78 m. ago Police launch investigation after body found in vehicle near London Gatwick Airport

‘Enquiries are ongoing to identify the individual and establish the full circumstances of the situation’

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7 h. ago Five in court after cops raid Greenock industrial building over 'possible cannabis cultivation'

Police swarmed an industrial building in the Inverclyde town on Thursday morning.

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23 h. ago Police launch urgent appeal as they investigate disappearance of 16

Leon has been missing for 24 hours and was last seen at a train station in south Wales

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30 h. ago Spanish police’s plea for respect backfires over photo of old women alfresco

Andalucían police used shot of women sitting on chairs on pavement in request to keep public right of way clearSomewhere towards the very top of the long list of unspoken Spanish rules – gin and tonic should not be drunk before a meal, chorizo has no place in the vicinity of a paella and children’s bedtimes cease to apply in the summer – is the silent injunction that forbids any attempts to alter the habits of the country’s cherished older people.It was unfortunate, then, that police in the small Andalucían town of Santa Fe chose the photo they did to accompany a request for people not to disturb their neighbours by sitting around the streets late at night. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Man found dead on the side of the road as police launch "incredibly complex" investigation

The tragic discovery was made in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday March 19. Essex Police confirmed the man's body was found on Lincolns Lane in Brentwood, Essex

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36 h. ago Man, 20, found dead next to overturned quadbike with burned out BMW discovered in nearby town: Police arrest five amid murder probe

Five men have been arrested amid a murder probe following the death of a 20-year-old Ethan Powell who was found next to an overturned quad bike.

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42 h. ago Army private who carried out ‘harrowing’ rape of stranger jailed for nine years

Video released by police captured the moment John Harvey, 25, was arrested while hiding in a toilet cubicle at Shrewsbury railway station.

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3 d. ago Police launch investigation into NHS hospital heart op deaths

Patients at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull suffered avoidable harm, reports suggest.

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3 d. ago Man seen 'suspiciously' filming near primary school as police launch investigation

Officers are investigating the incident involving a man near a primary school.

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3 d. ago Connecticut town's schools are investigated for transgender athlete policies

The Trump administration's Department of Education says a Connecticut school system is under investigation over its transgender athletic policy

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3 d. ago Police release video of arrest that led to officer’s sacking

Pc Lorne Castle was dismissed after a disciplinary hearing held by Dorset Police following the incident in Bournemouth town centre last year.

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4 d. ago Human remains found in search for Derby woman missing since 2010

Police believe remains are of Izabela Zablocka, from Normanton, and have launched murder investigationHuman remains have been found in a search for a woman missing for more than 15 years as police launch a murder investigation into her disappearance.Izabela Zablocka, from Normanton in Derby, was 30 when she went missing in 2010. Originally from Poland, she had last made contact with family on 28 August 2010. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Stolen Amazon van crashes with police car after chase through Ayrshire town

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the incident in Kilmarnock yesterday.

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen accused of 'DELIBERATE' crash into nemesis George Russell, who makes pointed comments about his driving before plummeting champion gives a VERY spiky interview

The incident occurred with just three laps to go, after Verstappen was instructed via team radio to let Russell through, having gained an advantage earlier in the race.

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen COLLIDES with rival George Russell in closing stages of Spanish Grand Prix

The incident occurred with just three laps to go, after Verstappen was instructed via team radio to let Russell through, having gained an advantage earlier in the race.

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6 d. ago Aberdeen must build on Scottish Cup success as Gothenburg Great urges Dave Cormack to keep backing Jimmy Thelin

John McMaster reckons Aberdeen's Hampden success over Celtic has lifted the entire Granite City.

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6 d. ago Police launch murder investigation after woman in her 20s is stabbed to death in South London

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman in her 20s was stabbed to death in south London.

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9 d. ago 'Deliberate' major blaze at derelict building in Scottish town as police launch investigation

Fire crews worked overnight to put out the blaze at the derelict building.

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1 week ago 'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday

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1 week ago ‘We carry on with the sadness’: new projects honor life and legacy of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Friends and colleagues of Phillips, killed in the Amazon in 2022, completed his book, which coincides with launch of investigative Guardian podcastThree years after the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian activist Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon, two major new projects will celebrate their lives and work – and the Indigenous communities and rainforests both men sought to protect.Friends of Phillips have completed the book he was writing at the time of his death – How to Save the Amazon – which will be published in the UK, the US and Brazil on 27 May. Continue reading...

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