8 h. ago Woman arrested after axe alert saw UK schools placed in lockdown

A huge police operation was launched after reports of a person with an axe in Holyhead, Anglesey, with two schools placed in lockdown before a woman was arrested

Events

9 h. ago Police update after axe alert saw primary schools go in to lockdown

Ysgol Gymraeg Morswyn and Ysgol Kingsland in Holyhead were placed into lockdown on Monday

Events

9 h. ago Primary schools locked down over 'man with axe' as armed officers respond

No arrests have been made yet following reports of a person with an axe which led to two schools being locked down today.

Events

10 h. ago UK schools plunged into lockdown as 'person with axe' spotted

Two schools in Holyhead, Anglesey, were placed into lockdown earlier today following reports of a person with an axe

Politics

12 h. ago Live updates as number of schools in lockdown after large police response

Armed police officers were seen heading to a Welsh port town on Monday morning

Events

12 h. ago Schools in lockdown after reports of person seen carrying axe

Armed police officers were seen heading to a Welsh port town on Monday morning

Politics

4 d. ago Welsh primary school goes into lockdown after incident nearby

The school went into lockdown as police dealt with the incident

Politics

5 d. ago North Wales school placed in 'lockdown' with police investigation ongoing

A message sent out from the school earlier today said: "We have had cause to put YJB into lockdown briefly this morning" - police have since launched an investigation into the incident

Events

7 d. ago BREAKING Man falls 30ft into silo as emergency services scramble to Merseyside factory

Emergency services have rushed to a factory in Speke, Merseyside, after reports a person fell 30ft into an empty silo and fire crews, police and paramedics are at the scene

Politics

7 d. ago Man falls 30ft into silo as emergency services scramble to Merseyside factory

Emergency services have rushed to a factory in Speke, Merseyside, after reports a person fell 30ft into an empty silo and fire crews, police and paramedics are at the scene

Politics

7 d. ago Emergency crews rush to Speke factory after 'person falls 30ft into silo'

Emergency services have arrived at a Merseyside factory site following reports that a person fell some 30ft into an empty silo at the location with police investigating the area

Politics

7 d. ago Clackmannanshire Bridge: Major search operation involving helicopter after report of 'concern for person'

Emergency services remain on the scene.

Politics

2 w. ago Swimmer's late night dip sparks major emergency response off Welsh coast

Police, the Coastguard, an RNLI lifeboat and a rescue helicopter, were scrambled to the scene, after reports of a person in the water

Politics

2 w. ago Hero Scots schoolboy praised for raising alarm as lifeboat rescues drifting boat

RNLI North Berwick launched their lifeboat after a 10-year-old member of the public dialled 999 to report concerns for a person at sea.

Events

2 w. ago Southend fire UPDATES: One injured as blaze breaks out by Palace Theatre

Firefighters have closed a road in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, as they tackle a massive fire near the town's Palace Theatre with one person reported injured and thick smoke rising into the sky

Events

3 w. ago Cowgate Edinburgh: Police shut off Blackfriars Street to the Pleasance following reports of 'injured' person

People are being urged to avoid the area

Events

3 w. ago Firefighters and police called to reports of 'person in the water'

Officers were called to Manchester Old Road

Events

3 w. ago Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town

A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime dramaHere is a solid first feature debut from director Harry Sherriff, an atmospheric crime drama set in a gloomy, decaying seaside town, with an eerie depiction of grief experienced by those who exist within the margins of the life of a murdered girl.The film follows Leonard (Samuel Blenkin), a meek hotel concierge who has a boyish crush on his charming 25-year-old colleague Elle (Emily Carey). Dressed in a red raincoat with short dark hair and a wry smile, Elle’s character is very much reminiscent of Jordana Bevan in Richard Ayoade’s 2010 film Submarine, as is the dry sardonic humour peppered into the script. Leonard and Elle’s exchanges are awkward yet sweet, teetering on the edge of a true connection. That is, until Elle doesn’t show up to work one day and reports of a missing person trickle through the town. The hotel staff are...

Events

4 w. ago ‘100% luck’: Minnesota fisherman evidently helps solve man’s 1967 disappearance:

Using a sonar device and ‘100% luck’, Brody Loch spotted submerged car in river linked to missing person caseA fisherman who recently went out on the Mississippi River in Minnesota ended up spotting a submerged car and evidently helped solve a nearly 60-year-old missing person case, according to authorities and local news reporting.The fisherman at the center of the remarkable chain of events, Brody Loch, told Minneapolis news outlet WCCO that he called authorities after discovering the 1960s-era Buick in question with a sonar device on the weekend of 9 August. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Minnesota fisherman who found car may have solved 1967 cold case

Using a sonar device and ‘100% luck’, Brody Loch spotted submerged car in river linked to missing person caseA fisherman who recently went out on the Mississippi River in Minnesota ended up spotting a submerged car and evidently helped solve a nearly 60-year-old missing person case, according to authorities and local news reporting.The fisherman at the center of the remarkable chain of events, Brody Loch, told Minneapolis news outlet WCCO that he called authorities after discovering the 1960s-era Buick in question with a sonar device on the weekend of 9 August. Continue reading...

Politics