2 h. ago Florida man arrested for having ‘hoax weapon of mass destruction’ after his ‘dirty bomb’ claim scrambled explosive experts and closed roads: police

Benjamin Johnson, 43, was arrested after police found weapons and a radioactive container in his truck near a Publix in Davenport, Florida, where he said he was living with his dog

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3 h. ago M4 crash live: Police close carriageway both directions, while second road shut off traffic chaos

A second road has since closed overnight, sending traffic into chaos with miles-long queues

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27 h. ago M621 closure LIVE: Major West Yorkshire road closed after police

National Highways said traffic officers are on the scene to assist with traffic management and warned road users that the road may be closed for some time due to the nature of the incident.

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41 h. ago Berkeley Street incident: Busy Glasgow road closed off amid ongoing police incident near school

A cordon is in place.

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4 d. ago Strictly's Stacey Dooley horrifies fans as she unveils 'hideous' Christmas tree that looks like a 'weapon of mass destruction'

The former Strictly star, 38, shocked her 1.2million Instagram followers as she shared a video of a tree made of pink and silver tinsel that completely masked the green underneath.

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4 d. ago Bus and lorries crash in Edinburgh as police close off city road

The incident happened in the city this morning during rush-hour traffic.

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2 w. ago Police close multiple roads in Leicester as explosives teams on scene over 'grenade'

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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2 w. ago Leicester grenade LIVE: City shut down as explosive 'handed into charity shop'

Police have closed a number of roads in Leicester following the discovery of a grenade - police said the explosive is reported to have been handed to a charity shop

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3 w. ago Chicken run... Police forced to close major road after trailer carrying birds overturns

Dozens of chickens are on the run after a trailer overturned on a major Scots road. The crash happened on the A9 northbound near the Glassinghall Estate.

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