16 h. ago Police and fire brigade swarm to scene of house fire in East Lothian

Images from the scene show fire damage to the front door of the property.

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26 h. ago Two schools in lockdown as 'man with knife' seen as police swarm

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5 d. ago Prison riot sees three guards held hostage as police swarm in to stop jail break

Around 100 police officers descended upon a correction facility to prevent a potential prison break after a riot sparked chaos in the jail. Three prison guards were taken hostage by inmates

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5 d. ago Las Vegas casino evacuated over 'active shooter' fears as one confirmed dead

Police have swarmed the world-famous Belagio hotel as footage shows police vehicles race past the casino's iconic water fountain amid fears an 'active shooter' is on the loose

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5 d. ago Las Vegas casino evacuated over 'active shooter' fears as two confirmed dead

Police have swarmed the world-famous Belagio hotel as footage shows police vehicles race past the casino's iconic water fountain amid fears an 'active shooter' is on the loose

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5 d. ago Las Vegas 'shooting' sees Bellagio hotel evacuated as police lockdown scene

Police have swarmed the area around the iconic fountain outside the Bellagio hotel, amidst fears of a an "active shooter situation" on the famous Vegas strip.

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7 d. ago Five in court after cops raid Greenock industrial building over 'possible cannabis cultivation'

Police swarmed an industrial building in the Inverclyde town on Thursday morning.

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8 d. ago Police swarm after 'boy, 15, seen walking streets with a gun' in Liverpool scare

Police were called to Merthyr Grove in Childwall, Merseyside, just after 3.05pm on Tuesday to reports of a suspicious item being seen in the male's pocket.

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8 d. ago Five arrested after police swarm industrial building over 'possible cannabis cultivation'

The men were aged between 17 and 50 years old.

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1 week ago Death of 'petite' woman, 21 crushed by hotel wardrobe still under investigation

Chloe Haynes was crushed to death by a wardrobe in the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool city centre in 2022 - an investigation into the 21-year-old's death is still ongoing

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1 week ago Bodies of three missing sisters found as police swoop on campsite in search of their 'murderer' father Travis Decker

Paityn, nine, Evelyn, eight, and Olivia Decker, five, were found dead on Monday after police swarmed around Rock Island Campground.

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1 week ago Boulder 'targeted terror attack' as multiple burned due to 'incendiary device'

A 'terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado is currently being investigated by the FBI after police swarmed a local shopping centre earlier today

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2 w. ago Baby rushed to hospital after being mauled by dog as armed police swarm street

Armed police and an air ambulance have been called to a residential street in Greater Manchester after a dog attacked three people including a one-year-old child

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2 w. ago Baby and two adults rushed to hospital after dog attack: Armed police swarm residential street

A baby and two adults have been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog on a residential street in Manchester.

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2 w. ago Willie Stevenson dead at 85: Liverpool pay tribute to the two

Former Liverpool star Willie Stevenson has passed away at the age of 85. The Scot made 241 appearances for the club in the 1960s and won two league titles under Bill Shankly.

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3 w. ago Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community servicesAfter George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, protesters who swarmed the streets across the US shouted the refrain: “Defund the police.” An idea that was once viewed as radical – to redirect money from law enforcement to other city departments and social services – became a rallying cry overnight.As a result of continued pressure, dozens of jurisdictions throughout the nation promised to reduce their police budgets. While most of them backtracked and increased law enforcement funding in the next year or two, several cities changed policies or added new public safety and homeless services departments. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man found dead at Liverpool's Adelphi hotel after police swarmed scene

Police raced to the Britannia Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool city centre this afternoon after being alerted to a body - and arrived to find a man, aged in his 30s, dead

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3 w. ago Liverpool Adelphi hotel incident LIVE: Large police presence at historic building

Police, forensics teams and ambulance crew are at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool city centre following a major incident - eyewitnesses said the reception was filled with emergency services

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3 w. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two people killed in horror attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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3 w. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two Israeli Embassy staff killed in attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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