3 h. ago Iran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soars

Tehran issues warning after Donald Trump says all options are on the table amid crackdown on demonstrationsIran warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed all options for a response from Washington, with the reported death toll from the demonstrations soaring to the hundreds.More than 500 people have now been killed in the violence surrounding demonstrations, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRNA), including 490 protesters. The group reported that more than 10,600 people were arrested by Iranian authorities. The regime has not supplied its own figures and it was not possible to independently verify them. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Stockton 'murder' probe as five teens arrested and man, 49, found dead

Five people were arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called to Egglescliffe Close in Stockton where a 49-year-old man was found dead

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26 h. ago Two people arrested after protester climbs onto Iranian embassy balcony and removes flag

Scotland Yard said two arrests had been made - one for aggravated trespass and assault on an emergency worker and one for aggravated trespass.

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27 h. ago Dramatic scenes as man climbs Iranian embassy balcony in central London as two people arrested

A man was seen climbing onto a balcony at the Iranian embassy in Kensington and unfurling a pre-1979 Iranian flag

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33 h. ago 'Shady life' of Swiss bar owner unmasked from 'pimping to prostitutes and kidnap'

The owner of the Swiss bar where a fire claimed the lives of around 40 people has been arrested, and is reported to have a troubling criminal past, including serving time for pimping

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37 h. ago Multiple people are killed in Mississippi as cops arrest suspect

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said the shooting saw 'multiple innocent lives lost' before authorities took a suspect into custody.

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37 h. ago Nicaraguan authorities arrest dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture

Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said Friday.Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and his wife, vice president Rosario Murillo, are staunch allies of Maduro, who was captured by US military personnel in Caracas last Saturday and taken to New York to face trial on drug and weapons charges. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Owner of Swiss inferno bar is taken into custody after being deemed a 'flight risk' as he and wife face manslaughter probe

The owner of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people on New Year's Eve has been arrested, following an order from Swiss prosecutors. 

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54 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year's Eve fire has been arrested

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54 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in horror fire on New Year's Eve arrested

Jacques Moretti, 49, had been at liberty since the disaster eight days ago, but Swiss prosecutors on Friday said he was now considered ‘a flight risk’ before a possible trial on a range of charges

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5 d. ago Wetherspoons fight: Nine men arrested after mass brawl breaks out in busy bar

British Transport Police attended the disorder at the Wetherspoons at London Victoria Station on Saturday, after which several people were arrested suspicion of affray

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6 d. ago Baby boy left fighting for life after being found in critical condition as two arrested

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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6 d. ago Baby boy is fighting for his life after being found 'in serious condition' at home: Woman, 25, and 22

Police responded to an incident at around 11am on January 3 at a home in St John's Chase, March, Cambridgeshire. Medics treated the infant at the scene before he was transported to hospital.

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6 d. ago Baby boy fighting for life 'in critical condition' as two people arrested

A 25-year-old woman and 22-year-old man have been arrested

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6 d. ago Police issue arrest update after two people seriously hurt in bus stop crash

A man and woman were taken to hospital from the scene

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6 d. ago Three children dead in Iran protests as security forces accused of ‘indiscriminate targeting’

Escalating protests sparked by economic chaos have seen at least 20 people killed and nearly 1,000 arrested, say human rights groupsAt least three children are reported to have been killed and more than 40 minors arrested after eight days of the ongoing protests across Iran, as human rights groups accuse the regime’s security forces of “indiscriminate targeting of civilians”.The nationwide uprising sparked by the collapse of the country’s currency and rising living costs has spread to at least 78 cities and 222 locations, with demonstrators calling for the end of the regime, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI). Continue reading...

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6 d. ago UK’s plans to seize asylum seekers’ phones condemned by campaigners

People who are sent to Manston processing centre will be eligible for searches for electronic devices from MondayHome Office plans to immediately begin seizing asylum seekers’ mobile phones and sim cards without the need for an arrest have been condemned by a solicitor and anti-torture campaigners.People who arrive by small boat and are sent to Manston processing centre in Kent will from Monday be eligible for searches for electronic devices, a minister has said, with technology on site to download data. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Two rushed to hospital after shooting as cops launch urgent probe & arrest man, 35, on suspicion of attempted murder

TWO people have been rushed to hospital and one man has been arrested after a shooting in the early hours of the morning. Cops and emergency services rushed to Broadway, Bexleyheath in London, shortly after 2am. Ambulance crews, paramedics and a team from London’s Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene where they treated two...

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9 d. ago Pictured: Man stabbed to death in Lewisham on New Year’s Eve as two arrested

Officers were called at around 12.35pm on Wednesday following reports of a stabbing in Grove Street

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9 d. ago Police in Finland arrest 2 in connection with damage to undersea telecom cable

Finnish authorities have arrested two people in connection with damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland

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