77 m. ago Three women rushed to hospital after their car was crashed into during police chase

Police officers in Sydney, Australia started a pursuit after the driver of a Ford Ranger allegedly failed to stop after they saw allegedly speeding through a red light

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1 hour ago House passes sweeping defense policy bill amid tensions between Trump and Congress

Further provisions within the bill demand greater transparency on boat strikes in the Caribbean

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2 h. ago Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act

Figures for England and Wales show there were 51,672 offences for child sexual exploitation and abuse online in 2024Online child sexual abuse in England and Wales has surged by a quarter within a year, figures show, prompting police to call for social media platforms to do more to protect young people.Becky Riggs, the acting chief constable of Staffordshire police, called for tech companies to use AI tools to automatically prevent indecent pictures from being uploaded and shared on their sites. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Shock rise in online child sexual abuse revealed with half of offenders under 18

Online messaging app Snapchat was used in more than half of all cases recorded by police with six children being targeted every hour in the digital world by offenders often under the age of 18

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2 h. ago Fewer than 1 in 4 grooming gang suspects arrested in early stages of police probes last year

FEWER than one in four grooming gang suspects were arrested in the early stages of police investigations last year.  And the ethnicity of suspects was recorded only in a third of cases.  The damning statistics have been released today in a National Police Chiefs’ Council report.   It shows that 4,450 group-based child sexual exploitation...

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2 h. ago Incredible reason girl, 11, becomes youngest person to be honoured with an MBE

Carmela Chillery-Watson, 11, was recognised in the King's Birthday Honours for her services to charitable fundraising after raising over £400,000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK

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2 h. ago Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest

A powerful atmospheric river has drenched Washington state with nearly 5 trillion gallons of rain over the past week

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2 h. ago Police boss is called back to Parliament AGAIN over 'shoddy evidence and falsehoods' after banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa

West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford has been recalled to Parliament amid claims he mislead MPs while explaining why Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from an Aston Villa game.

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3 h. ago 'Human Barbie' TikTok star could be 'dug up' amid fears she was 'strangled to death'

Bárbara Jankavski Marquez died last month following what São Paulo police believed was a drug overdose - prosecutors are now exploring whether she may have been murdered

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3 h. ago Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police

Ally claims former MAS president ‘illegally kidnapped’ and suggests arrest linked to fund for Indigenous BoliviansBolivia’s former president Luis Arce was reportedly detained and taken to police headquarters on Wednesday.His former presidency minister, María Nela Prada Tejada, posted a video on social media saying she had received information from “unofficial sources” that Arce had been “illegally kidnapped” by police. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Police Scotland waves the white flag in war on drugs as officers dish out 1,200 'slap on the wrist' warnings to people caught with Class A substances

More than 1,200 'slap on the wrist' warnings were handed out by police last year to people caught with Class A drugs - allowing them to escape without punishment.

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4 h. ago CVC creates president role as private equity firm prepares for succession

Peter Rutland, who heads financial services buyouts for the Amsterdam listed firm, will take on the new role

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4 h. ago Apple is down as popular iPhone services are hit with major outage

Apple fans are outraged after several of their favorite iPhone services stopped working on Wednesday afternoon.

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4 h. ago Met Police issue plea to help find man, 45, missing since leaving his son's hospital bedside

Gareth is described as 5ft 8in, clean-shaven and bald - he was last seen in Paddington

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4 h. ago Hunt launched after woman 'has knife held to her neck and is sexually assaulted by group of masked men'

The victim was walking between Old Run View and West Grange Road in the Belle Isle area of Leeds at 10.50am on Monday morning when the incident occurred, West Yorkshire Police said.

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4 h. ago Husband's lies to police after 'holding wife underwater in hot tub' and killing her

Andrew Georgiou, attempted to cover his tracks after drowning his wife Carol.

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4 h. ago US signs nearly $140m deal to purchase six Boeing 737s for use in deportations

Funds for contract signed with Daedalus Aviation will come from $170bn allocated for Trump’s border policyThe Department of Homeland Security has signed a nearly $140m contract to purchase six Boeing 737 planes for deportation operations.The contract, signed with the Virginia-based firm Daedalus Aviation, was first reported by the Washington Post on Wednesday and later confirmed by DHS. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago South Lanarkshire services help support people during cost of living crisis

The Money Matters Advice Service (MMAS) has helped people claim more than £14 million.

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6 h. ago 'Slow down,' say police after 2 officers injured while responding to 400 southwestern Ontario crashes

'Slow down,' say police after 2 officers injured while responding to 400 southwestern Ontario crashes  CBC

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6 h. ago Fed cuts interest rates but signals pause in further reductions

The decision to lower the benchmark policy rate drew three dissents

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