9 h. ago Coney Beach derailment witness describes 'loud bang' and 'screams'

They described seeing multiple police cars and ambulances at the scene in the aftermath of the incident

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23 h. ago Air ambulance lands after boy hit by car on busy Greater Manchester road

Police were called out to the scene

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42 h. ago Slain pregnant woman and her decapitated partner are identified

Homicide detectives probing an alleged double-murder in Melbourne's southeast are dealing with a house of horror after they discovered a man's decapitated head spiked on a stick.

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56 h. ago Suspect arrested after shooting at Texas Target leaves at least three people dead

Austin police chief said the suspect fled the scene and stole two cars before being captured and taken into custodyA gunman opened fire at a Target store in Austin, Texas, killing at least three people, and a suspect has been arrested, police said.Austin police chief Lisa Davis said the suspect stole a car after the attack and fled the scene. But he wrecked that car and stole another before being captured in south Austin, where he was taken into custody, she said during a news conference. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Suspect arrested after shooting at Texas Target kills at least three people

Austin police chief said the suspect fled the scene and stole two cars before being captured and taken into custodyA gunman opened fire outside a Target store in Austin, Texas, on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring a fourth. The suspect, who fled the scene in a stolen car, is in police custody according to local officials.The name of the shooter has not been released, but was identified as a white 32-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, said Austin police chief Lisa Davis. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Horror in Moss Side as shop worker stabbed hours after streets were filled with partying locals

"It gets like this on the road sometimes. But to see a police scene outside is a bit scary"

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63 h. ago Eight people killed in barrage of gunfire on Ecuador nightclub

Police found 800 cartridge cases at the scene, where gunmen had arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fireEight people have been killed and two others wounded when a group of gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire on a crowd outside a nightclub in a town in south-western Ecuador.Law enforcement arrived on the scene following an emergency call alerting them to a shooting, and found “several people wounded and seven bodies”, said Javier Chango, the police colonel, at a press conference on Sunday, adding that an eighth person died in the hospital. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Girl, 16, and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are arrested after man in his 40s is 'murdered in fight' on the Isle of Sheppey

Kent Police raced to the scene on Warden Bay Road, in Leysdown-on-Sea, shortly after 7pm on Sunday after reports that 'an altercation broke out involving a small group of people'.

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69 h. ago LIVE: Street taped off as crews spend hours tackling hours fire

Police are also at the scene

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2 d. ago M6 shutdown LIVE: Overturned lorry sparks traffic chaos with major delays

The M6 has closed in both directions after a lorry overturned on the northbound carriageway with police and other emergency services racing to attend the scene of the crash

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3 d. ago ‘A lot of money to be made’: Paris hit with spate of €1m handbag heists

Police say ease of re-selling, twinned with growing demand, has encouraged gangs to target luxury leather goodsA series of million-euro robberies of luxury handbags from boutiques and brand headquarters in Paris has shown that high-value leather goods are now a bigger target for organised criminals than jewels or cash, as French police pursue sophisticated gangs targeting designer bags.Paris has been the scene of several high-profile robberies of handbags over the past year, fuelled by the growing global demand for designer leather goods, which are increasingly being displayed by influencers on social media. As designer handbags sell for record prices at auction – with the late singer Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag fetching €8.6m (£7.4m) this summer – prices are rising in boutiques and secondhand bags are gaining value as collectors’ items. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Emergency services called to office block after fire breaks out

Police also attended the scene where roads were blocked off

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4 d. ago Southampton cruise ship evacuated due to 'bomb threat' as 200m cordon placed

Police rushed to the scene at Southampton docks shortly after 11am this morning and conducted a number of searches after a bomb threat was called in as one man has been arrested

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4 d. ago 'Bodies left on the ground' at New York's Times Square after 'multiple people shot'

Footage from Times Square shows police running to the scene of one of the world's most famous tourist hotspots after a shooter reportedly opened fire on Friday night

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4 d. ago New York's Times Square shooting: 'Bodies on the ground as multiple people shot'

Footage from Times Square shows police running to the scene of one of the world's most famous tourist hotspots after a shooter reportedly opened fire

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4 d. ago Times Square shooting LIVE: 'Bodies on the ground after multiple people shot at New York hotspot'

Videos from Times Square, New York, show police rushing to the scene of the tourist hotspot after a shooter reportedly opened fire overnight, targeting three people

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5 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: People told ‘RUN HIDE FIGHT’ as active shooter reported

Police have swooped on the scene and urged people to avoid the area

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5 d. ago ‘Active shooter’ reported near Emory University as Atlanta police rush to the scene

Emory University warned people in the area to ‘RUN, HIDE, FIGHT’

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5 d. ago MediaCity incident: Huge emergency service presence after 'person falls from building'

Police and paramedics are at the scene

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5 d. ago Major incident near BBC and ITV studios in Media City as police swarm area

Police and ambulance services have rushed to a scene in Salford, Manchester, after an incident took place at Media City, with areas being blocked off from public view

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