2 h. ago Former tank commander stabbed partner to death for reporting his drink

Stephen Lawton, 46, has been sentenced for the murder of Michelle Egge-Bailey, 54, at the flat they shared in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on March 11

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4 h. ago School locked down amid 'stabbing' reports with one person injured

The incident happened at Westfalenkolleg, a vocational school in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Wednesday.

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5 h. ago Westfalenkolleg stabbing LIVE: Paderborn school attack sparks lockdown

German special forces have rushed to the scene at Westfalenkolleg, a vocational school in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, after an attack alert

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5 h. ago School stabbing as police confirm at least one seriously injured in horror rampage

A German school has been placed in lockdown after a female student was 'stabbed by a man in the gym' shortly before a suspect was arrested by police near the scene

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6 h. ago Masked gang in 'with weapons' force school into lockdown as kids 'hide under desks'

The school was placed in lockdown with children reported to be 'hiding under desks'.

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21 h. ago Huge police presence after reports of stabbing in Manchester

It's understood a man was attacked in Gorton

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68 h. ago Man arrested after at least 50 shots fired from Sydney unit injure bystanders, hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Man arrested after at least 50 shots fired from Sydney flat injure bystanders and hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Man arrested after about 50 shots fired from Sydney flat injure bystanders and hit buildings and cars

Sixteen people treated for injuries and firearms seized after shooting in Croydon Park in city’s inner west on Sunday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man has been arrested after at least one person was shot, numerous people were injured and multiple cars were fired upon by a gunman in Sydney’s inner west.As many as 100 shots rang out between 7.45pm and 9.30pm on Sunday night in Croydon Park. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Woman shot multiple times by ICE agents in Chicago, DHS confirms

The ‘armed’ woman was reportedly taken to a Chicago-area hospital in stable condition after the car crash and shooting

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4 d. ago Person killed in drone attack as Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting passenger trains

Two trains were hit in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one and injuring about 30 others, officials sayTwo Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine’s foreign minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains.“A brutal Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region,” wrote the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Telegram, posting a video of a wrecked, burning passenger carriage and others with their windows blown out. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Strictly's Dani Dyer told 'there's a reason' for injury by first person she phoned in 'desperate' admission

After fracturing her ankle, Dani was replaced on the BBC One dance programme by Amber Davies

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5 d. ago Victim killed in Manchester synagogue attack was shot by police

A second person injured was also hit by officers, Greater Manchester Police say

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5 d. ago Manchester attack: two killed and three injured after terrorist drives into grounds of synagogue and stabs worshippers

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after two people killed and three injured – latest updates

Greater Manchester police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, and say three people are in custody on charges of preparing acts of terrorismFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “s...

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5 d. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police – latest updates

Greater Manchester police says Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, is man who carried out attack in which two people were killedFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”...

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6 d. ago Synagogue attacker who killed two was a ‘terrorist targeting Jews because they are Jews’, says Starmer – latest updates

Britain must defeat rising antisemitism, says PM, following attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur Full story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Mancheste...

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6 d. ago UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears

Children’s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among youngThe government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inquiry.Giving evidence to the inquiry’s public hearing on Thursday, Anne Longfield said a “doom loop” of fatalism among ministers meant the government failed to do more to help children. She argued that the prolonged lockdowns and school closures were responsible for the explosion in mental health, welfare and behaviour difficulties still being experienced by children and young people. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Two killed and terrorist shot dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue

Police say the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident

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6 d. ago Manchester synagogue terror attack: two killed and suspect shot dead

Police say they believe they know identity of man behind car and knife attack that left four people seriously injuredManchester synagogue stabbing – latest updatesTwo members of the Jewish community have died and four are in a serious condition after a terrorist attack outside a synagogue by a man who was shot dead by officers, Greater Manchester police (GMP) have said.Police shot the suspect, who appeared to be wearing an “explosive device”, after one person was stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Continue reading...

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