18 h. ago Dead body found in UK town centre as police swarm area and block gardens off

Police officers swarmed to the picturesque gardens in the tree-lined main street in Southport town centre after reports of a sudden death on Friday morning, it has been comfirmed

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21 h. ago Body found in town centre after police called in with gardens blocked off

Merseyside Police were called to Southport following a report of a sudden death at around 11am on Friday, April 18. A body was discovered in the town's gardens

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22 h. ago People asked for views on plans to roll back town centre pedestrianisation

Cars are set to return to streets that have been pedestrian-only

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23 h. ago Serial offender phoned police to say he planned to "harm someone" with razor blades

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard officers were able to track down Thomas Mina in East Kilbride town centre before he could carry out the threat.

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23 h. ago East Ayrshire Council apologises for delays to conservation work in historic Mauchline town centre

The poorer than expected condition of properties undergoing regeneration work in Mauchline has led to delays.

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41 h. ago Woman seriously injured in town centre 'assault' as man arrested

Police appealed for any potential witnesses to come forward

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42 h. ago McDonald's drive thru set to open in Greater Manchester town

The last town centre restaurant was closed down back in 2011

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49 h. ago The old tactic being used in a new project to smash crime in a Greater Manchester town centre

Police are determined to crack down on issues plaguing Rochdale's streets

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3 d. ago Kevin Bacon recalls finding dead body in the swamps while filming Wild Things: ‘I think I just saw a floater’

Bacon starred in the 1998 erotic thriller alongside Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon and Denise Richards

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4 d. ago Man sucker punched stranger after trying to chat up his girlfriend in Wetherspoons

Danny Williams unleashed a cowardly attack on Philip Hackett in Dover town centre after a drinking binge and told his terrified victim you "won’t see tomorrow"

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4 d. ago Dead body found on side of major UK motorway as police launch investigation

A police investigation has been launched following reports of an unconscious man laying in a field just off a busy stretch of the M60 motorway in Whitefield, Bury

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4 d. ago Terrifying moment gun is pointed at crowd in night of chaos in Salford as armed police swarm the area and seven people are arrested

The offender, seen on a bike, pointed the weapon - believed to be a firearm - at a crowd on Romney Street in Salford last night as the crowd screamed in terror.

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4 d. ago Hamilton town centre plans: council welcomes positive public response

South Lanarkshire officials say 80 per cent of views expressed in a public consultation were in favour of radical transformation plans

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4 d. ago The UK's biggest Morris Dancing takeover is coming to Stockport next week

Those coming out to celebrate can expect rhythmic stepping, clashing sticks and swirling ribbons in Stockport town centre

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4 d. ago Armed police and helicopter swarm Salford city estate as streets locked down

Armed officers and a police helicopter have swarmed a residential area of Salford tonight. Residents say "at least 30" officers have descended near the Pendleton part of the city

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4 d. ago Salford incident: Armed police and helicopter swarm city estate as streets on lockdown

Dozens of police officers have descended on residential streets, including Romney Street and Littleton Road, in Salford, Greater Manchester, following reports of a serious incident

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6 d. ago Police searching for man who allegedly sexually abused corpse on New York subway

Video captured one person robbing corpse on idling train before another person robbed and sexually assaulted itA man sexually violated a corpse on a New York City subway train after stealing from the body, becoming the second of two people to rob that particular dead person, authorities said recently.One of the more grotesque US crime stories of late unfolded on a southbound R train near the Whitehall Street station in Manhattan at about 12.20am on Wednesday, when “an unidentified individual had sexual contact with an unconscious and unresponsive adult male” in plain view of surveillance cameras, according to a police statement. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Man 'killed wife and kept dead body in car' as he went for job interview

Jorge Mares Raygoza, 47, has been charged with the murder of his wife Coral Llamas Sifuentes, 45, after he allegedly strangled her to death in a motel in Texas, US, and then left her body in the car

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8 d. ago Man 'sexually assaults dead body on train' as cops launch hunt for necrophiliac

Police are on the hunt for a man accused of sexually assaulting a dead body on a subway platform after the person died suddenly while travelling in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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8 d. ago Man 'sexually assaults dead body on subway after passenger suddenly dies'

The alleged assault happened on an R train at Whitehall Street subway station around 11.45pm on Tuesday, police sources said.

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