15 h. ago Man, 57, is rushed to hospital after being hit by falling 'cast iron decorative ball' in busy tourist hotspot

A 57-year-old man has been rushed to hospital via air ambulance by after what one witness described as a 'cast iron decorative ball' fell from a building in Piccadilly Circus at 2.27pm today.

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17 h. ago Air ambulance lands at Trafalgar Square after man, 57, hit by piece of falling building

A decorative ball is believed to have fallen from a building on Coventry Street, central London, and hit a 57-year-old man, leaving his head 'widely open with a lot of blood'

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18 h. ago LIVE updates as armed police surround busy Edgware road after 'incident'

LIVE updates as armed police surround busy Edgware road after 'incident'  This Is Local London

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23 h. ago LIVE: Stretch of A56 closed near M66 motorway as police respond to crash

Traffic is heavy in the area amid the closure

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24 h. ago LIVE updates as road closed in Dagenham after 'police incident'

LIVE updates as road closed in Dagenham after 'police incident'  This Is Local London

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43 h. ago LIVE: Police and air ambulance on scene after man struck by vehicle on busy road

A cordon is in place on Darwen Road this afternoon

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48 h. ago LIVE: Police cordon off main road in Manchester city centre after person hit by car

Emergency crews are on the scene

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49 h. ago LIVE updates after police and air ambulance rush to 'incident' in Surbiton

LIVE updates after police and air ambulance rush to 'incident' in Surbiton  This Is Local London

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49 h. ago LIVE updates after police close busy road in Harlesden due to 'incident'

LIVE updates after police close busy road in Harlesden due to 'incident'  This Is Local London

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65 h. ago Air ambulance lands by Tower of London as person rescued from River Thames

A person was spotted struggling in the water near Tower Pier

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69 h. ago Air ambulance lands at Tower Pier to help person struggling in River Thames

Air ambulance lands at Tower Pier to help person struggling in River Thames  MyLondon

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3 d. ago Virginia man killed fleeing ICE as he ran out onto busy highway and was hit by vehicle

Another Central American immigrant died under similar circumstances in an August chase in California

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3 d. ago Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Met Police urges Epping hotel sex assault convict to turn himself in

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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3 d. ago Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police update on mistakenly released sex offender

Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police update on mistakenly released sex offender  The Independent

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3 d. ago Hadush Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Met Police urges Epping hotel sex assault convict to turn himself in

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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3 d. ago Hadush Kebatu manhunt live: Met Police issue update after mistakenly released sex offender ‘takes trains across London’

Metropolitan Police make direct appeal to Hadush Kebatu to hand himself in

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3 d. ago Hadush Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Met Police lead London hunt for Epping hotel sex assault convict freed in error

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

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3 d. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for Epping sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’The accidental release of the asylum seeker was a “mind-blowing” blunder, says the MP for Chelmsford.The Liberal Democrat MP Marie Goldman said on Saturday: “My mind has blown. How this could possibly happen?”He came out of the airlock, and kept saying to the officers there, ‘Where am I going? What am I doing? I don’t know where I’m going and what I’m doing.’He was holding a pack of paperwork in his arms, and his bag of bits He knew he’d been deported. He came over to me and said, ‘I need you to help me.’ Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu manhunt live: Met police take over search for sex offender after London sighting

Commander James Conway says finding Kebatu, whose arrest sparked riots over the summer, is a ‘top priority’On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer called the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu “totally unacceptable”, adding:I am appalled that it has happened and it’s being investigated.The police are working urgently to track him down, and my Government is supporting them This man must be caught and deported for his crimes.Let us be clear, we inherited a collapsing prison system in which the last government was releasing people early and which our prisons were overflowing.And, indeed, we have a sentencing bill in parliament seeking to address that issue, and we have stabilised the system. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago London protests LIVE: Police brace as UKIP march heads for Marble Arch after Whitechapel ban

A counter-demonstration organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and local groups is due to go ahead from noon in east London

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