2 hours ago The 'hate incidents' probed by police: From a tweet about identifying as a fish, to a boy calling another a 'leprechaun, how cops are 'wasting time' on 'ridiculous' cases

Non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) are meant to be reserved for cases that are 'clearly motivated by intentional hostility' - but officers have been accused of recording 'ridiculous' cases.

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5 hours ago ‘Rough haircut’ logged by City of London Police as hate crime incident

‘Rough haircut’ logged by City of London Police as hate crime incident  Evening Standard

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5 hours ago US Embassy in London on 'lockdown' as armed police race to scene to probe 'suspect package'

The US embassy in London is in a state of 'lockdown' as police officers probe a 'suspect package' nearby.

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14 hours ago Police probing the time a child said a classmate smelled like fish, a woman likening another to a Rottweiler and the 'homophobic name Leonard'... among other 'hate' incidents

Police forces have been blasted for investigating 'hate crimes' that include calling someone a Rottweiler or being called a 'Leonard' over a row about a hedge.

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18 hours ago Police appeal for information and footage in Harshita Brella murder probe

The 24-year-old is believed to have been strangled before her body was found in the boot of a car.

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20 hours ago Allison Pearson: Police drop investigation into social media post by journalist

Allison Pearson was probed by Essex Police for year-old social media post

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26 hours ago Pictured: Schoolgirl, 14, who died after collapsing at a rugby club as police probe unexplained death and friends pay tribute with £6,000 fundraiser

Seren-Ella Jenkins was treated by air ambulance paramedics on November 15 after collapsing at Amman United Rugby Football Club in South Wales but died the following morning.

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28 hours ago Arsonist sets himself on fire at popular nightclub as police launch probe into 'suspicious blaze

Footage filmed by a bystander captured the moment a trio of masked men fled from the LUX Nightclub in Melbourne's South Yarra shortly before 2am on Thursday.

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30 hours ago Witchcraft cult horror as 12 mummified bodies are discovered at Thai black magic sect where devotees 'meditate with corpses to gain superpowers'

Black magic gurus at the Siri Chan Forest Monastery in Kamphaeng Phet claimed the bodies, including the corpse of a child, gave followers supernatural powers

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