8 h. ago Altrincham town centre 'disturbance' sees four injured as businesses remain shut

Altrincham town centre has seen a huge police cordon keep many of its shops closed while they investigate a major incident that saw four people suffer injuries

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56 h. ago Huge police response to 'potential riot' at senior citizens' lodge

Police attended 'chaotic scene' when a dispute broke out between two charity trustees

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3 d. ago Violence erupts at Stockport College as police descend on huge fight

Footage showed Stockport College staff struggling to stop the brawl

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3 d. ago Reeves dismisses Tory claims of ‘Benefits Street budget’ – UK politics live

Chancellor says 60% of families that will be better off after the two-child limit is scrapped are in workAsk the Guardian your budget questionsBudget calculator: find out if you are better or worse offThe Conservative party is attacking the budget on the grounds that Rachel Reeves is putting up taxes supposedly to fund more spending on benefit claimants. Even though the rationale for this claim is questionable, the Tories were making it before the budget was announced, and Kemi Badenoch firmed it up last night, claiming it was a “Benefits Street budget”.On LBC this morning, asked if the budget meant “alarm clock Britain paying for Benefits Street”, Reeves said she did not accept that. She said 60% of the families that would benefit from the removal of the two-child benefit cap (the most expensive welfare announcement in the budget) were in work.I don’t think children should be punished by this pernicious policy any longer. And the cost to society of this is huge, the cost for counci...

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6 d. ago Police bodycam footage shows dramatic events after police confront teen with huge knife

Police tried to make an arrest then unexpected events unfolded

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1 week ago The stolen car graveyard: Inside huge warehouse packed with 'chop shop' vehicle parts that were intercepted by police before being shipped off across the world

EXCLUSIVE: The warehouse - tucked away in a cargo yard at the port of Felixstowe in Suffolk - contains hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of parts.

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1 week ago Huge brawl erupts on train before rail worker battered as police release CCTV

British Transport Police want to speak to four men in connection with fights on a London to Birmingham train which resulted in a train guard also being assaulted

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1 week ago Huge police presence at McDonald's as customers 'being turned away'

Eye-witnesses say they have seen at least 10 police cars and two ambulances at the fast food restaurant tonight

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1 week ago Smoking UFO falls out sky after huge bang as police search for mystery object

Several witnesses reported seeing a smoking UFO fall out of the sky in Germany after a huge bang. Police have been searching for the mystery object but have yet to find anything

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2 w. ago Home Secretary set to make HUGE change to UK refugee policy next week which will mean all who claim asylum in the country can only do so 'temporarily'

Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday which aim to make the UK less attractive for illegal immigrants, and make it easier to deport them.

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2 w. ago Protesters blockade Cop30 summit over plight of Indigenous peoples

Munduruku people demand to speak to Brazil’s president, saying they are never listened toCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in BrazilProtesters blockaded the main entrance to the Cop30 climate conference for several hours early on Friday morning, demanding to speak to Brazil’s president about the plight of the country’s Indigenous peoples.About 50 people from the Munduruku people in the Amazon basin blocked the entrance with some assistance from international green groups, watched by a huge phalanx of riot police, soldiers and military vehicles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wicked fan who grabbed Ariana Grande faces police charge and huge fine

The man who jumped over a barricade and grabbed Ariana Grande at the Asian premiere of "Wicked: For Good" in Singapore has been charged in court for being a public nuisance

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2 w. ago Wrexham star James McClean issues blunt verdict on Ireland comeback after career change hint

James McClean has shared a frank response after learning he was considered for a potential recall to the Republic of Ireland national team by manager Heimir Hallgrimsson

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2 w. ago Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka speaks out as director of football responds to transfer rumours

The latest Arsenal news as the Gunners receive a response to a potential transfer target, while Bukayo Saka has hit back at those criticising his side

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2 w. ago Over 1000 footballers BANNED amid huge police probe into massive betting scandal

Turkish football is in a “moral crisis” according to its president, after a betting scandal saw over 1000 players suspended whilst a number of officials could also be in hot water

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3 w. ago Shona Robison may ‘potentially revisit’ Scottish taxes in response to UK Budget

The Finance Secretary said the Scottish Government had a ‘very limited’ set of levers to respond.

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3 w. ago Algerian sex offender released by mistake from Wandsworth prison arrested

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington after a huge police manhunt

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3 w. ago Huge police presence with officers on hands and knees after Peckham shooting

Huge police presence with officers on hands and knees after Peckham shooting  This Is Local London

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3 w. ago Aston Villa vs Tel Aviv: Birmingham schools to close early ahead of 'high risk' game

Schools in Birmingham have confirmed they'll be closing early ahead of the game between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv - despite a huge policing operation and contingencies being put in place

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3 w. ago Scotland Bonfire Night 2025 LIVE: Buses diverted due to antisocial behaviour amid huge police presence

Follow along with our live blog for all the latest updates from around Scotland on Bonfire Night 2025.

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