8 h. ago Sudden 'unexplained' death of girl, 17, investigated by police

Officers are looking into the circumstances after the teenager was found dead at home

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8 h. ago Fresh agony for family of Camp Mystic girl swept away in floods as her letters arrive home AFTER her death

Single parent McLeod McCrory, 50, has shared notes her daughter Blakely, eight, penned during her final days at the doomed Christian camp for girls in Hunt, Kerr County.

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9 h. ago Feds charge 3 current or former Louisiana police chiefs in an alleged visa fraud scheme

Authorities say three current or former Louisiana police chiefs have been arrested following a federal investigation into an alleged scheme that involved false police reports being sold to immigrants lacking permanent legal status and used to try to secure a visa

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12 h. ago 21 babies and kids rescued after couple ‘tricked surrogates across the nation to carry babies for them’

Police investigated the couple after their 2-month-old baby’s traumatic head injury and discovered the pair had 21 children, all from surrogates.

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13 h. ago Millionaire farmer, 75, died a DAY after secretly marrying his carer, 50, and was embalmed with 'undue haste', court hears

Lawyers for Lisa Flaherty, 50, said she had been 'hauled over the coals' during the three-day inquest in Tullamore as the family of Joseph Grogan, vowed to challenge their short-lived marriage.

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16 h. ago Hundreds of children to be tested for sexually transmitted infections in Australia amid childcare abuse case

Police expand probe to four new centres as families demand answers over failures in screening process

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31 h. ago Children investigated over Russian and Iranian plots against UK, says police chief

Teenagers suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts on behalf of states, it is understoodSchoolchildren have been arrested by detectives investigating Russian and Iranian plots against Britain, a police chief has said, as he warned hostile state aggression was rising and youngsters were at risk.Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism unit, said children in their “mid teens” had been investigated. It is understood they were suspected of being hired by criminals paid to carry out acts for Russia and Iran. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Additional 800 children to be tested for STIs as police investigate accused Melbourne childcare paedophile Joshua Dale Brown

Four more childcare centres added to list of Brown’s workplaces and additional employment dates added for 10 other centresFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 800 additional children are being recommended for testing for sexually transmitted infections after four more childcare centres were added to a list of known workplaces of alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown.More dates have also been added for 10 other childcare centres, with police citing incomplete records from the providers for the discrepancies.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailKids Academy Waratah Estate in Mickleham on 29 August 2024Milestones Early Learning Tarneit on 10 September 2024 and 13 September 2024Milestones Early Learning Braybrook on 4 December 2024 and 6 December 2024Milestones Early Learning Greensborough on 5 December 2024, 31 January 2025 and 27 February 2025 Continue reading...

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55 h. ago New images reveal scale of fire damage to Welsh beauty spot hotel

Police are investigating the cause of the blaze that ripped through the Worm's Head Hotel at Rhossili

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56 h. ago BBC staff who had authority to cut livestream of Bob Vylan's set ‘were at Glastonbury’

Police have since launched an investigation into the group

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59 h. ago Former senior coroner’s officer says Lucy Letby has suffered miscarriage of justice

Stephanie Davies says crucial details about one of the babies could have made difference to police investigationA senior coroner’s officer who first reviewed the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital for Cheshire police in 2017 now believes Lucy Letby has suffered a miscarriage of justice. Stephanie Davies, who was given three hours to carry out her review, was told it was key to detectives deciding to commence an investigation into the former neonatal nurse.In her first interview, with the Guardian and Channel 4 News, Davies said she had become increasingly alarmed since December, when she learned that the hospital doctors had not reported a key medical procedure on one of the babies to the coroner at the time. She has since found the explanations of new medical experts, who have publicly contested the prosecution arguments, compelling. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Grizzly discovery as teddy bear 'wrapped in human skin' found dumped in front of convenience store

A teddy bear wrapped in material resembling human skin was discovered outside a California gas station, sparking a police response and a coroner investigation.

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2 d. ago Baby boy dies after drowning in lake as police investigate the 'unexplained' death

Emergency services rushed to Chatsworth Park following reports of a baby found unresponsive in the water, the baby was rushed to hospital but sadly died shortly after arrival

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3 d. ago Police issue update into investigation over protests in Cardiff

The protests held outside of the BBC headquarters on Wood Street in the city centre were among many similar protests being held across the UK

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3 d. ago Two worshippers shot dead as gunman brings carnage to church after wounding cop at Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport

One man was seriously wounded in the shooting about 11.40am on Sunday and rushed to hospital and dozens of police are in and around the terminal investigating what happened.

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3 d. ago Gunman leaves multiple injured at church after shooting cop at Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport

One man was seriously wounded in the shooting about 11.40am on Sunday and rushed to hospital and dozens of police are in and around the terminal investigating what happened.

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3 d. ago South African president suspends police minister and launches probe into alleged links to criminals

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu and announced an investigation into allegations that he has been colluding with criminal syndicates

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3 d. ago Probe launched after French inmate escaped jail by 'hiding in the luggage of fellow prisoner' as they left

Police are investigating after the man got out of the Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday.

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3 d. ago Police investigation underway after violence flares on street with reports of men fighting

Police were called to Stretford

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4 d. ago Schoolboy found dead in lake named as football team shares emotional tribute

Daniel Drewitt died after getting into difficulty at Sutton Park in Birmingham, with his local football team offering a heartbreaking tribute as police continue investigations

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