9 h. ago Pensioner left injured after horrific home invasion as police hunt suspects

A woman in her 80s was attacked after three suspects broke into the house

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10 h. ago Masked man made horrific threats on YouTube to kill every student at a college in a quiet Welsh town

The 'disturbing' video was seen by police who arrested the suspect just hours before 2,200 students were due to start the new term today.

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15 h. ago Boy, 14, gives wild reason for starting devastating wildfires as 97 blazes tackled

Police have arrested a young lad suspect of causing hectares of wildfires in northern Portugal as the country is crippled by scorching summer blazes

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29 h. ago Young man 'raped' in centre of major city as two suspects, 29 and 52, arrested

Police have launched a rape investigation after a man was allegedly attacked in Birmingham. Two suspects, aged 29 and 52, were arrested and remain in police custody

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40 h. ago The sinister way cop killer suspect Dezi Freeman slipped past police roadblocks and managed to evade capture

Ddezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly gunned down Detective Neal Thompson, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart at his property in Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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42 h. ago Oxford Circus horror: Police hunt suspects after two stabbings in 24 hours

Both men’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing

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60 h. ago Blundering police force admit tipping off firefighter he had been accused of rape by ex

The alleged victim fumed she has 'absolutely no trust' in the police after her rape allegation was mistakenly leaked to the suspect - her ex-partner - in February last year.

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3 d. ago Federal appeals court to decide whether Texas can give police broad powers to arrest migrants

A federal appeals court will decide whether a Texas law to give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. can take effect

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3 d. ago Prime suspect as Brit boy, 3, 'abducted' in Marbella named by police

Little Oliver Pugh, who is three years old, was last seen in Marbella on July 4. Spanish authorities now fear his mum may have taken him to her native country of Russia

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3 d. ago Porepunkah’s alleged police killer vanished into wild alpine bush – leaving locals behind in the mess

Dezi Freeman’s anti-government views and bushcraft skills were well-known in the small Victorian town before he allegedly killed two officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt didn’t take long for Dezi Freeman to allegedly shoot and kill two police officers before he vanished into the bush in the Victorian high country, seemingly without a trace.That brief moment in time launched a manhunt that has involved hundreds of police officers from all over the country, some of Australia’s elite special forces, a visit from the premier and, as one local described it, a media “circus” in the small town of Porepunkah, in Victoria’s north east. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Hijacker' arrested after 'trying to steal plane', but motive remains a mystery

Australian police arrested a suspected hijacker who allegedly tried to seize control of an Australian passenger jet and take it to the Middle East - with investigations into the motive ongoing

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3 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’What we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi FreemanReport: Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbourGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice overnight arrested the wife of Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman, interviewing and releasing the 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy “pending further inquiries” as the manhunt in Victoria’s high country continues.On the fourth day of the massive police operation to find Freeman, who on Tuesday morning allegedly shot and killed two police officers and injured a third, police again appealed directly to the fugitive to turn himself in and bring the search to a safe end. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Top cop urges suspected police killer to 'lay down your firearms and give yourself up' as he vows hundreds of officers won't leave the area until they catch him

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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4 d. ago Dramatic police raid on Porepunkah home as Freeman's wife and teenage son are ordered to 'come out with your hands in the air'

Live updates: Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers at a property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting: police say locked doors saved ‘countless lives’

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspect, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Police say ‘countless lives’ saved during Minneapolis school shooting due to locked doors

Shooter tried to enter church to carry out attack but failed since doors had been locked when mass began, officials sayAs Minneapolis grappled with the aftermath of the mass shooting at a Catholic school church in which two children were killed and 17 people injured, police said “countless lives” had been saved by the church doors being locked as the shooter had not been able to get inside.Two children, aged eight and 10, were killed in the church pews during morning mass at the Annunciation Catholic school church. Fourteen other children, aged six to 15, were also injured, two of them critically, though officials said they were expected to survive. Three adults, parishioners in their 80s, were also injured. Police said the suspected, Robin Westman, 23, killed themself and was found dead behind the church. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt in ‘severe weather’ for shooting suspect

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killedVictoria police shooting live updatesWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect has association with ‘sovereign citizen’ ideas and called police ‘terrorist thugs’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have urged Porepunkah shooting suspect Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as their “protracted” manhunt in difficult terrain enters its third evening.Victoria police said on Thursday they had conducted searches on multiple properties near the rural township, warning anyone who harboured the alleged gunman would be prosecuted. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Police investigate suspect Robin Westman’s video ‘manifesto’ after two children killed

Robin Westman, 23, opened fire through stained-glass windows at Annunciation Catholic School as students celebrated the first Mass of the school year, police say

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5 d. ago Porepunkah police shooting live updates: Victoria police ‘throwing everything’ at manhunt for suspect as search enters day three – latest news

Police officers allegedly shot dead on Tuesday identified as detective leading senior constable Neal Thompson and senior constable Vadim de Waart. Follow today’s news liveWho is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect has association with ‘sovereign citizen’ ideas and called police ‘terrorist thugs’Slain police officers named as manhunt for alleged killer continuesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlpine parts of Victoria saw a fresh blanket of snow overnight, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning one of the strongest and widespread cold outbreaks of the winter season will soon move across the state in the coming days.Helen Reid, a meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said snow is expected to be a big part of a cold weather system moving across south-eastern Australia. The system could dump large amounts of snow – up to half a metre – over Alpine mountains near the Victoria-NSW border. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killed and 17 injured

Suspect also dead, police confirm, and 14 of those hurt are children in shooting during mass in south MinneapolisMinneapolis shooting – latest updatesShock after shooting: ‘Kids should not be fearing for their lives’Officials said two children were killed and 17 people injured in a mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday.Police responded to a shooter incident at Annunciation Catholic school in south Minneapolis early on Wednesday morning. Brian O’Hara, Minneapolis police chief, said in a press conference that two children, ages eight and 10, had been killed in church pews during a mass. Continue reading...

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