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Jacob Lavender, 11, was last seen on the evening of 30 December in Shalvey, Australia. Police officers searched the surrounding area but could not find him.

Following four terror attacks in London in 2017 and the threat level at 'severe', the Metropolitan Police plans to have fewer officers on London's streets on New Year's Eve.

Counter Terrorism officers in South Yorkshire have arrested a fifth man as part of an ongoing investigation.

Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for witnesses after two teenage boys were shot in a Plaistow fast food restaurant on Friday 29 December.

Natasha Claus, 36, of no fixed abode, has been jailed for 13 months and banned from Woking town centre after arriving at Guildford Crown Court four hours late.

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a young woman was found in a north London park.

A unnamed man died after being found on fire in the middle of a residential Hull street last night.

The figures showed that of 4.2m crimes recorded in 2016/17 suspects were identified in 2m. The Sun found that there was also a disparity across England and Wales between forces.

Adam Nicholls and Alexandra Knight both spent Christmas working in children's intensive care wards but spent Boxing Day searching for their missing cat after a callous burglary.

Shameless star Tina Malone was playing the evil fairy godmother in a performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Cloud 9 theatre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Yusuf Sonko was brutally murdered by being shot in the head in a busy Liverpool street on 2 June. His parents are now appealing for information in a heartbreaking letter.

A Florida Boy Scout leader, Michael Douglas Hanen, has been arrested for possessing child porn, police said.

Police raided the ceremony of a ten-year-old girl in Pakistan who was about to be married to a 50-year-old man to settle family debts.

Police were called to a Cardiff school to calm a group of parents angered by a headteacher who is said to have "raged" at pupils over their nativity performances.

Essex police came under fire today for sharing what was seen as an 'offensive' and 'dangerous' campaign on domestic abuse where people stay in the relationships.

Starting with the infamous BBC News interview being interrupted by two young children, here are some of the funniest viral videos from 2017.

Police in Missoula, Montana are investigating after the remains of three children were found in a box in the shed of a house on the city's South 12th Street.

A police officer battled with depression and anxiety for six months after a woman he had never met accused him of rape.

'Tis the season to be safe- a police station are putting out wanted advent adverts in the run up to Christmas. Social media absolutely loved it.

Army dogs Kevin and Dazz, and police dog Driver, are set to be put down by lethal injection after reports they have been deemed unsuitable for rehoming.

Hopes that the inauguration of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta would end months of election turmoil were dashed.

Police hunt house thieves who have stolen more than £600,000 in jewellery.

Prison authorities said the detention was justified as the animals were posing a threat to children and plants kept outside the prison complex for beautification.

While Oxford Circus was locked down amid fears of shots fired, Olly Murs was trapped in Selfridges and tweeting away.

Washington State Patrol said that a drunk driver was having sex with a woman while they were both naked in the car. They ended up crashing into a tree.

A sugar house in Bristol, Vermont, was broken into and 300 gallons of maple syrup were destroyed. Another 12 gallons were stolen, Vermont State Police said.

An 86-year-old woman, who needed a stroller to walk, was arrested after she allegedly robbed a bank at gunpoint. She thought they had shortchanged her by $400 the day before.

Manhunt under way for murderer Nicholas Redding, 45, drug dealer James Vaughan, 37, and burglar Barry Anderson, 41, have all disappeared from HMP Spring Hill.

Pontiff said that drivers were faced with an "increasingly complex and tumultuous" life on the road.

Scotland Yard is "highly likely" to be searching for "woman in purple" Luisa Todorov and her husband Stefan, who worked at the Ocean Club at the time of Maddie's disappearance.