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Andy Medcalf A huge search operation is currently taking place in Withernsea, East Yorkshire A search operation is currently taking place after reports of people entering the sea at Withernsea in East Yorkshire. HM Coastguard said the incident was reported shortly after 15:00 GMT and a search involving a rescue …

A former volunteer police constable has appeared in court after he was charged with the rape of a teenage girl. Thomas Stokes, 25, of Walsall, was charged with raping a girl aged 13-15 and appeared at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Mr Stokes, who had been a special constable with …

A fire which broke out at a house in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, leaving one person dead, has been ruled as accidental. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to the property in Glenboi, Mountain Ash in Rhondda Cynon Taf just before 02:15 GMT on Wednesday. …

Two people have been arrested in connection with a burglary which took place at a rugby club’s clubhouse in the early hours of Boxing Day. Ystradgynlais RFC was forced to cancel a number of events at its premises over the festive period after intruders smashed their way through its roof …

A swimmer has died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Brighton’s Palace Pier. The man was pulled from the water west of the pier at about 10:30 GMT on New Year’s Day. The 51-year-old man from Kettering, Northamptonshire, was given medical treatment on the shore but died at …

A man has been charged with murdering a 24-year-old man who was found stabbed to death at a home in Greater Manchester on New Year’s Eve. The victim died at the scene after police were called to an address in Tarn Drive, Bury, at 23:55 GMT on Wednesday. Anthony Junior …

Two people have been charged after a man in his 80s died when he was hit by a car and carried on top of it. The man was struck by a grey Mercedes estate on the A289 Gads Hill, in Gillingham, on Monday, Kent Police said. The force added that …

Google Police said officers were called to Market Place in Mansfield on Wednesday A man who was repeatedly kicked and punched in the street in a town in Nottinghamshire remains in hospital in a “very serious condition”. The man, who is in his 30s, was attacked in Market Place in …

A 23-year-old man has died after being stabbed on a south-east London street on New Year’s Eve. Police were called to the scene in Grove Street, Deptford, at 12:35 GMT where the man was found seriously injured. The ambulance service and an air ambulance were also called but “despite the …

A man has been charged after a vehicle crashed into a field near Templepatrick following a pursuit by officers on the M2 motorway in County Antrim. It happened at about 21:15 GMT on Monday. A 41-year-old has been charged with a number of offences including failing to stop for police, …

A person has died after a house caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house in Glenboi in Mountain Ash at about 01:40 GMT. Firefighters worked to control the fire, while South Wales Police officers closed nearby roads …

Google The crash happened on Salisbury Road, which is a one way street Four people have been injured in Edinburgh after a police car responding to an emergency collided with their car. The incident happened on Salisbury Road at 20:45 on Saturday. Four people from the car were treated at …

Police have urged the public not to approach a prisoner who failed to return to an open jail from an approved home visit. The alarm was raised when James Fitzpatrick, 36, did not report back to HMP Castle Huntly in Dundee on Tuesday. He was last seen in Irvine town …

Two arrests have been made after a pedestrian in their 80s died after being hit by a car and carried on top of it in Kent. Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash involving a grey Mercedes Estate and a pedestrian on the A290 Gads Hill, in …

One person has sustained life-threatening injuries and another life-changing injuries after a crash involving multiple vehicles, police said. A further three people were also taken to hospital with injuries said to be neither life-threatening nor life-changing following the incident in Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf. The crash happened on the A4119 …

A man has sustained serious facial injuries during an assault in Omagh which may require reconstructive surgery, police have said. The victim, who is 46, was attacked close to the bus depot on Mountjoy Road in the County Tyrone town after arguing with a man he did not know who …

A woman has died three weeks after a two-vehicle crash in County Fermanagh. Hanna Tanasova was involved in the collision between a car and a van on the Crom Road in Lisnaskea on 5 December. Police said the 28-year-old, who was originally from Ukraine but had lived in Mayobridge for …

A pilot had to be cut from their aircraft by firefighters after it crash landed in a field. Crews were called to the scene in Talgarth, Powys, at about 11:40 GMT on Saturday where they had to stabilise the wreckage before rescuing the person from it. The pilot was then …

A “small aircraft” has crashed into a reservoir, police have said. Essex Police was called shortly after 14:00 GMT on Sunday to reports of the aircraft entering the water at Hanningfield Reservoir, near Chelmsford. On Monday, the force said its officers remained at the scene and were working with “several …

A man whose body was found County Down on Saturday has been named as 54-year-old Jonathan Baker. Police found Mr Baker’s body while investigating the attempted murder of two people in Bangor on 24 December. He had been named as a suspect in the case. The incident happened after a …