24 h. ago Bomb squad called to Welsh town after 'suspicious device' donated to charity shop

Army personnel, police officers and firefighters were dispatched to a Welsh town on Tuesday

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1 week ago Armed police swarm Reading college after student is wounded in attack

A boy suffered injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening at the college on Kings Road on Thursday afternoon.

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1 week ago Threats, fear and hope as Mumbai slum dwellers await the bulldozers

Dharavi’s 1m residents say community hub could become a playground for the rich under Adani Group’s redevelopment planFor months, the threatening phone calls kept coming. First, allegedly from an ex-police officer and a retired army general, and then from the police themselves. Finally, Mohammad Khurshid Shaikh claims, he was summoned to the police station and told clearly: keep quiet or there will be real trouble for you.Shaikh is among those fighting a multimillion-dollar project in which Dharavi – one of India’s largest and most storied slums – will be bulldozed and redeveloped by the multinational conglomerate Adani Group. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police issue update after armed officers storm 'machete brawl' scene

Officers were called out to a 'group fighting' in the street

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2 w. ago Bomb disposal unit deployed to railway station as 'do not travel' warning issued

Army experts and police officers responded to reports of a 'suspicious' item on a footbridge

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2 w. ago Suspect 'pulls knife out on tram' in Manchester as armed police race to the scene

A 17-year-old boy was seen being hustled into a police van by armed officers after an incident that witnesses said left bystanders 'scared' in South Manchester on Monday

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2 w. ago Five climbers and two guides killed in Nepal avalanche, say officials

Bad weather hampering rescue efforts after avalanche that swept through Mount Yalung Ri base camp on MondayAn avalanche has swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal, killing five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said.Shailendra Thapa, an armed police force spokesperson, said five other people had been hurt at the base camp, located at 4,900 metres (16,070ft). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Suspected terror attack on train leaves multiple victims with knife wounds as armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes

A suspected terror attack on a train left 10 people with knife wounds on Saturday night, sparking a massive police response by armed officers.

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2 w. ago Suspected terror attack on train leaves multiple victims with knife wounds as armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes 

A suspected terror attack on a train left 10 people with knife wounds last night, sparking a massive police response by armed officers.

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2 w. ago Armed police rush to Huntingdon after multiple people stabbed on train

Armed police officers are at the scene after multiple people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon on Saturday evening (1 November).

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2 w. ago Two arrested after multiple people stabbed on train in Cambridgeshire

A number of injured taken to hospital after incident in Huntingdon, according to Cambridgeshire policeTwo people have been arrested after several people were stabbed on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridge, police have said.Cambridgeshire constabulary said armed police attended after officers were called to the scene at Huntingdon station at 7.39pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue terror attacker killed by armed police, inquest hears

Terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, died after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds when he was shot by armed police responding to his attack on a synagogue, Manchester Coroner’s Court has heard.

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue victim died from single police gunshot wound, inquest hears

Adrian Daulby sustained shot to chest as he attempted to prevent attacker from entering synagogueA victim of the Manchester synagogue attack died from a single police gunshot wound as he held the building’s doors shut against a terrorist, an inquest has heard.Adrian Daulby, 53, was described at his funeral as a “quiet man” who became a “tremendously strong hero”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Synagogue attack victim died of multiple knife wounds, inquest told

The inquest heard one man died of stab wounds and the second from a gunshot fired by armed police.

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue attack victim died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by Islamist terrorist while another worshipper was fatally shot in the chest by armed officer, inquest hears

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, went on the rampage with a knife at the Heaton Park Synagogue, in Manchester, earlier this month.

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3 w. ago Hero Manchester synagogue attack victim was shot dead by armed police officer as he tried to stop terrorist from entering building, inquest hears

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, went on the rampage with a knife at the Heaton Park Synagogue, in Manchester, earlier this month.

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3 w. ago Manchester Synagogue terror attack victim died 'from single gunshot fired by armed police officer'

Heroic Adrian Daulby had held the doors shut for two minutes as knife nut terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie tried to get into the Synagogue and was tragically killed by a stray bullet from a police marksman

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3 w. ago Everything heard as inquests opened into deaths of Manchester synagogue terror attack victims Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz

Provisional causes of death for Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz have been given

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3 w. ago Bomb hoaxer, 32, who made 'cruel and calculated' call to synagogue days after Manchester terror attack is jailed

Markel Ible, 32, 'intended to sow panic and fear' when he called Sinai Synagogue in Roundhay, Leeds, claiming to have left a bomb there that was due to go off the following day, prosecutors said.

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3 w. ago Manchester synagogue attack victim died after ‘being shot in the chest by armed police’

Adrian Daulby died from a single gunshot wound, inquest hears

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