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A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Cuckmere River

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Cuckmere River

A team of more than 20 people have received Chief Constable’s Commendations for their role in the investigation into the death of a Carli…

Two people have been treated for burns after a number of boats caught fire

Two people have been treated for burns after a number of boats caught fire

A 16-year-old boy’s body was recovered from a river after he became disoriented on Friday evening

Despite attempting to evade capture by jumping into a river, a man was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft

Firefighters rescued a woman from a river on Lammas Road in Leyton

A mother, stepfather and a teenage boy have been found guilty of murdering a five-year-old boy and dumping his body in a river

A man accused of murdering a five-year old boy has denied lying about putting the child’s body in a sports bag before dumping it in a river

A teenager was moving rubbish to dump into a river, hours before a child’s body was found, a court has heard

Body thought to be that of Missing Ryan Hughes found in River Medway

A water rescue involving the Kent Police Search and Marine Unit, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Coastguard saved a group of kayakers from difficult conditions on the River Medway

A water rescue involving the Kent Police Search and Marine Unit, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Coastguard saved a group of kayakers from difficult conditions on the River Medway

Missing Harvey Parker’s body found in the River Thames near Embankment

Missing Harvey Parker’s body found in the River Thames near Embankment

A major rescue operation is underway in the River Cleddau in the centre of Haverfordwest

Two adults and a teenager have appeared in court after the body of a five-year-old boy was found in a river

Kent Police say body of man has been recovered from the River Medway after he entered the water for a dare

Kent Police say body of man has been recovered from the River Medway after he entered the water for a dare

Police warn of the dangers of entering River Thames

Police warn of the dangers of entering River Thames

A body has been located in the search for a missing boy in the River Thames

Police are investigating the death of a seal, named locally as Freddie, after it was injured by a dog on the River Thames near Hammersmit…

Police are appealing for information following a series of sexual assaults centred on canal and river towpaths in Trafford

Body found in search for missing Rugby man in the River Avon

Search continues for missing man seen entering River Lea

Search continues for missing man see entering River Lea

A father who threw his 11-month-old baby boy into a river and killed him has been given a hospital order

Police and other emergency services are continuing to search the River Aire and surrounding areas

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Cuckmere River

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Cuckmere River

A team of more than 20 people have received Chief Constable’s Commendations for their role in the investigation into the death of a Carli…

Two people have been treated for burns after a number of boats caught fire

Two people have been treated for burns after a number of boats caught fire

A 16-year-old boy’s body was recovered from a river after he became disoriented on Friday evening

Despite attempting to evade capture by jumping into a river, a man was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft

Firefighters rescued a woman from a river on Lammas Road in Leyton

A mother, stepfather and a teenage boy have been found guilty of murdering a five-year-old boy and dumping his body in a river

A man accused of murdering a five-year old boy has denied lying about putting the child’s body in a sports bag before dumping it in a river

A teenager was moving rubbish to dump into a river, hours before a child’s body was found, a court has heard

Body thought to be that of Missing Ryan Hughes found in River Medway

A water rescue involving the Kent Police Search and Marine Unit, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Coastguard saved a group of kayakers from difficult conditions on the River Medway

A water rescue involving the Kent Police Search and Marine Unit, Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Coastguard saved a group of kayakers from difficult conditions on the River Medway

Missing Harvey Parker’s body found in the River Thames near Embankment

Missing Harvey Parker’s body found in the River Thames near Embankment

A major rescue operation is underway in the River Cleddau in the centre of Haverfordwest

Two adults and a teenager have appeared in court after the body of a five-year-old boy was found in a river

Kent Police say body of man has been recovered from the River Medway after he entered the water for a dare

Kent Police say body of man has been recovered from the River Medway after he entered the water for a dare

Police warn of the dangers of entering River Thames

Police warn of the dangers of entering River Thames

A body has been located in the search for a missing boy in the River Thames

Police are investigating the death of a seal, named locally as Freddie, after it was injured by a dog on the River Thames near Hammersmit…

Police are appealing for information following a series of sexual assaults centred on canal and river towpaths in Trafford

Body found in search for missing Rugby man in the River Avon

Search continues for missing man seen entering River Lea

Search continues for missing man see entering River Lea

A father who threw his 11-month-old baby boy into a river and killed him has been given a hospital order

Police and other emergency services are continuing to search the River Aire and surrounding areas