3 h. ago School closes after 'serious emergency incident' as police launch probe

West Derby School in Liverpool closed on Wednesday, January 21, after warning parents of a 'serious emergency situation' as police investigate suspected hoax communications at Merseyside schools

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11 h. ago Midlothian Crash: Pensioner dies after car collides into lamppost on A7 road

Enquiries remain ongoing.

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15 h. ago Teenage boy is found stabbed to death at Guildford beauty spot near college as police launch hunt for killer

The boy, whose age has not been given, was pronounced dead in woodland off Lido Road in Stoke Park, near to Guildford College.

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17 h. ago Police launch CCTV appeal after woman raped inside property in south London

Police launched an investigation after a woman was reportedly raped at an address in Tulse Hill on April 25, 2025

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30 h. ago Wolverhampton pupil, 11, rang mum 'screaming' after finding body during lesson

An 11-year-old girl rang her mum 'screaming' after she discovered a dead body during a PE lesson at school - Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton had to close earlier today

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32 h. ago Scotland's future sports stars told specialist school will shut in 2029

A committee will consider new plans to close Glasgow School of Sport - which has produced medal-winning alumni such as badminton ace Kirsty Gilmour and swimmer Michael Jamieson.

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36 h. ago Body found on Wolverhampton school grounds as pupils sent home

A school in Wolverhampton has closed following the discovery of a man's dead body within its grounds this morning - with police now investigating the circumstances around his death

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37 h. ago Air ambulance lands at Wales shopping centre following 'incident' in Tesco

An air ambulance has been seen by Broughton shopping park in Flintshire in a major emergency service response after an incident at a Tesco with multiple police vehicles at scene

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38 h. ago High street kids’ retailer shutting store and has launched 70% closing down sale

The Australian retailer Smiggle, best known for stationery and school supplies, will close down on February 22. It has closed multiple branches over the past few years.

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58 h. ago Football player suspended by club over 'disgusting' elbow as police launch investigation

Trearddur Bay have confirmed there is now a police investigation into the incident which took place against CPD Porthmadog

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4 d. ago Incident reports provide details of emergency response after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Transcripts of 911 calls and police communications after ICE agent killed Renee Good reveal chaotic scenePeople in Minneapolis and St Paul: what is life like in the Twin Cities right now?New incident reports from the Minneapolis police and fire departments, along with transcripts of 911 calls, provide new details about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good last week in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.According to a Minneapolis fire department incident report obtained by the Guardian, along with police records and 911 transcripts, paramedics arrived at the scene at about 9.42am on 7 January and found Good “unresponsive” in the driver’s seat of her car, “with blood on her face and torso”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago LIVE updates as West Coast Mainline shut due to major incident on line

The emergency services are responding to an incident between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent

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4 d. ago LIVE updates as police confirm person dead on railway with West Coast Mainline shut

The emergency services are responding to an incident between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent

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4 d. ago Taxi bursts into flames on Scots street as police launch probe

Emergency services were called to Possilpark in Glasgow after the black cab was found ablaze on Thursday afternoon.

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5 d. ago Woman, 68, is stabbed to death in pretty Hampshire village as wounded man, 39, is taken to hospital and police launch murder investigation

Police have launched a murder investigation after the woman was found at a property in Cheriton, Hampshire last Friday.

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5 d. ago Police launch manhunt for suspect after teen stabbed to death in Birmingham

Chris Ikouara, 19, died at the scene after he was stabbed in Acocks Green, Birmingham on January 13 - police have issued a picture of suspect Zachariah Liburd, 22

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5 d. ago Man tragically dies after fishing trip sees crew 'go overboard'

The incident prompted huge response of emergency services.

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5 d. ago 5,000 residents are told to evacuate their homes and school is closed after two unexploded WW2 bombs are discovered across Devon

Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from 2,000 properties in Exmouth and Plymouth after the wartime devices were found.

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6 d. ago Police and paramedics close off road as elderly man rushed to hospital

Emergency services raced to the medical incident in Whitefield

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6 d. ago Teen dies after incident at Durham sixth form college as emergency crews swarm

Durham Police were called to Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington, County Durham where an 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene

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