3 h. ago Busy Scots street sealed off as fire crews battle blaze with high

Emergency services were called to Craigentinny Road near Leith after the alarm was raised at around 5.15pm on Monday.

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16 h. ago Murder probe launched after mother, 40, is 'assassinated' on her own doorstep in South Wales

Emergency services were called to the Green Park Estate in Talbot Green, South Wales at 6.10pm on Sunday after reports of gunfire.

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50 h. ago BBC chairman Samir Shah says broadcaster needs more northern working class staff

He also discussed how junior staff have felt ‘vulnerable’ and ‘preyed on’ by people with power.

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62 h. ago Barefoot man holding Palestinian flag climbs Big Ben’s Elizabeth Tower

Emergency services have been called out to bring down a man who climbed the Palace of Westminster’s Elizabeth Tower barefoot, carrying a Palestine flag.

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63 h. ago Emergency services called to man climbing up Houses of Parliament

A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said it is responding alongside the Metropolitan Police to reports of a person scaling the Palace of Westminster.

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66 h. ago At least 35 people injured in crash involving ADF vehicle near Lismore, northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident, which reports indicate was a large troop transport vehicleEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people have been injured in a road incident involving an Australian Defence Force vehicle at Lismore, in northern New South Wales.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with inital reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago At least 35 people injured in crash involving two ADF vehicles near Lismore in northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident shortly after 5pm with some ADF personnel ‘seriously’ injured, according to the prime ministerEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people have been injured in a road incident involvingtwo Australian Defence Force vehicles at Lismore, in northern New South Wales.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with inital reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago At least 35 people in crash involving two ADF vehicles near Lismore in northern NSW

Nineteen ambulances dispatched to incident shortly after 5pm with some ADF personnel ‘seriously’ injured, according to the prime ministerEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 35 people were involved in a collision between two Australian Defence Force vehicles at Lismore, in northern New South Wales that has left 13 injured, some seriously.Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with initial reports that 22 people had been injured. This was increased to 36 people shortly after 6pm. A defence spokesperson said late on Saturday night that 13 personnel were injured, despite more being involved. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Florida man calls 911 for help with Donald Trump assassination plot

Justin Blaxton, 34, from Florida, made multiple calls to emergency services where he said that he was going to assassinate Donald Trump and also claimed he would "destroy" New York

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5 d. ago Scots furniture tycoons' hit with ban after going bust owing customers goods worth £100K

George and Williamina Hay, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, took orders for adjustable beds and chairs - most of which were from 'elderly and vulnerable' people and were not placed with suppliers.

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5 d. ago Vulnerable people called him in an emergency, and he just made things worse

One of Suhaib Sirajudin's victims paid more than £3,000 for the repair of a toilet leak that should have cost £300

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6 d. ago Major incident in West Lothian as air ambulance rushes to scene

Emergency services were called to the Blackburn Road area in Bathgate after the alarm was raised.

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6 d. ago CCTV released of three men after horror attack in Scots park

Emergency services were called to Auldhouse Park in Glasgow, following reports of an incident.

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7 d. ago Police deliver ‘emergency donuts’ to toddler after he calls 911

This is the moment a toddler in Oklahoma called 911 to ask for ‘emergency donuts,’ which officers later delivered to his home.

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8 d. ago Woman dies after collapsing inside Wetherspoons pub in Truro city centre

Emergency services were called to the Try Dowr JD Wetherspoons pub in Lemon Quay, Truto, at 1.50pm on Saturday after a woman collapsed. She was pronounced dead at the scene

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9 d. ago Five teens are arrested as boy, 17, is stabbed and girl, 16, and a second 16

Emergency services were called to an address around the historic street of Hounds Gate, Nottingham (pictured), shortly after 11.40pm on Friday.

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9 d. ago Five teenagers arrested after boy, 17, stabbed ‘at flat party’

Emergency services were called after the incident at an address in Hounds Gate, Nottingham, shortly after 11.40pm on Friday.

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9 d. ago Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say

Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictionsThe rise of “0 to 100” killers who go from watching torture, mutilation and beheading videos in their bedrooms to committing murder suggests there could be a link between extreme violence online and in real life, experts have said.Criminal justice experts advocated a new approach, inspired by counter-terrorism, to identify an emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions, after cases such as Nicholas Prosper, who killed his mother and siblings and planned a primary school massacre. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Murder bid' charge as three appear in court following Scots street disturbance

Emergency services were called to Donaldson Street, near Muirhead Street, in Kirkintilloch at around 5pm on Thursday.

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1 week ago Five charged after two left with facial injuries in Scots street disturbance

Emergency services were called to Donaldson Street, near Muirhead Street, in Kirkintilloch after the alarm was raised at around 5pm on Thursday.

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