Two teenagers have been arrested after a man was seriously injured in an assault, police have said. The victim was kicked in the head several times by two men and rushed to hospital. Devon and Cornwall Police said the attack happened outside Drake Circus in Charles Street, Plymouth at about 04:45 BST. The force confirmed...
A man who was found dead in a police cell had told officers he had taken cocaine and heroin and felt like he was going to die, an inquest jury has heard. Father-of-one Simeon Francis, 35, was arrested in the early hours of 20 May 2020 in Exeter and taken to Torquay police station for...
BBC correspondent Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey after being arrested in Istanbul on Wednesday, the BBC has said. Lowen had been in Turkey for several days to report on the ongoing protests that were sparked by the Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest last week. Imamoglu – who is being held in jail on...
Two men have been arrested after a woman died when she was hit by a driver who had been travelling away from Metropolitan Police in north-west London. The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop. They remain in custody, the force...
Four people, including the grandparents of Emile Soleil, have been arrested over the two-year-old’s disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. The two other people arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse are adult children of Emile’s grandparents, prosecutors said in a statement. The grandparents’ lawyer, Isabelle Colombani,...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a Devon mental health unit was damaged in a fire, police have said. The incident happened at the Chadwell Centre on Torquay Road in Paignton at about 02:35 GMT on Thursday. Devon and Cornwall Police reported no injuries but said a 37-year-old from Torquay had...
Google Police were received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm A man who was carrying a knife has been arrested at a Devon farm shop, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said they received reports of a man with a knife at Darts Farm, Topsham at 10:45 GMT on Monday....