9 h. ago Couple caught in 'sex act' on busy train as police launch appeal for woman in fur coat

A couple were caught committing an indecent act on a busy evening train service, with police now launching an appeal for witnesses

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9 h. ago Public 'sex act' on busy train discovered by worker sparks police appeal for witnesses

Police want to speak to anyone who saw a woman performing a sex act on a man in full view of other passengers on board the 7pm train between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Saturday

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12 h. ago Couple caught in 'sex act' on busy Glasgow to Edinburgh train

The couple were only interrupted when the train guard approached to carry out checks.

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18 h. ago Witness appeal as couple spotted allegedly engaging in sex act on Edinburgh to Glasgow train

The couple were on a Scotrail service between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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3 d. ago Major incident as man found dead on UK high street as police investigate

A section of a busy high street in the Scottish capital has been cordoned off after a man was found dead at around 6am this morning, sparking a major response from police and paramedics

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3 d. ago Newborn baby found decapitated and dismembered in rubbish bin as waste worker makes horror discovery

The baby's remains were found in several plastic bags in a recycling centre in Madrid. A worker at the rubbish plant in Loeches was shocked to make the horrific discovery

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4 d. ago Two bears escape from enclosure at UK wildlife park sparking police hunt

Mish and Lucy, who were abandoned by their mother in Albania, fled their enclosure at Wildwood Devon in Devon, triggering a major police search

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4 d. ago Mystery liquid find sparks police evacuation of 160 families from their homes in Eastbourne

Bomb squad officers were called to the area just before 5.30pm yesterday, and police visited the homes in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

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5 d. ago Tragic missing police officer, 26, who sparked major search found dead at nature reserve

The body of missing serving police officer Charlie Mitchell has been found, with his death described by colleagues as 'absolutely tragic' - there are no suspicious circumstances

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5 d. ago Inside the 'Disneyland of sex' where there's 'wild amounts' of very public nudity and 'orgies with 200 people'

Just off the coast of New York lies Fire Island - a slim strip of land with a magnetic power pull far beyond its size. 

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7 d. ago Where is Jennifer Ellison now? Inside the soap sex symbol's life away from the public eye after living a 'double life' as a gangster's moll and nearly being killed by a machete gang

She now leads a quiet family life with her husband and three sons, running a successful dance studio in Liverpool which has nurtured grassroots talent.

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8 d. ago Man with leg in plaster and on crutches missing as police launch appeal

Mark Canning, from Pentre, was last seen on Wednesday, June 18

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8 d. ago Do YOU think anyone can outclass Princess Diana or Prince Philip? Royal author reveals the only royal to do it

Princess Diana and Prince Philip shared their crowd appeal and common touch with members of the public - traits which one royal expert says another member of the family also possesses.

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9 d. ago Ryanair claps back at couple who kicked off after being split up on flight to Spain

A couple who were separated on a Ryanair flight have demanded the airline change its policy. But the airline's response has sparked a mixed reaction on social media

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9 d. ago Scottish government faces legal action over failure to implement biological sex ruling

Campaign group accuses Holyrood of ‘intolerable’ delays to new policies required after landmark caseThe Scottish government has been given a deadline to implement the UK supreme court’s ruling on biological sex across all public bodies or face further legal challenges.Sex Matters, the UK-wide gender-critical campaign group, has threatened legal action in 14 days if ministers continue “intolerable” delays to new policies and guidance required by April’s landmark ruling that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation

Suspected gas explosion at house sparks Met Police investigation  BBC

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1 week ago Whereabouts of Jay Slater's friends revealed after witness appeal during inquest

Several of the 19-year-old's friends failed to turn up for proceedings.

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1 week ago Jay Slater: Where all tragic missing teen's mates are now after witness appeal

Police have tried to track down several people needed for providing witness testimony at Jay Slater's inquest - but several of them failed to turn up to proceedings

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1 week ago ‘It’s not a genuine apology’: Spanish women reject Catholic attempt to redress Franco incarceration

Many survivors believe organisation’s request for forgiveness over abuse in Women’s Protection Board centres does not go far enoughAs the members of the Catholic organisation wrapped up their speech with an appeal for forgiveness, the auditorium in Madrid exploded in rage. For decades, many in the audience had grappled with the scars left by their time in Catholic-run institutions; now they were on their feet chanting: “Truth, justice and reparations” and – laying bare their rejection of any apology – “Neither forget, nor forgive”.It was an unprecedented response to an unprecedented moment in Spain, hinting at the deep fissures that linger over one of the longest-running and least-known institutions of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship: the Catholic-run centres that incarcerated thousands of women and girls as young as eight, subjecting them to barbaric punishments, forced labour and religious indoctrination. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Private schools LOSE High Court battle with government over VAT on fees but vow to appeal

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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