1 hour ago Police scrambled to 'body' in River Mersey find something very different

Police say the call for concern was with 'good intent'

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13 h. ago Body found in river near Loch Ness amid search for missing woman

Police said the body was discovered in the River Foyers

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14 h. ago Woman's body found in river after search for missing mum as death treated as 'unexplained'

A woman's body was found in a river in the Scottish Highlands during a search for missing woman Naomi McSorley, 63, whose family have been informed though formal identification is yet to take place

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24 h. ago Body found in Scots river during search for woman who vanished earlier today

Naomi McSorley was reported missing this morning.

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37 h. ago Missing Scots woman Annie Traynor, 90, traced following urgent police search

Update: Annie has now been traced, say Police Scotland

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37 h. ago Missing Broughty Ferry pensioner Annie Traynor traced safe and well

Police confirm 90-year-old from Broughty Ferry has been found safe after urgent search

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46 h. ago ‘Slap on the wrist’: critics decry weak penalties on Google after landmark monopoly trial

Judge said tech giant had monopoly but let it keep Chrome and Android; critics cried foul while Wall Street cheeredA judge ruled on Tuesday that Google would not be forced to sell its Chrome browser or the Android operating system, saving the tech giant from the most severe penalties sought by the US government. The same judge had ruled in favor of US prosecutors nearly a year ago, finding that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly with its namesake search engine.Groups critical of Google’s dominance in the internet search and online advertising industry are furious. They contend the judge missed an opportunity to enact meaningful change in an industry that has suffocated under the crushing weight of its heaviest player. Tech industry groups and investors, by contrast, are thrilled. Shares in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, have risen 9% since Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Missing boy, 15, 'may have caught train to Manchester' as police search enters second day

Derbyshire Police are concerned for the safety of 15-year-old Dominic

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47 h. ago Urgent search launched to find missing girl who hasn't been seen for over 24 hours

Olivia was reported missing from Ashton-under-Lyne

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48 h. ago Yorkshire woman who drowned in river 'repeatedly failed' by mental health services, inquest hears

The 'devoted' mother-of-one's body was recovered from the River Derwent last October

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50 h. ago Search for missing boy prompts review of closed child agency cases

Gardai are searching for a boy who was last seen years ago and is now feared dead.

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54 h. ago The mysterious beasts taking on Loch Ness Monster – sister, 'slug pig' and 'deformed pony'

Nessie’s had it good for too long, right? The water-dwelling monster thinks she’s the only Scottish cryptid in town. It’s about time for a look at a few of her rivals

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66 h. ago Search underway for missing Brit James Nunan as yacht and dog discovered off Gran Canaria without him

James Nunan, 34, from Reading, set off on his round-the-world trip in March, but has not been heard from since August 18, when he was last in touch with his family

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66 h. ago Search underway for missing Brit James Nunan after discovery in Gran Canaria

James Nunan, 34, from Reading, set off on his round-the-world trip in March, but has not been heard from since August 18, when he was last in touch with his family

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3 d. ago Man appears in court charged with sexual assault of boy at Loch Ness campsite

John Bell, 44, made no plea when he appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Man appears in court charged with 'sexual assault of young child' at Loch Ness campsite

John Bell, 44, was in the dock at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday following his arrest in connection of an incident at Loch Ness Bay campsite in July.

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3 d. ago Police Scotland stop over 300 vehicles as hunt for missing Glasgow busker continues

Specialist search teams, air support unit drones and officers on quad bikes have assisted in efforts to trace the missing man.

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3 d. ago Man charged over ‘sexual assault’ of boy at Loch Ness campsite

The incident was reported to police in July.

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3 d. ago Highland crime: Man, 44, charged after boy sexually assaulted in tent at Drumnadrochit campsite near Loch Ness

The 44-year-old man is due to appear at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Rescuers search for helicopter that went missing in Indonesia's Borneo

Search and rescue teams in Indonesia are searching for a helicopter that went missing over the forests of Borneo with eight people on board a day before

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