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Moment small girl is found alive after spending 24 HOURS under the rubble

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This is the dramatic moment a small girl was found alive in Beirut after spending 24 hours under the rubble. As a frantic hunt for missing people continued in the Lebanese capital tonight, footage emerged of rescue workers finding the child lodged between debris. By torchlight, the crew are seen trying to shift the rubble … Read more

Beirut blast survivors sift rubble for bodies as death toll continues to rise

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Survivors of a massive explosion that devastated the Lebanese capital of Beirut last night were picking through the remains of their city for victims today as the death toll topped 100 and was expected to continue rising, with more than 4,000 wounded. The city, once known as the Paris of the Middle East, resembled a … Read more

Old tyres and building rubble could be used to make sustainable roads, researchers claim 

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Old tyres and building rubble could be used to make sustainable roads while recycling waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, researchers have claimed. Developed by researchers from Australia, the new road-covering material is the first to combine rubble and rubber in a mix optimised to meet road safety standards. The recycled blend, designed … Read more

Woman, 85, who died when 65ft crane collapsed onto her home in east London is buried beneath rubble

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Tributes have flooded in for a ‘loyal and caring’ 85-year-old woman who was killed when a 65ft crane collapsed on to her home in east London. Specialist firefighters are working to recover the body of June Harvey from the first floor of her house in Bow after it was crushed by the huge rig. The … Read more

The devasted owner reveals that Rubble, the world’s oldest cat, died at the age of 31.

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World’s oldest cat dies AGED 31 after owner, 52, who was given him as a kitten for her 20th birthday pays tribute Rubble died just before turning 32 which is almost 150 in human years  He lived in Exeter, in Devon, with his owner Michele Heritage, 52   The moggy beat the record of 30-year-old Scooter … Read more

Gypsies use 1,000 TONNES of rubble and 12 dumper trucks to build illegal camp in just three days

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Travellers have built an illegal permanent camp using 1,000 tonnes of rubble and 12 dumper trucks in just three days after moving onto a field in the middle of the night, despite being denied planning permission.  Truckers arrived on the land close to the Swan With Two Necks pub at Blackbrook, in Staffordshire, at 3am last … Read more