11 h. ago Robberies up and common assaults rocket, but rape crimes drop in Stirling

The data was revealed as part of a Police Scotland report to councillors in Stirling last week.

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32 h. ago Video shows driver drifting around Portsmouth roundabout at illegal car meet

Police release footage of Daniel Broomfield, 23, during incident that landed him a 27-week suspended sentenceFootage has been released by police of a driver “dangerously” drifting around a roundabout at an illegal car meet, putting watching crowds at “risk of being seriously injured”.Daniel Broomfield, 23, from Southampton, was sentenced at Winchester crown court on 25 September to a 27-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, having pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Video shows Portsmouth driver drifting around roundabout at illegal car meet

Police release footage of Daniel Broomfield, 23, during incident that landed him a 27-week suspended sentenceFootage has been released by police of a driver “dangerously” drifting around a roundabout at an illegal car meet, putting watching crowds at “risk of being seriously injured”.Daniel Broomfield, 23, from Southampton, was sentenced at Winchester crown court on 25 September to a 27-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, having pleaded guilty to dangerous driving. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘We’ll march as many times as necessary’: Peru’s youth protesters defy state of emergency

Rapper shot dead by police becomes symbol of resistance in Peru, amid wave of gen Z rallies sweeping the worldA youth group in Peru calling itself the Generation Z Collective says it will march again on Saturday in defiance of a state of emergency declared by the government this week in the capital, Lima, and neighbouring port of Callao.Group leaders said they would be honouring Eduardo Ruiz, a rapper known as Truko, who was shot dead by a plainclothed police officer last week during a huge anti-government march in Lima. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Met Police impose strict conditions on UKIP demonstration and counter

Scotland Yard announced there would be an ‘increased visible police presence’ in London this weekend

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5 d. ago Police arrest 'penis woman' who goes floppy when authorities try and catch her

The incident unfolded near a shopping centre in Alabama over the weekend, after police had been summoned to the scene with someone complaining of 'an individual in a phallic costume'

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6 d. ago Police forced to intervene as club president brawls with fans over banner

Italian police were forced to intervene over the weekend after a disagreement between a club president and his fans turned ugly after a banner was unfurled

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6 d. ago Police confirm Catford stabbings not linked after fourth attack in a week

Police confirm Catford stabbings not linked after fourth attack in a week  This Is Local London

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6 d. ago Bay Area woman sexually assaulted and tortured for a week by man she met on Facebook, police say

Woman was drugged and forced to prostitute herself under threat of further violence, court hears

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6 d. ago Federal prosecutors charge man accused of threatening to shoot up Atlanta airport

Federal prosecutors have charged a Georgia man arrested this week at Atlanta's airport after his family told police he planned a shooting

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7 d. ago Jay Slater's pal Lucy returns to Instagram for first time since tragic inquest

Lucy Mae Law was on holiday in Tenerife with the teen last year when he went missing and his body was later found in a ravine. An inquest ruled that his death was accidental

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7 d. ago Moment wife laughs during arrest for 'plot to kill husband' with ex

Michelle Mills, 46, has been found guilty of planning to kill her husband Christopher weeks after his £124,000 Help for Heroes life insurance policy came into effect

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7 d. ago The US refugee program changed my life. Trump’s possible overhaul would be disastrous | Bahati Kanyamanza

I fled war at 14 and decades later became a US citizen. Now I fear racism and exclusion could become official policyLast week, leaked documents from the Trump administration reportedly revealed plans to gut the US refugee program, not only capping refugee resettlement at a record low of 7,500, but also transforming it from a life-saving humanitarian system into one that favors white South Africans and Europeans over the world’s most vulnerable people. As a refugee who found safety and belonging in this country, I broke into a sweat reading the news. Memories of my own journey rushed back, now mixed with a deeper fear that racism and exclusion are not just social undercurrents, but official policy.I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled war at 14, spending nearly two decades in a refugee camp in Uganda before finally being resettled in the United States. Here, I reunited with my family, built a new life, and became a citizen. My story is one of patience, resilience an...

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7 d. ago Maccabi Tel Aviv say Tommy Robinson's intervention in Aston Villa anti

Aston Villa and West Midlands Police faced huge backlash last week after authorities advised the Premier League club to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending the game on November 6.

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7 d. ago Trump to host GOP senators at White House amid demolition work and government shutdown – US politics live

The president will host a lunch for Republicans in the Rose Garden as construction is carried out on the White House’s east wingPresident Donald Trump’s hopes for a quick summit in Budapest with Russian president Vladimir Putin stalled after a preparatory session between the leaders’ top foreign-policy aides this week was put on hold, CNN reported on Monday.Citing sources familiar with the matter, CNN said the reason for postponing the meeting between US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was unclear. One source cited differing expectations about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, CNN said. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Woman investigated over husband’s use of assisted dying clinic wanted to argue case in court

Louise Shackleton says current law is traumatising families and she wanted jury to assess her innocenceA woman who was under police investigation for accompanying her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland said she wished her case had gone to trial so she could have proved her innocence in front of a jury.Louise Shackleton, 59, spent 10 months under investigation for assisting a suicide before North Yorkshire police announced this week that the Crown Prosecution Service had decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute her. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cheat the internet: Kylie Jenner blasted for fake police clip, and the rest of the week's viral stories

The stories lighting up social media this week

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1 week ago Shabana Mahmood was told of Maccabi Tel Aviv ban plans a week ago and 'had not objected': Hamas victim likens police decision to a sign saying 'no Jews allowed'

Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were locked in an extraordinary stand-off with the police last night over controversial plans to ban Israeli football fans from an Aston Villa match.

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1 week ago No 10 pledges action on Maccabi fans ban a week after police warned of risk

Discussions are happening ‘at pace, across Government’ to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the Aston Villa match, No 10 said.

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1 week ago No 10 pledges action on Israeli fans ban a week after police warned of risk

Discussions are happening ‘at pace, across Government’ to overturn the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the Aston Villa match, No 10 said.

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