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Gracie, 12, was last seen at 2.20pm yesterday afternoon. A young girl is missing and was last seen at a retail park more than 24 hours ago. Gracie, 12, from Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent, left her home on Sunday at 11.30am,and was …

Wind whips palm trees in the town of La Santa, Lanzarote (Picture: EPA) The Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal will see as much as 90mm of rain this week as Storm Olivier arrives during Holy Week. Olivier is the 15th …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page London now has a new river crossing after the Silvertown Tunnel opened to drivers today – …

Johnathan Peter Brooks (left) tried to stab Graeme Perks (right) (Picture: PA/BBC) A plastic surgeon who broke into a fellow doctor’s home and stabbed him in the middle of the night has been found guilty of attempted murder. Jonathan Peter …

The man riding across the B2012 Bell Farm Road in Uckfield (Picture: Google) A 105-year-old mobility scooter user has died after he was hit crossing the road by an 87-year-old driver. The man riding across the B2102 Bell Farm Road …

Temperatures will be lower than last weekend but the air will feel warmer, the Met Office says (Picture: Shutterstock) Widespread sunshine will continue this week while above-average temperatures are likely to feel warmer and warmer, forecasters say. Last weekend saw …

Most tax reforms came in on Sunday (Picture: Metro.co.uk) The beginning of April brings a new financial year and important changes to the taxes we have to pay. Most tax reforms came in on Sunday (April 6), the start of …

APTOS — Santa Cruz County law enforcement have taken into custody an Aptos man who allegedly committed sexual acts involving a minor several years ago, and have urged members of the public with any pertinent information to contact them. Detectives …

LOS GATOS — Santa Clara County authorities have shared the identities and causes of death of the two men that were found last week in an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s …

OAKLAND — A former East Bay armored car guard accepted a murder conviction and a life sentence for killing a former colleague during a botched robbery, court records show. Akbar Bey, 30, is now in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, serving …

UNION CITY — An East Bay apartment complex with hundreds of units has been bought in a deal that points to an uncertain multifamily residential market in this part of the Bay Area. The Union Flats, a 243-unit multifamily property …

Projecting success seven months before the start of the regular season was difficult enough before the transfer portal and immediate eligibility for multi-time transfers collided last spring. In the current environment, accuracy is effectively impossible. Which is precisely why the …

By Jill Schlesinger Happy spring, or as I like to call it, shredder weather! This is my annual reminder to comb through your physical and electronic financial files and tidy up. Doing so can help you better manage your money and …

MONTEREY – After a one-day online poll with almost 30,000 participants, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has announced it is naming its newest resident otter Opal. The aquarium is planning for Opal to make her public debut this summer. The sea …

OAKLAND — An East Bay man has been charged with distributing child sexual abuse material to a woman who told police she didn’t want or ask for it, court records show. Daniel Savedra, 37, is in jail facing charges of …

SANTA CRUZ — When the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors agreed to ban the sale of filtered cigarettes late last year, it was the most significant policy win for a movement that had roots dating back more than a …

It’s an era of eggflation, and Easter is on its way. Egg prices nationwide in February were up 59% from the prior year, and although prices have stabilized somewhat in the past month, they remain quite steep: $6.05 for a …

LOS GATOS — Santa Clara County authorities have shared the identities and causes of death of the two men that were found last week in an abandoned pickup truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s …

APTOS — Santa Cruz County law enforcement have taken into custody an Aptos man who allegedly committed sexual acts involving a minor several years ago, and have urged members of the public with any pertinent information to contact them. Detectives …

OAKLAND — A former East Bay armored car guard accepted a murder conviction and a life sentence for killing a former colleague during a botched robbery, court records show. Akbar Bey, 30, is now in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, serving …