90 m. ago Dangerous dog on the loose for days after attacking officer shot dead by police

Police shot dead the American Bully, which had mauled one of their officers, on Monday evening after spending hours attempting to safely capture the dangerous dog

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4 h. ago Man shot dead in 'shocking' attack named as dad with 'heart of gold'

The father was shot inside a house before emergency services rushed to the scene - although medics were unable to save his life despite their best attempts.

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5 h. ago Man shot dead in County Durham home named as dad with ‘heart of gold’

A 60-year-old has been named by police as the man shot dead in a terraced house in County Durham over the weekend - despite their best attempts medics were unable to save his life

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5 h. ago Stanley shooting: Man shot dead in 'shocking' attack named as dad with 'heart of gold'

Barry Dawson was shot inside a house in County Durham before emergency services rushed to the scene - although medics were unable to save his life despite their best attempts

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9 h. ago Pictured: Father, 60, who was shot dead 'in case of mistaken identity' through downstairs window

EXCLUSIVE: Barry Dawson, 60, was shot dead in a horrifying daylight attack which was caught on a neighbour's home camera.

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12 h. ago Terrifying moment gunman shot dead father, 60, as he opened fire through a downstairs window in daylight attack

Shots were fired through the blinds of a window into the terraced house in Stanley, County Durham, on Saturday afternoon before cries of 'they killed my dad' could be heard.

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27 h. ago Man and woman arrested after 'terrifying' deadly shooting that killed 60

A 60-year-old man was found to have been shot and, despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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29 h. ago Two arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after man shot dead

Officers were called to Elm Street, Stanley, County Durham, at about 5.20pm on Saturday, after reports of a ‘disturbance’.

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35 h. ago Attempted murder investigation after man stabbed with machete in front of horrified shoppers

CCTV captured the suspect 'swinging the large machete' around during the horror incident

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35 h. ago Stanley shooting: Man shot dead in 'shocking' attack as neighbours 'want to move out’

A man in his 50s was found to have been shot at an address in Stanley, County Durham, and despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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36 h. ago Widow of Jason Hennessy Snr shot dead in gangland attack appears in court 'accused of setting XL Bully on police during drugs probe

Hennessy Snr was shot and killed in Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Christmas Eve 2023, before one of his attackers was stabbed and beaten to death by diners.

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36 h. ago Man shot dead on UK street as cops swarm area and go knocking door to door

A cordon is currently in place on the UK street after a 50-year-old man was shot dead. Police were called to an address at about 5.20pm on Saturday after reports of a 'disturbance'

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37 h. ago Man, in his 50s, is shot dead after 'disturbance' in County Durham

Officers were called to reports of a disturbance on Elm Street, Stanley, at around 5.20pm yesterday evening where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds.

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39 h. ago Man shot dead in town in ‘truly shocking incident’, police say

Police said the man’s family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

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43 h. ago Fatal error: 20 years on, the Met still has questions to answer about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. A new drama investigates the tragedy

The award-winning producer and screenwriter of Philomena’s new show, Suspect, is about the shooting of an innocent young Brazilian electrician on the London Underground in the wake of the 7/7 bombings. Here he asks why the force still can’t admit that it acted incompetently‘Everybody’s human. Mistakes can be made But you are really not prepared to say that any mistake [was made] here, are you?”Michael Mansfield QC put this question to Cressida Dick – then deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan police – at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, a young man who, 20 years ago this summer, was shot dead at Stockwell station in south London by Met firearms officers. The inquest took place in 2008, three years after his shooting on the morning of 22 July 2005, which was 15 days after the 7/7 bombings in London and one day after copycat bombers had tried and failed to detonate more explosives on the transport system and then fled. De Menezes was a 27-year-old Bra...

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64 h. ago Man shot dead by cops in Milton Keynes 'built his own gun' and feared 'poltergeist'

David Joyce, 38, had a 'bizarre' conversation with a neighbour on the day he was shot dead by police at Milton Keynes railway station and posted about 'gun fights' on Facebook

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66 h. ago Revealed: Man shot dead by police had built his own gun, was jailed for firearms possession and boasted online about making deadly weapons

David Joyce, 38, had only been out of prison a matter of months having been jailed for possession of firearms and making his own gun three years ago, MailOnline has learned.

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3 d. ago Murder investigation launched after boy, 16, stabbed to death in Huddersfield town centre

The teenager suffered a serious neck injury and was rushed to hospital where he died, police said

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3 d. ago Pc spared jail for leaking details of mass shooting and high

Pc Sam Hill shared information concerning the Keysham shootings in which five people were shot dead by gunman Jake Davison, 22

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3 d. ago Boy, 16, dies in Huddersfield after being stabbed in the neck

West Yorkshire Police has launched a murder investigation after a teenager died in hospital

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