19 h. ago Teenager held on suspicion of murder after woman falls from block of flats

Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the building in Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday.

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19 h. ago Pret café 'evacuated' in city centre as emergency services called after 'substance' thrown

Police and fire crews attended the scene

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23 h. ago 'Neighbour's favour turned into selfish act that left me calling emergency services'

A neighbour's selfish act left a member of the public feeling they should call emergency services after a 'favour' from the resident next door spiralled into a terrible moment

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23 h. ago Soldiers are doing landscaping in DC parks. I’m thrilled for them | Dave Schilling

They were deployed to fight crime. Instead, some are spreading mulch. It’s almost sweet – if you remove the contextIf soldiers are going to be deployed to your city, what would you prefer they do: point a rifle in your face or mow your grass? This is not a question I ever expected to have to consider in my days on this planet, but life is full of surprises. As part of Donald Trump’s military deployment to address Washington DC’s so-called “crime emergency”, national guard troops are being tasked with various groundskeeping duties around the United States capital. These duties include spreading mulch around cherry trees, picking up trash and general maintenance of public spaces. The president must have been too embarrassed to get Four Seasons Total Landscaping involved again, so he got the military to do it instead.It’s a real “swords into ploughshares” moment, or in this case, “M4 rifles into those grabber sticks you use to pick up plastic bottles full of piss.” It’s almost sweet, i...

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37 h. ago Olivia Attwood called herself 'a bad wife' days before Pete Wicks snaps emerge

TV and radio host Olivia Attwood revealed she has 'been a bad girlfriend' in the past as she faces claims she is 'in the doghouse' with husband Bradley Dack after Pete Wicks photos emerged

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43 h. ago Police release CCTV image after two stabbings at Oxford Circus tube station

Officers want to question a man after two men were injured within 24 hours over the weekend in LondonPolice have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at Oxford Circus tube station in London within 24 hours of each other over the weekend.Emergency services were called to two incidents in the early hours over the weekend, which police said were connected. The first incident took place at 3.40am on Saturday and the second just after 1.30am on Sunday. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Woman dies after being hit by falling tree branch on busy south Manchester road

Emergency services were called to West Didsbury at around 7.15pm on Saturday evening after calls about a woman who was stuck under a fallen tree branch after it 'snapped'

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46 h. ago Man and boy die after horror crash on major road as police make arrest

Emergency services were called to the scene after the alarm was raised at around 8.55pm on Saturday.

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48 h. ago Manchester horror as woman killed by huge tree which suddenly 'snapped'

Emergency services were called out to West Didsbury following the shock incident but were unable to save the woman, in her 40s, who died at the scene despite their best efforts

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3 d. ago Diver dies in horror incident at Scots pier as emergency services race to scene

Emergency services were called to Houton Pier, near Orphir, after the alarm was raised on Thursday afternoon.

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: US says strikes ‘cast doubt’ on Russia’s ‘desire for peace’ as Dnipropetrovsk attacked

US diplomat John Kelley tells UN security council Washington could impose sanctions on Moscow if war continues. What we know on day 1,283Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region came under a “massive attack” early on Saturday, the region’s governor said, reporting strikes in Dnipro and Pavlograd. “The region is under a massive attack. Explosions are being heard,” Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, warning residents to take cover. He said overnight Russian strikes killed two people in Dnipropetrovsk, which had been largely spared from intense fighting since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Kyiv acknowledged on Tuesday that Russian troops had entered the region.The United States has warned Russia to move toward peace and meet with Ukraine or face possible sanctions at an emergency meeting of the UN security council called on Friday after missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people overnight on Thursday. US diplomat John Kelley told the meeting the strikes “cast doubt on the seriousness of Ru...

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3 d. ago Neighbours speak of shock following horror stabbing in Newton Heath

Emergency services were called to Gilmerton Drive on Friday evening

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Aljaz Skorjanec secret emergency call from show bosses

The Strictly Come Dancing professional returned to the show last year

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4 d. ago Bomb squad called to Manchester park and cordon put in place

Members of the public were moved away from the area after emergency crews were called

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5 d. ago Wartime bombs explode as fire rips across Yorkshire moorland

Residents warned to prepare to flee homes as smoke fills air and emergency crews call in back-ups from other areas

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6 d. ago National Guard called in to deal with ‘crime emergency’ in DC are now picking up trash outside the White House

The military was deployed as part of a ‘beautification and restoration mission’ in D.C., say officials

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7 d. ago Skye incident: Man, 79, dies after becoming unwell atop Highland mountain

Emergency services were called to the Cuillin Mountains on the weekend.

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7 d. ago Road closed off and emergency services called after house erupts into flames

Fire crews raced to the scene on Monday (August 25)

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7 d. ago Three dead after helicopter crashes during flying lesson on Isle of Wight

Emergency services were called to the site near the A3020 Shanklin Road on the Isle of Wight on Monday morning.

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7 d. ago Two women in their 80s get STUCK in hot tub which starts cooking them alive

A group of pensioners in their 80s were left frantically calling emergency services after two members of the group couldn't get out of a scorching hot tub during their cabin stay in Kentucky, US

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