95 m. ago Woman speared in head airlifted to hospital as NT police search for alleged attacker

The 18-year-old is in a serious but stable condition at Royal Darwin hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman with a spear embedded in her head has been airlifted to hospital from a remote Northern Territory community, with police searching for her alleged attacker.On Sunday police received a report alleging that an 18-year-old woman had been stabbed in the head by a male known to her at Angurugu on the west coast of Groote Eylandt, an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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11 h. ago The ghost town centre with more abandoned shops than nearly every city in the UK as locals blame drug addicts, high rents... and EACH OTHER

The West Yorkshire district has more empty shops than nearly every other city in the UK and double those in London and Cambridge, according to a new think tank study.

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13 h. ago Bizarre incident in Welsh hospital gave glimpse of killer couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's sick relationship

When Constance Marten and Mark Gordon wanted to disappear, they chose Wales where they lived in a tent behind a Tesco supermarket

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45 h. ago The buried treasures being unearthed between two iconic town centre landmarks

Pottery, old coins and much more are all being discovered on this major archaeological dig

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60 h. ago A96 crash: Two airlifted to hospital after A96 crash involving stolen car

Two people have been airlifted to hospital

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60 h. ago Police update after boy dies in Minehead crash with nine still in hospital

Two children were airlifted to hospital where they continue to receive treatment

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60 h. ago Second child, 12, arrested and charged over huge fire in Kilmarnock town centre

Both are due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court at a later date.

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61 h. ago A96 crash: Two airlifted to hospital as A96 closed near Inverness following crash

Two people have been airlifted to hospital

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62 h. ago Free SmileyWorld Art Trail brings giant faces to Stockport this school holidays

A colourful collection of quirky, fun and exciting sculptures has taken over the town centre

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62 h. ago Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears on town centre wall

Allardyce was born and raised in Dudley

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62 h. ago Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears in town centre

Sam Allardyce has thanked whoever put up the mural in his home town of Dudley, West Midlands, and praised it as a ‘very good likeness’.

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64 h. ago Woman 'stabbed' in Highland village and airlifted to hospital as man arrested

A man, 24, has been arrested in connection.

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3 d. ago 50 new homes and flats in Tonypandy town centre set to be given green light

Trivallis' application for Mitchell Court is due to be considered by Rhondda Cynon Taf's planning committee soon

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3 d. ago A9 crash: Police appeal after two young children airlifted to hospital in crash near Carrbridge

The boy, 4, and girl, 8, were taken by air ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

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3 d. ago Two kids airlifted to Aberdeen hospital after horror HGV crash on A9

The road remained closed for nearly nine hours to allow investigation work to take place.

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4 d. ago Kilmarnock fire: Huge blaze in Kilmarnock town centre being treated as 'deliberate' by police

Fire services remain at the scene

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5 d. ago How an asylum seeker hotel at the centre of violent protests 'over migrant sex attacks' has long plagued its market town

Five years ago, a shabby run down hotel on the edge of the Essex market town of Epping became the subject of unwarranted attention.

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5 d. ago Kilmarnock fire: Drone footage shows large fire in Scottish town as businesses impacted and roads closed

Drone footage shows a large fire in a Scottish town centre, where emergency services are in attendance.

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5 d. ago The worst Scottish town centres for empty shops as SNP criticised for ‘decades of decline’ on high streets

Scottish high streets “laid to waste” by SNP, says Scottish Labour

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5 d. ago Kilmarnock tattoo artist loses business after devastating fire

Popular tattoo artist Niky Brown said he was "beyond gutted" after the fire which devastated Kilmarnock town centre last night, destroying his business in the process.

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