Armed police in manhunt after boy hospitalised in incident near school in Gloucester

Join today Already a member? Log in Police have launched a manhunt for a male seen with a “long bladed item” near a school in Gloucester after a boy was rushed to hospital following an “altercation”. Emergency services…

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Man who abused vulnerable children for three decades jailed

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Archibald Thorburn started abusing his first victim in July 1963 and continued for 29 years. He also preyed on other children at the time. Thorburn, from Edinburgh, denied any…

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Crossbow-toting 'soldier of God' who tried to burn down 5G towers detained indefinitely

Join today Already a member? Log in A crossbow-wielding arsonist who thought he was a “soldier of God” and tried to burn down 5G masts over a three-week, right wing-motivated campaign has been locked up indefinitely.…

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Brand seemed to age 1,000 years in three weeks. At the end he looked hollowed out, his wattage dimmed, his dandy highwayman swagger just a memory: JAN MOIR

If you looked at Rex v Russell Edward Brand objectively there was a challenging prosecution case, there was barely a defence and, crucially, there was little in the way of actual evidence. What were we all doing here in…

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MTV Dirty Sanchez star Michael 'Pancho' Locke dies aged 47

Locke, from Port Talbot, known as 'Pancho', starred in the show and later went on to launch the Welsh clothing brand San Portablo . His Dirty Sanchez co-star Mathew Pritchard said Locke "was the best" and he would "never…

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How 2000s lad culture helped Russell Brand to hide in plain sight

His life has been one long personal rebrand. He morphed from provocative stand-up comic to TV star and Hollywood actor. He became a YouTuber and political activist, taking up left-wing causes around issues of inequality…

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Punch-drunk Trump is trapped in the first three stages of grief

What else can be concluded from his bizarre behaviour over the past few tumultuous days. Trump’s only event the night before voting stations opened for the midterms was to go to the Reflecting Pool to give a news…

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Thomas Tuchel explains why Arsenal star handed shock England snub

Read our privacy notice . Thomas Tuchel has explained his “difficult decision” to leave Arsenal winger Noni Madueke out of the latest England squad. Despite having been one of Tuchel’s trusted men at the World Cup in the…

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Your pictures of Scotland

Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC's rules on photography that can be found here . Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and responsibly, and that they are not…

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Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two

He was the father of Ms Montgomery’s two young girls and the unborn child who died in the attack. Hughes also pleaded guilty to the murder of the unborn boy. Ms Montgomery was 32 weeks pregnant when she was killed. The…

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