9 h. ago Mysterious Albanians, missing £7,000 cash and a call from a dead man's phone: British mother's search for truth after her son, 35, died in Spain as police close case

EXCLUSIVE: Brett Dryden, 35, died at his home in Mojacar on the Costa Almeria after leaving his workplace to meet two people in the afternoon of July 21, 2024.

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52 h. ago Chicken run... Police forced to close major road after trailer carrying birds overturns

Dozens of chickens are on the run after a trailer overturned on a major Scots road. The crash happened on the A9 northbound near the Glassinghall Estate.

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5 d. ago Manhunt launched after British man shot dead during robbery in Ghana

Police said the man was shot as he attempted to grab his phone back from a group of thieves

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7 d. ago Trespasses: Gillian Anderson steals every scene in this miraculous TV heartbreaker

Lola Petticrew and Tom Cullen’s chemistry in this tale of secret passion during the Troubles will floor you. But it is Anderson as a sour, ragey alcoholic who truly mesmerisesIt’s cliché to compare a love story to Romeo and Juliet. It’s like saying a detective reminds you of Sherlock Holmes. Yet it’s hard to avoid, watching Channel 4’s drama set in 1970s Northern Ireland. Trespasses follows Cushla Laverty, a 24-year-old Catholic teacher who falls for a swashbuckling Protestant, Michael Agnew. They begin seeing each other secretly, around Michael’s high profile establishment job: he’s an outspoken barrister, who campaigns for justice on behalf of young Catholic boys caught up in police bullying. This puts him, and those close to him, at risk of violent reprisal from both sides. Puts your commute into perspective, eh?There’s much to admire. The show’s vintage palette for one, dripping with melancholy browns and orange. Was it perpetually autumn in the 70s? Michael and Cushla, played b...

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8 d. ago LIVE updates as police close Tower Bridge due to emergency services incident

LIVE updates as police close Tower Bridge due to emergency services incident  Guardian Series

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8 d. ago Police close Tower Bridge due to emergency services incident

Police close Tower Bridge due to emergency services incident - Recap  This Is Local London

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9 d. ago Man rushed to hospital after 'alleged stabbing' as Glasgow city centre scene locked down

An area around Gordon Street, close to Glasgow Central station, was taped off by police after the incident on Thursday lunchtime.

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9 d. ago Masked Muslim protesters post 'Zionists not welcome' signs around Birmingham ahead of Aston Villa match against Israeli team as 700 police gear up and schools close early

Gangs of masked Muslim protesters have posted 'Zionists not welcome' signs around Birmingham just hours before Aston Villa 's clash against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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9 d. ago UK schools to close due to 'high risk' as 700 police deployed ahead of Europa League clash

Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv's Europa League clash tonight has became a major political battle after away fans were banned from attending and now some schools are closing early

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1 week ago Police close primary school after 'threatening messages' made online

The decision has been made to close Dafen CP School in Llanelli on Monday, November 3.

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1 week ago UK primary school forced to close as major incident sees police swarm area

Dafen CP School in Llanelli, Wales, has been closed today due to 'threatening messages' being made online - police are currently at the scene and in the surrounding area

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1 week ago Huntingdon train stabbings: Latest travel advice as police close station

Nine people are fighting for their lives after the attacks

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2 w. ago Scottish Labour MP confident 'minging' asylum hotels will close as she blasts 'disastrous' Tory policy

Joani Reid, a member of the Home Affairs committee at Westminster, said asylum hotels were the Conservative Party's "biggest policy failure" of their fourteen years in government.

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2 w. ago LIVE updates after police close busy road in Harlesden due to 'incident'

LIVE updates after police close busy road in Harlesden due to 'incident'  This Is Local London

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2 w. ago Police close major Cardiff route in both directions after serious crash

The road is shut in both directions

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2 w. ago Caroline Flack’s mum, Christine, on seeking answers and setting the record straight

It’s five years since the TV presenter killed herself after being charged with assaulting her partner. Her mother Christine wants the world to know what the police, crown prosecution service and media got wrongWhen Christine Flack was invited by Disney to make a documentary about her daughter Caroline, one that would focus on the last few months before her suicide in 2020, of course she had to think hard. Why put Caroline back under the spotlight, expose her to more scrutiny, when tabloids and talkshows and social media had long since moved on?“I knew there could be as many bad outcomes as good outcomes,” says Christine. “Certain things will be picked up and stories might come out, including ones that aren’t true. But I’d been trying for four years to understand what happened and I still had so many questions. I’d come to a brick wall so I went ahead.” She pauses for a moment before adding: “And whatever happens next, I always say that no one can do anything worse to me now. Nothing...

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2 w. ago Reform UK defends MP Sarah Pochin who was branded 'racist' when she complained about adverts 'full of black people, full of Asian people'

Zia Yusuf, head of party policy, said comments made by his 'close friend' Sarah Pochin should be put into context - and that she had made a 'valid point'.

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2 w. ago Brit mum dies in Spain boat trip tragedy whilst celebrating son's birthday

Emma Wood, 46, from Treherbert, Rhondda, Wales, tragically died on October 19 during a family holiday in Spain while celebrating her son's 13th birthday

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3 w. ago Aldi and Asda supermarkets close as 'unexploded bomb' sparks major police evacuation

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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3 w. ago Caroline Flack documentary release date confirmed as 'shocking' details to be exposed

Disney+ has confirmed the release date for the highly-anticipated Caroline Flack documentary, which will see the late Love Island host's mother, Christine Flack, search for the truth

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