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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 13:05

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 13:05 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 13:19

National BBC News UK

Police probe Yes Scotland campaign's 'missing £1.5m' claim

It is claimed funds raised for the group which campaigned for independence in the 2014 referendum are "unaccounted for". Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 12:18

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 12:18 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:18

Cheshire, Greater Manchester, National Greater Manchester Police

Man convicted following rape of two teenage girls in December 2025

Sultani Bakatash (21/03/1997) of Georgina Court, Bolton, an Afghan national, has today (03/07/2026) been convicted after an incident in Bolton in December 2025. Bakatash groomed a young girl online, invited her and a fri

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 12:17

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 12:17 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 13:34

National Sky News Home

Bodies of two men missing for a week found in crashed car

The bodies of two men reported missing more than a week ago have been found in a crashed car. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context. Read the full police update, source details and public.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 11:35

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 11:35 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:06

National BBC News UK

Men missing for a week found dead in crashed car

William Hutchinson, 31, and Stuart Tallis, 27, were found in a crashed blue Peugeot, police say. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context. Read the full police update, source details and.

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Police report · 4 Jul 2026, 20:30

Created: 4 Jul 2026, 20:30 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:06

National Sky News UK

Driver arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal head-on collision

A crash between two cars, in which an elderly woman died, is now being treated as murder, police say. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context. Read the full police update, source details.

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Police report · 4 Jul 2026, 11:26

Created: 4 Jul 2026, 11:26 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:06

National BBC News UK

Second murder arrest over 1998 teen disappearance

A 62-year-old man is questioned on suspicion of murdering Donna Keogh who was last seen in 1998. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context. Read the full police update, source details and.

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Police report · 3 Jul 2026, 16:34

Created: 3 Jul 2026, 16:34 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:07

National National Crime Agency

New guidance for parents and carers as AI-manipulated images of children become a growing concern

Parents and carers are being alerted to the growing threat of children's images shared online being manipulated into AI generated sexual abuse material. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal.

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Police report · 3 Jul 2026, 13:40

Created: 3 Jul 2026, 13:40 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:07

Essex, National National Crime Agency

Three charged with people smuggling offences after Essex arrests

Three men have been charged with people smuggling offences following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Video included · 2 Jul 2026, 16:54

Created: 2 Jul 2026, 16:54 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:06

National National Crime Agency

"We Will Locate You" | National Response Launched To Organised Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Warning: This post contains references to sexual abuse. A coordinated national response is now tackling organised networks of sexual offenders and domestic abusers who drug victims before assaulting and filming them. Thi

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Police report · 2 Jul 2026, 16:09

Created: 2 Jul 2026, 16:09 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:07

National National Crime Agency

Sexual offending, domestic abuse and online abuse networks uncovered as law enforcement and prosecutors launch coordinated national response

A coordinated national law enforcement response has been announced today to tackle the evolving threat of organised sexual offending and domestic abuse perpetrated in person and shared online by predominantly males again

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Police report · 1 Jul 2026, 15:28

Created: 1 Jul 2026, 15:28 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:07

National National Crime Agency

Boats bound for Channel people smugglers seized at Bulgarian border

Twenty-five inflatable boats which were being shipped to people smuggling gangs operating in the English Channel have been intercepted in Bulgaria. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Video included · 29 Jun 2026, 17:48

Created: 29 Jun 2026, 17:48 Last updated: 5 Jul 2026, 12:07

National, West Midlands West Midlands Police

Supt Simon Inglis discusses how the force are tackling antisocial behaviour

Everyone deserves to feel safe where they live, work and spend their free time. Antisocial behaviour (ASB) can have a significant impact on individuals, families and whole neighbourhoods. West Midlands Police is backing

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