33 h. ago Armed police raid petrol station and find stash of guns, knives and machetes

Armed officers swooped on a row of businesses around the Gulf Petrol Station in Birmingham today amid a major operation to tackle organised crime .

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34 h. ago Investigations continue at Rochdale home five days on from counter

Armed police and SAS troops stormed a house on East Street in Rochdale, and a cordon is still in place as officers carry out investigations

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38 h. ago Moment armed police and force helicopter swoop on young men caught playing with water pistols outside Wetherspoons

Officers with weapons descended onto the High Street in Watford, last Friday with a police helicopter also called to assist.

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58 h. ago Police issue statement after armed officers storm streets and raid house

Officers investigated a report of a suspected abduction

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3 d. ago Four Iranian men questioned over alleged major terror plot against British target

Investigators still not clear if there is a continuing danger to the public after arrests across EnglandFour Iranian men were being questioned over an alleged major terror plot against a “specific” British target as investigators urgently try to establish whether there is any continuing danger to the public despite the arrests.The men, all Iranian nationals, were arrested on Saturday, with armed police, and in at least one instance special forces soldiers, sent in to detain them amid fears some of the suspects may have had weapons. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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3 d. ago Women’s Super League and Championship: talking points from the weekend’s action

Marc Skinner needs a deeper squad for Manchester United’s European project and Chelsea’s unbeaten season continues Liverpool’s interim manager, Amber Whiteley, said last month that it was important the club held on to fifth place in the Women’s Super League. They are now sixth after a 2-0 loss to Everton in Sunday’s Merseyside derby at Anfield, which also means they have still only ever won once at the stadium. Liverpool’s position in the table could get worse with one game of the season remaining, with three teams still able to overtake them, including Everton, whose win against their local rivals was secured thanks to goals from Katja Snoeijs and Karen Holmgaard. Liverpool could finish as low as eighth, which would be a sizeable failure for the club given they finished fourth last season. Sarah RendellWSL roundup: United seal European spot with derby draw Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Watch: Armed police in Rochdale as eight arrested in two anti

Armed police were filmed outside a home in Rochdale on Saturday, 3 May, during what the home secretary called “one of the biggest counter-state and counter-terrorism operations in recent years.”

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3 d. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial to begin in New York

At the trial, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at gatherings held far out of public view

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4 d. ago Armed police called to Greater Manchester park after youths playing football make discovery

The two youths approached officers on patrol in Derker

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4 d. ago Moment man is marched outside in underwear after police raid home in terror plot probe

Counter-terrorism and armed police 'blew the door off' a property before a man was detained

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4 d. ago “My son called me saying ‘don’t go to the park – there’s men with guns’”

Masked and armed police swoop to make terror arrest on leafy Stockport street

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4 d. ago Moment armed police swoop as seven Iranians are arrested in counter

Shocking footage shows the officers dressed in camouflage as they make their way round the corner of a building, carrying large guns and rucksacks.

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4 d. ago Location of second counter terrorism raid in Greater Manchester confirmed as three arrested

Neighbours reported seeing armed police 'pointing a gun' at a man on the ground in Cheadle Hulme

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5 d. ago Armed counter terror police storm home after 'blowing off door' and 'throwing gas canister'

EXCLUSIVE: Armed police were spotted at the scene in Rochdale on Saturday evening

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5 d. ago LIVE: Armed police spotted on residential street as scene in place

A scene is in place on East Street in Rochdale

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5 d. ago LIVE: Counter terror officers raid house in Rochdale as police swarm area

A scene is in place on East Street in Rochdale

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5 d. ago Police cordon off house as counter terror officers raid property in Rochdale

A scene is in place on East Street in Rochdale

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6 d. ago Prince Harry says it's 'impossible' to bring Meghan and his children back to the UK after losing legal challenge over his security

Harry said that on the occasions he has ventured back to the UK since his armed Met Police bodyguards were removed, he felt that he was 'putting myself at risk'.

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7 d. ago Malala, Miss America and the MCC: welcome to the Women’s T20 World Cup launch

MCC’s inner sanctum, off-limits to women until 1999, hosts quirky event where vast majority of attendees are femaleVanessa Williams, the American actress of Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives fame, is on the surface an unlikely candidate to spearhead the launch of a Cricket World Cup.However, at Lord’s on Thursday Williams formed part of an all-female panel – alongside World Rugby player of the year Ellie Kildunne and Nobel peace prize winner (and former Oxford University cricketer) Malala Yousafzai – which officially kickstarted the countdown to the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in England. Continue reading...

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