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A “damning” report on police culture and long waits for children’s mental health care make the papers. BBC News

Dan Wareing BBC News, Merseyside Graham Robson/Geograph Emergency services were called to Southport Marine Lake earlier A man has been airlifted to hospital after he got into difficulty while in a lake. Emergency services were called to Southport Marine Lake on Southport Promenade at 16:20 BST after reports of concern …

Police have named a man who died following a crash near Blaireadam, near Kelty. Ollie Nelson, 22, from Strathmiglo, Fife, was a passenger in a black Seat Leon car which was involved in the crash on the B996 road at the junction with the B9097 at about 22:50 on Sunday. …

Three men were injured – two seriously – in a crash involving a bus and a rickshaw in central London early on Monday. Officers from the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service crews attended following reports of a collision at the junction of Charing Cross Road and Phoenix Street shortly …

A teenage boy was shot by an air rifle and antisemitic graffiti was painted on a building as a seaside town was hit by a spate of what police have described as “hate crimes”. Dorset Police received reports on Saturday at 14:50 BST that two people were abused by a …

Several people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning following a “serious incident” at a property in Cornwall. The leak happened at Creakavose Park, St Stephen, on Saturday at about 19:30 BST, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said. Firefighters wore breathing apparatus to enter the property and to make the …

A helicopter has crashed in a field on the Isle of Wight. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was called to the scene near Shanklin at about 09:24 BST and has closed the A3020 Shanklin Road. Police say the road has been closed due to the number of emergency vehicles …

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man died in Newcastle in County Down. It happened at about 22:30 BST in Slievenabrock Avenue on Sunday. Officers will continue to be in and around the area throughout the day and cordons remain in place, police said. PSNI Det Ch Insp …

Police are searching for information about a group of bikers following the death of a motorcyclist at the scene of a crash. North Wales Police said a 49-year-old man died in the crash on the A525 Ruthin Road near Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham, at about 10:00 BST on Sunday. The force confirmed …

Google Emergency services were called to the A87 near Cluanie in the Highlands A motorbike rider has died following a crash with a bus in the Highlands. Police were called to the A87 Invermoriston to Uig road near Cluanie at 10:40 on Saturday. The crash involved a green Suzuki Bandit …

A 38-year-old woman has been charged after suspected Class B drugs with an estimated street value of £200,000 were seized at an airport. The incident happened at George Best Belfast City Airport on Saturday. A passenger was detected with suspected cannabis in their luggage, police said. On Sunday a woman …

A teenage boy is in hospital after a collision between a scrambler and two cars in Londonderry. It happened at about 14:40 BST on the Ringfort Road on Friday. The rider of the scrambler, a 16-year-old boy, is in hospital in a stable condition, police said. Two men, aged 19 …

A woman found dead in Cardiff was a “cherished daughter, family member and dear friend to many”, her family has said. South Wales Police were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 07:37 BST on Thursday to reports of a seriously injured woman. Niwunhellage Dona Nirodha Kalapni Niwunhella, 32, …

A number of homes and businesses in north Belfast have been evacuated as a security alert remains ongoing. Police are in attendance at Victoria Parade after a suspicious object was discovered in the area on Friday morning, and a public safety operation is in place. North Queen Street is closed, …

A member of police staff investigating failings in Nottingham’s maternity services has been suspended following a security breach. Operation Perth is the police’s corporate manslaughter investigation into whether maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust had been grossly negligent. The trust is at the centre of the largest …

A child is in critical condition following a road traffic collision in County Antrim. Police said the incident involving a young girl and a blue coloured Hyundai car, happened at around 20:55 BST on Thursday evening on the Larne Road, Carrickfergus. The girl was taken to hospital for treatment to …

A 60,000lb (27,000kg) front-end earthmover lost control due to brake failure while descending Fortune Boulevard in Milford, Massachusetts, crashing into a car, several road signs and a utility pole. Emergency services responded quickly and, despite the scale of the incident, found no serious injuries. “It’s a miracle no one was …

A man assaulted a five-year-old girl in Glasgow Central Station last month. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward regarding the incident, which occurred around 16:30 on Saturday 12 July. The man is described as white, aged around 30 and around 5ft 8in with a slim build and dark …

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Cardiff. South Wales Police were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 07:37 BST on Thursday to reports of a seriously injured woman. Paramedics also attended but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Det …

A 19-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent after a car was driven into a man on a town high street. North Wales Police were called to reports of an altercation between four people on Bethesda High Street in Gwynedd at about 13:00 BST on Monday. Shortly after, …