7 h. ago Road closure as bomb disposal team returns to site of police shooting

Plumber Sean O’Meara, 36, was wearing a gas-mask and body armour when he was shot and seriously injured by a police officer on Monday night in Kent.

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8 h. ago Mother of man shot by police outside Kent pub says she is 'heartbroken' as he remains in critical condition

Sean O'Meara, 37, was seriously injured following the stand off with armed officers who were trying to arrest him on suspicion of assault on Monday.

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10 h. ago Mother of British man shot dead in random shooting in America is still waiting for justice

Rory Swimm, who was born in Dundee in Scotland, was fatally attacked in Salt Lake City just days after his 23rd birthday in October 2023.

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30 h. ago Man shot by armed police outside rural Kent pub was 'wielding a chainsaw and another object officers thought was a homemade BOMB'

Cops in protective clothing and bomb squad officers flocked to the area outside the Park Gate Inn in Hollingbourne, Kent last night..

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31 h. ago Man shot outside rural Kent pub was wielding a chainsaw and another object they thought was a homemade BOMB, police reveal

Cops in protective clothing and bomb squad officers flocked to the area outside the Park Gate Inn in Hollingbourne, Kent last night.

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32 h. ago Man with ‘chainsaw and gas mask’ shot by police who ‘feared gun or bomb’

The man refused to leave a house and armed officers were deployed, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said.

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32 h. ago Masked man repeatedly shot by police in Kent was 'wielding chainsaw and carrying IED'

Police marksmen shot the man in his 30s repeatedly leaving him badly injured after allegedly being threatened with a chainsaw and and 'improvised explosive device'

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32 h. ago Masked man repeatedly shot by police in Kent was 'wielding chainsaw and explosive'

Police marksmen shot the man in his 30s repeatedly leaving him badly injured after allegedly being threatened with a chainsaw and and 'improvised explosive device'

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36 h. ago Man in hospital with serious injuries after being shot by police near rural pub

The shooting took place at around 9pm on Monday near the The Park Gate Inn, in Hollingbourne, Kent.

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38 h. ago Man in hospital with serious injuries after being shot by police at village pub

The shooting took place at around 9pm on Monday at The Park Gate Inn, in Hollingbourne, Kent.

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39 h. ago Man is shot by police outside rural pub after armed cops and bomb squad officers rushed to scene

A 100-metre cordon has been put in place around the boozer following the incident, which began shortly after 9pm in Kent,

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41 h. ago Kent pub shooting: Man shot by police in Hollingbourne as bomb squad swoop on village

The shocking incident happened on Monday night at a quiet village pub in Kent with one man being taken to hospital after sustaining 'life-changing' injuries

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5 d. ago Father who murdered his baby daughter by shaking her jailed for life

Thomas Holford, 25, was ‘under the influence’ of cannabis when he shook his baby daughter causing ‘catastrophic’ brain injuries leading to her death.

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5 d. ago Young footballer, 17, fighting for life after car crash which killed his sister

Polish club Legia Warsaw have confirmed that Ksawery Jezewski remains hospitalised in a critical condition after the 17-year-old was involved in a car crash which left his older sister dead

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7 d. ago House holds preliminary vote as Republican hardliners demand big changes to Trump bill – US politics live

Democrats criticize tax and spending bill as Republican holdouts remain opposed while Trump-imposed deadline loomsWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago House Republican hardliners demand big changes to Trump bill as Democrats urge holdouts to vote no on spending package – live

Most vocal critics of president’s tax and spending bill remain opposed as Trump-imposed deadline loomsWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?Donald Trump on Tuesday toured “Alligator Alcatraz”, a controversial new migrant detention jail in the remote Florida Everglades, and celebrated the harsh conditions that people sent there would experience.The president was chaperoned by Florida’s hard-right governor, Ron DeSantis, who hailed the tented camp on mosquito-infested land 50 miles west of Miami as an example for other states that supported Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago World Cup winner comes back from dead after being 'lifeless for several minutes' in taxi

Frank Mill, who was part of Germany's 1990 World Cup winning squad, took ill when visiting Italy to make a documentary about that famous triumph and he remains in a critical condition

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1 week ago Girl, 7, killed by falling tree in Essex park was ‘visiting with family from London’

A girl remains in critical condition in hospital with serious injuries

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1 week ago Girl, 7, dies and four other children injured after tree falls in public park

A six-year-old remains in critical condition after incident, while three other children also injured

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2 w. ago Unlocking the potential of digital transformation: How businesses can stay relevant in 2025

In the rapidly evolving world of today, digitalisation is no longer an option. It has become a critical consideration for organizations willing to stay in the game, remain competitive, and be productive.

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