42 h. ago Brit tourist stabbed in horror knife attack at beach club on Thai party island

Brit, Louis Johe Jarvie, 34, suffered a knife wound to his arm in the incident in Cherng Talay, Phuket - police said the attacker fled the scene shortly afterwards

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51 h. ago Prisoner on the run orders an Uber to escape from pursuing cops after crashing getaway car

POLICE are scrambling to find an "armed and dangerous" fugitive who escaped custody by ordering an Uber. Investigators are stumped by how an inmate - from the state of Georgia - managed to catch a lift with the popular ride share app, which aided his getaway over the weekend. Timothy Shane, 52, was admitted to...

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54 h. ago Moment armed cops break down door of ‘satanic paedo ring’ apartment as four charged over horrific crimes

THIS is the moment a 'satanic paedo ring' is busted by armed police, as four people are charged over horrific international crimes against children. The chilling footage shows a riot squad breaking down the door of an apartment in Sydney, Australia last week. Amid the chaos a glimpse into a dank room with a sheet...

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56 h. ago Pentagon says every national guard soldier deployed in Washington DC ‘is now armed’

Move to arm all 2,375 estimated troops marks shift in rules of engagement for domestic military deploymentsUS politics live – latest updatesThe Pentagon said on Tuesday that every national guard member deployed in Washington DC would now be armed with live weapons, and that they had begun conducting joint patrols with the local police department.“I can confirm that everybody in DC is now armed, and a lot of our DC national guardsmen are now also doing joint patrols with members of the police department here in DC,” said Kingsley Wilson, the defense department’s press secretary, at a press conference. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Runaway reindeer gets new 'control measures' after escaping Christmas attraction

The owner of a Christmas attraction has welcomed back one of its stars, after his escape led to a huge search effort, involving armed police, the coast guard, and even the Royal Marines

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3 d. ago Armed police at Belfast City Hall as Palestinian flag raised by council amid 'chaos'

Armed police have been stationed outside as the Palestinian flag was raised shortly after 12am on Tuesday, December 2, following a divisive council vote that passed by 32 votes to 28

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3 d. ago Armed police at Belfast City Hall amid 'chaos' as Palestine flag raised after vote

Police were reportedly stationed on all sides of Belfast City Hall when the flag was lifted shortly after midnight, as a vote was passed by councillors on the "deeply divisive" issue

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3 d. ago British Army 'hero' killed after pub beer garden row over chicken wings

Grandad Paul Ainscough, who joined the police after 24 years in the Army, died from internal injuries the day after being pushed by his friend in an argument over food

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3 d. ago Major emergency operation after reindeer escapes from Christmas event

Armed police, Royal Marines and the coastguard were involved in the bid to return the animal to its stables in Wales

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3 d. ago Runaway reindeer sparks huge emergency operation to 'save Christmas'

The Royal Marines, armed police officers and lifeboat crews were among those who helped catch the missing animal

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3 d. ago Police drag 'Santa' through the streets as he says they're 'on the naughty list'

Father Christmas appeared to feel the strong arm of the law when police made arrests at a Palestine Action protest, as Saint Nick insisted 'I've got presents to make'

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4 d. ago Armed police swarm Scots street amid reports of man in possession of weapon

Coronation Court in Tranent was taped off before two arrests were made

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5 d. ago Armed police cordon off street amid reports man 'has a weapon' as people watch from windows

Police are responding to a 'domestic incident' on a residential street

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5 d. ago Toxteth street on lockdown as 'man with a weapon' sees armed police flood the scene

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6 d. ago Met firearms officer lawfully killed a man who pointed a gun at police, inquest concludes

Giedrius Vasiljevas, 40, was shot dead by police in November 2023 after leaving his home armed

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7 d. ago Four arrested after corner store robbery involving gun and knife

Armed police was seen outside a home where the suspects might have fled

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9 d. ago South London police chase ends in crash as officers search for suspected armed robber

South London police chase ends in crash as officers search for suspected armed robber  My London

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2 w. ago Police chief apologises for failing to catch serial rapist armed cop as he gets 37th life sentence

A POLICE chief apologised yesterday for failing to catch a serial rapist armed officer as he got a 37th life sentence. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said of prolific predator David Carrick: “His actions bring shame on the uniform he should never have been allowed to wear. “We heard how he grossly misused the position...

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2 w. ago Armed police raid city centre apartment block as two arrested for false imprisonment

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and false imprisonment offences

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2 w. ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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