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An arrest has been made after a man died from a suspected heroin overdose in Penzance last night.

Police were called to Alexandria Place by paramedics just before midnight, where two men were being treated for a suspected drug overdose.

One, a 49 year old local man, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital where he is still being treated.

The teenage gunman who went on the rampage at a secondary school in south-west Germany has been killed in a gun battle with police.

At least 15 people are dead after the gunman entered the Albertville secondary school and began firing. Most of the victims are students and teachers.

After finishing his killing spree he fled into the local town of Winnenden in a car with a hostage.

German police used helicopters to search the town, culminating in his death in a shootout.

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Police in Cornwall have launched an operation to crack down on drink driving in Helston and the Lizard Peninsula.

From March to December of this year officers in unmarked cars will be patrolling back roads as part of Operation Sobers.

Residents of the Lizard are firmly behind the campaign and have expressed their support for the spot checks.

PC Dave Vaughan, neighbourhood beat manager for the Lizard area, said: “We will not tolerate drink driving wherever it takes place. There is no safe place to drive after drinking."

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The murder  of a policeman and two soldiers in Northern Ireland will not compromise peace efforts, a leading politician has said.

Dolores Kelly, the Social Democratic and Labour Party member for the North Policing Board, said the killers would not be allowed to tear down the province's political institutions nor destroy the police process.

A police officer was shot in the head last night as he responded to an emergency call in Craigavon, County Armagh. 

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