12 h. ago Man intentionally mowed down a mom and her dog while on family walk as revenge for ‘sensitive’ crime between children, prosecutors say

Multiple witnesses told police they saw Endres accelerate toward the family before the fatal incident

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3 d. ago Two arrested over plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s Brazil concert with ‘improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails’

Children and LGBT community were the intended target of a hate crime, police say

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7 d. ago You will soon be able to walk INSIDE one of L.S. Lowry's most iconic works of act

The totally free exhibition is opening at the Lowry in Salford on Saturday

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7 d. ago You will soon be able to walk INSIDE one of L.S. Lowry's most iconic works of art

The totally free exhibition is opening at the Lowry in Salford on Saturday

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8 d. ago Mystery death of man, 20, walking home as aunt begs for 'microseconds' of CCTV

Matthew McGougan's body was found by police under a viaduct in Cornwall after he left his friends to walk home following a night out on Saturday - his family has begged the public for help

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1 week ago French PM calls for crackdown on knife crime after fatal high school stabbing

Boy, 15, arrested after at least one child killed and three injured at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in NantesThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, has called for a crackdown on teenage knife crime after a high-school student stabbed four other children at his school, killing at least one and injuring the others before being arrested.The 15-year-old reportedly attacked fellow students with a knife during lunch break on Thursday at the private Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides secondary school in the city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast. The attack took place at around 12.30pm (11.30am BST), before teachers overpowered the boy. One female student was killed. At least one other student is in a critical condition in hospital. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Like a slap in the face’: Trump officials cut hundreds of millions to combat gun violence and opioid addiction

DoJ told over 350 groups that promised funding would be cut because it ‘no longer effectuates’ department prioritiesHundreds of millions of federal grant dollars meant to prevent and respond to gun violence, opioid addiction and support victims of violent crimes were cut this week by the Trump administration. The US department of justice emailed more than 350 organizations on Tuesday to tell them that the promised funding was being terminated. According to a termination notice shared with the Guardian, the Department of Justice said the money was rescinded because it “no longer effectuates Department priorities”.Instead, the department intends to focus on “more directly supporting certain law enforcement operations, combatting violent crime, protecting American children, and supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault, and better coordinating law enforcement efforts at all levels of government”, the notice read. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Police investigate hate crime at Hackney Park after swastikas painted at children's playground

The ‘abhorrent graffiti’ is being investigated by the force

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Hunt launched for missing girl, 14, who vanished whilst out walking family dog

Isabella Hayward, known as Bella, was last seen when she left her home in Allerton Bywater to walk the family cockapoo, Cooper - police have urged anyone with information to come forward

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2 w. ago Desperate search as girl, 14, missing after taking family dog for walk at beauty spot

Isabella Hayward, known as Bella, was last seen when she left her home in Leeds to walk the family cockapoo, Cooper - police have urged anyone with information to come forward

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3 w. ago Children's plaques among 80 Muslim gravestones vandalised in 'Islamophobic hate crime'

A police investigation has been launched following the ‘barbaric act’ at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Watford

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4 w. ago Mother and three young children found dead at home in small Oregon town

No arrests have been made

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