3 h. ago Alicante airport shut down as police deployed and UK flights diverted

Drones have been detected at Alicante-Elche Airport in Spain leading to flight chaos at the popular destination for British tourists with flights diverted as police investigate

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4 h. ago Two men arrested following police investigation into headteacher Neil Foden

The convicted paedophile was jailed last year for sexually abusing four girls in north Wales

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11 h. ago 4 arrested in London drug bust after complaints prompt police investigation

4 arrested in London drug bust after complaints prompt police investigation  LEX18

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11 h. ago Shane Warne's dad reveals King Charles wrote him personal letter after son's death

After death of Shane Warne King Charles - then the Prince of Wales - wrote deeply personal letter to the Australian cricket legend's parents

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14 h. ago Police launch investigation into Wisconsin Middle school after mom’s viral post alleges physical and sexual abuse

A Wisconsin middle school is being investigated after allegations that staff members physically and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy with special needs.

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15 h. ago Wisconsin police are investigating a mother’s viral Facebook post alleging that teachers abused her special needs son

A Wisconsin middle school is being investigated after allegations that staff members physically and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy with special needs.

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18 h. ago Major motorway still closed both ways after 'serious collision' as Brits face traffic chaos

The M6 closed last night after a 'serious collision' and remains closed early this morning due to a police investigation still taking place, with drivers left fuming

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36 h. ago Fake council letters warning families flying St George's flags they will be forced to home refugees are investigated by police

The hoax letter said that 'patriotic' households in Gloucestershire which display the flag will be forced to house refugees.

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41 h. ago Paedophile who abused boy before his death 'protected by Freemasons'

The Shirley Oaks Survivors Association are calling for the Met Police to investigate the case after commissioner Sir Mark Rowley demanded secret society cops reveal their membership

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57 h. ago Mother of gap year medical student who vanished on safari in 2015 insists her daughter could still be alive

Sophia Koetsier's mother, Marije Slijkerman has spent a decade trying to solve the mystery of what happened to her daughter - calling the Ugandan police investigation deeply flawed.

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59 h. ago Cannabis and cocaine worth more than £1million recovered in Highlands as two charged

Two men, both aged 28, were charged following an extensive police investigation.

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59 h. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer called the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu “totally unacceptable”, adding:I am appalled that it has happened and it’s being investigated.The police are working urgently to track him down, and my Government is supporting them This man must be caught and deported for his crimes.Let us be clear, we inherited a collapsing prison system in which the last government was releasing people early and which our prisons were overflowing.And, indeed, we have a sentencing bill in parliament seeking to address that issue, and we have stabilised the system. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Toddler dies at police station after suffering critical injuries in horror crash

Police are investigating what led to the death of a three-year-old boy in a Queensland police station, moments after being witness to horror crash

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3 d. ago Grooming gangs victim who was first to quit inquiry panel threatens to sue Jess Phillips for 'libel'

Fiona Goddard (pictured) issued the warning in a letter her solicitors wrote to the parliamentary under-secretary for safeguarding and violence against women and girls on Friday.

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3 d. ago Met Police set to reopen 9,000 cases in major London grooming gangs probe

Suspected grooming gangs cases exposed by Standard investigation to be reexamined as part of huge Met Police review

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3 d. ago Police launch investigation into possible financial 'irregularities' at the Alba Party founded by late Alex Salmond

Police have launched an investigation into possible financial 'irregularities' at the Alba Party founded by the late Alex Salmond.

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3 d. ago Still life that never moved: mystery of missing Picasso painting solved

Artwork that vanished en route from Madrid to Granada seemingly never made it on to van in first placeFittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month scarcely moved from its pickup point.Officers from Spain’s Policía Nacional began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar) after it failed to arrive on a van that was bringing a consignment of loaned exhibits from the capital to the CajaGranada foundation on 3 October. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Suitcase murders ‘one of the most harrowing police have investigated’

Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, killed civil partners Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, on July 8 last year.

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3 d. ago Dundee crime: Police investigating reported 'child abduction attempt' in Balgowan Avenue

Extensive enquiries are being carried out.

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3 d. ago Police response to grooming gangs faces ‘significant challenges’, watchdog says

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley said force had a ‘steady flow’ of ongoing investigations

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