Police find NINE imitation guns, crossbow and axe after reports of 'man armed with knife'

direct to your inbox A body has been found in the search for a missing teenager from Lancashire. James Macadam had been missing since attending a New Year's Eve party in Lancaster.

direct to your inboxA New Year's Eve party organiser has been handed a £10,000 fine after police broke up the event.The party took place at a rural property in the Lancashire countryside in Hyndburn, outside Blackburn.The country was placed into Tier 4 measures on Wednesday which means residents are told to 'Stay Home' and warnings were issued about New Year celebrations.But police arrived at the property in the early hours of Friday, January 1, and found around 80 youngsters at the

direct to your inbox Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses after a young man almost lost his life after a Mercedes crashed into a taxi Ashton-under-Lyne.

Despite reported suspicions last year that the suspect in the Nashville Christmas Day bombing was making explosives, officials on Wednesday said they found no evidence at the time to warrant a search of his home or recreational vehicle.  Nashville police were called to a home on Aug. 21, 2019, over reports of a woman threatening to kill herself, police Chief John Drake told reporters.

direct to your inboxPolice have warned parents about their children using electric scooters after reports of 'anti-social behaviour' involving the popular Christmas gift.Officers said they received reports of such behaviour by a 'large number of youths' in Middleton town centre.Anyone using electric scooters need a driving licence and insurance, as well as requiring it to be registered with the DVLA, police said.Electric scooters can only be used on private land, with permission of the

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have many a doppelgänger in the entertainment industry. Much ado has been made about the striking physical similarities between her and rapper Princess Nokia.

Perth police officers have launched a public appeal for information following reports that a woman was spotted in the River Tay.

Police body camera video released Monday by authorities in Southern California shows a violent arrest of a man, who later died, in a grocery store earlier this month. Ernie Serrano, 33, of Jurupa Valley, Calif., which is east of Los Angeles, died after a Dec.

A 34-year-old man has been charged in the abduction and death of a Pennsylvania Amish teenager who was last seen on Father's Day.  Justo Smoker was charged with the June 21 kidnapping of Linda Stoltzfoos, 18, in July when he was taken into police custody.

Police have issued an appeal for information after two men were seriously injured in a crash in Salford. Emergency services rushed to the collision on Liverpool Street in Pendleton just after 1.15pm on Tuesday (December 15).

Sometimes, the people we trust most turn out to be those we should trust the least.

direct to your inboxPolice swooped on a McDonald's car park in Ashton-under-Lyne tonight following reports of a knife-point robbery.Video from the scene showed several police vehicles and officers near the fast-food restaurant in the town centre.One man was arrested nearby.There were no reports of any injuries.Unconfirmed reports suggested people in the car park had been armed with machetes.The incident took place close to the Ikea and Sainsbury's stores.One passer-by told the M.E.N: "As l

A man in Houston who attempted to check himself into the hospital and was seen cutting himself in the parking garage was shot by police Monday after allegedly charging at an officer with a knife. Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said the entire incident was captured by surveillance cameras.

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterA crackdown on illegal streaming services by police will see more than 7,000 people receive formal warnings that they could face up to five years in jail for using a system allowing them to avoid paying for premium channels.The warnings come after Lancashire Police's cyber-crime unit mounted an investigation into illegal streaming service and those who profit from them.This time, police are looking

direct to your inboxA schoolboy found dead in the woods had been given 'hush money' by the young man accused of murdering him to keep their sexual relationship secret - and 'saw it as a game', a jury has heard.Matthew Mason, 19, beat Alex Rodda to death with a large metal wrench in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, prosecutors have said.The Crown claims Mr Mason, who was 18 at the time, killed Alex because he was being blackmailed after paying him for sex.Prosecutors allege Mr Mason

direct to your inboxPolice have launched an investigation after a person was attacked by a dog in Trafford.The victim, whose age and gender have not been confirmed, had been walking in the area of Hartford Gardens in Timperley on Wednesday 9 December at around 10am.They had approached the corner of Dee Avenue when police said they were attacked by a dog, described as a chocolate brown Staffordshire Bull Terrier or Pit Bull.The victim of the attack was said to have sustained significant injuries