30 h. ago Macabre pile of 29 dead dogs found in garden as three arrested at grisly scene

A mysterious pile of dead dogs were found by investigators after a neighbour called the police - and three people have now been arrested for the suspicious treatment of the canines

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7 d. ago Stockton 'murder' probe as five teens arrested and man, 49, found dead

Five people were arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called to Egglescliffe Close in Stockton where a 49-year-old man was found dead

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7 d. ago ‘People think abuse comes with working in A&E. It shouldn’t be like that’

How a hospital is helping NHS staff realise they need not accept violence, abuse and aggression on the job Hugo (not his real name), an advanced clinical practitioner, was on the night shift in A&E at Great Western hospital, Swindon, when a drunk patient started swearing aggressively at a nurse. “When I asked if I could help, he told me, ‘Fuck off you gay cunt.’ When I asked him not to speak to me like that and to return to his seat in the waiting room, he just walked up the corridor swearing and repeatedly shouting ‘gaydar’.”Hugo said he was initially more annoyed than scared, even when the patient grabbed a crutch and started swinging it about. “There wasn’t time to be frightened,” he said. “You’re just trying to protect your colleagues and the patients.” He called security and in the end the police had to arrest the patient. He said although he had experienced aggressive and violent behaviour – over the course of his career, he has been kicked, spat at, pushed and intimidated...

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8 d. ago Man dies and two others arrested after armed police called to Inverness incident

A man has died after three men were found injured outside a property on Balloan Road in Inverness on Friday morning.

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2 w. ago Man arrested after 'alleged crowbar attack' at hospital leaves five injured

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after police were called to Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, where five people were reportedly injured

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2 w. ago What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain

We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the world in 2025Mass protests in Nepal and Madagascar toppled both governments this year, even when the young people at the forefront of the demonstrations were faced with heavily armed police and the threat of arrest.Many called 2025 the year of the protest although the revolution in Bangladesh in 2024 that unseated the authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina is often credited with inspiring young people to take to the streets across parts of Asia and Africa. Although not all achieved the change they wanted, from Sri Lanka to Timor-Leste they shared a common factor: gen Z was the driving force. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Two teens arrested after man found with stab wound near village hall

Two boys, aged 16 and 17, were arrested on suspicion of affray after police were called to reports of a stabbing at a village centre in the Freshbrook area of Swindon

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3 w. ago Oklahoma man accused of shooting elderly neighbor dead during Christmas Day target practice

The woman was holding a baby when she was shot in the arm

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3 w. ago Man, 20, fights for his life after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield

The man was shot in the chest shortly before 11:30pm on Thursday and emergency crews were called to Wilfred Drive, in the Darnall area of Sheffield, to take the victim to hospital.

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3 w. ago Man fighting for life after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield

Four men – aged 20, 22, 28 and 29 – were all arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in custody.

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3 w. ago Four arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Christmas Day shooting in Sheffield

A 20-year-old man is fighting for his life after the incident

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3 w. ago Man in critical condition after 'abhorrent' Christmas Day shooting as four arrested

A 20-year-old man was shot in the chest in Wilfred Drive in Darnall, Sheffield, at around 11.30pm on Thursday and remains in a critical condition

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3 w. ago Christmas Day LA shooting sees boy, 16, killed as four rushed to hospital

A shooting on Christmas Day has seen a 16-year-old killed after gunfire erupted in Antelope Valley, LA, as Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed four more were injured

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3 w. ago Four arrested after police called to Christmas Day 'shooting' and 'stabbing'

Armed officers arrested three men and a woman in connection with the incident

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3 w. ago Four arrested after Christmas Day 'shooting' and 'stabbing' incident

Armed officers arrested three men and a woman in connection to the incident

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3 w. ago 'Fight, shooting and stabbing' in Derbyshire street as chaos erupts in Christmas Day

Four people have been arrested following reports of a shot fired, a stabbing and a fight in Gamesley, near Glossop, in Derbyshire

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3 w. ago 'Fight, shooting and stabbing' in Derbyshire street as chaos erupts on Christmas Day

Four people have been arrested following reports of a shot fired, a stabbing and a fight in Gamesley, near Glossop, in Derbyshire

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3 w. ago Four arrests after 'fight, shooting and stabbing' in street on Christmas Day

Police say the suspects are believed to be known to each other

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3 w. ago Man, 59, dies in crash between tractor and car as cops arrest 3 and appeal for witnesses who saw JCB with blue trailer

A MAN has tragically been killed in a horror crash between a tractor and a car as cops arrest three people. Police were called to the scene, in Blankney, Lincolnshire, at around 1.39pm on Tuesday December 16. Officers discovered a tractor had collided with a green Ford Kuga outside the entrance to local Barff Farm on...

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