55 h. ago Terrorist's arsenal of weapons: Secret cache including a machete and an axe were hoarded by former student found guilty of possessing bomb

A photograph released by counter-terrorism police reveals a terrifying cache uncovered in the bedroom of Adam Mahmood - including a machete, an axe, a part-made sword, and a collection of knives.

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68 h. ago How the AP uncovered US big tech's role in China's digital police state

An AP investigation reveals that U.S. technology companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known

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4 d. ago Mother of British law student locked up in Dubai jail sets up new fundraiser in bid to free daughter caught with cocaine

Mia O'Brien was jailed for life with a minimum 25-year sentence after police uncovered cocaine in her apartment

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6 d. ago Talented dogs help officers secure £20,000 illegal cigarette haul in Stirling

The two specialist dogs helped Trading Standards and police on their visits to premises across the region - where they uncovered more than 43,000 illegal cigarettes, as well as 1,000 single use vapes.

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9 d. ago Family of Arthur's Seat murder victim hold memorial amid crackdown on ‘honour’ abuse

Fawziyah Javed, 31, was murdered by Kashif Anwar at the Edinburgh landmark in September 2021 after he learned she planned to leave him.

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9 d. ago Police campaign uncovers unreported sextortion cases among school pupils as victims are heard

Sextortion is a form of online blackmail which involves criminals targeting people - often young adults and teenagers - around the world, threatening to expose intimate images of them if they do not co-operate.

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9 d. ago Man charged after ‘three truckloads’ of stolen Lego and toys found at his home

Police raid uncovers 2,500 stolen items, including 1,700 unopened Lego sets

Politics

1 week ago Body found in pond ends distraught mother's two year nightmare

Police confirm human remains uncovered earlier this week belong to a 34-year-old woman who disappeared more than two years ago after making a phone call to her mum asking for a lift home

Politics

2 w. ago Dad charged with murdering missing baby 'previously abused daughter so badly she developed cerebral palsy'

Jake Haros was previously convicted for willful child cruelty after he abused his baby daughter so badly she developed cerebral palsy, according to a prosecutor.

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2 w. ago Moment police storm into Moss Side home and arrest man in bedroom

A machete and a haul of drugs were uncovered after police raided a number of homes

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2 w. ago Moment police storm into Manchester home and arrest man in bedroom

A machete and a haul of drugs were uncovered after police raided a number of homes

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3 w. ago Police uncover drug farm in dawn raids across Greater Manchester

Officers executed raids in Bolton as part of Operation AVRO

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3 w. ago Mass grave of 39 murdered people found as cops thought smell was 'huge gas leak'

A mass grave was uncovered in the Dominican Republic after police first thought it was a gas leak caused by fuel leakage, with signs suggesting the bodies were buried for some time

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3 w. ago 'Abusive' man who murdered partner before attempting to stage false scene convicted after police uncover lies

It took a jury just six hours to find Clifford Cowen guilty

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3 w. ago Sex for Sale: Secret deal that kept saunas open for business

A police crackdown on saunas in Edinburgh was foiled after a lawyer uncovered a 27 year old secret deal giving owners immunity from prosecution

Economics