7 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Major Islington road shut by police after knife fight

Essex Road is shut in both directions following the incident around midnight

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8 h. ago Major police presence with multiple cordons in place after 'incident' in Catford

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9 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Major Islington road shut by police after incident

A key road connecting Islington Green to Dalston remains closed at this time

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41 h. ago Four Florida football fans face felony charges for running on field — under law intended to stop protests at Trump rallies

DeSantis enacted state law that imposes criminal penalties for crossing police lines at major ticketed events

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47 h. ago Major police scene in place after tram crash with huge emergency response

Tram services were cancelled following the collision

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4 d. ago Police launch hunt for new evidence in horrific murders of family that cast a shadow over Gurnos

‘My mam and dad didn’t get to see justice but I’m hoping I will for them’

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4 d. ago Tight security and political tension hang over key Norway v Israel World Cup qualifier

The hosts in Oslo are closing in on qualification but the politics surrounding their visitors’ presence casts a shadow over the footballIt will be the most high-security sports event in Norway since the Winter Olympics in 1994. Anti-terror measures are in place throughout Oslo; a no-fly zone will be implemented in the skies above Ullevi Stadion and through all the tension it could be easy to forget that the national team are within touching distance of a first World Cup appearance for 27 years. Beating Israel would put them on the verge but the visitors’ presence has added multiple layers of complexity and controversy.That will be clear on Saturday afternoon, when a crowd of several thousand is expected to march peacefully from the centre of Oslo to a stage set up near the ground. It has been organised by the Palestine Committee in Norway under the slogan “Red card for Israel” and other bodies will be holding their own protests too. Outside Grønland metro station, posters of unclear...

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6 d. ago Police issue update on crash that shut major road in Swansea

A man was hospitalised in the crash at

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6 d. ago Major update in Manchester synagogue attack investigation issued as counter terror police release key details

Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead after he tried to smash his way into the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

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7 d. ago Westminster Bridge closed in major incident as police warn people to stay away

Westminster Bridge, which is passed tens of thousands of times each day, has been shut off by police after a 'major emergency' with authorities warning locals to 'stay away'

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7 d. ago Police raids as investigation into movement of drugs between Merseyside and Welsh towns intensifies

Police executed nine search warrants as part of a major operation, cracking down on a cross-border drug network

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7 d. ago Police investigating alleged drugs trafficking between Merseyside and Welsh towns carry out raids

Police executed nine search warrants as part of a major operation, cracking down on a cross-border drug network

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8 d. ago Man dies after crash on country road prompts major police response

North Wales Police said the man died in hospital after the crash on the A494

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8 d. ago LIVE: Major police scene on Salford street with 'bullet holes' in window

A cordon is in place on the street

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9 d. ago Warning that Trump scrapping diversity orders could hurt global economic growth

Mariella Frostrup says Trump’s policies mark a major backwards step

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1 week ago Police issue update as air ambulance lands at 'major incident' on UK beach

A heavy police presence was previously seen as a 'major incident' took place at popular tourist hotpot, Weymouth, with the beach completely evacuated to make way for an air ambulance

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1 week ago Major incident on UK beach as police and air ambulance descend on scene

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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1 week ago Major shooting as police declare 'mass casualty incident' in busy tourist area

A huge emergency response was scrambled to Bibb Street in the southern US city after shots were fired around at around 11.30pm local time on Saturday, October 4

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1 week ago Major shooting as police declare 'mass casualty incident' after row over football game

A huge emergency response was scrambled to Bibb Street in the southern US city after shots were fired around at around 11.30pm local time on Saturday, October 4

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1 week ago US military under fire in Virginia, but were Trump and Hegseth shooting blanks?

President and his defence chief took aim at the ‘fat generals’, but some doubted there was much substance to the swagger on showThis week marked an inflection point in Donald Trump’s relentless politicisation of the US armed forces, as he delivered a partisan – if scattershot – campaign speech to the very room of people he is not supposed to: the commanders of the most powerful military in the world.For those declaring a five-alarm authoritarian fire in the US, there was plenty of smoke: the anti-woke rhetoric that has become a commonplace of the political right, the threats to summarily dismiss the generals who disagree with him, the transparent pleasure at deploying the military to perform police actions in major US cities. Continue reading...

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