10 h. ago Hunstanton dog attack: 'Mastiff' mauls woman in broad daylight as police search for man

A woman and her pet border terrier both suffered severe injuries after a large dog, believed to be a mastiff, was off its lead and attacked them in Hunstanton, Norfolk, police said

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17 h. ago Another state is set to ban fluoride from public water systems

The move has sparked concern among dentists and public health officials

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17 h. ago Middle East crisis live: US backs Israel’s stance on Unrwa at ICJ hearing

US official tells international court of justice about ‘serious concerns’ over agency’s impartialityThere is now a live feed from the international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where the US is giving evidence (see 8.52am). You may need to refresh the blog to see it.An Iranian man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel was executed on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Erin Patterson concocted cancer diagnosis to ensure children missed fatal mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have never recovered a phone used by Erin Patterson at the time of the deadly mushroom lunch, and another phone seized during their investigation was subject to a “remote factory reset” while they were searching her house, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson also told police she had never owned a food dehydrator nor dehydrated food, despite CCTV showing her dumping a dehydrator at a local tip, and forensic analysis later revealing it had her fingerprints, and contained traces of death cap mushrooms.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Three killed in 'mass shooting' at Sweden market square as suspect fled on scooter

Three people have been killed after gunshots were heard in the Swedish city of Uppsala earler today - police were reported to be searching for a suspect on a scooter

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35 h. ago Hanna Balcer: Mother of missing schoolgirl, 14, pleads for help as urgent police search launched in Barnet

Hanna left her parents’ home and was last seen at New Barnet station

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43 h. ago Body found in search for missing man, 26, after police called to house

Police are investigating the circumstances

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46 h. ago Police and prosecutors’ details shared with Israel during UK protests inquiry, papers suggest

Exclusive: Documents indicate government gave embassy contact details while arms factory protest was investigatedThe UK government shared contact details of counter-terrorism police and prosecutors with the Israeli embassy during an investigation into protests at an arms factory, official documents suggest, raising concerns about foreign interference.An email was sent on 9 September last year by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, Israel’s deputy ambassador to the UK, with the subject matter “CPS/SO15 [Crown Prosecution Service/counterterrorism police] contact details”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police search for two witnesses as yobs leave cops 'extremely disappointed'

"Behaviour like this will not be tolerated"

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4 d. ago Greenock man missing for two days as police search for silver Volvo

Thom Kane, from Greenock, may be in Fort William after travelling in a silver Volvo to north Scotland.

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4 d. ago Police are searching for this person after a driver was killed on the M4

The eastbound slip road at junction 30 was closed for several hours at the time of the incident

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5 d. ago Urgent concerns raised for man's welfare after going missing in Scots city

Police have launched a search for 55-year-old John Johnston.

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5 d. ago Woman is raped in broad daylight in quiet village as man, 18, is arrested

Police are searching for two boys who they believe could have seen the alleged sexual assault in the quiet village of Uffculme at around 3.40pm on Friday, April 18.

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5 d. ago Mortician 'conducted sickening experiments' on dead bodies in her care

Adeline Ngan-Binh Bui, 50, is under investigation after Austin Police searched a morgue where she is said to have ordered staff to remove the arms of corpses for experimentation

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7 d. ago A Princeton student vanished after leaving the library Saturday. Could a lake hold the key clue in his disappearance?

Blackburn was last seen leaving a campus library

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7 d. ago A Princeton student disappeared after leaving a library. Days later, crews are searching near a lake where a phone pinged

Blackburn was last seen leaving a campus library

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7 d. ago 'Suspect' on Disney+ digs for the truth around a fatal London police shooting

A new Disney+ miniseries recreates a real-life police shooting that left a family reeling and searching for answers

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7 d. ago Indian security forces hunt militants after 26 tourists killed in Kashmir attack

Incident apparently involving four gunmen is worst attack on civilians in India since Mumbai shootings in 2008Indian security forces fanned out across the Himalayan region of Kashmir as the army and police launched a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of a militant attack on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists.Tens of thousands of armed police and troops headed to the region, setting up checkpoints and searching vehicles, while many businesses remained closed after a call by religious and political figures. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Police concerned for missing pensioner, 75, as search launched

Carole was last seen in Hazel Grove

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1 week ago Police search for trans rights activists after statues defaced in Westminster

Plans are underway to remove the graffiti ,but will require specialist equipment, the Met Police said

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