8 h. ago Urgent warning as man, 23, drowns while swimming with pals at lock and teenage boy's body recovered from Scottish river amid sweltering temperatures

Police have located a body following a major search operation for the swimmer, known only as William, who disappeared last night from an Oxfordshire lock.

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8 h. ago Urgent warning as man, 23, feared to have drowned while swimming with pals at lock and teenage boy's body recovered from Scottish river amid sweltering temperatures

A major search operation was launched for the missing swimmer last night, known only as William, when he disappeared from an Oxfordshire lock.

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11 h. ago Four XL bullies seized by police after man injured in suspected dog attack

Witnesses describe seeing a man with blood on his clothes before another man was taken away in an ambulance

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12 h. ago Boy, 4, and teenager injured in reported dog attack with American Akita seized by police

Their injuries are not said to be either life-threatening or life-changing

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18 h. ago Body of teenage boy recovered from Glasgow river after major search

Crews scrambled to the incident after receiving reports of a person in the water at 6.40pm.

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33 h. ago Police arrest dozens of protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action including vicar after activists' vows to go 'floppy'

A vicar was among the 42 people arrested by Scotland Yard officers as activists gathered for a second week in a row next to a statue of Gandhi in Parliament Square.

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33 h. ago Teenage boy attacked at entrace to TRNSMT festival in Glasgow

The 15-year-old was attacked at the entrace to the festival yesterday afternoon.

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35 h. ago Two including teenage boy arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies

Officers were called to a report of an altercation at Belle Vue Terrace in Malvern, Worcestershire, at around 12.45am on Saturday.

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36 h. ago Police arrest 46 protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action

Around ten people have been held by Metropolitan Police Officers after two small groups sat next to a statue of Gandhi and held placards which read: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.'

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38 h. ago Police arrest more protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action after seizing 29 people including 83

Around ten people have been held by Metropolitan Police Officers after two small groups sat next to a statue of Gandhi and held placards which read: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.'

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61 h. ago Body of teenage boy pulled from lake after he went missing in water

Specialist teams were called in to search

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62 h. ago A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal | Martin Gelin

In our current political climate, why is migration minister Johan Forssell surprised that a teenage boy might be drawn to extremism?Before the elections next year, Sweden’s conservative government has been eager to avoid accusations of racism or xenophobia. So it’s unfortunate that it keeps being plagued by scandals involving both.The Swedish investigative magazine Expo revealed earlier this month that a minister in the governing coalition, whom it did not name, had a close family member active in violent far-right and neo-Nazi groups. The family member had, Expo claimed, participated in activities with a far-right network classified as a terrorist group by the US.Martin Gelin writes for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Teenager ‘acted like he had knife’ under jumper before stabbing boy to death

A court heard the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose, 15, at school had made gestures towards him that morning indicating he had a knife.

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64 h. ago Boy dies on the beach after being buried alive in sand tunnel he dug with siblings

A teenage boy has tragically suffocated to death after the tunnel he was digging at a seaside collapsed on top of him – emergency services including air ambulances were used in the rescue effort

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65 h. ago Boy pulled from lake after going missing in the water as community left 'gutted'

A Sutton Coldfield community has been left 'gutted' after a teenage boy's body was discovered floating in a lake after he went missing in the water on Thursday evening

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69 h. ago Body of teenage boy is found in lake after huge search operation

Emergency crews descended on Powell's Pool, a large body of water on the edge of the park near the Boldmere area of Sutton Coldfield at around 9pm following reports a boy had gone missing.

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2 d. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teenage boy pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police have confirmed he has died

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3 d. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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4 d. ago Toddler mauled to death by family's pet pit bull in 'horrible' dog attack at home

Blakely Blosser was killed by the pit bull at her home in Dover, Ohio, on July 2. Her mother Nicole had leaned over in order to pick up some laundry when Blakely was behind her, which led the pet to turn violent. In the single moment Nicole turned her back, the dog growled and jumped at Blakely, biting at the helpless baby several times, including at her throat and face.

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4 d. ago Homeless drifter obsessed with the occult had spent two years on the run from police before brutally beating grandmother to death after chance meeting while she walked her dog

Violent thug Roy Barclay developed an obsession with the occult before leaving a pensioner fighting for his life following a brutal attack and later battering a dog walker to death.

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