3 h. ago Teacher was 'glassy eyed and slurring' when police stopped him driving home from Christmas party

Matthew Paul Porch was nearly three times over the legal limit when police stopped him after they saw him swerving his car and nearly hitting a kerb

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13 h. ago Pete Wicks For Dogs Sake Christmas special announced as adoptions surge

The TV star's series Pete Wicks: For Dogs' Sake has driven a dramatic rise in dog adoptions, with a Christmas special set to air this December

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14 h. ago ‘I can’t hear Mariah Carey for the 1,000th time!’ Professional Santas on their most loved – and hated – Christmas hits

A flock of Father Christmases share the seasonal songs that capture the magic, merriment and occasional heartbreak that comes with donning the red suit My father was a Santa and my wife got me into doing it. It’s the best thing I ever did. I do schools, universities, supermarkets, Christmas lights switch-ons As soon as Santa comes along, everybody melts. One little girl brought her guinea pig, who leapt off her hand and dived straight into my Santa beard. The parents were in stitches while we tried to get him out. My favourite Christmas songs are Eartha Kitt’s sultry version of Santa Baby, because it gets all the adults in the mood to get up and have a boogie with Santa, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, because the lyrics are so pure. No Christmas songs drive me mad. It’s Christmas: they’re all great. Paul Fessi Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Needled! Christmas tree shoppers in Windsor forced to drive an extra MILE to avoid William and Kate's new mansion

Families hoping to get their Christmas trees at a shop close to the Prince and Princess of Wales' new Windsor mansion face being diverted around a new circular route.

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47 h. ago M1 traffic live as police stop traffic on busy commuter route after collision

This is a live news story - more to follow

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47 h. ago Police stop traffic on M1 as queues on busy commuter route after collision

This is a live news story - more to follow

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52 h. ago Woman survives after freight train collision pushes her car nearly 500 yards

The woman told police she thought she had stopped before the tracks

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66 h. ago Christmas drug driver crackdown warning after 60% spike of incidents in Scotland

Tomorrow Police Scotland launches its festive road safety campaign, which runs to January 4.

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3 d. ago Manchester police crackdown as 116 arrested in wave of stop searches and warrants

A crackdown on knife crime by Greater Manchester Police has led to a massive 116 arrests and the recovery of 63 knives - this is a breaking story

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4 d. ago France to start intercepting small boats as Keir Starmer plea to Macron leaked

French police are set to start intervening to stop small boats before passengers board them, it is believed, after Keir Starmer pleaded with Emmanuel Macron to act

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4 d. ago 'You're gonna get Tasered mate': Moment police officer ran into danger to stop knifeman after horror stabbing

Sergeant Carl Beck 'showed immense courage and unwavering commitment' to stop Esmaeel Mohamed

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5 d. ago Drivers warned of potential £50 fine for displaying Christmas decorations in their car

The RAC says that it is not illegal to decorate your car for the festive season, but you may risk a fine and penalties points if you do one of five things

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5 d. ago AA warns motorists could land £5k fine for Christmas driving mistake

The AA has issued a warning to drivers, saying that they could land a hefty £5,000 fine this Christmas if they make a common mistake that a lot of drivers make over the festive season

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5 d. ago Metrolink trams stopped and searched by police over 'knifeman on board'

A suspect was later arrested

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5 d. ago 'My eyes were torn out and my face was chewed up by a psycho who went berserk'

Rudy Eugene assaulted Ronald Poppo after stripping naked, "talking kind of funny" and screaming - as police pleaded with him to stop

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7 d. ago Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed he was driving stolen car

Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning hours of 6 November hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed they were pursuing stolen car

Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning of 6 November, hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Live: All lanes stopped on M56 beside Manchester Airport amid police incident

Police and paramedics are in attendance

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8 d. ago Moment controversial influencer HSTikkyTokky is stopped by police in his car and searched for a knife

The 24-year-old, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, posted videos of himself laughing and joking as a female officer searches him.

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8 d. ago M56 traffic chaos as all lanes stopped due to 'police incident'

All traffic has been stopped on the eastbound side of the M56 motorway near Warrington from junction 11 for Preston Brook to junction 10 for Tarporley Road

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