4 h. ago Mother claims she was 'treated like a US school shooter' after blazer row sends classrooms into lockdown

Police stormed Harris Academy in Wimbledon, southwest London, after a pupil called her mother after being 'aggressively screamed at' and 'forced' into her undersized jacket by a teacher.

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33 h. ago Woman, 47, is killed when car being chased by police smashes into her

A 47-year-old woman has sadly died after a car being chased by police smashed into her, as cops continue to hunt a man who fled the scene of the collision in Wrexham, Wales.

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3 d. ago Secondary school locked down after 'threats' as police race to scene

The doors of the school were locked and parents told not to attempt to contact their children.

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3 d. ago Wrexham school in lockdown after 'threat' sees doors locked with no one allowed in or out

Parents of pupils at Ysgol y Grango in Wrexham received a stern warning from school officials, including the words 'please do not come onto school site or try to contact your child'

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5 d. ago Scots cops launch hunt for missing man who 'may have boarded ferry'

David Pickavance was reported missing from the Kinmylies area of Inverness.

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6 d. ago School locked down as cops hunt knifeman armed with two blades

Children were kept inside while police investigated.

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6 d. ago 'Man carrying two knives' puts school in lockdown as kids scramble under tables

Hampshire police are understood to have arrested a man, 44, at the scene near St Mark’s C of E School in Southampton – as one parent dubbed the lockdown 'madness'

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6 d. ago School on LOCKDOWN after 'man carrying two knives' spotted near gate as kids hide under tables

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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8 d. ago Cops hunt for suspects after mass shooting at New Mexico park leaves three dead and 15 hurt

The shooting took place around 10 p.m. Friday in Las Cruces

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9 d. ago Man missing from Scots caravan park as cops launch urgent hunt at holiday site

Sergeant Krystle Ross said: “We need to make sure James is safe and well and we are asking anyone who has seen him or knows where he is to get in touch."

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1 week ago Brawl sparks UK school lockdown as video shows cops pinning pair to ground

Doncaster College in South Yorkshire was evacuated after armed police rushed to the scene following a violent brawl earlier on Wednesday, with the campus placed on lockdown

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1 week ago School put on lockdown and parents told 'do not collect children' amid incident

Woodbank Primary School in Bury received a phone call which prompted a police response

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1 week ago Cardiff school goes into lockdown after reports of man acting aggressively

No-one was injured police confirmed in a statement on Wednesday

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1 week ago Nottingham schools in lockdown as 'intruder' has students hiding under tables

Children were forced to hide under classroom tables after reports of an 'intruder' on school grounds, triggering lockdowns on Nottingham University Samworth Academy and Bilborough College

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1 week ago UK tourist 'repeatedly raped by taxi driver' in Paris as cops hunt suspect

The woman - who cannot be named for legal reasons - was discovered 'in a state of utter fear' on Sunday morning in the French capital’s western suburbs.

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3 w. ago Murder cops hunt three men over death of Scot found in sack of pineapples in Kenya

Campbell Scott was found dead in a forest last month days after going missing in the capital Nairobi, where he had been attending a conference.

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3 w. ago Gateshead school put in lockdown and pupils kept inside after ‘threatening emails’

Northumbria Police said it had received a report of ‘malicious communications’ on Thursday morning

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3 w. ago Colombian cops hunt Brit as half naked woman found dead and 'tortured' in holiday rental

The gruesome discovery was made in the Colombian city of Medellin on Tuesday, after locals complained about strong smells coming from the property in a central city neighbourhood

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3 w. ago Primary school locked down after reports of 'man with sword' seen in street

The school said they were made aware that a man had been seen in the nearby area.

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3 w. ago Breakthrough in probe into murder of Brit businessman in Kenya as cops arrest 'prime suspect' and hunt two accomplices

The suspect, who was arrested Sunday in Mombasa, is said to have been hiding in the town since the murder of Scott Campbell, 58, last month.

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