13 h. ago Elderly woman killed in horror tractor crash as police issue urgent appeal

Emergency services were called to the scene in Newquay, Cornwall, before a local woman in her eighties was taken to hospital via air ambulance - and sadly died the following day

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9 d. ago Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export

Move comes after French scientists issued urgent appeal to prevent La Pascaline from leaving the countryA rare example of the first functioning calculating machine in history looks likely to stay in France after Christie’s withdrew it from auction pending a definitive ruling from a Paris court on whether or not it can be exported.La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642, when he was just 19, and billed as “the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction”, had been expected to fetch more than €2m (£1.8m). Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Police issue urgent appeal for teenager missing for second time in five days

Jamie Kennedy was last seen at 8,45pm on November 18th

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1 week ago Police issue urgent appeal as fears grow for missing boy, 16, last seen at railway station

Jamie Kennedy was reported missing at around 1am on Friday

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2 w. ago Cops issue urgent appeal to trace missing man who travelled 300 miles to Arran

James Smith has been missing for over two weeks after travelling to the Isle of Arran.

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2 w. ago Urgent appeal issued to find pregnant woman missing for four days

Jessica is seven months pregnant

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3 w. ago Missing pensioner 'heading to Scotland' with two dogs as police issue urgent appeal

The 76-year-old is thought to be travelling with his two black Labradors

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3 w. ago Urgent appeal issued to find wanted man with links to Manchester city centre

Officers are searching for the 18-year-old

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4 w. ago Urgent appeal issued to find Manchester man missing for two days

Concerns are growing for Ivan

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