2 h. ago South Shields school student dies on campus as police and air ambulance swarm in

Emergency services including police, ambulance crews and air ambulance have been called to St Wilfrid's RC College in South Shields

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63 h. ago Drivers ignored road closure signs and then got stuck in floodwater

Locals were livid as emergency services had to be called out to rescue the stranded vehicles

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3 d. ago Ofcom investigating two UK phone networks after major outages

Customers were unable to make or receive calls to other networks and, critically, to emergency services

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3 d. ago BT and Three investigated over mobile outages that left customers unable to make calls – including to emergency services

TWO major mobile networks are being investigated over outages causing nationwide disruption. Ofcom, the communications watchdog, has today launched a probe into BT and Three following outages in the summer that left customers unable to make calls, including to the emergency services. BT was hit by a software issue on July 24 and 25 this...

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3 d. ago Bondi beach mass shooting: what we know so far about the terrorist attack

Australia suffered one of its deadliest massacres in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebrationBondi beach shooting live updatesFull reportVictims named so farAustralia experienced one of its deadliest mass shootings in its history on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi in Sydney. At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged killers.Here is what we know so far:On Sunday at 6.47pm local time, police and emergency services were called to Archer Park next to Sydney’s Bondi beach after reports of gunshots.Footage shared on social media showed two gunman firing continuously at a large group who had gathered to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukah.At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged shooters. Among the dead are holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman, London-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, French national Dan Elkayam, businessman Reuven Morrison, retired police officer Peter Meagher and a 10-year...

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3 d. ago Man dies in flat fire and two others in hospital as streets remain closed

Emergency services were called to the blaze in Lochgilphead early on Sunday morning.

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3 d. ago Woman discovered dead on UK beach as emergency services rush to the scene

Emergency services were called to the Teesside beach on Saturday morning after the woman's body was discovered. Police are not treating the death as suspicious, they confirmed

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4 d. ago Emergency services called to crash outside police station as paramedics treat two 'casualties'

The crash occurred on Manchester Road

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5 d. ago Two people die in house fire after explosion in garden, police say

Emergency services were called to the property in Heol Fawr, Nelson, Caerphilly, south Wales, at 6.10pm on Friday.

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5 d. ago Hazmat and fire crews rush to Glasgow street after lithium battery 'overheats'

Emergency services were called to a property on Summertown Road in Govan at around 10.50am on Friday, December 12, after the alarm was raised.

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7 d. ago Birmingham New Street station chaos as emergency incident halts all trains

Emergency services were called to an incident this morning and services between Wolverhampton and New Street will be affected until 11am, National Rail have said

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8 d. ago Police launch murder investigation after man is found dying in alleyway next to busy Surrey pub

Emergency services were called to The Wheatsheaf on Kingston Road, Ewell, Surrey at around 3.30pm yesterday after the victim was found with serious injuries in a nearby alleyway.

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9 d. ago Man's body found at Loch Fyne as police probe unexplained death

Emergency services were called to the coast of Tarbert on Saturday morning.

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1 week ago Two dead after horror crash near National Trust site in Dorset as police issue statement

Emergency services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Dorset on Sunday evening, where a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Police are now appealing for witnesses

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1 week ago Woman, 18, and man in his 20s die in horror three car crash as cops arrest 19

A teenage woman and a man in his 20s have died in a horror smash involving three cars. Emergency services were called to reports of a crash just before 5.50pm on Saturday on the A1121 Boardsides near to the junction with Sutterton Drove, near Boston, Lincolnshire Police said. An 18-year-old-woman and a 25-year-old man, who...

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1 week ago Runaway reindeer sparks major search operation after fleeing from Christmas celebration

Emergency services were called to help find Buddy the reindeer after he escaped from Santa's Enchanted Forest in Formby, Merseyside, on Saturday afternoon.

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1 week ago Corrie stars shine in glitzy Christmas party at Manchester hotel as emergency services called to incident outside

All the Coronation Street soap legends were in attendance

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1 week ago Glasgow street cordoned off after man found injured as police pictured at scene

Emergency services were called to Maxwell Street in Bailllieston after the alarm was raised at around 5.50pm on Friday.

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1 week ago Horror crash outside private Glasgow school as police cordon off road

Emergency services were called to Kirklee Road, outside Kelvinside Academy, after the alarm was raised at around 4.10pm on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Emergency services scramble after being inundated with 'bang' calls following earthquake

"It was very scary not knowing what it was"

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