by scores of squatters in a suburb of the Spanish city of Barcelona has killed at least two people and injured 17, emergency services said on Thursday. Firefighters said they were battling to put the fire out. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Blaze in squat in suburb of Spains Barcelona kills at least two Back to video “Twenty-six units of firefighters ...

Three people have died in a blaze at an abandoned warehouse in north-east Spain that was sheltering hundreds of migrants.