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Damage to buildings is possible with expected fast-flowing floodwater meaning there's a 'good chance' communities will be cut off by blocked roads and power cuts

Alex Batty spoke to Susan Caruana on a video call from near Toulouse, France, where he was located and picked up by a lorry driver, Greater Manchester Police said

Maureen Batty spoke to The Mirror as nephew Alex Batty was confirmed safe and well on Thursday after he was picked up on a road in the south of France by a lorry driver

A boat carrying migrants in the Channel has got into difficulty with one person dying and another is in a critical condition with the survivors taken to Calais, said French authorities

Missing mum Gaynor Lord's friend Julie Butcher said she received two calls from her on Friday afternoon and keeps replaying the conversation 'over and over again'

South Wales Police have confirmed a body has been found following a huge explosion and fire at a premises on Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Rhondda Cynon Taff, on Wednesday

Thomas Lenthall, 40, smashed into a Polo car carrying sisters Maddie and Libby North, aged 21 and 17, while speeding at 100mph in his Audi RS6 in July. He's been jailed for 10 years

Lawrence Bierton, 63, bludgeoned his elderly neighbour, 73-year-old Pauline Quinn, to death with a coffee table at her home in Rayton Spur, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Alex Batty, who is from Oldham, Greater Manchester, went missing while travelling with family members in Marbella, Spain when he was just 11 and hadn't been seen since

Judges in Scotland refused Nicholas Rossi's appeal ruling that he will be extradited to the US where he faces charges as a rape suspect

A 14-year-old girl has tragically died after she plummeted from a high-rise block of flats in the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, East London on Monday afternoon

One fortunate lottery player has been announced as the winner of the 'must be won' draw on Wednesday - and the lucky punter has bagged a whopping £13 million jackpot

A huge explosion was reported at the industrial estate in Treforest with multiple fire crews in attendance as South Wales Police declared a 'major incident' and people were warned to stay away from A&E

The 31-year-old pedestrian died after he was hit by a vehicle in Nottingham city centre at around 3am on Wednesday morning which was being followed by Nottinghamshire Police at the time

Tesco has issued a warning to customers who bought its cranberry stuffing mix over fears the Christmas staple may contain moths, the Food Standards Agency has said

A 27-year-old man, described as an off-duty student officer - has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving and driving dangerously after a car smashed into a house

Bernard Looney, former chief executive of BP, will lose £32.4 million worth of salary, pension, bonus payments and shares after 'knowingly misleading the board' over past relationships

The behemoth fashion chain has faced severe backlash for featuring mannequins with missing limbs surrounded by rubble in their newest campaign which has been compared to images emerging from Gaza

One person has been injured after a fire ripped through at least seven businesses in Bronx. The blaze reportedly started in a kitchen and spread rapidly, according to one eyewitness

Gary Lineker clashes with Conservative MPs have landed him back in hot water with BBC chiefs after the corporation's incoming chairman admitted the Match of the Day hosts has broken their rules

Best known for playing Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street, Andrew Braugher has died at the age of 61

The National Lottery has announced tonight's winning EuroMillions and Thunderball numbers - with some luck, you could bag some extra cash to spend as you wish ahead of Christmas

Lizzie McGuire and How I Met Your Father star Hilary Duff is expecting another baby with music producer husband Matthew Koma, and her cute announcement has delighted fans

Scottish Power Energy Networks said the power cut is affecting various parts of Liverpool and that it had "no advance warning" before becoming aware on Tuesday afternoon

Callum Griffiths, 19, Jesse Owen, 18, and Morgan Smith, 18, have been named as the three teenagers killed in a horror crash between an Audi and a bus in Coedely, South Wales