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A Massachusetts man was arrested after police said he stripped down inside a Planet Fitness in Plaistow. Police said Eric Stagno, 34, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, walked into the gym and removed his clothing. He walked back and forth a couple times before settling in on the yoga mats. When officers arrived, they found him completely nude in a "yoga-type position." "Well I just moved out here, so this is a 'Live Free or Die' state, so anything's free," gym member Doug Wilson said. "To me, it's like, 'What did you smoke before you came to the gym?'" gym member Kat...

Attacks on nuclear power stations, oil and gas terminals, Canary Wharf and Heathrow’s control tower were being considered by leaders of the plot to blow up seven transatlantic airliners in mid-flight, a court was told yesterday. Documents found on computer memory sticks at the home of an alleged terrorist ringleader contained a list of targets across Britain – including the gas pipeline between Britain and Belgium. The man, Assad Sarwar, was said to be in contact with terrorist leaders overseas and visited Pakistan a month before his arrest as preparations for the airline attacks were being finalised. Peter Wright, QC,...