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Google The crash happened near the village of Latheron in Caithness A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital and a woman arrested following a crash in the Highlands. The man was seriously injured when his bike and a grey car collided on the A9 two miles north of Latheron in …

Two armed carjackers led police on a pursuit through Los Angeles, California, after stealing three vehicles, including a tanker lorry. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, authorities initially responded to a reported car theft. The suspects abandoned their first vehicle after stealing the tanker lorry, which they later …

An investigation has been launched after a light aircraft was found crashed in a field in Staffordshire. A passerby spotted the empty plane with a broken wing and tail assembly in a field in Cotes Heath, near Stone, on Friday and reported it to police. A spokesperson for the Air …

Three children have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent Police has said. Officers were called to Warden Bay Road shortly after 19:00 BST on Sunday, following reports of an altercation and a man being assaulted, the …

BBC Four people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash involving an ambulance and a car on the A98 in Moray. Police Scotland said the road was closed near Buckie at the A990 and A942 junctions. The Scottish Ambulance Service said one person was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal …

A man has been charged with the murder of a father and son who were fatally stabbed at a business near London Bridge. Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died following the incident near the office of housing provider Trademark Homes in Long Lane, Bermondsey two weeks ago. A …

Karen Clough A large fire was seen spreading across Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh Firefighters are tackling a large fire on Arthur’s Seat in the centre of Edinburgh. The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in the city’s Holyrood Park. Supporters at the Hibernian v Kilmarnock match have been …

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a man in Downpatrick. Officers went to an house in Marian Park at about 12:00 BST on Sunday. A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. Police suspect the case might be connected to …

A priest is being treated in hospital for a “serious head injury” after being hit with a bottle in Downpatrick. He was attacked in St Patrick’s Church prior to a Mass service at about 10:10 BST on Sunday. Police said that a man walked into the church on St Patrick’s …

A 6.5 mile (10.5km) stretch of the M5 has been closed after a crash, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said both directions of the motorway between junction 28 at Cullompton and junction 29 at the A30 had been closed on Sunday morning after an accident involving a number …

A dog walker was kicked in the head after an argument with another man over their pets barking at each other, police have said. A man in his 50s was punched and then kicked in the face in the “nasty, unprovoked assault” in Leasowe, Wirral, at about 19:00 BST on …

A man has been charged after a security alert in County Tyrone. The man, aged in his 30s, has been charged with possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances. The police said a suspicious object was found in the Oakfield Gardens area of Moy on Friday, resulting in the closure of a …

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found fatally injured on a bench. Northamptonshire Police launched an investigation after it was called to a footpath behind Auctioneers Court, Northampton, at about 06:30 BST on 1 August. Robert Brown, 57, was found on a …

A man has been arrested following a fire at a pub owned by the former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor last month. Emergency services attended the fire at the Black Forge Inn on the Drimnagh Road, Crumlin, at about 03:00 local time on 25 July. Gardaí (Irish police) …

The M6 in Staffordshire is shut after a lorry overturned, with police saying the closure is likely to continue for “most of the morning”. The crash closed the motorway at about 22:30 BST on Friday and has affected the northbound carriageway between junction 14 for the A34 Stafford North and …

Dan Hunt BBC News, East Midlands Derbyshire Police Police have asked anyone who has information about where he is to contact them A search is under way to locate a convicted murderer who failed to return to an open prison in Derbyshire. Vincent Lee did not return to HMP Sudbury …

A number of roads have been closed and properties evacuated in Moy, County Tyrone, after the discovery of a suspicious object. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers are at the scene on Oakfield Gardens after the object was found. Oakfield Gardens is closed from the junction with …

An airport has closed after reports of a light aircraft crash, police say. Emergency services, including six appliances from Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, were called to Norwich Airport at about 08:30 BST. In a statement on their website, Norwich Airport said: “Norwich Airport Airfield closed due to [an] incident …

Police hope releasing images of the distinctive heirlooms will help them track the items down. BBC News

A woman in her 70s has died following a house fire in County Tyrone. It happened shortly after 18:00 BST on Wednesday in the Derrycush Park area of Aughnacloy. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but a woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Inquiries into the cause of the fire are …