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BBC A section of Dublin Street in Edinburgh’s New Town was taped off by police while officers investigated A man has died after falling from scaffolding on a building in Edinburgh. Emergency crews were called to Dublin Street in the city’s New Town at about 15:00 on Tuesday. The man …

Julian O’Neill Crime and justice correspondent, BBC News NI Reuters Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, better known as Mo Chara, arrives at court on Wednesday A member of rap group Kneecap is appearing in court in London for allegedly displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation …

A review of the front pages as concerns grow over A&E wait times and family of Nairn banker’s anger at police promotion BBC News

BBC The woman died in hospital following the accident on Barrhead Road A woman has died after being hit by a bus in Glasgow on Monday. The woman was rushed to hospital after being struck at about 15:50 on Barrhead Road. However, she later died from her injuries. Police Scotland …

BBC The crash happened on Westburn Road in Aberdeen on Monday afternoon An e-bike rider is in a critical condition in hospital after being involved in a crash with a car. The collision happened on Westburn Road in Aberdeen shortly before 16:30 on Monday. Police said the 32-year-old male rider …

A man has died following a house fire in north Wales. Emergency services were called to a property on Lon Y Bryn in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, at about 15:45 BST on Saturday afternoon. Fire crews from Caernarfon, Bangor, Llanberis and Holyhead were sent to the scene. A man was found dead …

Getty Images The man died at the scene following the collision A 81-year-old man has died following a crash between his electric bike and a van in Argyll and Bute. The man died at the scene after the collision with a grey Ford Transit on the A815 at the access …

Tom Burgess BBC News, North East and Cumbria Google Whiteleas Way roundabout junction in South Shields A man in his 70s has been arrested after a mobility scooter driver was allegedly punched in the head, leaving him critically ill in hospital, police have said. Northumbria Police said officers were called …

A man has been taken to hospital after a group of masked men forced entry to a home in east Belfast and assaulted him. Police were alerted to the incident at Loopland Park at approximately 00:20 BST on Sunday. Eight masked men, armed with what is believed to have been …

Police were on hand to ensure a family of swans crossing a major road completed their journey safely. Essex Police received reports about a pair of adults with four cygnets swanning around on the A131 Regiment Way, Chelmsford. Ch Insp Jennifer Bliss said: “I’m pleased we were able to get …

PA Media Police said “extensive inquiries” were under way to find the man responsible A shopkeeper has been taken to hospital after being sprayed with a “substance” during a robbery at a store in Glasgow. The 24-year-old suffered “serious injuries” when a man, said to be white and of slim …

A man has been charged with murder after a man aged in his 30s was stabbed at a house in Birmingham. West Midlands Police were called to a property on South Road, Hockley, shortly after 17:15 BST on Friday where a man was confirmed dead at the scene, Ernest Vaska, …

A child has died at a Cornwall beauty spot after an incident in the water. Emergency services were called to Wacker Quay at Antony, Torpoint, after concerns were raised for a person in the water at about 18:00 BST on Saturday. Wacker Quay forms part of the Tamar Valley landscape …

Patrick Barlow BBC News, South East National Highways Traffic has been queuing on the M23 after a crash on Sunday morning Emergency services have been working at the scene of a serious crash which has closed a section of the M23. Police said the crash happened near Merstham, in Surrey, …

Patrick Barlow BBC News, South East National Highways Traffic has been queuing on the M23 after a crash on Sunday morning Emergency services have been working at the scene of a serious crash which has closed a section of the M23. Police said the crash happened near Merstham, in Surrey, …

A man has been arrested after an elderly pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Sutton Coldfield. The crash, which involved a white Mercedes, happened in Thornhill Road, Streetly, where police found a man in his late 70s with fatal injuries, just before 18:00 BST on Saturday. Officers arrested …

Google Police were called to a disturbance on Jasmine Terrace on Saturday afternoon A man and a woman have been charged after another man was found seriously injured at a flat in Aberdeen. Officers were called to the property on Jasmine Terrace at about 14:10 on Saturday following reports of …

A 40-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed. Police have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of committing grievous bodily harm on Aberfan Road, Aberfan, on Saturday afternoon. The injured man was taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil with “serious” stab wounds but …

A motorcyclist has died and another man has been taken to hospital following a crash involving a car and four motorbikes. The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision with a Range Rover Evoque on the B5340 at Bwlchgwyn, Wrexham, despite the “best efforts” of emergency crews, …

A 40 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said they were called to a house on South Road, Hockley, just after 17:15 BST on Friday. A man was confirmed dead at the scene. The 40 year-old man who was …