A 22-year-old woman has died after a hit-and-run in Oswestry.
West Mercia Police said a car mounted a kerb at about 02:50 BST and hit two people outside the Grill Out takeaway on Willow Street.
Both were transferred to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital by ambulance. The woman died shortly after arrival while the second person had minor injuries.
Police said the vehicle, believed to be a light gold or champagne colour Volvo, and its driver are yet to be located.
Detective Inspector Paul Bettison said: "Clearly this is a concerning incident and I'd like to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to locate the vehicle and driver.
"Our thoughts go out to family of the woman who has died as a result of this tragic incident.
"I would urge anyone who was in the area at the time and may have mobile phone, dash cam or CCTV images footage of the incident itself, or the car in the moments leading up to the incident, to please contact us.
"We believe there may have been a number of passengers in the vehicle, and I would also urge them to come forward."
Four cabinet ministers have urged their colleagues to rally behind Liz Truss or risk election defeat amid infighting in the Tory party.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi, Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt and Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena have all written articles calling on the party to unite around the new prime minister or risk ending up in opposition.
Cabinet ministers are planning to ambush the prime minister in a meeting on Tuesday to demand she rules out raising benefits in line with wages rather than inflation, according to the Sunday Times.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-time ally of Ms Truss, is reported to have put her chances of survival at "only 40-60" on Monday, though he denied the remarks.
It has also been rumoured former transport secretary Grant Shapps, who backed Ms Truss's rival Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership, is offering to volunteer as a caretaker prime minister.
One report featured particularly harsh words for Michael Gove, with the former Cabinet minister branded "sadistic" after he helped force the chancellor's humiliating U-turn on tax at the party's annual conference.
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Meanwhile, polling by Opinium for the Observer put Ms Truss's personal approval rating at minus 47 and Mr Kwarteng's at minus 51.
Ms Braverman used her piece in The Sun on Sunday to warn against "splits and fallout" in the Tory Party.
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"Those working with Labour to undermine our prime minister are putting the Conservatives' chance of victory at the next election in real danger," she wrote.
"So the choice for my colleagues and for us is as party is simple: Back Liz or get Keir Starmer, hand-in-hand with Nicola Sturgeon."
She previously said she was "disappointed" by the mid-conference U-turn on cutting income tax for the highest earners and accused rebels such as Mr Gove of staging a "coup".
But she has also expressed views which risked setting her at odds with government policy in recent days, saying she has "reservations" about relaxing immigration controls as part of any trade deal with India and suggesting the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights.
In an article for the Mail on Sunday Mr Zahawi admitted the government did not get the "whole package right" when it came to his plan for growth, acknowledging the climbdown on the 45% rate for earnings over £150,000.
However, he drew a line under the debacle, writing: "Another big decision, done."
"That is the mark of the prime minister's leadership," he said.
"She listened and decided to focus on what matters most: the bulk of our plan to get Britain moving."
He insisted "now is the time" for the Tories to rally behind Ms Truss, warning the alternative - a Labour government "propped up" by the SNP - is "beyond concerning".
"We cannot allow the keys of the Kingdom to be allowed to fall into their hands," he said.
"That is why my fellow Conservatives need to hold our nerve."
Mr Zahawi said the Tories should support their leader and not be "working against her" and cautioned "division will only result in drift, delay and defeat".
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Ms Mordaunt also warned against a divide within party ranks, writing in The Sunday Telegraph, she said Ms Truss had "acknowledged mistakes were made" with the mini-budget and "acted" accordingly.
"Anyone can wave to the cameras. Anyone can be all things to all people. That's the easy bit," Ms Mordaunt said.
"You measure leaders when they are in the ring dazzled by the media lights taking punch after punch and taking the hard decisions required.
"All my colleagues have a part to play in delivering for the British people. We need all talents helping our nation now. Division will only play into the hands of those who would take our country in the wrong direction."
Mr Jayawardena issued a similar message in The Sunday Express, saying colleagues must "get behind" Ms Truss and "deliver, deliver, deliver".
"A failure to do so will result in a coalition of chaos - a Labour government, propped up by the SNP and the Lib Dems," he said.
"We need to back Liz Truss - or get Keir Starmer in Nicola Sturgeon's pocket."
A teenage girl who is among the 10 people who died after an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal has been named as Leona Harper.
Letterkenny Rugby Club paid tribute to a "talented rugby player" and an "important part of our U14 girls' team" in a post on their Facebook page.
The club said: "We are heartbroken to say our worst fears have been confirmed... to Leona's parents, Hugh and Donna, her brothers Anthony and Jamie, and all of her team mates, we offer you our deepest condolences and support.
"There are no words that feel strong enough at a moment of deep sorrow such as this.
"Rest in peace, Leona."
Jessica Gallagher, who was understood to have been in her early 20s; shop worker Martina Martin; Catherine O'Donnell and her son James; and Hughie Kelly, have all been named locally as among those who died in Friday's blast.
Four others, including a girl of primary school age, were also killed.
Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin earlier visited the scene and said the "entire nation is mourning" after the disaster.
He added: "A young child in a shop loses her life, and two teenagers along with men and women who were going about their lives.... The emergency services, they had been in the shop earlier, some of them. It just shows fate, in terms of what life can bring, with no notice... It's truly a shocking, tragic event."
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'Terrible silence': Irish PM in Donegal
Police confirmed that all of the victims were from the Creeslough area where the blast ripped through the Applegreen service station and convenience store causing widespread damage, including to surrounding buildings and cars, on Friday.
Search and rescue efforts are continuing but police have said they are not expecting further casualties.
A Garda spokesman also said there are "no outstanding reports of unaccounted for persons".
Superintendent David Kelly from Milford Gardai said in a news conference on Saturday: "At this moment in time we have to keep an open mind as a police service as to how we investigate this, but our information at this point in time is pointing towards a tragic accident.
"That said, being a garda, I have to take a holistic and overall viewpoint, but that's where we're going at the moment."
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Explosion 'points towards a tragic accident'
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Gardai said the explosion caused the largest number of civilian casualties seen in decades in the region.
Mr Kelly earlier said: "This is a tragedy for our community. There are families left devastated.
"I want to offer, on behalf of myself and my colleagues that attended the scene, our very sincere condolences."
John Joe McGowan, chief ambulance officer for the western region of Ireland's national ambulance service, said words cannot describe the efforts of emergency services in Creeslough.
"Each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in your response," he said, extending particular thanks to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance for their support.
"We will continue our efforts and work with our colleagues in the gardai and the fire service until all recovery efforts have concluded."
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has now left Creeslough after helping with the rescue effort in the wake of the explosion.
Sniffer dogs have been used and a digger has been sifting through the debris, with rubble being taken away by trailer.
At one point on Friday night, all machinery was turned off and onlookers were asked to remain completely silent as workers attempted to detect survivors beneath the debris.
Image:People leave St Michael's Church Creeslough after a Mass
'Within seconds the area was covered in ash'
Having announced three fatalities in the aftermath of the tragedy, Irish police confirmed the seven further deaths on Saturday.
No indication has been given on the suspected cause of the explosion.
A witness to the blast, Siobhan Carr, said: "Within seconds the area was covered in ash and a puff of smoke.
"From that, we kind of run out to see what had happened and within seconds, people from the community had just come running up the road, cars stopped, people getting out of cars, running towards the building to see who could help."
Disaster-hit community wrestles with 'tsunami of grief'
It would be difficult to exaggerate the sense of shock in Creeslough.
This tiny, picturesque village in County Donegal is attempting to comprehend an enormous tragedy.
There is an eerie silence, people numbed by what has happened here.
Parish priest, Father John Joe Duffy, told me he was dealing with "a tsunami of grief".
He has been providing pastoral support to the bereaved and those still waiting for news.
The petrol station was a community hub and would have been packed at the time of the explosion.
Local people were digging through the rubble in an attempt to rescue those trapped when help arrived.
Fire and ambulance services from Northern Ireland crossed the border to assist their colleagues.
People have been arriving with hot food for emergency teams delicately searching the debris.
One local politician said: "We are seeing the best of this community as it faces its worst day."
'It's an unspeakable tragedy'
Ireland's deputy premier Leo Varadkar said: "This unthinkable tragedy happened in a community which we will all be familiar with, to families who were going about their daily lives like we do.
"This freak accident has left many empty chairs at dinner tables. It is just too hard to fathom."
Ireland's President Michael D Higgins said: "This tragedy is a terrible blow to a community that is closely knit and where every loss and injury will be felt by every member of the community and far beyond."
'Explosion ripped the heart out of this community'
Applegreen founder and chief executive Joe Barrett said: "This is a hugely tragic event, and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased, and to the entire community in Creeslough.
"We are utterly shocked and saddened at what happened yesterday. I would also like to offer our thanks to the emergency services and first responders who are dealing with the incident."
Donegal TD Pearse Doherty said: "This explosion not only ripped the heart out of this building, but ripped the heart out of this community and left a huge amount of devastation."
'Tsunami of grief'
Prayers were said in the local church in Creeslough on Saturday morning, where the congregation was told there was a "tsunami" of grief in the community.
Father John Joe Duffy said: "From our hearts, with all our hearts and with all our souls, we pray for those who have died, we pray for those who were injured, we pray for all who were involved… we pray for those who are there continuing to help and have helped since yesterday.
"We pray also for those family members who are bereaved and we pray for those who still are waiting news.
"We keep them all very much in our hearts."
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss said in a tweet she was shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of life in Donegal.
A girl is among 10 people confirmed dead following an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal, in what has been described as a "freak accident".
The victims are four men, three women, a teenage boy, a teenage girl, and a primary school aged girl.
Police confirmed that all victims were from the Creeslough area where the blast ripped through the Applegreen service station and convenience store causing widespread damage, including to surrounding buildings and cars, on Friday.
Search and rescue efforts are continuing but police have said they are not expecting further casualties.
A Garda spokesman also said there are "no outstanding reports of unaccounted for persons".
Superintendent David Kelly from Milford Gardai said in a news conference on Saturday: "At this moment in time we have to keep an open mind as a police service as to how we investigate this, but our information at this point in time is pointing towards a tragic accident.
"That said, being a garda, I have to take a holistic and overall viewpoint, but that's where we're going at the moment."
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Explosion 'points towards a tragic accident'
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Gardai said the explosion caused the largest number of civilian casualties seen in decades in the region.
Mr Kelly earlier said: "This is a tragedy for our community. There are families left devastated.
"I want to offer, on behalf of myself and my colleagues that attended the scene, our very sincere condolences."
John Joe McGowan, chief ambulance officer for the western region of Ireland's national ambulance service, said words cannot describe the efforts of emergency services in Creeslough.
"Each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in your response," he said, extending particular thanks to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance for their support.
"We will continue our efforts and work with our colleagues in the gardai and the fire service until all recovery efforts have concluded."
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said it was an "unspeakable tragedy" and pledged support to help it get through the "enormous trauma".
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has now left Creeslough after helping with the rescue effort in the wake of the explosion.
Sniffer dogs have been used and a digger has been sifting through the debris, with rubble being taken away by trailer.
At one point on Friday night, all machinery was turned off and onlookers were asked to remain completely silent as workers attempted to detect survivors beneath the debris.
Image:People leave St Michael's Church Creeslough after a Mass
Having announced three fatalities in the aftermath of the tragedy, Irish police confirmed the latest deaths on Saturday.
No indication has been given on the suspected cause of the explosion.
A witness to the blast, Siobhan Carr, said: "Within seconds the area was covered in ash and a puff of smoke.
"From that, we kind of run out to see what had happened and within seconds, people from the community had just come running up the road, cars stopped, people getting out of cars, running towards the building to see who could help."
Mr Martin, who plans to visit the scene, said: "I think the entire nation is shocked at what has happened, it's an unspeakable tragedy.
"Our thoughts and our payers, our hearts go out to the people of Creeslough, to the families of those who have lost their lives and who have been injured, and to the entire community who are numbed and shocked by what has happened."
Disaster-hit community wrestles with 'tsunami of grief'
It would be difficult to exaggerate the sense of shock in Creeslough.
This tiny, picturesque village in County Donegal is attempting to comprehend an enormous tragedy.
There is an eerie silence, people numbed by what has happened here.
Parish priest, Father John Joe Duffy, told me he was dealing with "a tsunami of grief".
He has been providing pastoral support to the bereaved and those still waiting for news.
The petrol station was a community hub and would have been packed at the time of the explosion.
Local people were digging through the rubble in an attempt to rescue those trapped when help arrived.
Fire and ambulance services from Northern Ireland crossed the border to assist their colleagues.
People have been arriving with hot food for emergency teams delicately searching the debris.
One local politician said: "We are seeing the best of this community as it faces its worst day."
Ireland's deputy premier Leo Varadkar said: "This unthinkable tragedy happened in a community which we will all be familiar with, to families who were going about their daily lives like we do.
"This freak accident has left many empty chairs at dinner tables. It is just too hard to fathom."
Ireland's President Michael D Higgins said: "This tragedy is a terrible blow to a community that is closely knit and where every loss and injury will be felt by every member of the community and far beyond."
Applegreen founder and chief executive Joe Barrett said: "This is a hugely tragic event, and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased, and to the entire community in Creeslough.
"We are utterly shocked and saddened at what happened yesterday. I would also like to offer our thanks to the emergency services and first responders who are dealing with the incident."
Donegal TD Pearse Doherty said: "This explosion not only ripped the heart out of this building, but ripped the heart out of this community and left a huge amount of devastation.
"There are a number of people still missing and the emergency services are working tirelessly to remove debris and to recover other individuals who may still be in that building."
Agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue, who also represents the area, said: "It is a really challenging, traumatic situation here in Creeslough.
"There is real devastation here in this local community.
"This is something which is going to mark this community and indeed Donegal for many years to come."
Prayers were said in the local church in Creeslough on Saturday morning, where the congregation was told there was a "tsunami" of grief in the community.
Father John Joe Duffy said: "From our hearts, with all our hearts and with all our souls, we pray for those who have died, we pray for those who were injured, we pray for all who were involved… we pray for those who are there continuing to help and have helped since yesterday.
"We pray also for those family members who are bereaved and we pray for those who still are waiting news.
Only about one in five train services across Britain are running during the day as rail workers take part in their latest walkout.
More than 40,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport union members at 15 train operating companies and Network Rail are striking.
The action is part of an ongoing row over jobs, pay and conditions.
Services will start later and finish earlier and people are urged to avoid travelling unless absolutely necessary.
Members of the TSSA union, who staff station ticket offices and work in on-board operational roles, are striking, affecting Avanti West Coast, c2c and Transpennine Express services.
About half of the rail network will be closed all day and trains will operate only between 07:30 and 18.30 BST, with services on Sunday also starting later than normal as workers return to duties.
It is the third strike affecting rail services this month. The RMT, TSSA and drivers' union Aslef took action last Saturday - affecting about 90% of services - and Aslef members walked out on Wednesday.
No further national strikes are scheduled but RMT general secretary Mick Lynch has said the union will re-ballot members to see if they are in favour of taking further strike action.
In a letter to Transport Secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan, Mr Lynch said he was hopeful that a deal can be reached between the the union and the rail companies.
But he said "for this to be achieved, your government must unshackle the train operators who currently take their mandate directly from yourself".
A spokesperson from the Department of Transport responded by urging union bosses to "work with their employers, not against them" in agreeing a way forward.
"Our railway is in desperate need of modernisation but all strikes will do is punish the very people unions claim to stand up for and push passengers further away," they said.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA union, described the workers' demands as "reasonable", saying his members deserved a pay rise after several years of wage freezes.
"We urge employers and government to bring forward talks to find a resolution to the concerns that rail workers have over pay, conditions and job security," Mr Cortes said.
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Passengers who must travel on Saturday are advised to check National Rail Enquiries or their train operator's website for updates and to be aware of when their last train will depart.
Network Rail's chief negotiator Tim Shoveller said: "Despite our best efforts to compromise and find a breakthrough in talks, rail unions remain intent on continuing and coordinating their strike action.
"This means railway staff forgo even more of their pay unnecessarily, passengers' lives are disrupted once again and the railway's recovery from the pandemic is further damaged."
Separately, there will be further strikes on Monday in Scotland after the RMT rejected a 5% ScotRail pay offer which it described as a "kick in the teeth".
ScotRail warned of "significant disruption" to services, saying it would run "very limited" services on just three lines on the day.
A major search operation is continuing after three people were killed in an explosion at a service station in Co Donegal, Ireland.
The blast happened just after 3pm on Friday at the Applegreen service station on the outskirts of Creeslough, where a search operation is continuing with the help of sniffer dogs.
Photos showed a number of cars damaged by debris, with what appears to be an apartment block behind the forecourt having been largely destroyed.
Search efforts continued for others feared missing and the major emergency response operation, involving first responders from both sides of the Irish border, was expected to continue through the night.
Among those gathered at the scene as sniffer dogs worked through the rubble were relatives of people believed to have been in the building at the time.
Irish premier Micheal Martin said it was the "darkest of days" for Donegal and Ireland.
"My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough," said the Taoiseach.
"I wish to express my deepest sympathies to their family, and friends, and to the entire community of Creeslough, on this darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country.
"People across this island will be numbed by the same sense of shock and utter devastation as the people of Creeslough at this tragic loss of life.
"I would like to thank all the members of the emergency services, from across the North-West and Northern Ireland, who responded so quickly to the scene, and who are working throughout the night in extremely traumatic circumstances."
Ireland's police force, An Garda Siochana, said: "At this time, An Garda Siochana can confirm there has been three fatalities as a result of this serious incident.
"This continues to be an ongoing operation and An Garda Siochana are not in a position to provide further information on casualties at this time."
'Everybody's completely numb here'
Councillor John O'Donnell earlier told Sky News: "This is very, very hard here in a small rural village.
"Everybody's completely numb here - we're just all in shock."
A spokesperson for Letterkenny University Hospital said soon after the explosion that it was "dealing with a serious incident, with multiple injured people requiring immediate attention".
"The hospital has moved to Major Emergency Standby as it deals with this incident.
"We are appealing to the public not to come to the Emergency Department unless it is an emergency."
Forecourt retailer Applegreen confirmed there was a "serious incident" at one of its dealer-operated locations.
'This is something that's your worst nightmare'
TD Pearse Doherty said people were still trapped in the building on Friday evening as the emergency services worked to remove the rubble from the area.
He told RTE news: "This is something that's your worst nightmare. This is a quiet village, a very close-knit village, this is the only shop in the town.
"It ripped right through this building, and this was a very busy location at that point in time."
Mr Doherty said it had left "a very, very dark cloud" over the community.
He said: "There are silent prayers being said, there are people still trapped within the building and the emergency services are doing everything that they can to remove the rubble, and people are being airlifted away to our hospitals in the region.
"There's just quiet, it's surreal. People are just holding on for hope, holding on to hear news, positive news coming from the emergency services."
Ireland's deputy premier Leo Varadkar described the incident as "tragic".
In a post on Twitter, Mr Varadkar wrote: "Terrible news from Donegal tonight. Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic events and with the emergency services responding."
Residents have been asked to stay away from the area.
