3 h. ago Fresh warnings over car meets blighting Alderley Edge as police urge 'think again'

The car meet planned for the affluent suburb is being classed as illegal

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8 h. ago Girl, 12, 'followed by unknown man' in 'suspicious incident'

Police have issued an urgent appeal

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45 h. ago Riots break out in Derry for second night as 'petrol bombs' thrown at cops

Police in Northern Ireland said they are dealing with a second night of disorder in Derry - and have asked the public to avoid the Nailors Row area of Derry this evening

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52 h. ago How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings

The rightwing media ecosystem spins up narratives to serve their agendas after tragic events, regardless of accuracyTina Smith, a Minnesota senator confronted Mike Lee, a Utah senator, on Monday to tell him directly that his social media posts fueled ongoing misinformation about a shooting that killed her friend.Lee’s posts, which advanced conspiracies that a Minnesota assassin was a “Marxist” and blamed the state’s governor for Melissa Hortman’s death, were among many threads of false or speculative claims swirling online after the killings. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Minnesota police urge public to avoid ‘No Kings’ protest after Democratic lawmakers shot – live

Minnesota state patrol says ‘No Kings’ flyers were found in the shooting suspect’s vehicleDemocratic lawmaker killed in Minnesota in ‘politically motivated’ attacksIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trooping the Colour latest: Minute's silence held for Air India crash victims as military parade marks King's birthday

More than 1,000 servicemen take part in military display to celebrate King’s official birthday

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6 d. ago Download Festival warning as police urge attendees NOT to wear smart watches after 'issues' last year

Leicestershire Police said on a routine weekend the force handles around 600 emergency calls - but during Download Festival weekend there was 700 more than usual.

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6 d. ago Head bangers causing havoc as smart watches dial 999 for 'collision' help from mosh pit

Police are urging festival-goers to put their smart watches into airplane mode before entering “the pit” as the wearable tech assumes they have been in a car crash

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8 d. ago People urged to call police immediately if they see this man

He is currently wanted

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8 d. ago Urgent appeal issued to find key witness as police investigate city centre incident

Officers have released two images

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8 d. ago Urgent search for missing woman last seen in Edinburgh as fears grow for safety

Loved ones are desperate for answers after Toni McNelis vanished in the early hours of Thursday in Edinburgh. Police are urging the public to help trace her.

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9 d. ago In Spain, a chat on the doorstep is a custom worth preserving in the digital age | María Ramírez

It’s great to see so much support for the value of ‘taking the breeze’ – the authorities must respect public space tooThe mayor of a small town in southern Spain felt compelled, a few days ago, to clarify that there is no new municipal ban on older women sitting out on the pavement in their own chairs. He was responding to a furious online backlash directed mostly at the town’s police after they posted a message on social media urging the residents of Santa Fe to show “civility” by not sitting in the streets in the late hours disturbing neighbours.This plea for respect for the public space was hardly a draconian law and order crackdown: it was a reasonably worded reminder. “We know that putting chairs or tables outside the door is a tradition in many towns,” it said, “but public spaces are regulated. If the police ask you to remove them, do so out of respect and in the interests of coexistence.”María Ramírez is a journalist and the deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outle...

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1 week ago Police issue urgent appeal to trace missing Ayrshire man who vanished

Frazer John Duncan, 35, was last seen in the Kilwinning Road area of Irvine yesterday afternoon, Sunday, June 8.

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1 week ago NHS urgent call for 1,000,000 blood donors as it faces first ever 'Red Alert'

Health officials have issued a call for donors to avoid a "red alert" and threat to public safety

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1 week ago Scottish Labour 'naive' to expect widespread gains at 2026 Holyrood election after Hamilton victory

An ex-Labour MP urged Anas Sarwar to distance himself from unpopular policy decisions taken by Keir Starmer if he wants to become the next first minister.

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1 week ago Manchester murder probe after teenage boy 'killed outside pub' with three arrested

Police are urging eyewitnesses to come forward after a teenager sadly died in Manchester. Three suspects are currently in custody following the incident

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1 week ago Manchester murder probe as teenage boy 'stabbed to death outside pub'

Police are urging eyewitnesses to come forward after a teenager was allegedly stabbed to death in Manchester. Three suspects are currently in custody following the attack

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1 week ago Mum of missing teen, 13, issues urgent plea as police 'increasingly concerned'

Ruby Wallwork, 13, was last seen on Friday night as her mum Amy Bell issued a desperate plea to the public to come forward with any information on the 'vulnerable' teenager

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1 week ago Mum of girl, 13, missing for over 24 hours issues urgent plea with police 'increasingly concerned'

Ruby Wallwork has been missing for more than 24 hours

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1 week ago Can you trust health influencers on TikTok ? 5 experts you can actually trust

Misinformation can spread rapidly on social media 📱

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