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A teenage girl was bundled into a vehicle in a 'random' suspected abduction in an Altrincham suburb. Police have a suspect in custody following the terrifying incident in Bowdon. The girl reported being threatened with a knife during a seven-hour ordeal. The 15-year-old was snatched on Monday evening (May 18). She was found in the early hours Tuesday (May 19) in a hotel car park in Knutsford, Cheshire. The victim, it is understood, was forced into a vehicle on Bradgate Road, Bowdon, at around 6.45pm as she walked alone. She was reported missing at around 9pm. Police issued an alert for a specific vehicle after a witness was able to report the registration plate having heard the girl's screams. Cheshire cops found the vehicle on a car park at the Cottons Hotel and Spa in the early hours. The teenager was inside. A man was arrested at the scene.

Girl, 15, 'held at knifepoint in van for seven hours' found after screams heard

UK 4 hours ago By Barney Davis

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Family tribute to 'reliable' bus driver killed in Battersea Bridge ‘assault’

UK 4 hours ago By Brooke Davies

Undated NCA handout photo of packages of cocaine laid out by investigators, which had been found hidden in Skims clothing in a HGV driven by lorry driver Jakub Jan Konkel. Konkel has been sentenced to 13-and-a-half years for concealing 90kg of cocaine, worth ??7m, alongside a legitimate load of Skims underwear in HGV. Issue date: Monday May 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: National Crime Agency/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Lorry driver hid £7,000,000-worth of cocaine in Kim Kardashian Skims underwear

UK 10 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Two men who shot innocent woman in drive-by outside church jailed for life

Two men who murdered innocent mum in drive-by outside church are jailed for life

UK 9 hours ago By Sam Corbishley

Dragan, 25, a Serb fighting on the Bosnian side as a sniper takes aim in Sarajevo 06 September 1992. (Photo by MICHAEL EVSTAFIEV / AFP)

Suspected 'Sarajevo human safari' participants investigated for 'paying to shoot humans'

World 10 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLEUndated handout photo issued by Police Scotland of (top row, left to right) Barry Watson, Elaine Lannery, Iain Owens, and (bottom row, left to right) John Clark, Scott Forbes, Paul Brannan, six of the seven people who have been convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring and have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 years to eight years. The two women and five men will all be monitored for life after being convicted of gang raping a child and abusing other children in a drugs den in Glasgow where heroin and crack cocaine were used. Issue date: Monday January 27, 2025. PA Photo. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Lesley Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; and John Clark, 48, were convicted in November 2023 following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. See PA story COURTS Children. Photo credit should read: Police Scotland/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Girl screamed for help while official drove away from paedophile 'Beastie House'

UK 13 hours ago By Sam Corbishley

Natali Ray was arrested in America over a heist of rare wine worth $41,500, she is facing 50 years in jail after being charged with grand larceny and other crimes by police in Clark County, Virginia

Mum donned wig and adopted fake name to steal £31,000 of top shelf wine

US 14 hours ago By Lizzie McAllister

File photo dated 01/03/23 of Carrie Johnson who has called for better police treatment of sexual assault victims as she expressed her relief that black cab rapist John Worboys will remain in prison. The Parole Board this week said Worboys "continues to represent a high risk of committing further serious sexual offences against women". Issue date: Saturday May 16, 2026. PA Photo. Writing in the Daily Mail, Mrs Johnson, who helped bring the serial sex attacker to justice, said her decision to become involved in an ITV dramatisation of the case was driven by a desire to give victims a voice. Photo credit should read: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Carrie Johnson says black cab rapist John Worboys could have up to 1,000 victims

UK 15 hours ago By Sam Corbishley

* U.S. Tabloid Rights OUT * Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nelvin C Cepeda/San Diego U-T/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (16882571a) San Diego, CA - May 18: On Monday, May 18, 2026 in San Diego, CA., not from the Islamic Center of San Diego, several people embrace one another. Five dead, including two teenage suspects, at San Diego mosque shooting. A security guard at the Islamic Center of San Diego was among those killed outside the building on Monday morning, police said. 2-HEADLINE, San Diego, Ca, United States - 18 May 2026

Mosque shooters who killed three 'livestreamed their attack' after stealing guns

US 1 day ago By Brooke Davies

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Man jailed for life after leaving woman with brain damage in hammer attack at her home

UK 1 day ago By Sarah Hooper

Jeffrey Epstein in a grey t-shirt.

Surrey Police investigating child sexual abuse allegations after Epstein files

UK 19 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Person removing condom from packet, close-up

I was a victim of stealthing – the MAFS UK allegations brought terrible memories back

Sex 1 day ago By Anonymous

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Daughter solves mum's murder after 52 years — and finally clears her father's name

UK 1 day ago By Steve Charnock

The president and founder of Mango, Isak Andic, during the award ceremony for the 8th Kingdom of Spain Business Career Achievement Award (Iese), at the IESE Business School Barcelona North Campus, on 18 March, 2024 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. (Photo By Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Son of billionaire Mango founder arrested after dad plunged to death down ravine

World 1 day ago By Sarah Hooper

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Goose named Gandalf is 'kidnapped' - leaving pal 'Ryan Gosling' devastated

UK 1 day ago By Rory McKeown

Man on death row fights conviction after testimony from hypnotised witness charles flores picture: NBC METROGRAB

Death row inmate fights conviction after 'hypnotised' witness identified him

US 1 day ago By Sophie-May Williams

epa12959640 Media cameras focus on 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 15 May 2026. Speculation over British Prime Minister Keir Starmer???s leadership continues after British Health Secretary Wes Streeting???s resignation raised questions of a pending leadership contest. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Man 'pretended to have a bomb in his bag' at gates of Downing Street

UK 2 days ago By Sam Corbishley

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Attackers 'kick and punch Jewish man before trying to steal his trousers'

UK 1 day ago By John Dunne

Teen trashed memorial to boys killed in crash because one 'stole his girl'

Teenager destroys memorial because one of crash victims 'stole his girl'

UK 1 day ago By Sam Corbishley

Mandatory Credit: Photo by CARLOS BARBA/EPA/Shutterstock (16806372d) People enjoy the warm weather on El Zapillo beach in Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, 28 March 2026. People enjoy spring weather in Almeria, Spain - 28 Mar 2026

Gunman ‘kills two and injures four including baby’ at Spanish resort

World 2 days ago By Sarah Hooper