10 h. ago Public warned 'do not approach' man missing in Edinburgh with Liverpool accent

Cops are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Daniel Lewis who was last seen in the St Leonard's area of the capital around 4.25pm on Thursday, May 22.

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20 h. ago 'Plant detective' exposed horrifying detail to help catch Soham killer Ian Huntley

Prof Patricia Wiltshire used her expertise in the study of plants and palynology to help convict Ian Huntley of the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in 2002

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36 h. ago West Nile virus major warning to public after deadly illness hits UK for first time

Deadly West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the very first time, and cases will "almost certainly" continue to rise over the next few decades, it's been claimed

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47 h. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two people killed in horror attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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47 h. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two Israeli Embassy staff killed in attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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60 h. ago Trade union bosses hit by furious backlash from activists after telling transgender women they must use men's toilets at annual conference

Leaders of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned delegates at their annual conference in Brighton they risk breaking the law if they do not use the correct lavatories.

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60 h. ago Major outbreak fears as world's most infectious disease hits Shakira concert at Metlife stadium

Fans who attended this major concert may have been exposed to measles, public health officials in the US warned today.

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61 h. ago Dad of Scot killed on Spanish stag do pleads for help to find son's killer

Tomorrow marks 13 years since Ian Mallon’s son Craig was killed in Lloret de Mar and no-one has ever been convicted for his murder.

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3 d. ago Colombia lost huge area to deforestation in 6 months, public watchdog report warns

Colombia's Procurator’s Office says the country has lost nearly 88,900 hectares of forest — an area larger than New York City — in six months due to illegal road construction, expanding coca cultivation, and unregulated mining

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3 d. ago Two men found guilty of murdering 'precious son', 26, in arson attack on family home which was caught on chilling CCTV

Two men who launched a 'horrific' arson attack on a family home in Wolverhampton which was caught on CCTV and left Akashdeep Singh, 26, dead have been convicted of his murder.

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4 d. ago Convicted murderer stabbed great uncle to death in ‘planned, brutal’ attack

Direece Roche, 30, stabbed Fintan McDwyer 71 times

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4 d. ago Manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates escalates as seven remain at large

Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick warned that the fugitives are dangerous but also urged the public ‘not to panic’

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5 d. ago Man detained by armed police after multiple shots fired on UK high street

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has issued an update to the public after warning them to avoid Bangor's High Street due to an ongoing 'incident', which saw multiple shots fired

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5 d. ago Armed police detain man as multiple shots fired on high street with public warned 'avoid the area'

Multiple shots rang out on Bangor's High Street on Sunday evening, with armed police officers engaging in a standoff with a man standing inside a local taxi office

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5 d. ago Major UK miscarriages of justice from twisted confession to unsolved mass murder

Peter Sullivan has had his 1987 conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed, after spending nearly 40 years in prison for the crime - but his case is one of many shocking miscarriages of justice in UK history

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7 d. ago New Orleans FBI offers huge reward for information leading to the arrest of nine escaped inmates

So far only one inmate has been captured, the inmates that remain at large include at least three murderers, and several people convicted of attempted murder. The FBI has now issued a reward for information leading to their capture

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7 d. ago Eleven prisoners escape through hole in the wall and leave taunts to guards

The men - who include at least three convicted of murder and others guilty of attempted murder and have been described as 'armed and dangerous' - escaped from the Orleans Justice Center prison

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7 d. ago Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eyeThe man found guilty of attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.On Friday, the Chautauqua county court issued the sentence to Hadi Matar, 27, of New Jersey, nearly three months after he was first convicted of attempted murder in the second degree. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago South Carolina man convicted of murdering two people gets a June execution date

An inmate sentenced to death twice in two South Carolina killings has been scheduled to be executed on June 13

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7 d. ago Extreme wildfires Scotland: Firefighters warn against naked flames outdoors 'at all costs' this weekend

With an extreme risk of wildfires in place across Scotland this weekend, firefighters have warned the public to avoid naked flames outdoors ‘at all costs’.

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