95 m. ago Police urged to investigate Elon Musk and X after deepfake scandal

Police have been urged to investigate Elon Musk and X by the Liberal Democrats party amid an explosion of sexualised deepfakes on the social media platform in the last week

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5 h. ago Sick Aberdeen fans mock Ibrox disaster in vile video as Rangers urge police to act

"We are appalled that once again opposition supporters have mocked the Ibrox Disaster, the darkest day in our history."

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50 h. ago Four people killed and five more injured in serious car crash in early hours

Police urge witnesses to come forward after major collision in Bolton

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52 h. ago Urgent search for missing Litherland woman, 22, as police say 'call 999'

Merseyside Police has launched an appeal to trace missing Aaliyah Woods, 22, who vanished from Litherland yesterday

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4 d. ago Major search for missing Winchester teen girl, 14, who vanished from city centre

Hampshire police have launched an urgent appeal to help find Arianne who was last seen in Winchester city centre on January 8 wearing a black puffer jacket and black tracksuit bottoms

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4 d. ago Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington

We’ve already geoengineered the planet through the careless release of greenhouse gases. Now we need a plan to manage the risks we’ve set in motionA few months ago, Marjorie Taylor Greene, then a Georgia representative, held a hearing on her bill to ban research on “geoengineering”, which refers to technological climate interventions, such as using reflective particles to reflect away sunlight. The hearing represented something of a first – a Republican raising alarm bells about human activity altering the health of the planet. Of course, for centuries, people have burned fossil fuels to power and feed society, emitting greenhouse gases that now overheat the planet.Unfortunately, her hearing waved past an urgent debate that policymakers are confronting around the world: after centuries of accidental fossil-fuel geoengineering, should we deliberately explore interventions to cool the planet and give the energy transition breathing room?Craig Segall is the former deputy executive offi...

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4 d. ago Greenock fire: Bus bursts into flames as firefighters on scene and road closed

Police are urging drivers to use alternative routes.

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5 d. ago Baby, young child and mum attacked by dog as police issue urgent CCTV appeal

A woman was knocked over and her baby also fell to the ground from a pushchair, suffering 'a lump and graze' to her head, after being attacked by a dog in Leicester

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5 d. ago Two teen girls missing from Manchester for several days as police launch urgent search

Fifteen-year-old Caitlyn has been missing for four days while fourteen-year-old Olivia was last seen on Monday evening - Greater Manchester Police said cops "want to make sure they are safe and well"

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7 d. ago Elderly woman dies in house fire horror as police launch urgent probe

Police have confirmed the body of the woman was found inside a house in the Sandwood Park area of Guisborough, Teesside as officers carry out enquiries into the tragedy

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8 d. ago Live Greater Manchester snow and ice updates as police urge people to take care and weather warning in force

People are being advised to plan journeys in advance

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8 d. ago Woman 'raped' in Grimsby town centre street as police issue urgent statement

A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a woman was allegedly attacked in Grimsby

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9 d. ago M2 chaos as motorway closed in both directions after horror crash

The M2 has been closed in both directions between Junction 5 at Sittingbourne and Junction 4 at Rochester - police are urging drivers to prepare for severe delays

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9 d. ago M2 chaos as motorway closed in both directions after horror Tesla and motorbike crash

The M2 has been closed in both directions between Junction 5 at Sittingbourne and Junction 4 at Rochester - police are urging drivers to prepare for severe delays

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9 d. ago Murderer Matthew Armstrong and violent offender on run after prison escape

Convicted killer Matthew Armstrong and violent criminal Daniel Washbourne are being urgently sought by Avon and Somerset Police after escaping from a prison on New Year’s Day

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1 week ago Teen girl goes missing on Hogmanay amid weather warnings across country

Police are urgently searching for 17-year-old Samantha Smart after she went missing from Inverness.

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1 week ago Police issue urgent appeal to find missing woman, 65, last seen in Hounslow

Memuna, 65, was last seen leaving her home in Isleworth

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1 week ago Urgent search for missing girl, 12, last seen near city train station two days ago as cops ‘concerned for her welfare’

POLICE have launched an urgent appeal for information after a 12-year-old girl went missing two days ago. Letia was last seen at around 10pm on December 30 near Carlisle train station. The youth has blonde hair and was wearing a black jacket and black leggings when she was last spotted. Cumbria Police confirmed the missing...

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1 week ago London New Year's Eve fireworks 'clarification' issued by Met Police after urgent warning

Primrose Hill in London normally attracts thousands of people to celebrate New Year's Eve and watch the fireworks display in the capital but this year it is closed

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1 week ago Exeter emergency LIVE: Police and medics swarm street as urgent warning issued

Armed police are reportedly among 999 crews who have rushed to a major incident in Exeter where an air ambulance has also been seen landing

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