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Part of airport was evacuated and 21 people fell ill but police found no sign of any hazardous materialPolice were called to Heathrow late on Monday afternoon when 21 people fell ill in terminal 4. Initial reports suggested a hazardous material could be involved and part of the airport was evacuated. But when the emergency services conducted a thorough search, no trace of any adverse substance was found.A source within the Metropolitan police subsequently suggested the event could be something quite different – a case of mass hysteria. And some experts agree. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/09/mass-psychogenic-illness-caused-toxic-substance-alert-at-heathrow-says-scientist Author :

Emmanuel Macron to name successor ‘within days’ as political crisis grips FranceFrance to get third PM in a yearLithuania has also said it will strengthen its borders with Belarus and Russia during the Zapad military exercise, the country’s border guard said today.The authorities said they would carry “even more active border monitoring, patrols, and other border control measures,” looking for any potential border violations and provocations against Lithuania. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/09/france-crisis-government-emmanuel-macron-europe-latest-live-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-09-09 13:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Warning from ActionAid comes after Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army told residents of Gaza City to leave Dan Sabbagh is the Guardian’s defence and security editorFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the biennial DSEI trade show that begins in London’s Docklands on Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/09/israel-gaza-city-evacuation-order-idf-military-offensive-live-updates-middle-east-crisis-latest-news Author : Yohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier) Publish date : 2025-09-09 10:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bridget Phillipson describes herself as ‘a proud working-class woman’ in statement announcing her bid to replace Angela RaynerWes Streeting, the health secretary, hasn’t just been on the Today programme this morning; he has been doing a media round, promoting the new NHS league tables for England, and in other interviews he has revealed more about why he is not committing to backing Bridget Phillipson for deputy leader at this point. (See 8.35am.)In an interview with Times Radio, Streeting said he would “certainly prefer the next deputy leader to be a woman”. would definitely be a great deputy leader if she