26 h. ago Police admit they mistakenly pulled over a college student. But she still faces deportation

Ximena Arias-Cristobal remains in ICE custody despite police and prosecutors dropping charges

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4 d. ago Man, 50, who 'set fire to Koran outside Turkish consulate' has charge of 'harassing' Islam dropped

Hamet Coskun, 50, allegedly set fire to the Muslim holy book in February. Two days later, he was charged with 'racially aggravated harassment' of the Islam.

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5 d. ago Charges dropped against 3 officers after they make a training video about fatal Colorado shooting

Charges have been dropped against all but one Colorado law enforcement officer accused of not stepping in and possibly preventing the fatal 2022 shooting of a man in distress who had called 911 for help

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6 d. ago Bernie Sanders partners with Run for Something to aid new progressive candidates

Vermont senator’s joint initiative aims to recruit and train those seeking public office, especially young peopleBernie Sanders is partnering with the group Run for Something to help support a new generation of progressive candidates interested in seeking public office.Questions about the future of Sanders’ leftwing movement have followed his cross-country Fighting Oligarchy tour, where at each stop the Vermont senator encourages supporters to get involved and run for office. The initiative builds on those calls, Politico first reported, by teaming up with organizations that recruit and train candidates running for office, with an emphasis on young people. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago MP calls for Canada to honour pilot who died in flight over England

Pilot Officer William McMullen was captaining a training flight in a Lancaster Bomber on January 13 1945 when the plane caught fire above Darlington.

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6 d. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Taxi driver's warning to anyone dropping off at Manchester Airport over 'sneaky' new charge

A taxi driver has warned of a 'sneaky' new 'barrierless' charge at Manchester Airport that has already caught some people out, but the airport asserts that it has made this change for the benefit of passengers

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7 d. ago Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered to 18 in Great Britain

Move prompted by looming retirement crisis ‘would help ensure consistent, reliable services’If train drivers – like police officers – start looking younger, it may not just be you. Britain’s trains could soon have 18-year-olds in the cab, with the government likely to cut the minimum age to plug a shortage of drivers.Currently train drivers can obtain a licence from the age of 20 – although the vast majority of drivers are much older. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police expert testifies that officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Expert testifying for the defense acknowledged that Memphis officers’ blows were unnecessaryA police training expert testifying on Saturday as a defense witness in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols acknowledged that kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive.Don Cameron took the stand on the sixth day of the trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who have pleaded not guilty to state charges including second-degree murder. They already face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Couple arrested over car park sex act see woman's charge dropped for tragic reason

Adrian Matthew Reid, 38, and a female co-accused were arrested after a member of the public observed them engaging in a sexual act in Cityside Retail Park in North Belfast

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1 week ago Dad caught in sex act at retail park but woman's charge dropped in shock twist

A couple engaged in a sex act at a retail park and were confronted by a member of the public.

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1 week ago Airport drop off fees: map shows how much your nearest major airport charges in the UK

Both Gatwick Airport and Glasgow Airport have hiked their drop-off fees - here’s the drop-off charges for major airports across the UK.

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2 w. ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Beef Wellington poison accused cleared of three attempted murders of ex

Erin Patterson, 50, has had attempted murder charges against her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, dropped as the trial gets underway for the fatal poisonings of his family in Australia

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins

Victorian supreme court judge tells jury that charges relating to Simon Patterson have been droppedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Trust is gone’: fears grow as police on some Florida campuses trained by Ice

At least 11 state colleges enroll in program that trains officers for ‘limited’ involvement in immigration operationsFears of a new wave of deportations and student visa cancellations are rising at a number of Florida’s most diverse universities after administrators signed agreements recasting campus police as federal immigration agents.Miami’s Florida International University (FIU) is one of at least 11 state colleges to enroll in the top tier of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) 287(g) program that trains local police departments for “limited” involvement in immigration operations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his nameOn 22 July 2005, 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by firearms officers on the London underground shortly after boarding a train. The information relayed by the Metropolitan police at the time was that he had leapt over the ticket barriers at Stockwell station and was wearing a bulky coat under which officers thought he was hiding a bomb.The incident occurred two weeks after the 7/7 bombings on London’s transport network, where 52 people were killed, and the day after a copycat attack in which four men tried – and mercifully failed – to detonate devices on three underground trains and a bus; the bombers in the latter incidents fled the scene, triggering a police manhunt. It later emerged that De Menezes was innocent and the intelligence on him was flawed. ...

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3 w. ago Personal trainer on FIRST DATE put seven police officers in hospital in six

Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, of Syliva Terrace, Stanley, County Durham, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to admit a series of driving offences after the horrific crash (pictured).

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3 w. ago Idaho police release body camera video of nonverbal and autistic teen's fatal shooting

Police in Idaho have released body-worn and security camera recordings of officers fatally shooting a knife-wielding, intellectually disabled teenage boy from the other side of a chain link fence

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4 w. ago Charges are dropped against 2 men in connection with Patriots fan's death in 2023

Charges have been dropped against two Rhode Island men in connection with the death of a fan following an altercation at a New England Patriots game in 2023

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