Violence Erupts Outside Essex Asylum Hotel: 380 Officers Deployed as Bricks, Bottles and Sticks Thrown at Police
Default Heading H1 A major public order incident erupted in Epping on Thursday evening after a protest outside the Bell Hotel escalated into violent clashes, prompting the deployment of over 380 police officers from Essex Police, the Metropolitan Police, and Hertfordshire Constabulary. What began as a peaceful demonstration over the recent arrest of an Ethiopian […]
Teenager Stabbed in Serious Assault on Curzon Crescent, Brent
Default Heading H1 Police in Brent have launched an investigation following a serious stabbing that left an 18-year-old man with multiple injuries. Emergency services were called to Curzon Crescent, NW10 at approximately 5:33pm on Thursday, 17 July, following reports of a violent assault. On arrival, officers found the victim suffering from multiple stab wounds. He […]
Tensions Erupt Outside Essex Asylum Hotel After Migrant Charged with Sexually Assaulting Schoolgirl
Default Heading H1 Hundreds of angry residents gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex on Thursday evening (17 July 2025) in protest following the court appearance of an asylum seeker accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. The hotel, which has reportedly been used as refugee accommodation for five years, became […]
Child Killed and 21 Injured After Somerset School Coach Crashes and Slides Down 20ft Bank
Default Heading H1 A child has died and 21 others were injured, two seriously, after a school bus carrying pupils from a zoo day trip overturned and slid down a steep embankment in Somerset. The crash occurred shortly before 3pm on Thursday (July 17) along the A396 Cutcombe Hill, between Wheddon Cross and Timbercombe. The […]
Seagull Rescued from Rooftop in Hove After Getting Trapped in Netting
Default Heading H1 Western Road briefly closed as emergency services respond to unusual animal rescue Emergency services were called to Western Road in Hove this evening after a seagull became trapped in netting on the roof of a building above Tesco. The incident, which drew a crowd of onlookers and temporarily closed part of the […]
Major Incident Declared After Coach Carrying Schoolchildren Crashes Near Minehead
Default Heading H1 A major incident has been declared in Somerset after a coach carrying schoolchildren crashed off the A396 Cutcombe Hill near Wheddon Cross, around seven miles from Minehead, this afternoon. The crash, which occurred at approximately 3pm on Thursday, 17 July 2025, involved a 70-seater coach returning pupils to Minehead Middle School from […]
Investigation Underway After Stabbing Report at Dagenham Heathway Station
Default Heading H1 Police have launched an investigation following a report of a stabbing at Dagenham Heathway Underground station on the evening of Tuesday, 16 July 2025. Officers from the British Transport Police were called shortly after 9:25pm following a report of a stabbing at the station. Upon arrival, they carried out a thorough search […]
Police Summer Crackdown Targets Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Sussex Towns
Default Heading H1 As the summer holiday season draws crowds to Sussex town centres, a major police crackdown is underway to tackle crime, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting under the national Safer Streets Summer initiative. Backed by the Home Office, the campaign runs through to the end of September and sees Sussex Police working closely with […]
LIVE: Emergency Services Respond to Serious Crash Near Minehead involving School Coach
Default Heading H1 South Western Ambulance Service has confirmed it is attending a road traffic collision involving a coach near Minehead this afternoon. It is understood that the bus was on a return trip from the Exmouth Zoo with school children from the Minehead Middle school. [liveblog_embed] The incident occurred on […]
LIVE: Emergency Services Respond to Serious Crash Near Minehead involving School Coach
Default Heading H1 South Western Ambulance Service has confirmed it is attending a road traffic collision involving a coach near Minehead this afternoon. It is understood that the bus was on a return trip from the Exmouth Zoo with school children from the Minehead Middle school. [liveblog_embed] The incident occurred on […]