8 h. ago Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder

Prosecutors say more charges are possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who was arrested at the sceneVancouver car-ramming attack – latest updatesThe suspect in a car-ramming attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder, prosecutors have said.More charges were possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, the British Columbia prosecution service said. Investigators ruled out terrorism and said Lo had a history of mental health issues. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Man arrested and 11 dead after car ploughs into crowd at a Vancouver street festival. Here’s what we know

Details of incident still emerging as driver in custody said to be ‘known to police’

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15 h. ago Merseyside Police officer 'slaps teenager in back of cop car' after arresting two kids

After a clip showing part of the arrest of two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14, in Merseyside on Saturday was shared online, a complaint was lodged against the police

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20 h. ago Man arrested and nine dead after car ploughs into crowd at a Vancouver street festival. Here’s what we know

Details of incident still emerging with an update from police expected later this morning

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66 h. ago Sick cop looking after youth programme sexted officer posing as 14

Travis N. DeSouza, 35, was working in a young outreach programme at the NYPD when he allegedly sent the sickening messages to what he thought was a teenage girl. Little did he know it was actually an undercover cop

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Man found dead in the road as 'unexplained' incident hits major UK city

Merseyside Police were called to Invergarry Road in Croxteth at around 7.25am on Thursday, April 24, following a report of a concern for safety of a man said to be in his 60s

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4 d. ago Murder arrest as man, 45, dies after being 'bundled into car' on main road and brutally attacked

The victim has now been named as Martin Shaw after the attack in Oldham

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5 d. ago Armed police swarm Liverpool street after man shot in 'targeted attack'

A man aged in his 30s has been shot in Tuebrook, Merseyside, and rushed to hospital this even after armed police descended on the scene with reports of two attackers dressed in black

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7 d. ago Child 'playing in the street' rushed to hospital after being hit by car as driver arrested

Emergency services raced to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 5.45pm on Sunday.

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7 d. ago ‘Caring’ man, 46, killed after car ‘deliberately hit him’ pictured as devastated family pay tribute

Martin O'Donovan, 46, died in hospital after the incident in Woolton, Liverpool, on Friday, as Merseyside Police later arrested Stephen Bates, 41, who was charged with murder

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7 d. ago Wanted man who 'tried to ram police car' arrested in back garden after dog chase

A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill, failing to stop for police and dangerous driving

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7 d. ago Family pay tribute to ‘loving’ engineer hit by car as man charged with murder

A vehicle was reportedly driven at Martin O’Donovan, 46, on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.

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8 d. ago Man, 47, dies after car ‘deliberately driven at him’ as driver, 41, arrested over ‘murder’

The vehicle was driven at the 47-year-old man in the Woolton area of Liverpool, Merseyside Police said, before he died from his injuries in hospital. A 41-year-old man has been arrested

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8 d. ago Croydon crash: Three car smash leaves one dead and five rushed to hospital after police chase

A man was killed and another left in a critical condition following a car chase with cops in Croydon. Two men alleged to have been in the pursued car were arrested

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8 d. ago Man held on suspicion of murder after ‘car deliberately driven at victim’

The vehicle hit a 47-year-old man on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.

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9 d. ago Body found in town centre after police called in with gardens blocked off

Merseyside Police were called to Southport following a report of a sudden death at around 11am on Friday, April 18. A body was discovered in the town's gardens

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1 week ago Huyton stabbing: 'Family girl' knifed to death in 'domestic incident' pictured

Merseyside Police were called to Knowsley Heights, Huyton, at around 10.30pm on Tuesday to a report that a woman had been stabbed following a 'domestic incident'

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2 w. ago Woman, 25, killed after car drives into family outside Crawley leisure park

A 12-year-old girl and a teenage woman, 19, all from the same Crawley family, were seriously injured

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2 w. ago Islington crash: Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Upper Street as police arrest driver

A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

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