1 week ago Oldham disorder involving car chase and machetes prompts police to extend powers

Greater Manchester Police granted officers extended stop and search powers ‘following a number of incidents overnight involving weapons’.

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2 w. ago Airdrie freight train driver wins Woman of the Year honour at everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

Heather Waugh, a rapid deployment train driver at Freightliner, devotes more than 1000 personal hours a year to promote and champion the sector in schools, events and on panels, and volunteer and fundraise for charity.

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2 w. ago MP writes to BBC calling for 'withdrawal of Glastonbury coverage' over controversial acts

Bob Vylan and Kneecap sparked fury with their politically charged sets in which they criticised Israel's military action in Gaza, prompting police to probe video footage from the festival

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2 w. ago Two Met Police officers sacked over ‘humiliating’ strip search of 15

Black schoolgirl forced to expose intimate parts in ‘traumatic’ police search at Hackney school in 2020 after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

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2 w. ago Two Met Police officers committed gross misconduct with ‘humiliating’ strip search of Child Q

Black schoolgirl forced to expose intimate parts in ‘traumatic’ police search at Hackney school in 2020 after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

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2 w. ago Two Met Police officers committed gross misconduct after ‘humiliating’ strip search of Child Q

Black schoolgirl forced to expose intimate parts in ‘traumatic’ police search at Hackney school in 2020 after wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

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2 w. ago Metropolitan Police officers that strip searched girl, 15, committed 'gross misconduct'

The Metropolitan Police officers were found to have committed gross misconduct during the “disproportionate” and “humiliating” strip search of a 15-year-old black girl at a school

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2 w. ago Assault on Balloch to Airdrie train prompts police search for man in black puffer coat

British Transport Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault on board a train between Balloch and Airdrie.

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3 w. ago Police release CCTV image after man assaulted on Glasgow to Balloch train

British Transport Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an assault and robbery on a train from Glasgow to Balloch in April.

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3 w. ago National Speech Debate Tournament evacuation leads to arrest of Wyoming artist

The Des Moines Police Department said that Jayden Roccaforte’s “behavior prompted safety concerns and the immediate area was evacuated”

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3 w. ago Man arrested for upskirting at Beyoncé concert as police announce extra patrols at summer gigs

The number of stadium concerts in London has more than doubled this year, prompting police to shift their focus to major music events

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