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BBC Essex The ‘Hot Fuzz’ swan was brought back to safety after finding itself in the middle of the road A police officer had his very own Hot Fuzz moment when he was tasked to rescue a wandering swan. PC Jed Raven, Essex Police’s heritage and wildlife crime officer, was …

Aleks Scholz/Geograph Emergency services were called to the Reekie Linn waterfall near Kilry A 65-year-old man has died after he fell at a waterfall in Angus. Police were called to the Reekie Linn waterfall near Kilry just before midday over reports that a person had fallen. The force said a …

A 32-year-old man has become the fifth person to be charged in relation to a house fire in Rhondda Cynon Taf. One house was badly damaged and others were evacuated following the blaze in Protheroe Street, Ferndale, on 28 July. There were no serious injuries, but some residents were treated …

BBC Police were called to Skene Street in Aberdeen on Sunday afternoon Police are investigating the death of 25-year-old man who was found injured on a street in Aberdeen. The man died at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after emergency services were called to Skene Street on Sunday afternoon. Police Scotland said …

About 50 homes have been evacuated after an unexploded bomb was discovered in a garden. Police were called to Plassey Street in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, at about 13:30 BST on Tuesday after a report of an unexploded ordnance found in a garden. The properties were evacuated as a precautionary …

A feisty alligator was rescued from a swimming pool by a police officer in St Augustine, Florida. Bodycam footage shows the police officer calmly reach into the water, using just his bare hands, to wrangle the “super mad” animal onto the poolside. The residents were in awe of Deputy Richardson’s …

A fire at a property in County Londonderry on Sunday is being treated as arson. The mid-terrace house was set on fire in the Donald’s Way area of Limavady on Sunday. Police said no-one was inside at the time and there were no injuries. They have appealed for anyone with …

A suspicious object has been found in the Golf Terrace area of Magherafelt, County Londonderry. Police said they were at the scene of the security alert and a number of homes have been evacuated. A road closure is in place from the roundabout at the junctions of Ballyronan Road and …

A man has died after being struck by a motorcycle as he walked through Llanelli town centre. Dyfed-Powys Police said it received reports of a serious incident involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian at about 21:55 BST on Friday. The man, who was walking near a Home Bargains store on …

An arson investigation is underway after a fire ripped through a disused building in Ellesmere Port. No one is believed to have been injured after the fire at the former Groves social club, in Chester Road at about 18:50 BST on Friday, Cheshire Police said. Det Con Sean Harris said: …

Police are treating a fire at a property in Millisle as an arson attack. Two vehicles were completely destroyed and a house suffered scorch damage. The blaze occurred on Saturday morning at around 03:30 BST in the Ballywalter Road Area of the County Down village. Police say nobody was in …

Google Emergency services were called to Gartlea Road at about 16:50 on Friday An 84-year-old man is in a critical condition after being hit by a car while riding a mobility scooter. The crash happened at about 16:50 on Friday on Gartlea Road in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The mobility scooter …

Police have seized drugs worth over £3m from a property in Glasgow. Officers found the drugs at a house in Milnpark Gardens in the city’s Kinning Park on Friday. A large amount of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of £3.68m was discovered. Inquiries are ongoing to identify and trace …

Getty Images The three-vehicle crash happened at about 11:30 on Friday A 59-year old biker has died after a crash involving two other vehicles on the A82 in Stirlingshire. The incident happened on the A82 near Tyndrum at about 11:30 on Friday, close to where the road crosses the West …

A 19-year-old man has died after being stabbed, prompting a murder investigation. The victim was attacked in a car park at the Powerleague football complex on Market Street in Bury just before 21:00 BST on Friday, Greater Manchester Police said. He sustained several stab wounds and died later from his …

A woman in her 50s has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in County Donegal. Gardaí (Irish police) were alerted to the incident shortly after 19:00 local time on Friday. The woman was airlifted from the water off the coast of Glencolmcille and taken to Sligo University Hospital where …

Fubar News Police were called to a disturbance in a flat on Aberdeen’s George Street A man and a woman have been arrested after firearms officers were called to an incident in Aberdeen. Police Scotland were called to reports of a disturbance within a flat on the city’s George Street …

A woman who died in a crash on the A9 in the Highlands has been named by police. Emma Foster, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, near Invergordon, at about 02:00 on Wednesday. No one else was injured in the crash, which involved a white Kia …

A rescue operation at a popular beach in west Wales has ended with the recovery of a man’s body. Dyfed-Powys Police said officers were called to the Manorbier area, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, at approximately 11:00 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for the welfare of a person. “Sadly, a …

Two men accused of a string of historical child sexual offences at a former assessment centre will stand trial in 2027. Angus Riddell, 69, from Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf, and Robin Griffiths, 65, who lives in Bideford in Devon, have denied 45 charges between them of cruelty, indecent assault and …