34 m. ago Police launch hate crime investigation as 'vile and racist' effigy of small boat migrants is burned on top of Northern Ireland bonfire

Signs saying 'Stop the boats' and 'Veterans before refugees' were also attached to the pyre in the village of Moygashel, near Dungannon, County Tyrone, earlier this week.

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35 m. ago Man, 37, dies in middle of major Manchester city centre street with forensic tent in place

Police rushed to reports of a concern for welfare on Market Street in the early hours

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48 m. ago Further safety concerns over asbestos at site of Belfast bonfire

Hundreds of loyalist bonfires will be lit on Friday night ahead of traditional July 12 celebrations across Northern Ireland.

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66 m. ago Carolina Wilga: missing German backpacker may have walked into bush after van bogged, Western Australia police say

The 26-year-old’s vehicle suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of Perth, WA police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for the missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van was bogged.Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago LIVE updates as police surround forensic tent in Manchester city centre

Images from the scene show a cordoned off Costa coffee shop

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1 hour ago LIVE updates as man dies in Manchester city centre with forensic tent in place

Images from the scene show a cordoned off Costa coffee shop

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2 h. ago Police say air search is best chance to find German tourist lost in Australian Outback

Police believe Wilga became lost and is not the victim of crime

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3 h. ago Police say search aircraft are best chance of finding German tourist lost in Australian Outback

Police believe search aircraft are their best chance of finding German tourist Carolina Wilga a day after her van was found abandoned in the Australian Outback

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4 h. ago Carolina Wilga: police rule out foul play in search for missing German backpacker in remote Western Australia

WA police believe backpacker walked away from her vehicle after it suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van broke down.Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 h. ago They said they'd just found a 'pi**head' in the street, the truth was revolting

Yvonne and Lisa Johnstone also gave a dishonest account to police at the scene

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4 h. ago Knightsbridge murder: Tributes to 'best dad', 24, knifed to death by ‘gold watch robber’ outside five

Blue Stevens, believed to be from Yateley in Surrey, was attacked outside the Park Tower Hotel and Casino

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5 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teenage boy pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police have confirmed he has died

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5 h. ago Sutton Park UPDATES: West Midlands Police confirm body of teen pulled from lake

The teenager vanished in the water at Powell's Pool, a lake at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, on Thursday evening, and West Midlands Police has confirmed he died

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6 h. ago 'Murderers must reveal where bodies are hidden to get parole' says ex

David Swindle tells our Criminal Record podcast that he backs proposals for a Suzanne’s Law where the killer must disclose their victim’s whereabouts if they are to be considered for parole.

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7 h. ago Sutton Park death: Tragedy as body of teenage boy is pulled out of lake

West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service led a huge rescue operation in Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield after a teenage boy got into difficulty in Powell's Pool

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8 h. ago Rubio in bind as he seeks to reassure Asia, even as region faces punishing Trump tariffs

Questions over US commitment to the region coupled with Trump’s tariff polices could be a boon to ChinaEven as they face among the most punitive tariffs globally, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has sought to reassure southeast Asian nations of Washington’s commitment to the region, saying countries there may get “better” trade deals than the rest of the world.In his first official visit to Asia, Rubio met foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Malaysia on Thursday, telling his counterparts the US has “no intention of abandoning” the region. His visit came days after president Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose severe tariffs across many southeast Asian countries if they did not strike deals by 1 August. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Starmer ‘accepts invite’ to visit Trump during expected trip to Scotland

Scottish Police say they are preparing for possible visit by US president later this month

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10 h. ago Police probe is launched after farmer's field is damaged by crop circle hoaxers

Vandals using planks of wood, rope and GPS technology went to the rural location to create the geometric pattern of a giant spider in a crop field.

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10 h. ago Attorney General Lord Hermer 'asks civil servants to snitch on ministers to give himself effective veto over Government policies'

Attorney General Lord Hermer has issued guidance to government lawyers stressing the importance of following international law including what has been branded a 'snitch clause'.

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10 h. ago Moygashel LIVE: 'Migrant boat' bonfire branded 'inhumane' set alight as hate incident probed

The loyalist bonfire - topped with an effigy of a migrant boat - has caused controversy in Moygashel, County Tyrone, and now Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating a hate incident

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