6 h. ago Urgent update from police on missing boy, 11, after hundreds of locals join search

Police were asking people to go home as it was getting dark, and to leave the search to the specialist teams who will continue to work in the area overnight in search for the missing 11-year-old

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44 h. ago ‘One in a million’: teen surfer found on remote island 14km off Australian coast

A search involving Marine Rescue NSW, police, PolAir and locals on and around Wooli beach led to Darcy Deefholts, 19, being rescuedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 19-year-old surfer is stable in hospital after being found safe on a remote island off the northern New South Wales coast of Australia in an outcome his dad described as “one in a million”.Darcy Deefholts’ family were “fearing for the worst”, his father, Terry, said in an urgent post to Facebook calling for rescue help on Wednesday night.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Sex haven where randy Brit grans are flocking to romp with toyboys

Each year, mature women flock to The Gambia in search of a holiday romance with a local toyboy, leaving authorities to despair over the country's nickname, ‘The Gran-bia’

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68 h. ago Police launch appeal for help in search for missing Dunblane pensioner

Frances has been reported missing after the last sighting of her around 7.30pm on a footpath heading to Bridge of Allan.

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3 d. ago Body found in hunt for missing soldier who vanished from army base

Alex Cairnie's disappearance sparked a major search operation including troops combing the local area

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9 d. ago Bali ferry sinking leaves at least four dead, dozens missing

Twenty-three people who were on the ferry travelling from Java have so far been rescued, Indonesia police sayAt least four people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island of Bali, according to local police.The vessel sank before midnight on Wednesday in the Bali Strait as it sailed to a port in the north of the famous holiday island, departing from Banyuwangi, a town on Indonesia’s main island of Java, the local search and rescue agency in Surabaya said in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Clyde launch search for a CEO as new post created in 'pivotal strategic move'

The Bully Wee are recruiting off the park as well as on it

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3 w. ago Search launched for Town of the Year as Scotland Love Local Awards return

The search is on to find Scotland’s Town of the Year as nominations open for the 2025 Scotland Loves Local Awards.

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