38 m. ago Five children hospitalised after 'large' tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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49 m. ago SNP politician, 71, charged after police discover £1/2million cannabis farm at idyllic rural home

An elderly SNP politician has been arrested and charged with drug offences after police discovered a massive cannabis farm worth half-a-million pounds at a country property.

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93 m. ago Parents of teen who plunged to his death say he was 'trying to escape' and not suicidal

The Met Police is facing mounting criticism over its handling of the mysterious death of a teen, who plunged from a luxury riverside apartment across from MI6 HQ.

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94 m. ago Five children hospitalised after tree falls on people in park

Air ambulances, paramedic crews, police and the fire brigade all rushed to Chalkwell Park (pictured, file photo) in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, just before 3pm today.

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1 hour ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in park in Essex

Essex Police was called to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, shortly before 3pm, to ‘a number of casualties’.

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1 hour ago Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride in defiance of Hungary's ban

Around 100,000 people have marched in Budapest in Hungary's largest ever LGBTQ+ Pride event in defiance of a government ban

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2 h. ago California home abandoned by despairing victim of repeat burglaries was taken over by bears, police say

Bears took over an abandoned home in Northern California after it was burglarized so many times that the 64-year-old owner stopped living there

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2 h. ago First interior images of Mike Lynch’s recovered Bayesian superyacht revealed

Vessel that sank in storm off Sicily last year killing seven people is being examined by investigatorsThe first images of the inside of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank in a storm off Sicily last year killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter, have emerged in Italian media.The hulk of the 56-metre (184ft) vessel was raised from the seabed near Porticello last week and taken to the port of Termini Imerese, where it is being examined by investigators working to determine how and why it sank. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Revealed: The sneaky tactics used by pushy bar and restaurant staff on Greek holiday island to rip off Brit holidaymakers

It is an island that is no doubt a holiday favourite among Brits. But restaurants and bars in the Old Town have been accused of 'ripping off' tourists. MailOnline visited to investigate.

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3 h. ago Chicago man convicted in ISIS terror case after trying to recruit members on social media and encourage attacks

Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, faces up to 130 years for terror-related convictions

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3 h. ago Southend park UPDATES: Multiple casualties 'including kids' as tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell on people, with several confirmed hurt

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3 h. ago Southend park UPDATES: Five children rushed to hospital after tree crashes down

Essex Police and ambulance crews responded to Chalkwell Park, Southend-on-Sea, at around 3pm this afternoon after a tree fell onto children, with five hospitalised

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3 h. ago 'Suspicious items' spark Didsbury flats evacuation as police make arrest

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said officers have launched an investigation after 'several bags containing substances' were recovered at a Didsbury property

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3 h. ago Man jailed for life after fleeing UK over Leytonstone murder

Sabajet Shuti, 31, stabbed 27-year-old Lumturi Zeqja outside a café in Leytonstone

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4 h. ago Paramedic 'viciously assaulted' by man whose life she was trying to save

The young paramedic was called to a concern for safety when she was allegedly attacked by the man she was trying to save before police rushed to the scene to assist

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4 h. ago Man appears in court charged with murder of missing Reanne Coulson

Mohammed Durnion was remanded in custody at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.

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4 h. ago Crossbow Cannibal found with 'brain in microwave' as sick details of murders unearthed

Twisted serial killer Stephen Griffiths was proudly known as the Crossbow Cannibal, but now the two police officers who apprehended him have revealed grim details on the event

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4 h. ago Pensioner with dementia convicted over unpaid TV Licence bill during stroke recovery, in new fast

The BBC is resisting reform of the Single Justice Procedure that would mean mitigation letters are always read by prosecutors

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4 h. ago Man charged with murder after a woman 'known to him' stabbed to death at east London home

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was attacked at an address in Tower Hamlets on Tuesday

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5 h. ago 5G phone mast 'set on fire deliberately' as VodafoneThree 'support police probe'

The telecoms giant said a firebug started the blaze.

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