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BBC Police cordoned off a section of High Street in Newmilns in East Ayrshire A 26-year-old man has been arrested over an assault after a person died in East Ayrshire. Police Scotland said it was called to a property in Newmilns at about 12:20 following an unexplained death. Officers had …

Sonia Kataria, East Midlands National Highways The closure has caused significant disruption A driver has been taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the M1, which led to the motorway being shut in both directions. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway between junctions 20 and 21 in …

All flights to and from Denmark’s largest airport have been suspended after drone sightings, police have said. Between two to three large drones were seen flying in the area around Copenhagen Airport, according to authorities. Take-offs and landings at the airport have been suspended since around 20:30 local time (19:30 …

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fatal house fire in Birmingham. Daniel Gardner, 37, died in hospital after he was seriously injured in the blaze on Saxons Way, Highters Heath, shortly after 01:00 BST on Friday. An 18-year-old man has been arrested and remains …

A man wielding a crossbow has died from “self-inflicted injuries” during a stand-off with police at a village pub. Specialist officers and negotiators from Bedfordshire Police were called to the Chequers Inn in Wootton, near Bedford, at about 10:15 BST on Friday morning. Shortly after emergency services arrived at the …

A shot was fired through the window of a house while a woman slept in Limavady early on Monday morning. She said she heard a loud bang at about 02:50 BST. She was upstairs in her house on Josephine Avenue at the time, while another person was in a neighbouring …

Fife Jammer Locations Fire crews managed to put out the blaze after being called to the scene in Lochgelly last Friday Two boys aged 13 and 14 have been arrested and charged after a derelict cinema building in Fife was set on fire. Four fire crews extinguished the blaze after …

A police officer has denied three counts of making indecent images of children. Patrick Higgins, 30, who is a Gwent Police officer, is accused of accessing indecent images and films of children under 18 – including some classified as being the most graphic, known as Category A. At Newport Crown …

A man and a woman have been taken to hospital after being hit by a horse on Benone Strand, in County Londonderry on Sunday. Police received a report at about 10:45 (BST) and the man and woman were treated at the scene by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) and …

Google The man was found unresponsive outside Tynecastle Park in Wheatfield Place A body has been found outside Heart of Midlothian Football Club’s stadium in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to Tynecastle Park in Gorgie’s Wheatfield Place at about 06:30 on Sunday after the man was found unresponsive. He was …

A man has been charged after two police officers were injured when their patrol car was rammed near Strabane in County Tyrone. The incident happened in Ballymagorry on Saturday. The 26 year-old is charged with offences including assault on police, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and driving …

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a sudden death in County Fermanagh. The body of a man, aged in his 60s, was found in Drumbawn Close. Enniskillen, on Sunday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said a 42-year-old man had been arrested and was currently in custody, assisting police with …

A man has been charged with murder after a fatal house fire in Birmingham. Daniel Gardner, 37, died in hospital after he was seriously injured in the blaze on Saxons Way, Highters Heath, shortly after 01:00 BST on Friday. Stephen Dale, 47, of Cherrywood Road, Birmingham, is due to appear …

Six people have been arrested and charged in connection with drug offences in Aberdeen. Police recovered heroin with an estimated street value of £50,000 and cocaine with an estimated street value of £100,000 from an address in Wisely Place, Counteswells, on Friday. Two men, aged 18 and 46 and four …

Police have named a Norfolk couple who died following a crash on the A9 at Slochd. The crash, which involved a white Ford Fiesta car and a white Vauxhall Vivaro van, happened about 07:10 on Monday 15 September on the A9 between Inverness and Aviemore. The occupants of the car, …

Fife Jammer Locations Police believe the fire at the former cinema building in Lochgelly was started deliberately Police believe a fire at a derelict cinema building in Fife was started deliberately. Four fire crews and a height appliance were called to the scene at Bank Street in Lochgelly on Friday …

An 80-year-old man has died following a three-vehicle crash in Ballymena, County Antrim. Robert Russell Bamber, who was known as Roy, was from the Ballymena area. The crash involving a blue Toyota Aygo, a white Citroën Berlingo and a white Audi A3 happened at the Moorfields Road junction of the …

Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 has been evacuated as a “precautionary measure”, its operator has confirmed. It is due to an ongoing security alert, RTÉ reports. Gardaí (Irish police) have said that they are currently at the scene of an incident at the airport. Flight operations may be temporarily impacted, the …

A search is under way in a section of the River Leven following reports a woman entered the water. Police, fire crews and a team from HM Coastguard were searching part of the waterway in Dumbarton after reports of the incident at about 21:00 on Friday. Rescuers were unable to …

BBC Emergency services were called to a disturbance on Hamilton Drive in Airdrie Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a man at a house in Airdrie. Officers were called to the incident on Hamilton Drive, in the North Lanarkshire town, at about 00:15 on Thursday. A …