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PA Media Approximately 202.5kg of suspected cocaine was seized by revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford Gardaí (Irish police) have arrested a man following the seizure of cocaine worth €14.2m (£12.3m) in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. Approximately 202.5kg of suspected cocaine was seized by revenue officers …

Police are appealing for information about a young boy who was spotted cycling alone with no helmet on on a main road in Dundee. BBC News understands the boy, aged between four and six, had been cycling for a considerable distance near traffic when the matter was reported to police …

A blaze at a derelict hotel on the Isle of Wight that firefighters have worked overnight to extinguish is being treated as suspected arson by police. The fire engulfed the roof of the former Cygnet Hotel on the corner of Carter Street and Broadway in Sandown. Crews from across the …

A 71-year-old woman has been arrested after a car crashed into a shop in Ballymena leaving a man trapped, police have said. It happened at about 19:00 BST on Friday and significant damage was caused to the front of the store on the Grove Road, including a smashed window and …

A person’s death at a train station caused major disruption for rail users, including those using routes for London Paddington. A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson said its officers were called to Reading station at about 12:30 BST following reports of a person suffering a medical emergency. Officers accompanied paramedics …

A security guard injured in the Manchester synagogue attack has been released from hospital. The man, named only as Bernard, was struck by the car driven by Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, in his knife assault on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on 2 October. Greater Manchester Police said the contracted security …

The body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has arrived in Kenya after he died in India on Wednesday. Thousands of people gathered to welcome him at Nairobi’s main airport and then accompanied his body to the Kasarani Stadium, where police fired tear gas to maintain control. BBC News

Illegal fireworks worth between £70,000 and £100,000 have been seized by police in West Lothian. The haul was discovered during a raid on an industrial unit on the Schoolhouse Industrial Estate in Addiewell. Police Scotland obtained a warrant to search the business premises and found the illegal goods at about …

The inquest into the death of former boxer Ricky Hatton has been opened and adjourned. The 46-year-old, who won world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, was found dead at his home in Hyde on 14 September. South Manchester Coroner’s Court, in Stockport, heard that Hatton was found by his manager …

Police fired tear gas at protesters who could be seen sheltering in doorways. BBC News

A man died after being stabbed during a fight in the street, an inquest opening has heard. Liam Woolford, 22, was found with a “puncture wound” at the scene in Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and taken to University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff where the court heard he died during …

Police are appealing for information after a dog was killed by another dog in an attack in Dumfries. Officers are keen to find CCTV or dash cam footage of the incident which happened in Laurieknowe at about 16:30 on Saturday. They said the attacking dog was white and tan coloured. …

A nursery has closed with immediate effect following an incident involving a child and member of staff. Partou Barnwood Day Nursery in Gloucester alerted families of the closure immediately, following the suspension of its registration to practise by Ofsted. The nursery also suspended the member of staff involved. A spokesperson …

One of the men injured in the Manchester synagogue attack has been released from hospital, police have said. Three men were taken to hospital after the 2 October attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in which two others – Adrian Daulby, 53, and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz were killed. Greater Manchester …

A man has died in hospital after being hit by a council road sweeper in Leicester. Leicestershire Police said it was called to Holy Bones by East Midlands Ambulance Service just before 14:15 BST on Monday. A man in his 80s was taken to hospital but died a few hours …

BBC Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to a charge of making an indecent image of a child. The 43-year-old was charged in August following an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the …

Former British Olympic athletics coach Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl has been charged with child sex offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. Leiva-Modahl, 65 – the husband of former Olympic middle-distance runner Diane Modahl – will appear in court on Tuesday to face 19 separate charges including sexual assault of a …

A man has been arrested and bailed over the alleged abuse of workers who were removing a flag from a lamppost. Thames Valley Police (TVP) said the 35-year-old, from Maidenhead, was arrested on suspicion of a racially or religiously aggravated public order offence and has since been released on bail. …

Google The incident happened on Pleasance Avenue in Dumfries An eight-month-old baby and two toddlers, aged 14 months and 18 months, are in hospital after their pram was hit by a trailer in Dumfries. Police believe the trailer became detached from Mitsubishi Outlander on Pleasance Avenue at about 15:15 and …

A man has been arrested after cocaine with an estimated street value of €10.5m (£9.1m) was seized at Rosslare Europort in the Republic of Ireland. Gardaí (Irish police) and Revenue’s customs service carried out an intelligence-led operation targeting serious organised crime activity on Monday. During the operation, a truck and …