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Part of the M2 is closed in Kent after a vehicle crashed into the central reservation barrier. The London-bound carriageway is shut between junctions five (for Maidstone) and four (for Gillingham) while police carry out an investigation. National Highways said the closure is expected to remain in place throughout the …

Google The incident happened on Luck Lane, in Huddersfield, on Tuesday evening A man has suffered “life-changing” injuries after being shot in the leg in what police have described as a “targeted attack”. West Yorkshire Police said armed officers were called to Luck Lane, in the Paddock area of Huddersfield, …

Fife Jammer Locations Police confirmed a man was pronounced dead at the scene A man and a dog have died after a fire at a property in Fife. Emergency services were called to reports of a blaze at Brodie Court in Glenrothes at around 01:30 on Wednesday. Police confirmed a …

Two men have been arrested and charged with involvement in serious and organised crime and drug supply after a raid in South Lanarkshire. The men, both aged 30, were arrested in Cambuslang as part of a large-scale operation by Police Scotland’s Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit. Police said the …

Fubar News Police were called to the incident on Tuesday afternoon A man has been charged after firearms officers were called to an incident in Aberdeen. Police said a disturbance was reported at an address in the city’s Marquis Road at about 15:00 on Tuesday. A 43-year-old man was later …

Police are looking for a “large group” of motorcyclists dressed as Santa in north Wales after a crash left a man in hospital with serious injuries. North Wales Police were called to the single-track road between Glyn Ceirog, Llangollen, Denbighshire, and Fron, Wrexham, at 14:15 GMT on Sunday after reports …

A drink-driver who crashed into Nottingham’s Guildhall building after losing control of his vehicle has been banned from the roads for 16 months. Melvin Mugambe, 20, ploughed into the corner of the listed building at the junction of South Sherwood Street and Burton Street, shortly before 04:00 GMT on 2 …

Police are carrying out searches in Londonderry following reports a suspicious device has been left in the Currynierin area of the city. Cordons have been put in place at Elm Close and Ridgeway Drive after reports the device had been left in Tullymore Road. It is understood residents have been …

A man in his 40s has been arrested after police seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €3.7m (£3.2m) at Rosslare port. More than 53kg (117lb) of the suspected drug was seized at the Wexford port on Monday. The drugs were discovered when an accompanied freight unit, which had …

A company behind an AI-powered app called CrimeRadar has apologised for the distress caused by false crime alerts issued to local US communities after a BBC Verify investigation. CrimeRadar uses artificial intelligence to monitor openly available police radio communications, automatically generating a transcript and then producing crime alerts for users …

Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of 20-year-old Karen Lojore. BBC News

A 22-year-old man has been charged over nine sexual assaults across a single evening in Edinburgh. Shashank Kasturi is accused of a series of attacks on women in the city’s Stockbridge on 12 December. Police launched an appeal for information after several women came forward to report incidents, after which, …

A man has been charged with murder after an incident at a house in Whitburn. Rafal Niewojt, 48, is accused of killing Grzegorz Bialy at the house on Gilchrist Crescent in the West Lothian town on Friday. Mr Bialy, who was 56, was pronounced dead at the scene after police …

A major incident has been declared at a Shropshire canal where a giant hole has emerged. Aerial footage appears to show that the structural integrity of a stretch of waterway in Whitchurch has given way, raising flooding fears. Boats were left either stricken in the cavity or left teetering on …

Two men were killed in a crash between a recovery truck and a car on Saturday night. Driver of the Isuzu recovery vehicle, Matthew Hardy, 34, of Pwllheli, and VW Golf driver Daniel Atkinson, 40, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, both died in the collision on the A487 Porthmadog bypass in Gwynedd …

A boat which sparked a major missing person search after washing ashore in Aberdeenshire had set off from Arbroath, BBC Scotland News understands. The vessel ran aground near Inverbervie beach at about 11:15 on Saturday. Emergency services, including a coastguard helicopter, were involved in the initial search. Police Scotland said …

A 50-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash near Inverness. Emergency services were called to an unclassified road at Whitebridge, south east of Loch Ness, at about 18:45 on Friday. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesperson said inquiries into the crash were ongoing. …

PA Media Two men were arrested during the operation in Shettleston Two men have been arrested after a £10m drugs recovery in Glasgow. Police Scotland confirmed officers seized a “significant quantity” of cocaine and heroin during a morning raid in Balintore Street, in the Shettleston area of the city. The …

Getty Images Police were called to Holland Road in the Hurst Green area of Oxted Two teenage men have died after a car crashed into a tree, police said. Surrey Police said officers were called to reports of a serious crash involving a white Tesla on Holland Road, near the …

A 93-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car in Rathfriland, County Down. Patrick Joseph Brady died at the scene of the collision which happened on the Newry Road at about 22:45 GMT on Saturday. Mr Brady, who was known as Patsy, was from the Barnmeen area. …