9 h. ago 'I don't mind them visiting, it's if they end up staying here I don't agree with'

Police have cracked down on obstructive parking along the promenade

Politics

23 h. ago Police make arrest after mum and baby 'filmed' in Merseyside park

Merseyside Police said the force was aware of 'incorrect information circulating online'

Events

25 h. ago Another 60 people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support for Palestine Action’

More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.

Politics

48 h. ago Travellers with around 30 caravans pitch up in leafy Surrey park

Police are 'monitoring the situation closely' at Guildford's Stoke Park in Surrey where the makeshift caravan site has been created.

Transport

50 h. ago Police probe 'deliberate' wildfire at London park after five blazes tear through grassland in just three days

Exclusive: Police investigate huge blaze on grasslands after five fires in three days on Wanstead flats during heatwave

Events

2 d. ago Police give injury update after Coney Beach park ride leaves tracks

South Wales Police issued an update and also confirmed the attraction will remain closed on Thursday

Events

2 d. ago Coney Beach Pleasure Park ride 'derails' as thrillseekers left 'bloodied'

Witnesses said a ride at Coney Beach Pleasure Park suddenly derailed, causing injuries including bloody noses - with police urging members of the public to avoid the area

Events

2 d. ago Coney Beach Pleasure Park ride 'derails' injuring 13 kids as thrillseekers 'bloodied'

Witnesses said a ride at Coney Beach Pleasure Park suddenly derailed, causing injuries including bloody noses - with police urging members of the public to avoid the area

Events

3 d. ago 'Accident' on ride at Welsh pleasure park as police and fire crews called

A popular ride has reportedly derailed at Coney Beach amusement park

Events

3 d. ago Thirteen children hurt in pleasure park ride accident as police issue update

A popular ride has derailed at Coney Beach amusement park

Events

3 d. ago 'I'm locked in petty parking war with neighbour and they took extreme action'

A man has been locked in a parking dispute with his neighbours who are furious at him for over where he's parked his car - and they've even involved the police

Events

3 d. ago 'My neighbour called police on me after parking in my drive, but I won'

The courts made it clear who was in the wrong

Events

4 d. ago Falkirk playpark in memory of young police officer opened by family

Police Scotland officers attended the opening of the Aiden Joyce Community Park in Bantaskine

Events

4 d. ago Bridge torched and destroyed at Scots park as police launch probe

Police want to trace four people who were seen near the blaze at the time it broke out late on Saturday night.

Events

4 d. ago Police investigation under way after firebugs torch bridge in Scots park

The yobs set fire to two bins in the Lincluden area of Dumfries on Sunday night.

Events

4 d. ago Three dead and suspect with ‘mental health history’ in custody after ‘active shooter’ at Target store in Texas

Suspect shot three people in parking lot then fled in stolen car, police say

Events

5 d. ago Ladram Bay Holiday Park 'gas explosion' as shock images show house blown apart

The massive explosion in the Devon holiday park completely tore apart a home on a quiet street, forcing police and firefighters to shut down a street leading to Ladram Bay

Events

9 d. ago The Names by Florence Knapp audiobook review – a Sliding Doors

What happens to a boy called Gordon, Julian or Bear? Irish actor Dervla Kirwan narrates this smart tale about a how a boy’s name influences his lifeHow influential is a name? This is the question underpinning The Names, which opens with Cora taking her newborn son to register his birth. Her abusive husband Gordon wants his son to be named after him, though, secretly, Cora isn’t keen. She notes how the second syllable lands with “a downward thud like someone slamming down a sports bag”. She prefers Julian, which means “sky father”, though their nine-year-old daughter Maia would like her little brother to be called Bear, since it sounds “soft and cuddly but also brave and strong”.Florence Knapp’s smart debut novel features a Sliding Doors-style plot in which the three names are tried out for size, each triggering a different reality. By defying her husband and choosing Bear, Cora is subjected to a beating that prompts a neighbour to intervene and call the police; when she names him Ju...

Politics

1 week ago Saudi Arabian student, 20, stabbed to death outside apartments 'was on his third summer in Cambridge' and known as a 'nice kid' 

Mohammed Algasim, 20, died on Saturday night outside luxury apartments in Mill Park, in what police have described as an 'unprovoked attack'.

Society

1 week ago Family of Saudi Arabian student, 20, who was stabbed to death outside luxury Cambridge apartments say Britain 'is no longer safe' for visitors: Man, 21, is charged with murder

Mohammed Algasim, 20, was pronounced dead at Mill Park at 12.01am on Saturday following what police described as an 'unprovoked attack'.

Society