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Humberside Police have released CCTV footage showing 14-year-old Lily at Hessle Foreshore at approximately 6am this morning, appealing for anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage from the area at that time to come forward as concerns grow for the missing schoolgirl. Inspector Tim Harvey confirmed Lily’s last known location using the what3words address large.parts.picked at the foreshore beauty spot, several hours after she disappeared from Ulceby in North Lincolnshire during the early hours. The CCTV image represents Lily’s last confirmed sighting, with police requesting members of the public who may have recorded footage from around Hessle Foreshore at approximately 6am…

The Home Office rejected a record number of asylum claims exceeding 80,000 last year, representing a 75 percent jump on the previous year, whilst the grant rate fell from 47 percent to 42 percent despite nearly 55,000 migrants receiving refugee status or permission to remain in Britain. The total number of claims receiving an initial decision from the Home Office hit an all-time high of more than 135,000 in the year to December. The rejected applications will inevitably lead to tens of thousands more appeals, adding significant pressure to the already stretched tribunals system which had a backlog of 70,000…

A 26-year-old Afghan allegedly in prison for migrant smuggling has racked up thousands of TikTok views showing off his cell at Wormwood Scrubs, with videos revealing television privileges, wall decorations of Afghan flags, and a well-stocked selection of snacks including chocolate bars, fruit, fizzy drinks and sausages. Samiullah Ahmadzai is being held at the Hammersmith jail for his alleged role in a “dangerous” trafficking gang and is currently undergoing extradition proceedings over a return to Belgium at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. One clip shows him watching Stephen Mulhern’s afternoon television show Deal or No Deal. A source told The Sun: “This…

Warsaw City Hall has begun procuring thousands of units of emergency equipment including thermoses, flasks, sleeping bags and stretchers as part of a program to transform metro stations into civil defense shelters capable of housing over 100,000 people simultaneously. The initiative, titled Underground Shield, involves adapting stations and technical facilities to store emergency equipment in cooperation with the fire service. Dedicated zones are being established for water supplies, stretchers, blankets and other essential equipment, with technical spaces already being prepared to house the gear. Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski announced the project on X, stating metro stations will be integrated into Warsaw’s…

Ian Huntley was airlifted to hospital after being found in a pool of blood following an attack on his prison wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham at approximately 9am this morning, with sources describing his condition as “touch and go.” The 52-year-old, who is serving life for murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, Cambridgeshire in 2002, was reportedly targeted in a behind-bars ambush. A source told the Sun the scene on the wing was “absolute chaos.” It is not known how the attacker gained access to Huntley, who is usually under close guard at all times. The…

Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man in his 20s on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a section 18 assault following an incident where two intruders entered Manchester Central Mosque brandishing an axe during Ramadan prayers on Tuesday evening. The second suspect remains in police custody for questioning. A warrant of further detention has been obtained to allow detectives additional time to continue their investigation and conduct further interviews with the first man arrested at the scene, who is in his 50s. Assistant Chief Constable John Webster stated: “Our investigation has been working at pace, leading to us making an…

A mother who sustained 65 percent burns and spent two months in a coma after a gang petrol-bombed her Stoke-on-Trent home had to relearn how to walk following life-changing injuries that require ongoing medical treatment, with 10 men now convicted after an 11-week trial. The 31-year-old woman survived despite expectations she would die from the horrific injuries sustained when multiple attackers doused her Beverley Drive property with petrol and set it ablaze on 16 December 2021. She also suffered a fractured pelvis, broken ribs and a lacerated liver after leaping from an upstairs window to escape the flames. Her 13-year-old…

A father from Reykjavik, Iceland has claimed a court removed his 10-year-old autistic son from his custody last December after he refused to allow the child to undergo gender transition and identify as a girl, with his video statement going viral on social media. Alexander Rocha stated in the video: “Last December, by the decision of the court, my son was taken away from me. The reason? Because I did not want to allow my son to undergo a gender transition and identify as a girl at the age of 10.” The father expressed concerns about medical interventions including puberty…

Lina Savickiene has described how her nine-year-old daughter Lilia collapsed in her arms covered in blood following a random stabbing attack, with the family waiting almost four years for the killer to be jailed after he was initially found unfit to stand trial. Deividas Skebas, now 26, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday for murdering Lilia Valytute as she played with a hula hoop outside her mother’s embroidery shop in Boston, Lincolnshire on 28 July 2022. The Lithuanian fruit picker had been detained in a secure hospital after claiming a…

Italy’s cabinet has approved legislation authorizing naval blockades to halt migrant boats during periods of “exceptional pressure” at the country’s borders whilst the European Parliament green-lit changes to EU asylum rules, as 606 people attempting to reach Europe have been reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean over the last two months. The policy changes come as the International Organisation for Migration confirmed the death toll marks the “deadliest start to a year in the Mediterranean since IOM began recording such data in 2014.” The number includes more than 30 people feared dead or missing after their boat capsized off…