8 h. ago His scheme fell apart after they stopped and searched him on St Mary's Street

Matthew Young, 42, was found with wraps of the class A drug inside a green carrier bag.

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8 h. ago His scheme fell apart after he was stopped on St Mary's Street

Matthew Young, 42, was found with wraps of the class A drug inside a green carrier bag.

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20 h. ago Israel ends mention of humanitarian zones as Gaza war grinds on

International aid workers fear for Palestinians who have fled their homes in search of safetyIsrael has quietly stopped designating areas of Gaza as humanitarian zones since it resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory last month.The move has heightened fears among aid workers for the safety of civilians sheltering in places previously deemed protected. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Stricken Sevilla turn once again to Caparrós as owners keep up circus act | Sid Lowe

Fourth spell begins for club’s eighth head coach in less than three seasons, in wake of fourth defeat in a rowJust before two o’clock on Palm Sunday, as Holy Week began and religious brotherhoods started their slow, swaying progress through the streets of Seville, first La Paz, then La Hiniesta, then the rest, a man entered the city at Santa Justa. Aged 69, diagnosed with leukaemia five years ago, wearing a grey cardigan, blue jacket and a slightly manic smile, he’s thinner than before but couldn’t be more familiar. Joaquín Caparrós has coached Sevilla more times than anyone, across three spells, the first a quarter of a century ago; now he was returning for a fourth. “My face is a reflection; it says it all,” he said, leaving the station and stopping on the corner, searching for the car coming for him.Caparrós arrived on a train, alone and as their saviour. As somebody’s saviour, anyway: someone to get behind, someone to hide behind too, for a little while. Two days earlier Sevilla...

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9 d. ago Cops launch urgent search to find missing girl, 12, last seen at Manchester tram stop

Hope Arrowsmith, who is originally from Poynton, was last seen at around 6.50pm on Friday (April 11) at Wythenshawe tram stop. She is described as white, approximately 5ft 2ims tall, of a slim build, and brown shoulder length hair.

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9 d. ago Major search launched to find young girl, 12, last seen at tram stop

Hope Arrowsmith was last seen two days ago

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2 w. ago Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in lake in London park

The Metropolitan Police said the search had been stopped after a boy was found on Friday night.

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3 w. ago 'Entitled neighbour parks in my driveway for infuriating reason – they won't stop'

A woman has shared her disgust after learning her neighbour using her driveway almost every day when she is out of the house for work - and now she's searching for ways to stop her

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4 w. ago Moment ‘dangerous’ man caught with knife and drugs in Trafalgar Square in routine stop and search

Ali Al-Hindawi, 29, was initially seen acting suspiciously on his e-bike in central London

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last month Prison nurse caught smuggling drugs and SIM cards into jail in hollowed out shoes as part of 'sophisticated' gang plot is locked up for 20 months

Kiera Burton, 33, was rumbled after being found with drugs and SIM cards during a stop and search on her way to work at HMP Preston.

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