4 h. ago Sex offender with alter ego at large as police issue 'call 999' warning

Police in North Yorkshire are looking for convicted sex offender Jason Whiteoak - who has serious sexual assault and robbery convictions - after they went missing

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7 h. ago Bank of England policymaker issues inflation warning ahead of interest rates decision

The policymaker has backed a 'gradual' approach to cutting interest rates - with inflation levels in the country higher than targeted

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10 h. ago Urgent appeal issued to find missing woman, 52, who may be in Manchester

Lorraine Wilson is missing from home

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31 h. ago Was Gene Hackman tragedy a terrible accident or something else? Police issue update as mystery grows over circumstances that also left his beloved dog and wife dead at Santa Fe mansion

Officers found Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 64, and the pet dead when they performed a welfare check at their Santa Fe home around 1.45pm.

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32 h. ago Was Gene Hackman tragedy a terrible accident or something else? Police issues update as mystery grows over circumstances that also left his beloved dog and wife dead at Santa Fe mansion

Officers found Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 64, and the pet dead when they performed a welfare check at their Santa Fe home around 1.45pm.

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34 h. ago Police issue statement as Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home

The Hollywood star died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived with his wife, Betsy.

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35 h. ago Gene Hackman dead: Police statement as actor, wife Betsy and their dog found at home

Santa Fe police said no foul play was suspected in the deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, but added that they're 'waiting on approval of a search warrant'

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37 h. ago Police issue urgent appeal over missing man last seen in Stockport

Anthony has been missing since Tuesday

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50 h. ago 'Woman in nurse's outfit injects resident with substance' as cops launch probe

Police in County Durham are investigating 'following reports of a suspicious incident which occurred' in which a woman in a nurse's outfit allegedly injected a woman

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51 h. ago Police issue scam warning to drivers after crooks stick fake QR codes on parking machines

Drivers in Argyll and Bute are being warned after stickers with fake QR codes were placed on parking machines.

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54 h. ago Woman whose death sparked brawl on ferry named locally as police issue update

Mary Cash was travelling from Wales to Ireland when the tragedy occurred.

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55 h. ago Woman whose death on Wexford ferry sparked huge brawl named as police issue update

The woman found dead in the bathroom of a ferry from Wales to County Wexburg has been named locally as Mary Cash as police continue to investigate her death

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56 h. ago Police issue facial reconstruction of mystery skull pulled from North Sea

The woman’s death is being treated as unexplained.

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56 h. ago US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’

Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global falloutThe Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency, with significant cuts and a political crackdown on climate science. As Trump takes aim at the agency, the impact is likely to be felt across the US and around the world.Noaa provides essential resources to the public and has helped make the US a scientific leader internationally. Operating 18 satellites and 15 research and survey ships, the agency’s scientists, engineers and policy experts issue forecasts relied on by aviation, agriculture and fishing industries; ocean floor mapping depended upon for shipping; advises on species protection, and increasingly precise and accurate modeling on what to expect as climate crisis unfolds. Continue reading...

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68 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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2 d. ago Police issue update after huge fire ravages derelict bingo hall and causes walls to crumble

Cordons will remain in place over the coming days with part of the M67 also due to shut

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3 d. ago Chaos as roadworks gridlock sees drivers head wrong way down the road

Police had to intervene to deal with the issue residents have described as 'carnage' and 'an accident waiting to happen'

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3 d. ago Man found dead on motorway 'arrested after predator sting' earlier that day

Avon and Somerset Police have issued a statement after a man was found dead on the M4 on the weekend. He was reportedly arrested earlier that day in regards to a 'predator sting'

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3 d. ago Hackney murder: Police issue image of man sought in connection with warning to public

Detectives have now released an image of 25-year-old Renaldo Roberts, who they would like to speak to over the fatal stabbing of Jason Romeo, 20, in Hackney, East London

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4 d. ago Police issue statement after school locked down and pupil, 15, arrested

Police were called to the school just before 10.30am on Monday

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