16 m. ago LIVE as major road closed with emergency services on scene after 'serious accident'

Police, fire crews, and paramedics are on the scene at the A34 Kingsway

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17 m. ago Sex abuse allegation first made against priest 17 years before police were told

Anthony Pierce, who held the post of Bishop of Swansea and Brecon between 1999 and 2008, has pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16

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46 m. ago Missing children cases are not being acted on quickly enough by the Metropolitan Police, watchdog finds

A report into the force's handling of the sexual and criminal exploitation of children found there had been 'positive progress' since a previous report in June 2023.

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99 m. ago Germany can turbocharge Europe’s renewal – if it will only seize this moment | Timothy Garton Ash

Three times in the postwar era Germany made strategic choices that benefited Europe – with the US at its side. Now it must do it in opposition to TrumpThree times in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, its chancellors have made strategic choices that opened the door to a better future for Europe. Today there’s not just an opportunity but an urgent need for a fourth such historic moment. If the country’s new coalition government under Friedrich Merz manages to seize the chance of this crisis, both Germany and Europe will go forward. If it fails, then by the end of the 2020s both may have fallen backwards farther and faster than most of us could have imagined in our worst nightmares.The big difference with those three earlier pivotal moments is this: in 1949, 1969 and 1989 the Federal Republic’s policy was fundamentally aligned with that of the United States. This time, Germany has to build up a stronger, free, democratic and Ukraine-supporting Europe against the current p...

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1 hour ago Sydney nurse who threatened to ‘kill Israeli patients’ charged by police

Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, charged with threatening violence after video sparked public outcry

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2 h. ago Met Police needs to improve handling of missing children cases, watchdog says

A report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services found work needed to be done despite improvements.

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2 h. ago Police video and 911 call play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy's murder

A harrowing 911 call, police video and other crime scene evidence are expected to play a key role as the murder and hate crime trial for an Illinois landlord accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy continues Wednesday

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2 h. ago From the archive: One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get out – but escaping that life would not prove as easy as falling into it. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee. Read by Lola Ogunyemi Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Scots creep used underground 'torture chamber' at Highland home to abuse vulnerable women

Kevin Booth recruited females from the UK and abroad to come to Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, Caithness, and administered so-called “punishment beatings”.

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3 h. ago Why Jamaican police drama Get Millie Black is better than Death in Paradise

Stars Tamara Lawrence and Joe Dempsie and writer Marlon James chat about Jamaica-set police drama Get Millie Black that is “more than Death in Paradise”

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5 h. ago Suspicious deaths being investigated at NHS hospital 'skyrockets to 90' as police probe 'possible manslaughter'

The number of surgery deaths being looked into by police at a southern England hospital has reportedly more than doubled in a matter of weeks.

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5 h. ago Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey faces disciplinary action over John Smyth child abuse scandal

Mr Carey, archbishop from 1991 to 2002, is one of ten priests and ex-bishops facing possible Church of England proceedings over alleged safeguarding failures in the case of John Smyth.

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6 h. ago Police continuing to investigate assault allegation against Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills

Florida representative says incident at issue ‘never took place’

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6 h. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A welcome first step to rebuilding defence

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Driven too much by electoral imperatives and not enough by what is best for the country, successive governments' military policy amounted to cut, cut and cut again.

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6 h. ago MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years

Malaysia transport minister says firm Ocean Infinity has resumed hunt for the plane, which went missing in one of aviation’s biggest mysteriesA new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been launched more than a decade after the plane went missing in one of aviation’s greatest enduring mysteries.Maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity has resumed the hunt for the missing plane, Malaysian transport minister Anthony Loke said on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Woman's eerie last message before her mummified body was found in her flat

Laura Winham’s 'mummified' remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in 2021 - after relatives asked police to break in following concerns about her safety

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7 h. ago Police inspector faces misconduct hearing over 'failures' in search for personal trainer who died on railway line after escaping Priory hospital

Inspector Collin Baker of West Midlands Police is facing a misconduct hearing over alleged failures in the search for Matthew Caseby, who died on a railway line in September 2020.

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7 h. ago In 1997, a victim was found beaten to death with ‘greed’ written in blood on the wall. Cops just arrested a suspect

Stephen Edenfield’s case went unsolved for 28 years before DNA analysis helped police find a suspect in his murder

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7 h. ago Police Scotland ‘not recording ethnicity correctly’ on DNA database – report

The force and the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services were issued with seven recommendations following a review.

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7 h. ago Woman found dead after 'serious incident' on ferry between Wales and Ireland as police probe 'violent row' and man arrested

The body was discovered on a passenger ferry docked at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford, Ireland, on Tuesday afternoon.

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