Fire crews are battling a thatch roof blaze in Holt near Wimborne this evening. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has reported that 50 firefighters are on the scene tackling the fire. The fire service added the road is expected to
Defying the decline of crime overall, offences involving knives and other sharp objects remain a serious concern for British police. Responsible for roughly two-fifths of all homicides each year, some areas of England and Wales experience far higher rates of knife crime
A search of a new area previously disregarded by police in the hunt for Nicola Bulley will begin today, a private diver has said. A team of divers from the private Specialist Group International (SGI) are offering their services in the hunt
Police have cordoned off part of Bristol city centre after a man was stabbed to death. Police and ambulance crews were called at around 4.30pm yesterday after reports of a man being attacked with a knife in the Castle Park area. The
A man who fell from a clifftop in Brighton early this morning has died. Police confirmed that emergency services attended the scene after the man plummeted from cliffs above Brighton Marina at 8.35am. A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: “Police received a
An Israeli lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation to annex the Jordan Valley, an eastern strip of the West Bank that is home to roughly 30 Jewish settlements. Knesset Member Amb. Danny Danon is looking to propose the bill, which would make
The scale of the UK’s sewage management problem was brought into sharp relief this summer as some of the country’s most popular beach destinations faced closure during the peak holiday season due to pollution from nearby wastewater releases. The issue continues to
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is warning of an unseasonable spike in invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections across the country, as well as more cases than usual within a year. The public health protection agency’s database publishes weekly suspected case
Officials in Taiwan say that 39 Chinese military aircraft and three vessels entered an area close to the island on Thursday morning local time. The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense says that the aircraft and vessels were located by 6 a.m., adding