43 m. ago Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has told her triple murder trial that he was surprised she discharged herself from hospital five minutes after being told she may have been exposed to potentially fatal mushroom poisoning.Dr Christopher Webster, who was working at the Leongatha hospital two days after Patterson served beef wellington to her in-laws for lunch, gave evidence on Wednesday at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Police caught 'off guard' by social media lies after Southport murders

Sir Andy Cooke, Chief Inspector of Constabulary, called for police forces to respond faster to online lies as he said last summer's riots after the Southport murders should have been predicted

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8 h. ago Police chiefs hit back at watchdog over call for action on social media posts

The National Police Chiefs’ Council said responsibility for the accuracy of posts lies with users, platforms and regulators.

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13 h. ago Police called following reports of 'fight with knives' outside high school

Officers attended the incident outside Bridgewater High School

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17 h. ago Starmer rejects Welsh leader’s call to ‘rethink’ winter fuel policy

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘we had to stabilise the economy’ as he defended the actions taken by his Government.

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18 h. ago Downing Street rejects Welsh leader’s call to ‘rethink’ winter fuel policy

Welsh First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan called for a ‘rethink’ of the decision to means-test winter fuel payments.

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40 h. ago Shocked family makes horrifying discovery in their hot tub after opening curtains

On May 1, homeowners in Saranac Lake, New York, were forced to put a call in to the police after finding something strange in their hot tub.

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42 h. ago 'I opened our curtains and found a random naked man relaxing in our garden hot tub'

Police responded to a call from shocked homeowners to find a recently-released criminal fully naked in their hot tub, and he was quickly arrested on multiple charges

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48 h. ago St Mirren vs Aberdeen: Hate crime reported at Scottish football match

"Anyone with information on those involved is asked to call Police Scotland.”

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58 h. ago Armed police called to Greater Manchester park after youths playing football make discovery

The two youths approached officers on patrol in Derker

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63 h. ago Rochdale crash: Woman dies after car ploughs into pedestrians injuring three including child

Police were called to reports of a crash at two locations in Rochdale which left three people injured, including a child, with the male driver arrested on suspicion of assault and attempted murder

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4 d. ago Rubio mocked for calling German policy ‘tyranny in disguise’ and backing extremist AfD party

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency classifies far-right party Alternative for Germany as a ‘proven right-wing extremist organization’

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4 d. ago CCTV appeal after KFC staff member racially abused at M6 service station

Police were called to the KFC restaurant at Lymm Services on April 21

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4 d. ago Sycamore Gap suspect 'tried to pin blame on his friend with anonymous call to police'

Daniel Graham, 39, spoke to police on the 101 service in August last year and told a call handler that his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was in possession of part of the tree.

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4 d. ago Paisley mum 'emotional' as calls for Scots council to reverse childcare policy change victorious after vote

Vahri Gemmell said the motion's success will make a "massive difference" to families across Renfrewshire.

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4 d. ago Sycamore Gap trial live: Suspect reported friend to police for felling tree in ‘anonymous phone call’

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

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4 d. ago Brit nursing student, 23, is stabbed to death at Texas flat she 'shared with stranger who was also found with knife wounds'

Tamilore Odunsi, 23, was found dead in her student apartment in Houston, Texas, after a friend of her father called them police to say they had not been able to reach her.

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4 d. ago Sycamore Gap suspect 'tried to pin blame on his friend with anonymous call to police telling them he had chainsaw used to hack the tree down'

Daniel Graham, 39, spoke to police on the 101 service in August last year and told a call handler that his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was in possession of part of the tree.

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4 d. ago Sycamore Gap defendant 'called police to blame his friend' saying 'he still has the saw'

The jury at Newcastle crown court has heard a 101 call allegedly made by Daniel Graham after the iconic tree was cut down, in which he appeared to place the blame on Adam Carruthers

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5 d. ago Hundreds of cars left with flat tyres after sharp debris spills over 30km stretch of busy motorway into Sydney

Transport for NSW calls incident ‘unprecedented’ and says it is using magnetic devices to remove metal from M1Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of vehicles have been left with flat tyres after sharp metal debris spilled from a truck and spread across a 30km stretch of a busy motorway into Sydney.Police were called to the southbound M1 between Wyong Road and Mount White on the Central Coast about 5.10am on Friday “due to a large amount of metal debris on the roadway”, New South Wales police said in a statement.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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