7 h. ago Police launch investigation after newborn baby found dead in Tonypandy home

South Wales Police have opened a probe into the ‘sudden death’

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37 h. ago Woman, 25, dies after falling from block of flats in Southampton

The murder investigation was launched after the tragedy unfolded on Cuckmere Lane in the Hampshire port city on Thursday.

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54 h. ago Schoolboy dies in park playground fall as police probe 'deeply tragic incident'

The child was pronounced deas at the scene with police now launching an investigation.

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56 h. ago Boy, 12, dies after falling from playground equipment as police probe launched

Police have launched an investigation after the child was found seriously injured at a park in Winsford, near Manchester, UK, after falling from a piece of playground equipment

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3 d. ago ‘I want to earn my stripes’: Cooper Hoffman on ambition, anxiety, and following in his dad’s footsteps

He was never meant to be an actor – wary of comparisons with his late father Philip Seymour Hoffman. Now a rising star, he talks about growing up, embracing discomfort and forging his own pathWhen Cooper Hoffman was in his teens, he didn’t have any grand plans for the future, though there was one thing he knew for sure: he did not want to be an actor. Why? “I didn’t want to do it because my dad did it so well, and it felt like I’d be going up against him. It would feel like I was inherently stepping into something competitive.”Given Hoffman’s father is Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar-winning star of Boogie Nights, Almost Famous, The Master and Capote, you can see why he would feel that way. But then Paul Thomas Anderson, the Boogie Nights director who is a friend of the family, and whose children Cooper played with when he was growing up, asked him if he would read for a part. It was the lead in the 2021 film Licorice Pizza, about a teenage boy smitten with a woman in her mid-20s. It ...

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3 d. ago Murder probe launched as police name man found dead in Kirkmuirhill

The 30-year-old man found dead at the scene in Kirkmuirhill has been named as Scott Boyd.

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4 d. ago Police probe hate crime after footballer 'subjected to homophobic abuse' in match

Police Scotland have confirmed they are treating an incident of homophobic abuse against Edinburgh City goalkeeper Mark Weir as a hate crime after a supporter was ejected from Elgin City's Borough Briggs stadium

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4 d. ago Scots police probe hate crime after 'homophobic abuse' of footballer

Police Scotland described the incident has 'despicable' and they were following a positive line of enquiry.

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4 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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4 d. ago Disused Lanarkshire building torched by vandals as police launch probe

Officers were alerted to the vacant property on Donaldson Road at around 8.50pm on Thursday, August 21 following reports of a fire.

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5 d. ago Man left bloodied after incident in Scots town as police launch probe

Emergency crews raced to the scene before the 21-year-old was taken to hospital.

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5 d. ago Man dies after being found injured in Scots housing estate as police probe 'suspicious' death

Five streets remain locked down by officers in the Lanarkshire housing estate where forensic officers could be seen gathering evidence in drains.

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6 d. ago Police probe launched after pensioner, 90, killed in road accident in Scots town

Emergency services rushed to the scene but were sadly unable to save the woman.

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6 d. ago Police probe reports of woman getting out of moving van near Scots town

The incident is said to have happened just outside Dumfries on Monday evening, with the van driving off after the woman got back in.

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6 d. ago BMW ‘deliberately’ set alight in Renfrew sparks police probe

The incident is one of six in recent weeks across Paisley and Renfrew.

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6 d. ago ‘Charred’ dead body found at Wiltshire beauty spot by horrified dog walker

Wiltshire Police has launched a murder probe after the body of a man was discovered by a dog walker at Savernake Forest, just outside Marlborough this week

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6 d. ago Teenage girl dies while boy and woman are rushed to hospital after falling ill at UK festival

Police have launched a probe into the sudden death of a girl - in her late teens - at the Emerge dance music festival.

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7 d. ago Police probe as woman in her 20s 'raped' in Canary Wharf in early hours

Officers were called to Hertsmere Road in Canary Wharf at 4.25am on Saturday

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7 d. ago Teenage girl dies while boy and woman are rushed to hospital after falling ill at British festival

Police have launched a probe into sudden death of a girl - in her late teens - at the Emerge dance festival, which is held at Boucher Playing Fields in the south of the Northern Ireland capital.

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7 d. ago Police launch urgent probe as woman in her 20s is 'raped' in Canary Wharf in early hours

Police have launched an urgent investigation after a young woman was taken to hospital after an alleged rape on Hertsmere Road, east London at 04.25am on Saturday, August 23. 

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