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Two people have been killed in what police say was a “rolling terror attack” in northern Israel. Police said the attacker ran over a pedestrian in the eastern city of Beit Shean, then drove on before stabbing a woman near Ein Harod, about 8 miles (12.5km) to the west. The …

Three people were seriously injured in a crash on Christmas Eve. Merseyside Police was called to the East Lancashire Road at its junction with Stonebridge Lane in Croxteth in Liverpool just before 20:40 GMT where a black Ford Puma and a grey Audi A4 were involved in a collision. The …

Aerial pictures showed a crowd of people running into the sea at one of the few Christmas Day dips to go ahead. Organisers of the swim in Lowestoft, Suffolk said they had worked with coastguards, lifeguards and St John Ambulance to put on the event, despite several others being cancelled …

Three people have been arrested after a driver died when his car and a tractor collided. The 59-year-old was killed when the green Ford Kuga he was driving and a JCB Fastrac crashed on the B1189 Martin Road, near Barff Farm in Blankney, Lincolnshire, on the afternoon of 16 December. …

Hundreds of people braved chilly waters to take part in the 60th annual Christmas Day dip at a popular seaside resort. Despite a yellow weather warning for wind, organisers said more than 1,800 people entered the water in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, making it a record-breaking year. The tradition began in …

A significant emergency service response has begun after reports of a number of people getting into difficulty in the water off the Devon coast. Police were called at 10:25 GMT to the beach at Budleigh Salterton after concern was raised for people in the water. A number of people have …

Two people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Bangor, County Down. It happened in Chippendale Avenue on Christmas Eve. One person is in a critical condition after the incident. There are no further details. The police have appealed for information. BBC News

BBC Several people are feared to have been killed and injured in Nigeria after a suspected suicide bomber carried out an attack on a mosque in Borno state. Eyewitnesses said the blast happened during evening prayers. One report suggests seven people were killed, but there has been no official confirmation …

Two men have appeared in court accused of being involved in drugs offences linked to organised crime. David Stephen and Shaun Brown, both 30, are alleged to have transported cocaine and cannabis as well as money at two properties in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, between March and June 2020. Stephen faces …

Hundreds of people have taken part in the annual Christmas Eve dip at Helen’s Bay beach in County Down. Around 500 swam while another 500 watched from the shoreline at the festive event run by the open water swim group, Helen’s Baywatch. Many of the swimmers wore Santa hats or …

One of Wales’ most popular canals has been lit up in a Christmas lantern display to mark its 225th anniversary. Once an industrial corridor, the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal now attracts about three million visitors every year, with the displays marking its first cargo journey on Christmas Eve 1800. Hundreds …

The military chief of Libya has been killed alongside four others in a plane crash in Turkey. Wreckage has been found after a small private jet carrying General Muhammad Ali Ahmad al Haddad crashed near Ankara, the Turkish government said. In a statement, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibeh said the …

[ A study published in Neurology looks at how age may affect recovery for people with spinal cord injuries. “With population growth and improvements in medicine, the number of people diagnosed with spinal cord injury is increasing and the average age at the time of injury is rising,” said study …

[ A multicenter study led by UC Davis Health has tested a new treatment designed to improve care for people with a rare liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis. Researchers learned that an anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic monoclonal antibody known as nebokitug was safe and showed potential efficacy in patients with …

National Crime Agency Sidrah Nosheen was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court to over 21 years in jail A woman has been jailed for 21 years and six months after National Crime Agency (NCA) officers found £8.5m worth of heroin stashed in her bedroom. Sidrah Nosheen, 34, from Bradford, was part …

Turkey says signal has been lost with a jet carrying the Libyan army chief and four other people. In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says this happened at 20:52 local time (17:52 GMT) – about 42 minutes after the Falcon 50 business jet took off from …

The judge in Sandy Peggie’s employment tribunal case has made more corrections to his original ruling. The nurse partially won her claim against Fife Health board after refusing to share a women’s changing room with doctor Beth Upton, who is transgender. Last week, the tribunal took steps to amend the …

Footage captures the moment rescuers discover a survivor in the wreckage of a plane crash that killed at least 5 people, with one person still missing. Two people were rescued and taken to an area hospital. Sky Decker, a local yacht captain, said he took two police officers to the …

[ Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to their neurotypical counterparts. Source link

BBC The road is expected to fully reopen in February Demolition work on a Perth city centre building badly damaged in a fatal fire in June has been completed. A man died and two people, an eight-year-old girl and a 27-year-old man, were taken to hospital following the fire in …