55 m. ago Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since ‘black summer’

Fires are burning across NSW, with Tasmania also facing an emergency, while in US, Washington state braces for floodsBushfires have been ravaging Australia, with more than 50 burning throughout New South Wales, destroying homes and resulting in at least one death. Nine blazes remained out of control on Monday as flames ripped through homes and critical infrastructure. Scorching temperatures – peaking at 41C in Koolewong – combined with fierce, erratic winds to spread the fires rapidly and made them harder to control.On Sunday night an Australian firefighter was killed after a tree fell on him while he worked on a fireground near Bulahdelah, about 150 miles (250km) north of Sydney. The blaze scorched 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) and destroyed four homes over the weekend. NSW, one of the nation’s most fire-prone regions, is particularly vulnerable because of its hot, dry climate and vast eucalyptus forests, which shed oils that become highly flammable. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Police issue update after woman injured in shooting on Salford street

Three people had been arrested

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88 m. ago CCTV of man released as cops investigate assault at Edinburgh Haymarket station

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to following an assault at Haymarket station in October.

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91 m. ago First Minister Eluned Morgan to be grilled over major issues

Eluned Morgan will face scrutiny of her government's policy for education and young people as well as a series of topical questions

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1 hour ago West Lothian crime: Police hunt two masked men who broke into property and fled scene on a motorbike

Enquiries are ongoing.

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1 hour ago ‘Appalled’ London venue apologises over Primal Scream’s alleged use of antisemitic imagery at concert

The Scottish group were reported to the police after a video shown during a gig appeared to show the Star of David entwined with a swastika

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2 h. ago Bonnie Blue is deported from Bali over latest disgusting pornography stunt

Local police last week raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near the resort island's capital, Denpasar, detaining Blue, 26, whose real name is Tia Billinger.

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2 h. ago Fears of more victims as police link three cold case killings to man who died in 2019

The breakthrough came via recent forensic testing and genetic genealogy

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2 h. ago Iconic adult star with 1.5st 38J boobs dies after tragic fall from hotel balcony

she was discovered by hotel staff in the parking area of the hotel after 1:30pm, according to Police Capt. Channarong Prakongkuea of Patong Police Station.

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2 h. ago Body found in search for missing OAP last seen getting off bus

While formal identification is yet to take place, police believe the deceased to be 85-year-old Glenda Keal.

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2 h. ago Moment police officer shouts 'wow!' after finding plate of cocaine in fridge during drugs raid

Police bodycam footage shows officers smashing into a Derby home on Brook Street, where they uncovered 10kg of drugs along with £10,000 in cash, vapes, phones and laptops.

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2 h. ago Police find body in search for missing pensioner who disappeared after getting off bus five days ago

Glenda Keal, 85, was last seen pulling a shopping trolley after getting off a bus in Hinckley, Leicestershire, five days ago.

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2 h. ago Moment thug launches frenzied murder bid on train as he stabs terrified passengers with broken Buckfast bottle

Thomas Craig, 48, was filmed jumping out of his seat aboard the carriage between Glasgow Queen Street and Perth on February 16, last year.

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2 h. ago Sports quiz of the week: big climbs, unlikely comebacks and elite camels

Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, motor racing, darts, climbing, athletics and the NFL? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Terrifying moment train passenger launches bottle attack on strangers

This is the terrifying moment a train passenger launches a bottle attack on strangers.

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3 h. ago A1M closed in one direction due to ‘serious’ police incident as drivers warned of severe delays

THE A1M is closed in one direction due to a serious police incident with drivers warned of severe delays. The motorway in West Yorkshire is shut northbound between Junction 40 and Junction 41 with emergency services at the scene. National Highways said West Yorkshire Police are carrying out investigations following a "serious incident" shortly after...

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4 h. ago Cops release CCTV in hunt for missing woman, 53, who was last seen five days ago travelling in a car to Stonehenge

COPS have released CCTV in the hunt for a missing woman last seen five days ago travelling in a car to Stonehenge. Gail, 53, from Calne, Wiltshire, was last spotted on December 5 with police "very concerned" for her welfare. Wiltshire Police said Gail had travelled to the Amesbury and Stonehenge area in a silver...

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4 h. ago Primal Scream swastika storm: Roundhouse issues apology for 'antisemitic imagery' shown at gig

The Roundhouse in Camden has issued an apology over the incident which has been reported to police

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4 h. ago Illegal pangolin meat and cane rats seized by police in Deptford

Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in south-east London on December 5

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4 h. ago Police launch murder probe after receiving fresh information over death of woman electrocuted in her bath 25 years ago

An inquest in October 2000 heard Rhonda Anderson, 29, was found in the bath with the radio still switched on and floating beside her at her Northampton home.

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