12 h. ago Police issue update after reports of person being hit by lorry

A pedestrian has been hospitalised following the incident

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14 h. ago Dan Walker questions himself every day about Gary Speed's death and reveals letter his son sent him

The former BBC Breakfast star was one of the last people to speak to Gary Speed before the footballer's tragic death 14 years ago, and says he thinks of him every day

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36 h. ago Police issue update into criminal investigation into baby's death with two questioned

The coroner has opened an inquest into the baby's death

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57 h. ago Police issue update after man shot dead by armed officers at train station

Thames Valley Police said a man carrying a knife "moved at speed" towards officers

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2 d. ago Police issue update on man shot dead by officers at Milton Keynes train station

Milton Keynes residents feel the town is more unsafe than ever in the wake of a man carrying a knife being shot dead in a standoff with armed police.

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3 d. ago Cumbernauld fire: police issue update as hero firefighters battle blaze into the night

Six men, aged between 20 and 66, have been taken to hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service for treatment.

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3 d. ago Grandfather of Little Emile who was hauled in for questioning over the toddler's death 'had previously slapped and punched his children and pulled their hair', wiretap probe reveals

The grandfather of tragic Émile Soleil had previously slapped and punched his children, according to reports of wiretapped conversations. 

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3 d. ago Police issue update after protesters scale roof of Greater Manchester factory

Three people had been arrested at the scene

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4 d. ago Death in Paradise fans left with five unanswered questions after series 14 finale

Death in Paradise viewers have been left with plenty of unanswered questions following the series 14 finale, as Ralf Little's replacement has been revealed

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4 d. ago Death in Paradise series 14 finale leaves fans with burning questions about Mervin and Catherine's futures

Death in Paradise series 14 came to an end last week, with a number of huge questions left lingering for the next series

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4 d. ago Police issue update after man killed in workplace incident on hospital car park

An investigation has been taking place

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4 d. ago Police issue update after man slashed in horror knife attack

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries

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5 d. ago Police issue major update after three people, including girl, four, die in horror Northamptonshire village fire

A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a four-year-old girl, a 30-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man died following a fire in Northamptonshire.

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6 d. ago Amsterdam police issue major update on knife attacker who went on rampage

A 30-year-old has been identified as a suspect in the Amsterdam mass stabbing - while a 'modest' British hero has been thanked in person by the city's mayor for stepping in to stop the attack

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Paul O'Grady's grieving widower details his 'difficult decision' in the wake of the star's death and questions if he's doing 'the right thing'

Paul O'Grady 's widower has opened up on the 'difficult decision' he has had to make in the wake of the star's death.

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7 d. ago Police issue update following reported 'attempted abduction by van man'

Officers have carried out enquiries

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7 d. ago Emile Soleil mystery: The oddball family and the haunting questions that swirl around the death of the little boy who vanished in just 15 minutes

When Emile Soleil vanished on a sweltering July day in 2023, he was dressed in a bright yellow T-shirt, a pair of white shorts, tiny soft shoes and was just two-and-a-half years old.

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8 d. ago Missing Emile Soleil mystery deepens as grandparents' lawyer issues update following three days of police questioning after Catholic priest friend of the family's suicide was revealed

The custody period for Philippe and Anne Vedovini, both 59, came to an end early on Thursday morning, following 72 hours of questioning about Émile Soleil.

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9 d. ago ‘Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know’: the inimitable genius of Andy Kaufman

New documentary looks back on the career and personal life of the unusual comedian whose brand of performance art made him a true originalThe stereotype of comedians is that they’re compulsively “on”, finding it difficult to revert to normal off-stage behavior when so much of their life revolves around getting laughs from a crowd. That makes Andy Kaufman particularly unusual, even this many years later: he is a comedian who worked so hard to raise questions about whether or not he was “on” that those questions lingered well after his death.The creator of characters such as Foreign Man, who would unexpectedly break into a spot-on Elvis impression; Latka Gravas, the sitcom version of that character he did for the beloved show Taxi; the grotesquely abusive lounge singer never-was Tony Clifton; and the misogynist woman-wrestling showboat named, uh, Andy Kaufman constructed so many clever hoaxes to house his work that many assumed he must not actually have died young at the age of 35. (S...

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