6 h. ago Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade

Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islandsTariffs send US markets tumbling to worst day since Covid crashTrade tariffs imposed on tiny Australian territories that are either uninhabited or claim to have no trading relationship with the US appear to have been calculated based on erroneous trade data.The data relates, at least in part, to shipments mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island, or Heard Island and McDonald Islands, instead of their correct countries of origin, the Guardian can reveal. Among the erroneously-labelled shipments over the past five years from the island territories are shipments of aquarium systems, Timberland boots, wine and parts for a recycling plant. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Police still probing recycling plant three days after bones find

Forensic tents can be seen inside the Biffa recycling site in Hartlepool where human remains were found on Sunday.

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44 h. ago Police launch investigation after human remains found at recycling plant

Police are working to identify the remains as part of an 'extremely complex and sensitive' investigation

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45 h. ago Bones found by workers at recycling plant confirmed as human remains

Human remains were discovered at a Hartlepool recycling plant, prompting a police investigation to identify them and determine how they arrived there.

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45 h. ago Human remains found at recycling plant as police launch investigation into 'extremely complex' discovery

The discovery was made by workers on Sunday, March 30, and police were called to the Biffa Teesside recycling facility which has been closed off since.

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45 h. ago Workers at Biffa recycling plant find human bones as major UK police inquiry begins

The discovery at a Biffa plant in Hartlepool will require a lengthy police investigation, detectives say

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61 h. ago Police probe after swastika scratched into one of Britain's tallest war memorials

A hundred year old war memorial in North Staffordshire was vandalised this weekend

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3 d. ago The truth behind why Turkish barber shops are used by criminal gangs for money laundering as police launch probe into boom on Britain's high streets

EXCLUSIVE: Drugs expert Gary Carroll said there was a 'copycat' aspect to the use of Turkish barber shops for money laundering.

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4 d. ago Dalton toddler 'found wandering alone on busy road' as two arrested in police probe

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said "enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances of the incident" after the child was found walking along the road in Dalton

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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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6 d. ago Enva working with SFRS and regulatory bodies to minimise risk of future fires at Friarton recycling plant

There have been six fires at the Perth facility - which Enva only took over last year - since 2021

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7 d. ago Cardiff woman charged in relation to police probe into stalking of family of Madeleine McCann

The charge relates to an alleged offence between May 3, 2024 and February 21, 2025. Another woman has already been charged with four counts of stalking in relation to the same investigation

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7 d. ago We've been conned out of millions by the whisky barrel con artists: Police probe firms offering fantastical returns on barrels that are overpriced or do not exist

Victims have been duped into investing tens of thousands of pounds into casks which do not exist, are overpriced or have been sold to multiple people, a BBC investigation found.

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9 d. ago Hidden camera filming women in toilets at Glasgow Screwfix branch discovered by horrified worker

Police have launched a probe after the camera was discovered at the Ballieston store.

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9 d. ago CSI: Miami actress and ‘Latin Marilyn Monroe’ dead at 58 as police launch probe

Cindyana Santangelo, known for her recurring role on the sitcom Married With Children and CSI: Miami, was rushed to hospital on Monday where she was tragically pronounced dead

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9 d. ago Met Police closes ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow

Officers find ‘no evidence’ the origins of the west London blaze were ‘suspicious’

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9 d. ago Metropolitan Police ends ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow airport

Metropolitan Police ends ‘criminal’ probe into substation fire that closed Heathrow airport  Financial Times

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9 d. ago Heathrow Airport closure update: Police issue fresh statement revealing results from probe into cause of the sub

The Met Police has said there appear to be 'no suspicious circumstances' surrounding the fire at an electricity sub-station that led to the closure of Heathrow Airport.

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9 d. ago Shocking moment footballer SHOVES young ball boy to the ground as police launch assault probe

The incident took place in the first half of the game, which saw the players, who was on the books of the likes of Manchester City as a youth player, try and receive the ball quickly for a restart.

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1 week ago Chief constable is investigated by police watchdog over 'affair' with junior officer

Former counter-terror officer Scott Chilton - who leads more than 5,600 police officers, staff and PCSOs for Hampshire Constabulary - is facing the probe into his conduct several years ago.

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