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BBC News
19 hours ago
- BBC News
Man, 19, arrested after woman and baby attacked at Portishead Marina
A teenager has been arrested after a woman and child were targeted in an unprovoked attack. Police were called to Portishead Marina, in North Somerset, shortly after 10:00 BST on Sunday to reports that a man had attacked the pair and assaulted a man who had tried to intervene. The child was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. A 19-year-old man was arrested at the scene, with police confirming he had since been released on bail under the condition he did not return to Portishead. Avon and Somerset Police said officers spoke to witnesses at the scene, but has asked anyone with information about the incident to get in touch.


BBC News
20 hours ago
- BBC News
Boy hit by car in Haywards Heath and then beaten in road, police say
A 16-year-old boy has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after being hit by a car and then assaulted by two men armed with weapons, police have said. Sussex Police said the men left their victim at the scene after the attack on Sydney Road in Haywards Heath at about 17:40 BST on Monday. The force said an "extensive search" for the suspects was ongoing, while forensic evidence continued to be gathered at the or anyone with relevant dashcam or CCTV footage has been asked to contact police. Det Insp Gary Jacobs said: "This is a serious incident that has left a young man with significant injuries."It took place at a busy time in the town centre, with a number of witnesses and vehicles passing by."

RNZ News
a day ago
- RNZ News
Police seek witnesses to crash on State Highway 3 in Taranaki
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are asking witnesses to a crash on State Highway 3 in Taranaki at the weekend to get in touch. Emergency services were called to the intersection near King Road in Inglewood around 6.10pm on Saturday, after a car ploughed into a bank. Police said the driver suffered moderate injuries. Police wanted witnesses to the crash, or those with dashcam or CCTV footage, to come forward. Police can be contacted via 105 either over the phone or online, using reference number P063290271.


BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Worthing pub fight leaves man unconscious
A man has been knocked unconscious during a pub fight, according to Sussex Police. The force said the man was seriously hurt after being punched outside at about 02:40 BST on Sunday outside MacMillans bar in Police are seeking witnesses to the "serious assault", which is believed to have happened when everyone was leaving the pub. The force said it wants to clarify what happened.


Washington Post
2 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Small plane carrying 3 people crashes off California coast, search underway
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Authorities are searching for three people who were aboard a private twin-engine plane that crashed off the central California coast. Emergency officials responded Saturday night after receiving a lost radar alert and 911 calls from residents, KSBW-TV reported . Witnesses reported hearing an aircraft engine revving and a splash in the water near the coast of Pacific Grove, the station reported.