4 h. ago Emergency crews descend on Greater Manchester funfair as firefighters called to 'suspected electrocution'

One of the fairground rides was taped off by police

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4 h. ago 'Idiot' drivers get out of cars and block emergency crews on hard shoulder amid M60 incident

Motorists claimed they were stuck for hours as all traffic was stopped on the motorway

Transport

5 h. ago The M60 is still shut four hours after 'police incident' started

Emergency services were first called to the carriageway in Greater Manchester at around 4.45pm

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5 h. ago M60 traffic diversion route as 'police incident' leaves motorway closed

A diversion route has now been published following a "police incident" on the M60

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7 h. ago M60 closure LIVE: All traffic stopped on major motorway as 'police incident' underway

Police and paramedics are in attendance at an incident on the M60 - drivers are reported to be at a standstill with the motorway shut in both directions

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8 h. ago Live updates as M60 remains closed due to ongoing 'police incident'

Emergency services are at the scene

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8 h. ago Live updates as M60 remains closed due to ongoing 'police incident' as diversion put in place

Emergency services are at the scene

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8 h. ago Live updates as 'police incident' leaves M60 shut for more than four hours

Emergency services are at the scene and the carriageway remains closed

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37 h. ago Glasgow firebomb attack probed by police after three vehicles torched

Emergency crews rushed to Forth Street in Pollokshields just after midnight on Saturday.

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50 h. ago Police issue appeal five years after double murder at lockdown party

Cheriff Tall and Abayomi ‘Junior’ Ajose were killed in a car park in the middle of a block of flats in Moss Side, Manchester.

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3 d. ago Explosion rips through Spanish bar as several people seriously injured

Emergency crews have rushed to the scene in Lo Pagán, San Pedro del Pinatar, after an explosion, with crews currently treating 12 people injured.

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3 d. ago 'Granny Ripper' boiled dismembered friend's head in saucepan after 'disagreement'

Tamara Samsonova was arrested in 2015 after CCTV footage showed her carrying bags from her apartment block in the middle of the night – and she was soon dubbed the 'Granny Ripper'

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4 d. ago Car lands in canal after van crash as woman rushed to hospital

An off-duty firefighter rescued the woman before emergency crews arrived at the scene.

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6 d. ago Man arrested after Scots teenager dies in horror crash between car and lorry

Emergency crews raced to the scene on the Boghead Roundabout after the horror smash involving a Volkswagen Polo and an HGV.

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7 d. ago Major rescue operation launched after car crashes off mountain pass

Emergency crews worked in difficult terrain to rescue an injured woman

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7 d. ago Car catches fire on busy Scots motorway as emergency crews race to scene

Parts of the motorway are closed or restricted due to the incident.

Transport

7 d. ago Huge Edinburgh high rise blaze causes six casualties as emergency crews race to scene

A fire at a block of flats in Edinburgh saw a huge emergency services response in the early hours of Sunday morning, with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirming six casualties.

Culture

8 d. ago Man dies after huge blaze tears through building in Perth city centre

Emergency crews raced to Scott Street in the city at around 1.50am this morning, Saturday, June 14 after officers patrolling the area discovered the fire.

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1 week ago Salford riot broke out after funeral for teen killed in crash as bricks hurled

A dispersal order was put in place after around 50 to 60 people gathered from around 1.30pm in Salford, as people were using cars and wheelie bins to block off a road

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1 week ago Riots erupt on streets of Salford after 60 masked youths set fire to cars, build blockades and hurl bricks at police

Between 50 and 60 people flocked to Lower Broughton Road at around 1.30pm this afternoon, using cars and wheelie bins to block off the road.

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