All news on the topic: Incidents

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Wetherspoon pub landlady stabbed in triple stabbing as police swarm the venue
Three people, including the establishment’s landlady were allegedly knifed with cops swarming the Wetherspoon pub and three people arrested in connection with the incident.
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Two people dead as apartment block collapses in Turkey
Two bodies recovered from wreckage of block in city of Konya, with three other people rescued
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Tragic end: Grandfather drowns near SS Vina shipwreck while exploring with granddaughter
Raymond Mills, 74, had walked to the shipwreck of the SS Vina at Brancaster Beach in Norfolk with his granddaughter - but got into difficulties after being caught in the tide
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TV presenter Peter Cardwell hospitalized after collapsing at GP practice
TV presenter rushed to hospital after collapsing at GP practice amid ongoing health struggles.
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Police investigate "serious assault" in Plymouth’s West Hoe, public urged to avoid area
Officers with Devon and Cornwall Police remain at the scene of a "serious assault" in the West Hoe area of Plymouth, and have advised people to stay away from the area
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Armed suspect arrested after knife incident causes lockdown at Lilly Lane Primary School in Manchester
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after he was said to have tried to attack another parent in the playground of a primary school.
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Man dies after alleged escalator push at London’s Waterloo Station
A man died after he was allegedly pushed down an escalator at Waterloo Station in London, police said.
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Soldier fires at civilian car in Poland
A drunk soldier in the Polish town of Mielnik fired shots at a civilian car. The man was immediately detained, according to Polish Radio Białystok.
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Floods lead to major incident being declared in Manchester
Police say they are supporting clean-up operations which taking place following floods across Greater Manchester in Bolton, Didsbury, Harpurhey, Stalybridge, Stockport and Wigan - along with the Environment Agency, National Highways and the fire service.
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Two men injured, one seriously, as car ’swerves towards crowds’ during New Year fireworks on Primrose Hill
Police have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing grievous bodily harm and possession of controlled drugs, after a car swerved towards crowds of people watching the New Year fireworks in London.
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Two men found dead ‘while looking for Bigfoot’ in US national forest
Two men have been found dead after setting off on an expedition to find the mythical Bigfoot creature, police in the US state of Oregon said.
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Police ’extremely concerned’ for unidentified woman dragged into car and assaulted
Police are ‘extremely concerned’ for a woman who was seen being dragged into a vehicle and assaulted.
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Terrifying moment man dragged under train prompts warning for Christmas travelers
Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a man tripped and was dragged by an oncoming train in London’s Blackfriars station.
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Woman burned to death after being set on fire in New York subway, man arrested for ’depraved’ attack
A woman died after being set on fire on a New York subway train on Sunday, with a man arrested on suspicion of carrying out the "depraved" attack.
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Shops catch fire after car allegedly crashes into supermarket and oil is poured over it
People have been urged to avoid an area of Birmingham where emergency services are tackling a “significant fire”.
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Plane crash lands at Belfast airport as passenger plane’s landing gear collapses during ’hard landing’
Flights at Belfast City Airport have been cancelled after an incident on the runway from an AerLingus aircraft which has sparked a large emergency service response
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US military mistakenly downs its own fighter jet
Two US Navy pilots were shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the US military said.
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Toddler among two dead and 70 injured in German Christmas market attack
At least two people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany.
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Primary school on lockdown after man in his 40s stabbed; attacker still on the run
A primary school was locked down this morning after a man in his forties was stabbed and the attacker fled.
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Family’s screams captured as house explodes, but they achieve a ’miracle survival’ in London
The neighbour to an East London house which was destroyed in an explosion last night says it was a ‘miracle’ no one in his property was hurt.
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House explosion narrowly misses London bus
A London bus had a lucky miss when a house exploded just as it approached this afternoon.
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British woman killed in Italy crash as police find overturned car in canal
A British woman, aged 44, has sadly died after crashing her car in Italy - police spotted her car in a canal but by the time they retrieved her body it was too late
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Schoolgirl, 13, ’falls from pod’ on 60ft Ferris wheel in shocking video footage
Terrified onlookers whipped out their phones and captured the moment a 13-year-old girl was forced out of a Ferris wheel pod and left dangling out the side for a gruelling few minutes
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Team GB Olympic champion hospitalized after high-speed bike crash into spectators
Team GB’s Olympic champion cyclist Katy Marchant was taken to hospital after crashing into spectators during an event in London on Saturday.
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Four-year-old boy dies after being struck by bus in Tipton
Officers are seeking dash cam footage of the incident which happened shortly before 4.55pm on Friday in High Street, Tipton, in Sandwell.