6 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where at least 40 died says ‘we followed the rules’ as he faces police probe

The owner of the Swiss nightclub where 40 New Year revellers died in a tragic inferno has claimed the bar met 'the standards', despite the deadly blaze reportedly taking hold in seconds

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36 h. ago Body of unidentified elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads

Emergency services were called to River Wavey, near picturesque Beccles Marshes, earlier today.

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37 h. ago Two cars go up in flames in Scots town after 'reckless' New Year fireworks

Police have launched a probe after the incident in the early hours of January 1.

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67 h. ago Man charged after disorder broke out before Hibs v Aberdeen match

Police launched a probe after an incident broke out in the Albion Road area near the stadium at around 6.50pm on Tuesday, around an hour before kick off.

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3 d. ago Hunt for missing Royal Navy sailor feared to have fallen victim to 'Frankenstein' serial killer ends after four decades

Simon Parkes, 18, from Bristol, was last seen drinking at the Horseshoe Pub on Main Street after the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, docked in the British overseas territory in 1986.

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3 d. ago Police end probe into Royal Navy sailor’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in the territory.

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5 d. ago Body found on Scots beach as police cordon off esplanade and launch probe

Police remain in attendance at the scene after the body was recovered.

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5 d. ago Declassified photo shows British sub confronting Russian spy ship Yantar

A declassified image released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today shows a Royal Navy submarine and helicopter confronting the Russian spy ship Yantar in November 2024

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5 d. ago Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline

The Royal Navy chief said earlier this month that the UK had seen a 30 per cent rise in Russian incursions in UK waters over two years

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7 d. ago Royal Navy testing fleet of drones to patrol seas for Russian submarines & form ‘picket line’ between UK & Greenland

THE Royal Navy is testing a fleet of drones to patrol seas for Russian submarines. And they could also be used to form a "picket line" between the UK and Greenland. The size of a bicycle, these aquatic robots could soon be the Navy's "eyes and ears", if early stage trials with the Ministry of...

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7 d. ago Edinburgh home torched on Christmas Day as police probe deliberate blaze

Police say they are treating the fire as wilful, with inquiries into the circumstances ongoing.

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8 d. ago Three nicked in Liverpool as Scots and Merseyside cops launch cross

THREE suspects have been nicked as part of a cross-border probe involving Scots and Merseyside cops. The trio from Liverpool were nicked on Tuesday after police swooped as part of a probe into a suspected county lines operation linking the city to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Police Scotland worked with counterparts south of the border in a...

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9 d. ago Glasgow 'rape' horror as police plunge park into lockdown on Christmas Eve

A "huge cordon" has been erected at the popular park as part of a police probe into an alleged rape which took place in the early hours of Christmas Eve

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9 d. ago Police probe rape at Queen's Park in Glasgow after sickening Christmas eve attack

A large cordon remains in place.

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9 d. ago Man in court over Edinburgh firebombings as police arrest 63 in gang war probe

John Moore, 31, appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Christmas Eve.

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9 d. ago Police probe mystery death of man, 20, found under a viaduct

Officers rushed to the scene at the Collegewood Viaduct in Penryn near Falmouth in West Cornwall where they made the tragic discovery of the young man's body at 8.40am on April 27.

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9 d. ago Anger as police drop probe into Bobby Vylan over 'death to the IDF' chant at Glastonbury Festival

Jewish groups have warned that the decision not to bring charges against the rapper 'sends completely the wrong message at the worst possible time'.

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1 week ago Liverpool parade crash driver 'bit, chewed and spat out' Scots Navy veteran's ear

Stuart Lucas, who lives in East Lothian, stepped in to stop Paul Doyle from assaulting younger Royal Navy Reserve sailors at a service station on the M6.

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1 week ago Police launch probe after vile death threats aimed at Peter Lawwell and his son

Police say inquiries into the abusive and threatening communications are ongoing.

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1 week ago Russian sabotage submarines capable of destroying seabed cables 'are ready to be deployed to British waters', Royal Navy chief warns

The stark warning came as the First Sea Lord revealed that Russia's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, known as GUGI, is back in action after a period of problems and delays.

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