11 h. ago Police found cannabis gardener hiding in loft of Wishaw house

Servet Dulla had thought about jumping from an upstairs window when he saw the officers but thought better of it.

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16 h. ago Bodycam footage released of moment brother of ‘Real Housewives’ star was shot and killed by police

Geoffrey Stirling was recorded running a red light and pleading ‘don’t shoot me’ before grabbing a police officer’s taser

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17 h. ago Two people found dead inside house as police rush to the scene

Two people have been found dead at a property in Exmouth, Devon, as police raced to an address in Salterton Road following reports of an "incident" at a house.

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18 h. ago Two found dead inside Exmouth house as police race to the scene

Two people have been found dead at a home in Exmouth after police were called to the property on Wednesday night following reports of an incident

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33 h. ago Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after India claims to target ‘terror camps’ with airstrikes

Missile strikes and subsequent exchange of fire along border leave at least 36 people dead on both sides

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34 h. ago Investigations continue at Rochdale home five days on from counter

Armed police and SAS troops stormed a house on East Street in Rochdale, and a cordon is still in place as officers carry out investigations

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36 h. ago On the ground in Kashmir: The Independent reports live from wreckage site

India said it had conducted precision strikes in Pakistan in an overnight military operation on Wednesday, 7 May, following a terrorist attack in Kashmir that left 26 people dead and escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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41 h. ago LIVE: Police tape off street outside house as police investigate fire

Detectives are in attendance

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58 h. ago Police issue statement after armed officers storm streets and raid house

Officers investigated a report of a suspected abduction

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60 h. ago Police appeal for information after reports of attempted housebreakings in Blantyre

Officers received reports of a man approaching properties in Mossgiel Terrace, Nairn Avenue and Lochalsh Place on Monday, May 5.

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66 h. ago Brit student nurse's roommate charged with murder after being found stabbed to death in Texas

Elizabeth Odunsi, known to her friends and family as Tamilore Odunsi, was found with multiple stab wounds on the kitchen floor of a property in Texas at around 3.50pm on April 26, according to Houston Police

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67 h. ago British student nurse’s roommate charged with her murder in Texas

Elizabeth Odunsi was found with multiple stab wounds on April 26, Houston Police said.

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3 d. ago Argument outside a Foot Locker turns to gunfire leaving two people dead

The suspect took a gun from a vehicle and began shooting at the victims after the argument turned violent, police have said said

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3 d. ago Trump is swiftly undoing transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies

The Trump administration is swiftly remaking housing policy as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections for transgender people

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3 d. ago 5 despicable and puzzling things Donald Trump did in 24 hours from Alcatraz to tariffs

It has been a typically chaotic day in the White House, with US President Donald Trump making unexpected policy announcements on social media and sparking alarm about another war

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3 d. ago Inside the 58 hours that saw French police free a crypto hostage whose finger was chopped off

Police tracked the gang to a house in the Essonne region south of Paris

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3 d. ago BREAKING: China tourist boat horror as sightseeing vessel capsizes leaving 10 dead

The tourist boats capsized in Qianxi city, China, leaving at least 10 people dead - we'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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3 d. ago China tourist boat horror as sightseeing vessel capsizes leaving 10 dead

Multiple tourist boats capsized after a sudden rain and hail storm on a river in Qianxi city, China, leaving at least 10 people dead and another 70 in hospital

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3 d. ago Trump targets housing policies in latest battle against transgender rights

HUD is retreating from long-established fair-housing protections by closing discrimination complaints

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3 d. ago In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies

In the months since President Donald Trump took back the White House and installed a loyalist to lead the federal housing department, HUD Secretary Scott Turner and his team have moved swiftly to undo, uproot and remake the agency’s decades of work and priorities

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