3 h. ago Southend Airport plane crash: Police issue update as aircraft explodes in 'fireball'

Shocked witnesses reported seeing the 12-metre plane going up in a fireball after the crash with one saying: 'It was the worst thing I have ever had to watch'

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7 h. ago Police issue update following arrests at Manchester city centre Palestine Action support protest

The arrests followed the banning of direct action group Palestine Action under the terrorism act

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9 h. ago CCTV of missing man issued as police make urgent public appeal

He may have been walking into the city centre, police said

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11 h. ago Police issue statement after ticketless Oasis fans storm fences at Heaton Park

Greater Manchester Police said three were arrested on suspicion of assault, one of them a serious 'section 18' assault inside the venue while another was held for a less serious assault outside

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12 h. ago Police issue statement after ticketless Oasis fans storm Heaton Park fences as arrest numbers revealed

A number of fans tried to climb over barriers and rush fences to get into the Oasis gigs at Heaton Park

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28 h. ago Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley admits racism in policing still an issue in London

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley admits racism in policing still an issue in London  Sky News

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39 h. ago Exact rules on sunbathing naked in your garden in heatwave as police issue warning

If you're looking to get a back garden glow while avoiding tan lines, think twice before stripping off. Police have warned that you could be breaking the law

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44 h. ago Oasis Heaton Park: Greater Manchester Police arrest six fans and issue drone warning

Greater Manchester Police said the first of the Oasis homecoming gigs at Heaton Park has passed "without incident" - but there were a number of arrests and drone incidents

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45 h. ago Police release Oasis Heaton Park gig arrest numbers as warning issued

The men, aged between 20 and 55, remain in custody

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47 h. ago Police issue update on search for boy, 11, who has been reported missing

They have asked the public to go home and let specialist officers continue the search

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48 h. ago Major police search launched after boy, 11, goes missing near river

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help to find 11-year-old Artur

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48 h. ago Police reassignment at issue in case against Virginia man charged in double

A Virginia judge has ordered prosecutors to share documents about the reassignment of a digital forensic examiner in a double-killing case

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59 h. ago Carolina Wilga: missing German backpacker may have walked into bush after van bogged, Western Australia police say

The 26-year-old’s vehicle suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of Perth, WA police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for the missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van was bogged.Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago US state department announces plan to lay off nearly 15% of its domestic staff

Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administrationThe US state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of the country’s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump’s vision of America first.The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department’s domestic staff. A senior state department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. The department advises the president and leads the US in foreign policy issues. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago CCTV released in fresh appeal after man shot at Tottenham home

Police are now appealing for the public’s help in identifying the man in the footage

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3 d. ago Greater Manchester Police issue warning to Oasis fans ahead of Heaton Park gigs

“We will have a large and highly visible policing operation in place in Heaton Park"

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3 d. ago Carolina Wilga: Missing German backpacker last seen on CCTV at Western Australia service station

Missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga was last seen on CCTV arriving at a general store at the corner of Lucas Street and Shemeld Street in Beacon, in a black and silver Mitsubishi Delica van, on 29 June.

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4 d. ago Police issue update as man spends week in hospital after electric bike crash

Four people had been arrested

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5 d. ago Body found in search for missing soldier Alex Cairnie who vanished from base

Hundreds of soldiers scoured the countryside for Alex Cairnie, 30, but police have tonight issued a heartbreaking statement confirming a body has been found

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5 d. ago Missing Alex Cairnie: Soldier, 30, seen in new CCTV walking around Tesco

Alex Cairnie, 30, a sergeant in the Queen's Royal Hussars regiment, was spotted shopping at the supermarket in Tidworth, Wiltshire at around 11am on Sunday.

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