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 […]
A man found dead in Lancashire has been formally identified as Christopher Hughes from Wigan
37-year-old Christopher was found dead off White Moss Road South in the Skelmersdale area of Lancashire on Tuesday 22 February 2022. A post mortem concluded he died as a result of multiple serious injuries. Christopher’s mum, Susan, has paid tribute to him, saying: “The family of Chris wish everyone to respect their privacy at […]
Police currently at the scene of a large fire in Scarborough – did you see the suspects?
Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service are dealing with a suspected arson at a disused school in Scarborough. There is significant disruption to neighbouring roads due to the scale of the fire at the old Overdale School buildings in Eastfield. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported. Emergency services are still on the […]
A cautionary ‘tail’ after stolen vehicle is recovered
Police received a call at 4pm from a member of the public who was in the Acomb area of York. They called us to report their Range Rover had just been stolen from outside a shop and that their Doberman dog was inside the vehicle. Officers in the area were immediately alerted and automatic […]
Detectives investigating a report of a sexual assault at a hotel in Tonbridge are seeking to identify a female witness who may have important information
The incident is alleged to have taken place during the early hours of Thursday 17 February 2022, after a woman had been on a night out in Tunbridge Wells. The victim and a friend had initially attended a town centre pub in Mount Pleasant at around 10.50pm on Wednesday 16 February. It […]
