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A man has died after falling from a hot air balloon in West Sussex. Emergency services were called to a report of a man having fallen from a hot air balloon at Newpound Common in Wisborough Green, near Billingshurst, at about 09:20 BST on Friday. The body of a man, …

Fife Jammer Locations Crews tackled the fire at the former cinema in the centre of Lochgelly Firefighters have tackled a huge blaze at a former cinema building in Fife. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) was called to the incident in Bank Street, Lochgelly, just after13:00. Footage posted on …

Google The incident happened at Edinburgh Park train station A man has been accused of broadcasting himself indecently touching a stranger who approached him at a train station. The incident happened at Edinburgh Park railway station at about 23:00 on Monday, 18 August. British transport police (BTP) said the man …

33 Air Solutions Fire crews were called out to the building on Thursday afternoon Fire crews have extinguished a blaze at a former hospital in Dumfries which has been regularly targeted by vandals. Emergency services were called out to the old Nithbank Hospital at about 15:30 on Thursday and Lindsay …

Google A report was made of a hate-related offence following a youth match on Sunday Police are investigating an alleged racist incident at an under 14s rugby match. North Wales Police said it received a report of a hate-related offence following a youth match between Denbigh Rugby Club and Wrexham …

Merseyside Police have issued an appeal in a bid to locate two children who have been missing for 11 days. Sienna Mann, nine, and her seven-year-old brother Brody were last seen in a hotel in Southport on Sunday 7 September. Merseyside Police said the siblings, originally from Essex, are believed …

The moment a group of men used wheelie bins to shift items stolen from a shipping container was captured on CCTV. Footage showed them crossing Lincoln Road in Peterborough in the early hours of 18 August, after police said the bins had been loaded behind a nearby shop. Luke Nash, …

One of Avon and Somerset Police’s newest search dogs has “earned a steak” after sniffing out a drugs haul worth about £170,000. PD Raven was brought in to search a property in Easton, Bristol, after plain clothes officers saw a man exchanging items with another man for money. After he …

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after a stabbing in Belfast on Wednesday evening. It happened on Donegall Street. Police received a report at 19:15 BST of a man being stabbed. The 35-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. BBC News

About €1.2m (£1m) of cocaine has been seized during searches of two houses in Dublin. On Wednesday, gardaí (Irish police) searched a residence in Dublin 11, where 12kg of suspected cocaine with a street value of about €840,000 (£729,090) was discovered. At a separate operation at a home in Dublin …

A man has been charged with murder after an inmate at a prison was found dead in his cell, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said James Desborough, 39, also an inmate at HMP Exeter, had been charged with the murder of 65-year-old Steven Kempster. The force said it …

Family handout The court heard it was likely Paul Bowles “was carried some distance” on the front bonnet of the van A van driver “knew what he was doing” when he struck and killed a teacher following a “road rage” argument, a witness has said. Andrew Robson, 33, is said …

A swan found dead at a beauty spot is believed to have been strangled, police said. Gloucestershire Police were called to the Balancing Ponds in the Saintbridge area of Gloucester on Saturday after the body of a swan was found by a member of the public. The force is investigating …

BBC Police were called to the Merkinch area of Inverness on Sunday Police have released a description of a suspect wanted in connection with a serious assault in Inverness. A 21-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked in the city’s Merkinch area at about 23:20 …

Skeletal remains have been found of a young boy who had been missing and presumed dead in Donabate, County Dublin. Gardaí (Irish police) have said they believe the remains are of Daniel Aruebose, who has not been seen for a number of years and would now be seven. It is …

A man and woman have been charged over the death and rape of a two-year-old girl. Police were called to Hartington Close in Thornaby, on Teesside, at about 16:20 BST on Saturday after the concerns about the child, who later died in hospital, were reported. Alexandra Walker, 25, from Hartington …

Antonia MatthewsBBC Wales BBC Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the scene on Monday afternoon A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a house fire. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews were …

BBC The dog was destroyed after the attack A man has been charged after a 41-year-old woman was killed in a dog attack at a flat in Aberdeen. Michelle McLeod died at the scene after emergency services attended the incident in the city’s Foresterhill Road on 7 December 2024. At …

A 21-year-old has been charged with murder after a man died at a holiday park in Inverclyde. Raymond Cosgrove, 33, was pronounced dead after officers were called to an incident in Rothesay Gardens in Wemyss Bay at about 00:05 on Sunday. Police arrested and charged Sean Ward, 21, in connection …

A woman in her 70s has died after a head-on collision in County Tyrone. Joyce Crooks, 78, from Cookstown, died in hospital following the crash in Dungannon on Monday, police said. The two-car collision happened on the Cookstown Road at about 19:00 BST. Ms Crooks was among five people taken …