4 h. ago Viral TikTok stars bringing FREE food truck to the city centre today but be quick

There will be free jacket potatoes and BMX tricks from an Olympic medalist

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4 h. ago Arnhem fire: People 'trapped in rubble' as horror blaze tears through historic city centre

Firefighters say people could be stuck under the rubble for several days after a huge fire broke out in the historic centre of Arnhem, forcing police to break down doors for evacuations

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6 h. ago Colombian cops hunt Brit as half naked woman found dead and 'tortured' in holiday rental

The gruesome discovery was made in the Colombian city of Medellin on Tuesday, after locals complained about strong smells coming from the property in a central city neighbourhood

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14 h. ago Asylum seeker raped girl, 15, in town centre after spotting her alone, court hears

A 29-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl after spotting her alone in Falkirk city centre, a court has heard.

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18 h. ago Police mount counter terror 'vigilance' op in Manchester city centre

Officers patrolled near the Bridgewater Hall and Manchester Central convention centre

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22 h. ago “I’m scared to work here alone”: businesses react to city centre burglary

Police were called to Great Ancoats Street in the early hours of this morning (March 5)

Economics

32 h. ago Be grateful you’re still here: Germany’s rebuke of a grieving mother exposes its deepening anti

Emiş Gürbüz’s son was murdered in Hanau by a far right terrorist. Her plea for justice five years on drew an astonishing reaction from the stateThe first time I went to Hanau, I was creeped out by how ordinary it was. This mid-sized city of 100,000 people right in the geographical centre of Germany, looked and felt like many other places in western Germany I had been to: built around a bombed and reconstructed old town, expanded by a soulless mall with a multiplex cinema, surrounded by a vast industrial area and neighbourhoods separated along class lines. What the city prides itself on is that the Brothers Grimm grew up here in the late 18th century before they started publishing folk tales such as Cinderella and The Frog Prince. Since 2020, however, Hanau stands for something else: it’s the place where a far-right gunman killed nine people he assumed to be immigrants, and afterwards killed his mother and himself.The attack on 19 February of that year not only left a deep wound with...

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32 h. ago City centre tower 'to be demolished' to make way for '800 flats' and offices

It's the second time the developers have tried to change up the site

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53 h. ago Manchester's St Patrick's Day parade route confirmed as it returns to city centre

The St. Patrick's Day parade takes place on Sunday, 16 March and returns to the city centre for the first time since the pandemic

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68 h. ago Family 'devastated' as CPS drops case over death of dad chased by Metrolink staff and held face

Jack Barnes, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest following a pursuit through the city centre in 2016

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2 d. ago At least two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing at least two people and injuring several others after police had warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.The driver of a black SUV was arrested according to a police spokesperson, and forces across the city were on alert over concerns that other suspects could be at large. Warnings were issued to the public to stay clear of the city centre. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing two people and injuring several others after police warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.Police said they had arrested a man, the driver of a black SUV, who was reportedly being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection. Thomas Strobl, the interior minister of Baden-Württemberg state, said the suspect was a 40-year-old German man from the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate who was believed to have acted alone. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mannheim attack latest: One dead and several injured after car rams into crowd in centre of German city

Driver reportedly arrested as Mannheim police warn local residents to avoid the area

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3 d. ago One dead and several injured with suspect arrested after car driven into crowd in Mannheim, Germany – Europe live

Local police investigating whether other suspects involved after residents warned to keep away from city centrein DublinThe Irish government has drafted legislation to remove a de facto ban on any more than 12 troops being deployed overseas as the country makes significant moves to bolster its bare and weak defence force.European Union is a project of peace, and the project of peace means that security and defence is necessarily a priority, because peace without defence is an illusion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mannheim: Car 'ploughs into crowd of pedestrians' with people left lying in street

Rescue teams have raced to Mannheim, Germany this afternoon after a car reportedly rammed into pedestrians as videos posted to social media reveal chaos in the city centre

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3 d. ago Woman dies after collapsing inside Wetherspoons pub in Truro city centre

Emergency services were called to the Try Dowr JD Wetherspoons pub in Lemon Quay, Truto, at 1.50pm on Saturday after a woman collapsed. She was pronounced dead at the scene

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4 d. ago Moment man threatens staff outside JD Sport at Westfield before he is finally restrained

Footage of a scuffle (pictured) at Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London shows a young man chasing one security guard and lunging as if to threaten another.

Sport

4 d. ago Moment restaurant of chef trained by Gordon Ramsay is burgled for an EIGHTH time as he reveals Cardiff is so crime

Lee Skeet opened Jackson's in Duke Street Arcade in Cardiff city centre in 2023 - but he has now been forced to close just two years on amid a crime spree in the area.

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4 d. ago England and Wales's drug crime hotspots REVEALED... so use our interactive map of 37,000 neighbourhoods to see how YOUR area fares

The nation's drug crime capital can today be named as Liverpool city centre, where the drugs trade is ruled by ruthless local gangsters.

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4 d. ago Inside George Best's former pub where landlord's issue has punters asking 'is that it?'

There is a pub in Manchester city centre named The Circus Tavern which has been dubbed Europe's smallest boozer – an establishment where George Best used to drink at

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