2 h. ago 'Accident' on ride at Welsh pleasure park as police and fire crews called

A popular ride has reportedly derailed at Coney Beach amusement park

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7 h. ago Footage shows chaos on board UK Ryanair flight as 'brawl sparked by crying baby sees police called and passengers held on the plane for an hour after landing'

Dramatic footage shows the chaos onboard a British Ryanair flight after a fight sparked by a crying baby broke out. 

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12 h. ago 'My neighbour called police on me after parking in my drive, but I won'

The courts made it clear who was in the wrong

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12 h. ago 'Politics of envy': Fury as Labour opens the door to an inheritance tax raid on Middle England as ministers fail to deny push to end tax

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, failed to rule out changes to the so-called 'death tax' this autumn amid growing concerns about the state of the public finances.

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13 h. ago Teen dies after frustrating delay blocked cops from being able to enter her flat

Alex Duce died days after she'd been found by police officers on the afternoon of September 11, 2022. She was only 18 years old.

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13 h. ago 'Frustrating' delay kept police from entering teen's flat before tragedy

Beauty student Alex Duce, 18, died in her flat after family raised concerns for her safety

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14 h. ago Air ambulance lands after boy hit by car on busy Greater Manchester road

Police were called out to the scene

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20 h. ago National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

Officials say troops to start appearing in nation’s capital on Tuesday night as president’s move widely condemnedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Washington DC national guard will begin deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force, calling Washington DC a “lawless” city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise, a White House official confirmed.The national guard is expected to “begin being on the streets starting tonight”. Defense officials said a small number of the roughly 800 guard members planned for the mission had already been mobilized by Tuesday afternoon, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Teenager died after police were called to her flat, but could not be saved after 'frustrating' delay

As police tried to find clues as to what could have happened to Alex Duce she was inside her flat. When she was found later that day she had hanged herself and died days later in hospital

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31 h. ago Democrats call Trump’s DC police takeover ‘a distraction’ from Epstein files, tariffs and tax bill – live updates

Chuck Schumer called Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police and deploy national guard to the city ‘attempted distraction’ from ‘other scandals’Later on, we’ll hear from the Trump administration for the second day in a row. The president won’t make an appearance, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a White House briefing at 1pm ET.Defense secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an archconservative network of Christian congregations.Pastor Doug Wilson, a CREC co-founder, leads Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, the network’s flagship location. Jovial and media-friendly, Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.Wilson told The Associated Press on Monday he was grateful Hegseth shared the video. He noted Hegseth’s post was labeled with Christ Church’s motto: “All of Christ for All of Life.” Continue reading...

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33 h. ago EU leaders defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide future ahead of Trump

Statement on Ukrainian sovereignty signed by all EU leaders except for Viktor Orbán before call with TrumpEurope live – latest updatesRead all our coverage of the Ukraine warEuropean Union leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virtual summit with Donald Trump – convened to discuss US strategy before the president’s talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.With the exception of Hungary, all EU leaders signed a joint statement, with Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, also calling for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to attend the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Waterworld speaks out on claims tragic girl, 4, died in wave pool at park

Staffordshire Police were called to reports of a four-year-old girl in a critical condition following an incident at Waterworld at Festival Park on Monday, August 8

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45 h. ago Boy, 13, 'beaten to death' by foster dad who 'jammed backscratcher down throat'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police in Drums, Pennsylvania, were called to a residential address where they found the teenager covered in marks and lacerations - he later died in hospital

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48 h. ago Hoax caller, 61, who told police he had planted bombs at Heathrow and Birmingham airports is jailed

Paul Fisher, 61, from Oadyby, made false threats in May to numerous forces claiming he had planted bombs at several locations.

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50 h. ago XL bully ban 'is failing' as attacks still rife despite hundreds of dogs put down

The RSPCA has released new data from police forces across the UK as it calls on the government to overhaul the Dangerous Dogs Act with a more modern approach

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53 h. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies on Isle of Sheppey

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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54 h. ago 'There's been funny goings on in that house but this is the worst thing that's happened'

Police and fire crews were called to Platt Lane in Fallowfield in the early hours of the morning

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55 h. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies in Isle of Sheppey

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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57 h. ago Three children arrested on suspicion of murder after man found dead

Police were called to a seaside village on Sunday evening

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58 h. ago Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies in Kent

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 14 and 15, are in custody

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