45 h. ago Live bull spotted running loose around streets of Birmingham

City is frequently associated with bulls, particularly the bronze statue guarding Bullring shopping centrePedestrians in Birmingham were left questioning whether the statue guarding the Bullring shopping centre had come to life, when a live bull was spotted running loose on the city’s streets.Video footage shared online on Friday morning showed a large bull charging around streets in east Birmingham, with police officers running alongside in a bid to contain it. The large black bull with white horns could be seen galloping past cars on a road near a roundabout, and running along pedestrianised streets. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Well they do have a Bull Ring! Bull is on the loose in Birmingham as police rush to the scene

The rampaging bull has been filmed charging down the pavement before running into the road and towards a busy roundabout.

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48 h. ago Three car smash outside Lidl as emergency services race to scene

Emergency services rushed to a three-car crash on a busy Edinburgh road during Friday morning rush hour, with paramedics treating casualties at the scene near a local Lidl.

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1 week ago Police confirm serious incident after emergency services rush to scene in Cardiff

Investigations are ongoing after a man was arrested following reports of an altercation in Adamsdown

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1 week ago Four Just Stop Oil activists jailed for plotting to disrupt Manchester Airport

Indigo Rumbelow, Daniel Knorr, Leanorah Ward, and Margaret Reid had been convicted of conspiracy to intentionally cause a public nuisance

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1 week ago Liverpool parade crash: Merseyside Police issue statement as car drives into fans

Thousands of Liverpool supporters had lined the streets of the city for the title-winning parade, but police were forced to rush to a scene after reports a car had hit pedestrians

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1 week ago Scots chippy goes up in flames as emergency services rush to scene

Emergency services were called to the Sultan Takeaway at Bughtlin Market in East Craigs after the alarm was raised shortly before 4.30pm on Monday.

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1 week ago Handsworth shooting LIVE: Two men fired upon near Birmingham school

West Midlands Police raced to a street in Birmingham after two men were shot at close to Heathfield Primary School - locals have been warned of travel disruption due to road closures

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2 w. ago The Birmingham Four: terrorist masterminds – or victims of a police fit

In August 2017, four men were jailed for life at the Old Bailey for plotting a terrorist attack. They were caught in an undercover police sting, and their defence lawyers insist their case continues to raise troubling and pressing questions ...On Friday 26 August 2016, Naweed Ali drove to his first day of work at a delivery company in Birmingham. His next door neighbour and close friend Khobaib Hussain had already been working at Hero Couriers for a month. The name seemed appropriate. There was something heroic about the work they did. Ali and Hussain were hired to drive around the country reuniting airline passengers with lost property. The pay was great, too – £100 a shift, cash in hand. It seemed too good to be true.So it proved. Hero Couriers was a front for Operation Pesage, an undercover police operation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Female pensioner dies after Shetland cliff fall as emergency crews rush to scene

“Emergency services attended and a 70-year-old woman was pronounced dead. Her next of kin is aware.

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2 w. ago Lorry 'inches away' from plunging over railway ridge in Ayr as emergency services rush to scene

The HGV lurched menacingly over on its nearside and broke clear of security fencing.

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3 w. ago Urgent appeal issued to find missing woman last seen three days ago

Police say Laura may have travelled from Greater Manchester to Birmingham

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3 w. ago Brother and sister convicted of murdering man in ‘frankly brutal’ knife attack

Mya Marsh and her brother Isaiah Marsh will be sentenced later this week for the ‘senseless’ murder of Minister Enfrence in Birmingham last year.

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4 w. ago Bilston outdoor pool horror as woman's body found sparking probe into mystery death

A woman's body was found in an outside swimming pool in Bilston, Birmingham, earlier this morning, sparking a police investigation as enquiries continue this afternoon

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4 w. ago Worksop 'explosion': Firefighters rush to scene as people told 'shut windows'

Locals have reported hearing an 'explosion' as firefighters rush to put out a blaze in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, this afternoon - emergency services have also put out a desperate warning to locals

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