20 h. ago Fire crews race to Bothwell blaze just yards from 'firebombed' restaurant

Three people were treated at the scene after emergency services were called to Griqua Terrace in the upmarket village on Friday afternoon.

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28 h. ago Aberdeen crime: Boy, 15, charged in connection with 'disturbance' that left two men in hospital

Enquiries remain ongoing into the city centre incident

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65 h. ago Major police presence in Scots town amid possible 'doorstep stabbing'

An ongoing incident is believed to be taking place in a residential part of the town this evening.

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3 d. ago M53 closed to traffic in Merseyside due to ongoing 'police incident' as diversion route in place

The closure on the northbound carriageway was first reported at around 11.17pm on Tuesday (October 28)

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6 d. ago Horror rat poisoning mystery sparks fears as child is one of FIVE victims in same town

Questions remain in an ongoing investigation into a mysterious rat poisoning incident which left five people in the same area hospitalised with symptoms, with a child understood to be part of this group

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6 d. ago M4 closure LIVE: Chaos after crash on major UK motorway sparks huge queues

Traffic is mounting on the M4 after a car crash caused a section of the motorway to close, adding to existing disruption from planned works on a new bridge between Bristol and Bath

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7 d. ago Lucy Powell wins Labour Deputy Leadership contest and calls for party to offer 'hope'

The former leader of the Commons Lucy Powell secured 87,407 votes in the contest to succeed Angela Rayner, defeating Bridget Phillipson who earned 73,536 in a close contest

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7 d. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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8 d. ago  Crucial motorway to shut in both directions all weekend sparking chaos for 100,000s of drivers

A VITAL motorway is set to close this weekend, sparking chaos for thousands of motorists. The major road will be shut for the entire weekend, to allow for construction of a new bridge. The M4 will be closed in both directions between junction 18 (Bath) and junction 19 (M32) from 7pm on Friday, October 24...

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8 d. ago Bridgend unexploded bomb discovery live updates as roads closed and supermarkets evacuated

Members of the public have been told to avoid the area

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2 w. ago Glasgow street locked down amid ongoing incident as cops swarm scene

POLICE have locked down a busy Glasgow street amid a major ongoing emergency incident. Cops cordoned off a section of Hawthorn Street in the Springburn area of the city this morning, blocking access to the public. Several police cars have been spotted in the area as officers on foot swarm the scene. Blue and white...

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2 w. ago Perth and Kinross incident: M90 closed in both directions at junctions 6 and 7 due to 'ongoing police incident'

Motorists are being advised to use an alternative route.

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2 w. ago Kilwinning fire: 'Body recovered' after tragic caravan fire at Ayrshire holiday park

A spokesperson for the holiday park described the fire as a “tragic incident” while police said enquiries are ongoing.

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2 w. ago M60 LIVE: Motorway shut both ways after 'serious' crash with severe traffic delays

The incident is ongoing on the clockwise carriageway

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3 w. ago Westminster Bridge closed as London police issue urgent warning to avoid area

Images from the scene show a cordon has been set up, behind which ambulances can be seen standing in the middle of the road.

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3 w. ago Westminster Bridge closed in major incident as police warn people to stay away

Westminster Bridge, which is passed tens of thousands of times each day, has been shut off by police after a 'major emergency' with authorities warning locals to 'stay away'

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Westminster Bridge closed as police issue urgent warning to avoid area

Ambulances, police and fire crews have rushed to the scene at Westminster Bridge and have cordoned off the area

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3 w. ago Westminster Bridge closed as police issue urgent warning to avoid area

Westminster Bridge closed as police issue urgent warning to avoid area  The Mirror

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3 w. ago LIVE updates as Westminster Bridge CLOSED due to 'police incident'

LIVE updates as Westminster Bridge CLOSED due to 'police incident'  This Is Local London

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3 w. ago London travel news LIVE: Westminster Bridge reopened following police incident

A302 Westminster Bridge was closed in both directions due to a police incident

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