68 h. ago Fourth day without water for Scots homes and businesses hit by pipe fault

Residents were warned not to drink tap water after a pipe fault at Rawburn treatment works, with bottled water hubs set up across the region.

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3 d. ago Manhunt for 'Australian Rambo' on the run in remote bushland enters fourth day as he's urged to 'lay down firearms' after killing two cops

Australian police told an on-the-run gunman accused of killing two officers to 'lay down your firearms' Friday, as they continued their hunt for him in the rugged, forested area.

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3 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi FreemanReport: Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice overnight arrested the wife of Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman, interviewing and releasing the 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy “pending further inquiries” as the manhunt in Victoria’s high country continues.On the fourth day of the massive police operation to find Freeman, who on Tuesday morning allegedly shot and killed two police officers and injured a third, police again appealed directly to the fugitive to turn himself in and bring the search to a safe end. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Top cop urges suspected police killer to 'lay down your firearms and give yourself up' as he vows hundreds of officers won't leave the area until they catch him

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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5 d. ago Australian police identify suspect in fatal shooting of officers as manhunt enters second day

Australian police have identified a suspect who shot and killed two police officers and seriously wounded a third as the search for the shooter entered day two in a vast, remote rural area in the country’s southeast

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2 w. ago Amber warning in place as London basks in third day of heatwave with temperatures set to hit 30C

The capital sizzles in another day of sunshine on Wednesday as the fourth heatwave of the summer continues

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3 w. ago Machine Gun Kelly reveals details of ‘water fasts’ after admitting he only eats ‘a couple times a week’

The singer recalled feeling ‘delirious’ during the fourth day of a ‘water fast’

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3 w. ago What is known about the search for a former US soldier suspected of killing 4 at a Montana bar

The manhunt for a former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar has stretched into a fourth day with no capture

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4 w. ago Four people shot dead in Montana bar identified as manhunt for military vet suspect enters fourth day

Authorities are searching for Army veteran Michael Paul Brown, accused of shooting dead Nancy Kelley, Daniel Baillie, David Leach and Tony Palm inside a bar in Anaconda

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4 w. ago England and India ready for cliffhanger on final day in dramatic fifth Test

Root and Brook hit centuries before fallingHome side still needs 35 runs to claim seriesFirst came bad light, then rain, and with it the penultimate day of this epic Test series ended with the ultimate cliffhanger. England had seemingly been cruising to their target of 374, driven by sparkling centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root, only for India to strike back and leave them six wickets down, 35 runs still required, when the players left the field.And so despite looking like a dramatic fourth day would bring finality to the contest, this fifth Test decider now heads into the fifth day with everything still on the line. Continue reading...

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