26 h. ago Boys, aged 12 and 15, arrested after 'hoax bomb threat' made to three Essex schools

Two of the three schools evacuated their pupils while the third went into lockdown. Essex Police have said the matter is being "treated extremely seriously" as they confirm two arrests have been made

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38 h. ago Tarot reader shares how you can discover what your dog is really thinking

While our pets can only communicate in certain ways, expert psychics have revealed how you can do your own tarot reading from home to really understand your four legged friend

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3 d. ago Boyfriend accused of shooting his microbiologist girlfriend dead and leaving a trail of blood to her remains

Michael Dutkiewitcz, 26, has been charged with murder in the death of his 25-year-old girlfriend Alyssa Wiest

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4 d. ago Mark Cavendish watch raiders must pay back cash or face extra jail time

Balaclava-wearing intruders broke into the athlete’s home in Ongar, Essex, as he was asleep upstairs with his wife, an earlier trial was told.

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5 d. ago Frightened young border collie type dog discovered beside some bushes in Livingston

The discovery was made on Saturday, May 10, near Almondvale Stadium. A concerned member of the public alerted the police, who arrived on the scene but were unable to approach and secure the petrified dog.

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6 d. ago Police found 20 dogs alive when they raided rescue centre and found 37 animals dead as man faces cruelty charge

Officers from Essex Police, who were accompanied by RSPCA inspectors and council officials, found the dogs after visiting a property in Crays Hill, Billericay, on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Gruesome remains of 37 dogs discovered as police raid 'rescue centre'

Ovaeed Rahman, 25, is charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after the remains of 37 dogs were uncovered by police at an animal shelter in Essex

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8 d. ago Man charged after 37 dead dogs found in Essex animal shelter raid

Essex Police said officers, together with colleagues from the RSPCA and Basildon Council, visited a property in the Crays Hill area of Billericay on Tuesday and the remains were discovered

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8 d. ago Man appears in court charged with cruelty and fraud after 37 dogs found dead at 'Save a Paw UK' rescue centre during police raid over 'missing animals'

Oaveed Rahman, 25, of Crays Hill, Essex, denied a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and three counts of fraud.

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8 d. ago Remains of 37 dead dogs discovered in Essex police raid on animal shelter

Two men have been arrested of failing to prevent unnecessary suffering to animals

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9 d. ago Schoolgirl cyclist, 15, dies three days after being hit by Ford Transit van

Police were called to reports of a crash in Felsted, Essex at 4.50pm on April 22 where the rider of a bike, a 15-year-old girl, was taken to hospital and died three days later.

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9 d. ago Two arrested and 27 cockerels seized in suspected cockfighting raid at Lancashire stables

Police investigating potential crimes under Animal Welfare Act after raid on Lytham stables

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9 d. ago Heartbreak as 40 dogs are found living in their own filth stuffed inside closets and cupboards in cramped apartment

Animal rescue workers were shocked to discover more than 40 dogs in a filthy, crammed New York apartment, in what they said was one of the most 'heartbreaking' cases they had ever seen. 

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9 d. ago Former Met sergeant due in court accused of indecent exposure and upskirting

Christopher Herd will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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9 d. ago Police find remains of 37 dogs in raid on rescue centre after reports of 'animals going missing' as two men are arrested for fraud and cruelty

Officers raided Save A Paw in Crays Hill, Essex, with RSPCA and council staff following unproven online reports about dogs disappearing after being left there.

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1 week ago Horror as abandoned dead dog 'discovered inside bucket' by group of children at park

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a dead dog was discovered by a group of children inside a bucket at Springfield Park in Knotty Ash, Liverpool this week

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1 week ago TOWIE star James Argent attacked beauty queen model girlfriend on Spain holiday

Former The Only Way is Essex star James Argent, 37, was arrested by Spanish police earlier this month over an incident of domestic violence

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2 w. ago Former acting police chief could still face misconduct proceedings

Jim Colwell was the acting chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police until his suspension.

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3 w. ago RSPCA puts out plea after bucket of dead puppies were found buried at allotment site and dogs' bodies were discovered dumped in separate counties just days apart

The seven dead puppies were found at the allotment site after they were dug up by a wild animal at the Grovebury Walk allotments, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

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3 w. ago Four girls, aged 7 to 18, killed after car crashes into Illinois school building named as tributes pour in

Marianne Akers, 44, drove a vehicle into a school building on Monday which left four girls dead and six other children injured, one of whom remains in critical condition in hospital

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