12 h. ago ‘Firearm suspect’ triggering school lockdown turns out to be boy in fancy dress with toy gun

Sussex Police dispatched armed officers in response to a report of a suspected gunman in Bognor Regis on Wednesday morning

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16 h. ago UK school locked down after 'gunman' saw 'hysterical' pupils scaling fences to escape

A number of schools in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were forced into lockdown after a man was seen with a suspected firearm in Firth Road earlier today, with armed police now on the hunt

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18 h. ago Armed police searching for 'man with firearm' as schools were forced into lockdown

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37 h. ago Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to stabbing

Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to stabbing  Daily Express

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37 h. ago Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to stabbing incident

Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to stabbing incident  Daily Express

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39 h. ago Clapham stabbing LIVE: Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to 'emergency'

Clapham stabbing LIVE: Busy London street closed off as armed police rush to 'emergency'  Daily Express

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40 h. ago Woman fatally shoots armed man who groped and attacked customers inside beauty store, police say

The man who was fatally shot allegedly had a knife and became verbally aggressive when employees asked him to leave Pink Beauty Supply

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54 h. ago Some think major airline's armrest change is 'worse for everyone'

Southwest Airlines has announced that it is changing its policy for passengers who cannot fit within the armrests of their seat in a move that has split opinion

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5 d. ago Murder investigation launched in Blaenavon after man found with serious injuries

Paramedics, armed police and the Wales Air Ambulance were sent to a residential road in Blaenavon during the early hours of Friday morning

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5 d. ago Notorious gang leader filmed plunging off balcony to his death while trying to flee cops

A notorious gang leader plunged to his death as he fell off a balcony while attempting to run from armed police who were raiding his flat in Antioquia, Colombia

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6 d. ago XL Bully shot dead by police after dog found dangerously out of control on residential street

An XL Bully was shot dead by armed police in Sheffield after the dog ran loose and reportedly attacked a woman.

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6 d. ago Shocking moment young boys with machetes brawl on busy high street in east London

Teenagers aged 15 and 16 in police custody after thugs armed with huge blades fight in front of horrifed bystanders

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7 d. ago New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students

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7 d. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says body handed over by Hamas is not one of the hostages

Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering GazaThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages”.In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government’s black-masked armed police resumed street patrols, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).Our message is clear: There will be no place for outlaws...

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7 d. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not a hostage amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages”.In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government’s black-masked armed police resumed street patrols, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).Our message is clear: There will be no place for ...

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8 d. ago Hamas reasserts control in a chaotic Gaza, posing a risk to the fragile ceasefire

Hamas has deployed hundreds of police and clashed with armed groups in Gaza in what the militant group says is an attempt to restore law and order in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn for the U.S.-brokered ceasefire

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1 week ago Thousands of Scots pupils forced to learn in crumbling school buildings rated 'bad' or 'poor'

EXCLUSIVE: Anas Sarwar challenged the SNP Government to invest in schools after receiving a record devolution settlement from Westminster.

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1 week ago Schoolboy faces explosives charge after bomb squad called to residential street

Police, specialist forensics officers and an army bomb disposal unit were present at a home in Monkseaton this week - a schoolboy has been charged with possession of an explosive substance

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1 week ago Armed police escort van 'carrying inmate who killed Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins' after depraved paedophile had throat slashed in prison

The depraved child sex offender was killed yesterday morning at HMP Wakefield when he reportedly had his throat slashed after prisoners came out of their cells.

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1 week ago LIVE Forensics on scene and cordon in place after 'violent disorder' in east Manchester

Dozens of emergency service vehicles, including armed police, were spotted at the scene

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