50 h. ago Convicted gunman is on the run after fleeing open prison as police warn public not to approach him

A convicted gunman is on the loose after fleeing a men's open prison in Buckinghamshire. Brian Odour, 34, failed to return to HMP Springhill on Tuesday following a temporary licence of leave.

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51 h. ago Mum and baby located after shocking placenta discovery in Manchester park

Huge police presence in Manchester after shocking find in park

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52 h. ago Major development as human placenta found in Manchester park sparks police probe

Greater Manchester Police have issued a huge update after a member of the public made a grim discovery in a park in Oldham. They spotted placenta in the park which sparked a search

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61 h. ago Huge update after human placenta found in park and sparked massive police operation

A huge update has been issued after a human placenta was discovered in Werneth Park in Oldham - it was originally reported that 'human remains' were found in the area

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61 h. ago Mum and baby found after 'human placenta' from recently born baby was discovered in Oldham park

Police have confirmed that a mum and baby have been found after Greater Manchester Police cordoned off the park following reports of a human placenta from a birth in the last 24 hours

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61 h. ago Huge update after human placenta found in Manchester park sparked massive police investigation

It was originally reported that 'human remains' were found in the Oldham park but police have provided a positive outcome to the grim discovery

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63 h. ago Oldham park remains revealed as 'human placenta' from recently born baby

Greater Manchester Police cordoned off the park following reports of a 'suspicion item' which has now been confirmed to be a human placenta from a birth in the last 24 hours

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63 h. ago Oldham park remains confirmed as 'human placenta' from baby born in last 24 hours

Greater Manchester Police locked down an Oldham park this afternoon after 'remains' were discovered by a member of the public, which have now been found to be a placenta

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64 h. ago Police lock down Oldham park after 'remains' found by member of public

Police closed an entire park in Oldham today after remains were found - one witness said they saw police going into the park carrying shovels and called the situtation 'shocking'

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66 h. ago Oldham park incident: 'Remains' found by member of public as police lock down area

Police were called to Werneth Park on Frederick Street in Oldham after a member of public found an item, which is believed to be "remains", according to authorities

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67 h. ago Live updates as Oldham park shut by police following serious incident

Police descended on the park this afternoon

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3 d. ago What is ‘abundance’ liberalism, and why are people arguing about it?

A new book has sparked debate with its provocative claim that progressive public policy in the US is brokenIs progressive public policy in America broken? Do many left-leaning laws actually make life more expensive for struggling people? Is regulatory red tape hindering growth and innovation? Have Democratic-run cities, such as New York and San Francisco, become giant billboards against liberal governance?These arguments wouldn’t sound out of place in a policy paper from a conservative thinktank. Yet their newest champions are two of America’s best-known left-leaning journalists, the New York Times’ Ezra Klein and the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson – and they believe the left is overdue for a reckoning of sorts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump Turnberry: Pair arrested in investigation into vandalism at Trump Golf Course in Scotland

"The investigation into the incident remains ongoing."

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4 d. ago Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada

Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’A Yale professor who studies fascism is leaving the US to work at a Canadian university because of the current US political climate, which he worries is putting the US at risk of becoming a “fascist dictatorship”.Jason Stanley, who wrote the 2018 book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, has accepted a position at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The most shocking claims from the Facebook whistleblower's memoir

Never has a gag order been so ill-judged. Meta's attempts to quash Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir, Careless People – the inside story of her six years at the company, which was then called Facebook – have made it a bigger hit than its former director of global public policy could ever have imagined.

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5 d. ago London Police seek public’s help identifying burglary suspect

London Police seek public’s help identifying burglary suspect  WTVQ

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9 d. ago 73 residents still cannot return home after explosive chemicals found at house

Police thanked the public in St Leonards for their patience during an ‘unsettling’ time.

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1 week ago Prison van escapee spotted across Greater Manchester after three days on the loose

A man who escaped a prison van while on his way to Lancaster Magistrates Court has been spotted across the region, with police urging the public to help them locate missing Jamie Cooper

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1 week ago Meta exposé tops bestseller chart despite company’s attempt to ban its promotion

Sarah Wynn-Williams’s account of her seven years as a Facebook executive is number one on the New York Times bestseller list and has flown off the shelves in the UKAn exposé by a former employee of Meta has become a bestseller despite the social media company banning the author from promoting the book.Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director of global public policy at Meta’s precursor, Facebook, topped the New York Times bestseller chart and will be fourth on the Sunday Times nonfiction hardback chart this weekend. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police searching for man after 'assault' on young girl in Scots park

Police say officers remain in the area following the incident where a member of the public assisted a 'distressed' young girl.

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