12 h. ago Warning issued to domestic violence victims ahead of UK Emergency Alerts system test

Charities and the police have issued a warning

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16 h. ago Tenerife tourists cheer man singing Oasis song in bar and then realise who it is

Holidaymakers in a bar in Tenerife were left floored when a mysterious man walked on stage to sing along to a popular Oasis song - as it turned out he was a well-known celebrity

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25 h. ago Inmate absconds from Suffolk prison as police launch manhunt

Francis Edwards, 39, was reported missing on Wednesday after he was absent at a prison roll call at HM Prison Hollesley Bay - police have now issued a public appeal

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31 h. ago Police issue update after man's body found in North Wales dock near Caernarfon Castle

The body was found in the area of water known as Victoria Dock near Caernarfon Castle early on Tuesday morning, and a major emergency services operation was launched

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33 h. ago School and nursery on alert after reports of 'threat' as police issue update

Rumours online suggested the 'security threat' had been made from the Manchester area

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40 h. ago Energy drinks ban for teens latest as Welsh Government gives update on whether it will follow England

Cardiff Bay was asked its own policy on the issue after the ban was put forward by the UK Labour Government

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42 h. ago Woman gobsmacked after spotting 'rare' creatures on walk she'll 'never forget'

The woman had ventured out for a walk near a popular cycle trail when she spotted the creature wandering nearby - but it wasn't alone as four others were also seen lurking

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45 h. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

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45 h. ago Graham Linehan arrest storm: Government may need to 'sort out' police priorities, says minister

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport over three tweets about trans issues

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3 d. ago Burning Man horror as police issue major update over man found dead at festival

The Pershing County Sheriff's Office is seeking help identifying the man who was found dead at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada on Saturday, August 30

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3 d. ago Urgent police hunt for three children feared to be camping after vanishing on Sunday

South Wales Police have issued an urgent appeal to find three missing children who are believed to be together. Emily, Logan and Talisha have not been seen since Sunday

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3 d. ago Scots police forced to buy their own uniforms due to 'poor quality' standard issue kit

Scotland's frontline police officers are buying their own uniforms as the standard issue kit is 'ill-fitting' and of 'poor quality', a new report has found.

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4 d. ago Dead body found in Leicestershire park as police issue update

Police said the reason for a cordon in a Leicestershire park yesterday was the discovery of a dead body

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5 d. ago Pensioner dies after bike crash on Highland road as police issue appeal

The 72-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after coming off a turquoise Bianchi pedal bike.

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5 d. ago Police forced to issue statement over 'mass abduction of children'

Since the start of August, a number of videos have appeared on TikTok in which claims were made about children being abducted en masse in the US state of Virginia

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6 d. ago Three teenagers killed in horror Scottish Highlands car crash

Police Scotland have issued a statement about the Highlands crash.

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6 d. ago Protests erupt in Indonesia over death of man hit by police vehicle

Government faces calls for police reform amid violent clashes across Jakarta and demonstrations in other citiesHundreds of Indonesians have protested at sites across Jakarta over the death of a man hit by a police vehicle, in the first big test for Prabowo Subianto’s nearly year-old government.The man, a motorcycle ride-sharing driver, was hit at the site of violent clashes near parliament on Thursday as police sought to disperse demonstrators protesting about a number of issues including lawmakers’ pay and education funding. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gangnam Style singer Psy faces police probe over drugs as star issues apology

South Korean musician Psy, known for his viral hit Gangnam Style, is being investigated by the police after allegedly violating the country's medical law

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8 d. ago Dundee incident: Police issue misinformation warning after 12

The 12-year-old girl has been charged with being in possession of offensive weapons

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9 d. ago 'Dog walker' discovers charred remains of in woodland popular with visitors

Reports suggest that a dog walker was the one who stumbled upon the grizzly scene and alerted police to the charred corpse that they discovered in the forest in Wiltshire

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