32 m. ago Dramatic rescue as elderly man dragged from devastating house blaze

The elderly man was taken to hospital by air ambulance.

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5 h. ago Moment police dog chases down suspect minutes after elderly man's house burgled

The incident was captured on a bodycam

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8 h. ago Horror moment army veteran throws Molotov cocktails to firebomb police station

Jamie Taylor, 34, admitted charges of explosive substances and endangering life after throwing petrol bombs at Livingston Police Station in Scotland

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12 h. ago Moment killer driver leads police on high speed chase across golf course

John McDonald has admitted to death by dangerous driving following the death of Suzanne Cherry, who was killed as he drove his van through the Aston Wood Golf Club in Shenstone

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22 h. ago Critical NHS incidents declared at four hospital trusts as increase of flu & norovirus surges leaves no beds free

FOUR NHS hospital trusts have declared critical incidents as surges in flu and norovirus cases strain already stretched services. The recent freezing weather has exacerbated the need for hospital beds as many frail, vulnerable and elderly people have been admitted with cold related illnesses. Staff sickness is also heightened at this time of year, putting...

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24 h. ago Moment shameless paedophile 'tries to groom police officers' and goads them to 'keep digging' after being arrested for targeting dozens of boys

Jay Lang, 24, of Canvey Island, Essex, got dozens of young boys to send him indecent pictures of themselves, before blackmailing them into sending more explicit images or cash.

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28 h. ago Moment cowboy roofers in van lead police on terrifying high speed chase before hitting and killing mother, 62, on golf course

John McDonald, 52, drove 'recklessly without a care for anyone' reaching speeds of 70mp in 30mph and ramming police before trying to escape through the golf course.

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36 h. ago Moment road rage thugs lead police on dangerous 90mph chase as they drive wrong way through motorway rush

Jake Fagan and Connor Mitchell, both 29, had blocked the road in front of a motorist and threatened her with a knife in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, before smashing her back window and fleeing.

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58 h. ago Moment drug driver raced through town at up to 120mph pursued by the police

Ryan Moore, 20, led police on a 47-mile pursuit beginning in Salisbury after officers sighted a black Mercedes A Class which they suspected was involved in a drugs deal.

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3 d. ago Shocking moment woman is handcuffed and fined £100 by police for feeding pigeons in London

Passerby footage shows officers detaining woman in Harrow for breaching public spaces order

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4 d. ago Moment woman is handcuffed by police and fined £100 'for feeding pigeons' in London

Video footage captured by a passerby showed a woman being detained by a group of officers and council enforcement workers in Harrow on Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Moment brazen bag thief prowling St Pancras arrested by undercover police

Hossein Rabah, 34, was jailed within 24 hours of swiping £600 worth of possessions at the central London station

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4 d. ago Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two

Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beardIs it a bald elderly man with a big bushy beard and a wine-addled stare? Or a friendly young woman with flowing locks and a crown of braids?To Belgian art dealer Klaas Muller, an answer to that question mattered less than the fact that this particular take on the duck-rabbit optical illusion was painted by one Peter Paul Rubens. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Moment psychotic knifeman is arrested by police after trying to murder Army officer near barracks in brutal stabbing that was witnessed victim's horrified wife

Anthony Esan, 25, (pictured) lay in wait with two 12in kitchen knives before pouncing on the first soldier that came into sight.

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5 d. ago Moment police officer Tasers suspected burglar on shed before fall left him in wheelchair is shown in court

This is the moment a police officer Tasered a suspected burglar who was left wheelchair-bound after falling from a shed, a court heard.

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5 d. ago Incredible moment woman, 66, trapped under water saved by 'human chain' of cops

Incredible footage has captured the moment police formed a six-person human chain to save a 66-year-old woman who was trapped and submerged under water on Aberavon beach

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5 d. ago Albanian migrant gang moved to Britain in search of a 'better life'...then carried out £1m UK

The five men targeted wealthy householders during a string of 44 late night burglaries, with officers recovering 13 designer handbags and 14 luxury watches worth almost £17,000.

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6 d. ago 'Why are you calling me Josh?' The moment teenager believed dead in car crash regained consciousness and revealed police's terrible mistake

Bungling officers had confused the identity of Trevor Wynn, 17, with that of his friend Joshua Johnson, 18, following a fatal collision in Rotherham in the early hours of December 13.

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6 d. ago Albanian migrant burglary gang admits carrying out spate of £1million raids on luxury mansions across the UK

The five men targeted wealthy householders during a string of 44 late night burglaries, with officers recovering 13 designer handbags and 14 luxury watches worth almost £17,000.

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6 d. ago Horror moment families learned police had mixed up friends and other was actually dead

The devastated parents of a 17-year-old boy spent three weeks grieving and planning his funeral - only for police to discover that he was in fact alive, in hospital

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