7 h. ago Jockey accused of murder after man, 71, dies following town centre 'altercation'

Jockey Levi Williams has been charged with murder after a 71-year-old man died following an "altercation" in Newmarket, Suffolk, earlier this month

Events

25 h. ago The reasons people said they don't want major changes made to Newport city centre

'This would be the nail in the coffin of the town centre'

Politics

35 h. ago Britain's 'worst' shopping centre that declined into deserted ghost town with rows of boarded

The Festival Park in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, was opened to much excitement in 1992 but suffered such a stark decline that it became known as the country's worst shopping centre.

Economics

43 h. ago Basildon Council buys up town centre flats to prevent influx of London tenants

Basildon Council buys up town centre flats to prevent influx of London tenants  Southend Echo

Politics

53 h. ago Vast shopping centre dominated a town centre for more than 50 years – now it’s going to take a year to knock down

The demolition of Crompton Place will lead to a direct link between Bolton's Victoria Square and Bradshawgate for the first time in generations

Economics

61 h. ago Schoolgirl raped in town centre as cops go door to door in manhunt

A girl, aged 13, was raped on Friday evening, with police appealing to the public for information, including CCTV footage, as they hunt the attacker.

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63 h. ago Manhunt launched with cops going door to door after girl, 13, raped in town centre

A girl, aged 13, was raped in Totton, Hampshire, on Friday evening, with police appealing to the public for information including CCTV footage as they hunt the attacker

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3 d. ago Manhunt launched for 'rapist' after girl, 13, attacked in town centre

Detectives are carrying out house-to-house inquiries and asking businesses near the scene in the town of Totton, Hampshire if they have any CCTV footage from Friday evening.

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3 d. ago Kingston fire: 150 firefighters tackle blaze in south London town centre

Residents have been urged to keep windows closed as blaze breaks out in disused Kingston building

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4 d. ago ‘I like Nigel Farage’: Runcorn and Helsby byelection could be big test for Starmer

Labour won the seat last year with more than 50% of votes – now polls suggest it will just hang on or lose to Reform UKOn a weekday morning, an advertising van is weaving its way through the narrow streets of Runcorn town centre. On the side is a black and white picture of Nigel Farage with a quote from the Reform UK leader: “We are going to have to move to an insurance-based system of healthcare.”The starting gun has been fired in the byelection that has been on the horizon since the sitting MP Mike Amesbury announced his intention to resign, and which could prove a huge test for Keir Starmer’s government. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Thieves steal town centre cash machine after smashing into Co

Watch the shocking aftermath after ram-raiders smashed through a wall with a JCB digger and drove off with a cash machine.

Events

5 d. ago Cheltenham Festival: How police are winning the battle against drunken disorder on race week

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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5 d. ago Inside the battle against drunken disorder during Cheltenham Festival – and how police are winning

As more than 200,000 people descend on the Regency town of Cheltenham for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers dealing with a rise in drunken incidents in the town centre

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6 d. ago Parking in West Lothian town 'an ongoing problem' admit police

There area only 400 parking spaces in Linlithgow town centre, and the town’s Local Area Committee accepted there would never be enough room to serve the number of visitors.

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1 week ago Crackdown on Britain's biggest yobs: Thugs who terrorise town centres could be jailed for antisocial behaviour under new Labour law

The Respect Orders will give police and councils the authority to ban persistent offenders from town centres, high streets, residential areas and green spaces where they have caused disruption.

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1 week ago Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vows new law will see yobs banned from town centres

Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, said new Respect Orders will restore confidence in the Police, after years of “weak” inaction under the Tories

Society

1 week ago Police increase presence in Newtown after teenager suffers 'stab wound'

Police found a teenager with "a stab wound" to his arm at a lane in the town centre

Events

1 week ago Ukraine war live: 14 killed in Donetsk as Russia steps up attacks after Trump defends Putin

High-rise apartment blocks in centre of Dobropillia town hit in attack a day after US suspended intelligence sharing with KyivSee all our Ukraine war coverageAccording to Reuters, Two Majors, a pro-Russian war blogger, wrote on Telegram on Saturday that Russian troops had begun an assault on Sudzha, a major town about 6 miles (9.5 km) from the border, and that the situation for Ukrainian troops in Kursk was “close to critical”.The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the report. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Three suspects at large after shooting at Toronto pub leaves a dozen injured

Police say suspects are male, with one in a black balaclava seen fleeing the scene at the Piper Arms in a silver carThree suspects are at large after a mass shooting at the opening night of a pub in Toronto that left a dozen people injured, Canadian police say.The shooting at the Piper Arms pub near Scarborough town centre in eastern Toronto happened at 22:39pm on Friday local time (03:39 GMT). Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Rutherglen community group hosting safety awareness and social events

A range of advice for local residents will be on offer at the safety event in the town's shopping centre on March 25

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