21 h. ago Police launch investigation after newborn baby found dead in Tonypandy home

South Wales Police have opened a probe into the ‘sudden death’

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23 h. ago Newborn baby found dead in Tonypandy home as police launch grim investigation

An 11-week-old baby was found dead at a property in Tonypandy, Rhondda Cyon Taf, as South Wales Police have launched an investigation into the death of the infant

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29 h. ago Police launch urgent investigation after two people stabbed at Oxford Circus tube station

British Transport Police says there should be ‘no place’ for such attacks on London’s tube system

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2 d. ago Boy, 12, dies after falling in park playground as police launch investigation

"This was a deeply tragic incident involving a very young victim"

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3 d. ago Car rams into crowd outside bar in northern France, killing one

Police launch investigation into escalation of dispute in bar in Évreux, Normandy, after five others injuredA man has driven a car into a crowd outside a bar in northern France after a dispute in which one person was killed and five others injured, according to prosecutors.The incident took place in the town of Évreux, Normandy, at about 4am on Saturday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lanark incident: Police launch murder investigation after 30

Scott Boyd was pronounced dead at the scene after police were called to a report of two men found injured on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Aberdeen true crime event: David Swindle on Peter Tobin, Operation Anagram and murder investigations

True crime fans are in for a gripping night in Aberdeen this September as one of the UK’s most respected former detectives takes to the stage. David Swindle, the man who led the investigation that unmasked Peter Tobin and went on to launch the groundbreaking Operation Anagram, brings his hit live show Murder: A Search for the Truth to The Lemon Tree on Sunday, September 14.

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5 d. ago Cancer survivor, 23, who raised thousands for NHS dies after catching infection in hospital as prosecutors launch investigation

In 2018 Molly developed septic shock while being treated for a rare cancer at the same hospital, she later gave evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry about her experience

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7 d. ago Safety regulators launch investigation into 1.4 million Honda vehicles after reports of engine failures

There were more than 400 reports of ‘connecting rod bearing failures’ in the vehicles’ engines

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7 d. ago ‘Fire with fire’: The doomsday political scenarios after Texas and California launch their warheads over redistricting

A mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps would have implications far beyond the 2026 midterm elections, write John Bowden and Eric Garcia. The Independent’s interactive maps illustrate the Cold War-like scenarios at play between Democratic and Republican leaders for control of the US House of Representatives — and potentially the last two years of the Trump presidency.

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7 d. ago Isle of Wight helicopter crash latest: Four people on aircraft that crashed were in flying lesson, says operator

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it is currently deploying a team to launch an investigation

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8 d. ago Revealed: Almost 200 shoplifting offences reported to police go unsolved across London every day

Just 5.9% of shoplifting crimes reported to police resulted in a charge, according to House of Commons library analysis for the Liberal Democrats

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8 d. ago Trump news at a glance: Jeffries says president ‘playing games’ with American lives as national guard to be sent to Chicago

House minority leader decries plan confirmed by Pentagon while Chicago mayor calls it ‘most flagrant violation of our constitution in the 21st century’ – key US politics stories from Sunday 24 AugustHakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and New York Democratic congressman, said Donald Trump had “manufactured a crisis” to justify sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders.Jeffries, appearing on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic deployment of the military, which has escalated to include the arming of troops currently patrolling Washington DC – after sending troops into Los Angeles in June. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Almost 800 shoplifting offences a day go unsolved, study shows

Liberal Democrat MP Joshua Reynolds described the figures as ‘shameful’.

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8 d. ago Man who died in 'workplace accident' at funfair named as police launch investigation

Corrie Lee Stavers, 28, was treated at the scene of the incident at the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, but was declared dead a short time later

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8 d. ago Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

As White House moves to militarize more cities, Hakeem Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ livesDonald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US cities.Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and a New York Democratic congressman, accused the US president of “playing games with the lives of Americans” with his unprecedented domestic deployment of the military, which has escalated to include the arming of troops currently patrolling Washington, DC – after sending troops into Los Angeles in June. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Strictly star arrested on suspicion of rape as Met Police launch investigation

A male Strictly Come Dancing star is being questioned by police over a rape allegation and another involving 'non-consensual intimate image abuse'

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1 week ago Police launch arson investigation after five rescued from east London restaurant fire

Police launch arson investigation after five rescued from east London restaurant fire  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Texas senate gives final approval to redrawn congressional map that heavily favours Republicans

The map will now be sent to governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, who is expected to quickly sign it into lawThe Texas senate has given final approval to a redrawn congressional map that gives Republicans a chance to pick up as many as five congressional seats, fulfilling a brazen political request from Donald Trump to shore up the GOP’s standing before next year’s midterm elections.It will now be sent to governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, who is expected to quickly sign it into law, however Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court. The Texas house of representatives approved the map on Wednesday on an 88-52 party-line vote, before the senate approved it early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Baby found in park pond as police launch huge investigation and arrest teen

A 15-month-old baby was found in the water in Boultham Park, Lincoln, last night – teenager has been arrested on suspicion of neglect and is currently in police custody

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