14 h. ago Renfrewshire incident: Owners reported by police as two dogs die in Paisley after being found in hot car

The dogs were found to be dead on their arrival to the vets.

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17 h. ago Gunshots heard in city street as 'threats to kill' incident sees armed police swoop

Three 22-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of multiple offences including threats to kill

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27 h. ago Moygashel LIVE: 'Migrant boat' bonfire branded 'inhumane' set alight as hate incident probed

The loyalist bonfire - topped with an effigy of a migrant boat - has caused controversy in Moygashel, County Tyrone, and now Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating a hate incident

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27 h. ago Moygashel LIVE: Fury over as 'migrant boat' bonfire branded 'disgusting' is set alight

The loyalist bonfire - topped with an effigy of a migrant boat - has caused controversy in Moygashel, County Tyrone, and now Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating a hate incident

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30 h. ago Teenager fighting for his life after violent incident as police warn public

Police carried out extra patrols in the area following the incident and urged people not to share video footage circulating

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34 h. ago Forensics at scene and evidence tent in place in Old Trafford park after 'suspicious item' report

Police were called to the incident at Hullard Park which was later deemed not to be suspicious

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34 h. ago Why a bonfire in Northern Ireland has ignited fierce controversy

Tensions have flared around loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as police declare a major incident

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40 h. ago Man ‘stabbed’ in Edinburgh flat incident as police spotted with 'riot shield'

Several police vans and ambulances flooded Northcote Street in the capital, with plain-clothed officers later spotted outside a block of flats.

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41 h. ago Cosy video games are on an unstoppable rise. Will they unleash a darker side?

Non-violent games about cooking, farming or tidying now rival the more traditional video game pursuits of shooting and fighting in popularity. So what will the #cozy genre tackle next?In 2017, a game design thinktank called Project Horseshoe gathered a group of developers together to define the concept of cosiness in video games. Games, of course, have had non-violent elements since the medium was invented. Early life simulators such as 1985’s Little Computer People, a low-stakes game in which the player interacts with a man living his unremarkable life in a house, could fit the bill; then there was the proliferation of social farming simulations after 1996’s chibi-adorable Harvest Moon.But the resulting report, Coziness in Games: An Exploration of Safety, Softness, and Satisfied Needs, is probably the first organised effort to define a then-emerging genre. The group zeroed in on three core things: safety, abundance, and softness. Cosy games (cozy in US spelling) don’t have high-ris...

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42 h. ago Police incident shuts M42 in both directions near Birmingham airport

The major motorway is currently shut after an incident between junction four and five at Solihull

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64 h. ago Second UK supermarket introduces ‘checkout VAR’ after widely

Shoplifting offences have reached a record-high with police recording over half a million incidents last year

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3 d. ago Scene in place on Oxford Road as emergency crews rush to fears of 'hazardous substance' incident

Police, paramedics and fire crews attended the incident at the Manchester Museum

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3 d. ago Ice cream bandit caught on parlour CCTV stealing tub from freezer in bizarre incident

Police have launched a probe after the bizarre incident happened at the Loop and Scoop store on Great Western Road in the west end.

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3 d. ago Police issue new Diogo Jota statement shedding light on tragic car crash

Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva died on Thursday following a car crash in Spain, with the police now providing an update on the circumstances surrounding the incident

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4 d. ago Moment 'brothers throw flurry of punches' at armed Manchester Airport cops

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad allegedly struck out after armed police were called to respond to an incident at Manchester Airport's Starbucks in July 2024

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4 d. ago CCTV released of man police wish to speak with after teen 'raped' near library

Police have described the incident as 'extremely concerning' as they continue to investigate the allegations.

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4 d. ago Girl, 15, raped near library after being 'approached by two men' as cops release CCTV

An investigation has been launched following the alleged rape close to Chertsey Library in Surrey on June 27 as police describe the incident as 'extremely concerning'

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5 d. ago Urgent hunt launched after girl, 15, 'raped' near library: Police release CCTV of man

Surrey Police said the alleged incident occurred near Chertsey Library at around 7pm on Friday, June 27. In their witness appeal, the force said the girl was with a friend when approached by two males.

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5 d. ago Major incident as woman found dead in popular UK park as police rush to scene

A member of the public called the police after a body was found in Handsworth Park, Birmingham, with the woman being pronounced dead at the scene despite best efforts

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5 d. ago First picture of woman who died in Dundee incident as police launch murder probe

A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection with her death.

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