You may well have heard of the dial “55” silent solution if you need us in an emergency but cannot speak on the phone
If you’re in danger, call 999 and try to speak to the operator if you can, even by whispering. You may also be asked to cough or tap the keys on your phone to answer questions. Call 999 from a mobile If you don’t speak or answer questions, press 55 when prompted and your call […]
In the course of the inquiry, specialist officers are currently carrying out searches of South Norwood Lakes in Croydon
Homicide detectives continue to appeal for information following the disappearance of Jamie Gilbey. In the course of the inquiry, specialist officers are currently carrying out searches of South Norwood Lakes in Croydon. Police are asking for anyone who may have been fishing or using the path around the lake to call the police if they […]
Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing man from Shipley
Joseph Coultous, 29 was last seen on Otley Road heading towards Canal Road at 1.15 this morning. He is described as a white male, 5 foot 8 tall, medium build with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue and red tracksuit bottoms, blue and white trainers, a white t-shirt and dark […]
Have you seen Amada Donnan?
Police are growing increasingly concerned about Amanda as she has not been seen for some time. The 42-year-old was dropped off in Blackpool by a relative on February 7th and was last seen on this date on the Promenade near to the New Royal Windsor Hotel. It is thought she is with her partner Anthony Smith. […]
A man has been arrested following reports that farm equipment had been stolen
Police were called to reports that an agricultural trailer has been taken from a property in Station Road, Upper Broughton on Sunday (20 February 2022). Following intelligence, officers searched a property in Chapel Lane, Willoughby on the Wolds, where they found and recovered the trailer which was reported to have been stolen. A 27-year-old man […]
The number of civilians killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rising by the day
Among the dead was a girl called Polina, who was in her final year of primary school in the capital Kyiv. According to Kyiv’s local authority, she and her parents were shot dead by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group on a street in the north-west of the capital Polina’s brother and sister were taken […]
Climate change risks worse than previous assessments while the world continues to warm
A new report published today [Monday 28 February, 2022] by the IPCC paints the bleakest assessment yet for the impacts of climate change risks on society, human health, agriculture, ecosystems and wildlife. The IPCC has today published the second instalment (Working Group II) of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) which aims to assess risks arising […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was seriously injured in Bardney last night
At 9pm (on Saturday, February 26) officers were called to reports of an Audi S4 being stolen from a property on Knowles Way in Bardney. Officers attended and found a 32-year-old man seriously injured at the address, having sustained stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital for treatment where he remains at this current […]
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to find a man who has gone missing from Weymouth
Shawn Mears, 32, was last seen in Goldcroft Avenue on the morning of Sunday 27 February 2022 and contacted family at around 1.40pm via a messaging app. He is described as white, five feet seven inches tall, of slim build and with short brown hair. He was wearing a black baseball cap and a long […]
Police are continuing to appeal for information to help find missing 53-year-old Hayley Seymour
Hayley was last seen at Parklands Hospital, Basingstoke on Saturday 29 January. She is described as: White, 5ft, of medium build and with bronze/gold coloured hair. She was last seen wearing a black patterned skirt, a cream cardigan, a cream top and blue boots. She may be pushing a trolley. Two of the photos that […]
Royal Navy ships, British Army troops, and Royal Air force fighters are arriving on new deployments in eastern Europe to bolster NATO’s eastern front
HMS Trent is in the eastern Mediterranean, conducting NATO exercises with Merlin Helicopters and RAF P8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft. They will be shortly joined by HMS Diamond, a Type 45 destroyer, which set sail from Portsmouth yesterday. Challenger 2 tanks and armoured vehicles of the Royal Welsh battlegroup have arrived in Estonia from Germany, […]
Police are warning West Sussex residents to be aware of bogus phone callers after a vulnerable victim of courier fraud from Horsham was scammed out of more than £100,000 by fraudsters pretending to be a police officer
Posing as a police officer, a fraudster contacted the 84-year-old victim on Saturday 19 February, claiming that she had been the subject of fraudulent activity and needed to forensically analyse the banknotes from her account. They asked the victim to withdraw around £18,000 and wrap it in newspaper, which would then be collected by a […]
