5 h. ago Minnesota police search for suspect after Democratic lawmaker shot dead and another wounded

Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘politically motivated assassination’ as search continues for Vance Luther BoelterA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband were killed and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. Walz said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. The Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both shot multiple times and are out of surgery, and Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” both will survive. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Tragedy as body is found in search for missing woman, 35, last seen carrying a rucksack and wearing all black

Police officers began the search after Natalie was reported missing in South Yorkshire on Friday.

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11 h. ago Photos of police search for suspect who shot 2 state lawmakers, including one who died, in Minnesota

A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed Minnesota state legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband at their home in what Governor Tim Walz called “targeted political violence.”

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26 h. ago Brazen Audi driver sparks fury after mounting grass and 'ignoring parking sign'

A motorist has come under fire after shamelessly leaving their car dumped on a grass verge, just metres from a sign telling drivers not to park there.

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64 h. ago Aldi shoppers say same thing about 'humiliating' bag policy after checkout

Customers of the German supermarket chain Aldi have hit out at a bag search policy, claiming it is 'annoying' and 'humiliating' – but the company claims participation is 'optional' and explained why they do it

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3 d. ago Boy, 2, feared dead after 'being thrown into river by father' during custody visit

Montrell Williams was reported missing on Friday, May 9, a day after a planned custody visit with his father. The family of Montrell Williams is conducting its own search on the river as police search the waters

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3 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: evidence concludes in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial after weeks of testimony from witnesses

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow liveWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProsecutor Nanette Rogers SC turns to evidence about factory resets performed on the mobile referred to as “Phone B”. The court previously heard four resets – one in February 2023 and three in August 2023 – were performed on the phone that Erin Patterson provided to police during the search on 5 August 2023. Rogers says one of these resets were done when she was left alone to call a lawyer while police searched Patterson’s Leongatha home. Patterson rejects this and says she phoned a lawyer at 2pm. Rogers says Patterson performed the three factory resets after the lunch to “conceal” the contents on Phone B. Patterson rejects this. Rogers then turns to her final points in the cross-ex...

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann police 'found two buried guns' in latest search for missing girl

The firearms were reportedly found during a three-day search of a 120-acre area in Lagos, Portugal, last week. The guns have now been sent back to Germany for analysis

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann police found 'two buried guns' in latest Portugal search

Police reportedly found two guns in the search for Madeleine McCann in Portugal

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann police probe samples of 'clothes and bone fragments found during their new search in Portugal'

Investigators launched fresh searches last week through a stretch of scrubland near to Praia da Luz littered with rubbish and graffiti-covered buildings linked by a network of dusty tracks

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann search police find 'clothing and bones' after probing dig samples

Evidence recovered from a search of an old farmhouse and surrounding lands a few miles from Algarve resort Praia da Luz, where Madeleine vanished, has reportedly been sent for testing

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4 d. ago Scots Audi driver 'snared with significant drug haul' during police search

The Audi was pictured on a recovery truck.

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7 d. ago Police searching for missing woman Yajaira Castro Mendez find body as man arrested for 'murder'

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, who is originally from Colombia, went missing from Ilford at the end of May, and following police enquiries a murder probe was launched alongside a search to track down her remains

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7 d. ago Inside the abandoned buildings where police held new search for Madeleine McCann

German and Portuguese police teams searched scrubland near where Madeleine disappeared

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7 d. ago Is this the end of the road in the hunt for Madeleine McCann? How the desperate new search unfolded in Portugal

After a three-day search effort drew to a close without any sign of a breakthrough, crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin reports from Praia da Luz on the latest attempt to give the McCann family answers

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8 d. ago Body found in search for missing teenager after police investigate disturbing doorbell footage

The location of the find is a mere 15-minute walk from where Cole was last confirmed to be seen. Police Scotland are continuing their investigation to determine what happened

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8 d. ago Body found in search for missing Cole Cooper as family informed by police

The 19-year-old was reported missing on May 9 and was last spotted in the Longcraft area near Falkirk.

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8 d. ago What police found during Madeleine McCann search and what happens next in race against time

A team of German and Portuguese investigators have finished an extensive search

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8 d. ago Pheobe Bishop: Queensland police find suspected human remains in search for missing teenager

Police say remains found during search of area near Good Night Scrub national park on Friday afternoonAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say they have found what is believed to be human remains as part of the search for missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, the day after her housemates were charged with her murder.The discovery of what is believed to be human remains was made at about 2.30pm on Friday and were found after a search of an area near Good Night Scrub national park, close to Gin Gin, police said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Pheobe Bishop search finds 'human remains' as cops arrest her housemates over murder

Police have announced that 'human remains' have been found during the search for missing teenager Pheobe Bishop, who went missing last month, who her housemates arrested over murder

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