The Independent

Dozens of Just Stop Oil supporters suspected of planning to disrupt airports this summer have been arrested across England.The Metropolitan Police said 27 people were taken into custody, including some believed to be “key organisers” for the climate group.All the arrests were made under a section of the Public Order Act that makes it illegal to conspire to disrupt national infrastructure.25 Just Stop Oil supporters suspected of planning to disrupt airports have been arrested in a nationally co-ordinated operation. https://t.co/SdRMhVCu6a pic.twitter.com/nM028ZHcJo— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) June 28, 2024Four people were arrested on Tuesday after being identified at Gatwick Airport and have...

Police arrest 27 Just Stop Oil supporters in crackdown on airport disruption bid

A British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife told a friend he had “cut his leg” on a cactus and had “no idea where he was” in a frantic last phone call.Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning when he called his friend, Lucy Law, after attempting to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.The walk from Rural de Teno park, his last known location, to the south of the Spanish island, would take around 11 hours on foot.Search teams refocused their efforts on Thursday in the north...

Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

A "truly depraved" man who raped, falsely imprisoned and robbed a woman has been jailed. Haseeb Khalil, 27, of Flaxby Road, Sheffield, was sentenced to nine years and nine months for rape and a number of other offences at Sheffield Crown Court on 24 May. His co-accused Amaad Yaseen, 27,...

Man jailed for rape and false imprisonment

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Chloe Hunt could have survived had the pens been removed sooner, a coroner says.

Woman's death from swallowing pens was 'avoidable'

The Guardian

Krishnan Guru-Murthy hosts a debate on how to fix the NHS after a special Dispatches. Plus: an extra-long episode of House of the Dragon. Here’s what to watch this evening

TV tonight: months of undercover A&E footage is a deeply troubling watch

Wet 'n' Wild owner Serco Leisure confirms the sale, but does not reveal details of its new owner.

Waterpark sold to unnamed developer

The lead actor in the original detective series Bergerac has said he was offered a cameo role but turned it down. John Nettles, who is 80, said he was "too old" for the role. The original BBC series, which was based in and depicted Jersey and aired from 1981 to 1991, featured Nettles as Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac.

Bergerac star John Nettles turns down remake role

A doctor who was on drugs while seeing patients has been suspended. Nathan Sandles, who worked as a GP at Church Langley Medical Centre in Harlow, Essex, was found acting "drowsy, sleepy and disorientated" while on shift. He prescribed medication for himself by falsely using a patient’s name, the Medical...

GP suspended for being on drugs while on shift

The Standard

A man and a woman have been jailed for modern slavery offences after a “dishevelled” boy was found with heroin at London Bridge station.The British Transport Police found the vulnerable 15-year-old at the station on September 22, who claimed he had been staying with a friend.Safeguarding procedures were immediately implemented and the child admitted to be carrying heroin.Days later, officers raided an address and arrested Karen Seddon, 38, and Peace Bello, 21, for being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and human trafficking and modern slavery offences.Bello was found to be in possession of a county line drugs...

Pair jailed for modern slavery offences after 'dishevelled' boy found with heroin at London Bridge station

The church says a £250k grant means the scaffold could be removed but it still needs £128k more.

Church scaffolding to stay despite removal claims

Indiana State

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Indiana State Police have declared a Silver Alert for the son of a former Colts player after his parents backed out of an arrangement to bring the teen to police. He has been considered missing for 12 days. Indiana State Police are asking for the public’s...

Parents not cooperating in search for ex-Colts player’s son: ISP

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living

Police investigating the deaths of a paramedic and a student nurse found dead in Staffordshire say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.“We can now confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and a man in Hednesford,” said a force spokesperson on Friday evening.Lauren Evans, 22, and 24-year-old Daniel Duffield were found dead at a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.Mr Duffield was later revealed to be a paramedic at West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), who appeared on series 11...

Staffordshire Police 'not looking for anyone else' in connection with death of paramedic and woman

An investigation was launched following concerns for a boy in Broadwater Road, Worthing, on Monday.

Man charged after attempted child abduction

A woman who suffered repeated blackouts died after doctors failed to diagnose her irregular heartbeat, despite it being indicated in tests. Rose Fuentebaja from Stratford-upon-Avon had been in hospital for a week when she suffered a cardiac arrest and died in June 2017. Doctors at Warwick Hospital mistakenly believed the...

Mother died after doctors missed heart problem

A man found dead at a house was a paramedic working in the West Midlands, the region's ambulance service has confirmed. A murder investigation was launched after the bodies of two people were found at a home on Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Staffordshire, at about 12:30 BST on Tuesday. Police...

Man found dead inside house was paramedic

 This is the horrifying moment a predator followed a teenage schoolgirl before sexually assaulting her in broad daylight.Police have shared the chilling footage of Irtiza Abbas targeting a 15-year-old as they appeal for other victims to come forward.The 25-year-old, who has been jailed for two years for assaulting two young women, can be seen closely following his female victims in two separate incidents in Birmingham.The attacker loitered near Aston University before following a lone student in January.He followed the 22-year-old along Dartmouth Middleway for a while to make sure she was alone before he grabbed her and assaulted her.A...

Moment ‘serial’ predator targets schoolgirl before being chased off by her father

Two men and a woman remain in custody for questioning, Cumbria Police say.

Three arrested and drugs seized in police raid

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Police remove 26 men from flight for disruptive behaviour

A group of 26 men were kicked off an Easyjet flight at Glasgow airport over disruptive behaviour. The plane bound...

Police remove 26 men from flight for disruptive behaviour

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