97 m. ago Boy, 4, fighting for his life after being hit by firework at Bonfire Night event

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being critically injured when he was hit by a firework on Bonfire Night. It came after police were called to several reports of anti-social behaviour involving fireworks in the Elm Street area of Burnley, Lancs. During these incidents on Wednesday evening, a 4-year-old boy...

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13 h. ago Chicago police respond to report of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration operations

Chicago Police say they have responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement operations

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25 h. ago Woman hit with 'harmful substance' in horror 'targeted' attack on street

A woman in South Lanarkshire has been hit with a 'harmful substance' as Police Scotland urgently call on anyone with information to come forward

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26 h. ago Woman stabbed in neck in ‘unprovoked attack’ in Birmingham city centre

Police arrest man in his 20s near to scene as woman remains in hospital in critical conditionA woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed in the neck in what police believe was “an unprovoked attack”.West Midlands police were called to Smallbrook Queensway in Birmingham city centre shortly before 9pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Frustrated resident hangs note in window as neighbours keep calling police to home

A resident has urged passersby not to contact authorities claiming police have already attended their property on two occasions to investigate worrying concerns

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26 h. ago Woman stabbed in neck in 'unprovoked attack' in Birmingham as police arrest man

West Midlands Police were called to the scene in Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, shortly before 9pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing

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26 h. ago Woman stabbed in neck in 'unprovoked attack' near Birmingham Bullring Shopping Centre

West Midlands Police were called to the scene in Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, shortly before 9pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing

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27 h. ago David Tennant's wife Georgia forced to call police after receiving more vile death threats

The actress, 40, took to her Instagram Stories on Friday with snaps of the distressing messages that saw her branded a 'dirty w****' who deserved to 'die for good'.

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34 h. ago Witness who called police on wrongly released Algerian sex offender inmate Brahim Kaddour

Kaddour-Cherif was re-arrested after being accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth. Two weeks prior, sex attack migrant Hadush Kebatu was arrested in the very same park.

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34 h. ago Jealous and paranoid man strangled partner during Majorca holiday

Police have called Shaun Hill's behaviour towards his partner 'abhorrent'

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39 h. ago Roof ripped off bus as it hits low bridge in Greater Manchester town

Police were called this evening

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41 h. ago Moment fake Madeleine McCann is told by police she's NOT missing toddler on phone call

Recordings of the moment Julia Wandelt, 24, and Karen Spragg, 61, confronted the McCann's and claimed the Polish woman was their lost daughter have emerged.

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56 h. ago Drag queen nursery teacher snared by paedo hunters after kids shared shocking messages

The man - who we cannot name for legal reasons - was arrested after police were called to the Paisley area on Thursday, October 30.

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64 h. ago Harrow Council set to take legal action against Sadiq Khan over closure of last police front desk in borough

Harrow Council Leader Paul Osborn has called the decision to shut police station front desks ‘wholly irresponsible’

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65 h. ago Police called to more than 300 incidents during chaotic Bonfire Night in Greater Manchester

It was another hectic evening for emergency services

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65 h. ago Cops called to high school football game after player's dad storms the field and tackles opponent

An assistant high school football coach and father of the team's quarterback is facing disciplinary action after allegedly trying to tackle an opposing player, igniting a melee and prompting a call to police.

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66 h. ago Southport inquiry: killer’s parents must be ‘held to account’, say victims’ families

Call comes after Alphonse Rudakubana tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to the danger posed by his sonThe parents of three girls murdered in the Southport attack have called for the killer’s parents to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen” after they gave dramatic testimony to a public inquiry.The bereaved families told Axel Rudakubana’s father they had “complete disdain for your excuses” after he tearfully apologised for failing to alert police to his son’s weapons and another attempted attack days earlier. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Teens filmed launching fireworks 'like toys' in scenes of Bonfire Night chaos

Police and fire crews were called to multiple anti-social behaviour incidents across the region

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67 h. ago Arrest made as armed police called to college after student injured in attack

The boy’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

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2 d. ago Woman, 18, found dead in Liverpool city centre as police launch investigation

Merseyside Police were called to Marybone in Liverpool city centre by North West Ambulance Service on Wednesday, November 5 at 4.55pm after a young woman was found dead inside a property

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