64 h. ago Two officers and man 'attacked' after 'sexual assault' on Edinburgh street

The male was also charged in connection with the assault of a man, along with resisting arrest and an assault on two police officers on Sunday, August 10.

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4 d. ago Shopkeeper rebuked by police for putting up sign calling shoplifters 'scum bags' says officers have failed to arrest any of the thieves he caught this year

Police caused a free-speech row when they turned up at Rob Davis's vintage store in North Wales and told him to take down a handwritten sign that referred to shoplifters as 'scum bags'.

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4 d. ago Chaos explodes in Parliament Square: Hundreds of police officers arrest 150 Palestine Action supporters as violence flares... and cops at migrant protests across UK hold their breath

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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4 d. ago Chaos explodes in Parliament Square: Hundreds of police officers arrest over 50 Palestine Action supporters as violence flares... and cops at migrant protests across UK hold their breath

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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4 d. ago Chaos explodes in Parliament Square: Hundreds of police officers arrest Palestine Action supporters as violence flares... and cops at migrant protests across UK hold their breath

The Metropolitan Police said it has drawn officers in from other forces to help form a 'significant policing presence' in the capital as it faces a busy weekend of protests.

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6 d. ago Democrats condemn Texas senator over alleged FBI role in locating lawmakers

John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map pushUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and Republicans on Thursday after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in locating Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block Republicans from enacting a gerrymandered congressional map that would likely add five more Republican seats before next year’s midterm elections.Senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI would assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. None of the lawmakers have been charged with a crime. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Democrats slam Texas senator Cornyn over alleged FBI role in locating fleeing lawmakers

Cornyn claims the FBI agreed to help return Texas Democrats, sparking legal and political backlash amid GOP map pushUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and fellow Republicans on Thursday after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in returning Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stop a Republican effort to redistrict.US senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI will assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Democrats slam Texas senator over alleged FBI role in locating lawmakers

John Cornyn claims FBI agreed to help return Democrats to state, sparking backlash amid GOP map pushUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats harshly criticized Donald Trump and fellow Republicans on Thursday after a US senator said the FBI had agreed to assist in returning Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to stop a Republican effort to redistrict.Senator John Cornyn’s claim that the FBI would assist Republicans’ effort could not be independently confirmed. The FBI declined to comment. An administration official told NBC News this week the government did not plan on using federal agents to arrest Texas lawmakers and a federal law enforcement official told the outlet that as of Thursday morning, the agency had not assisted with trying to locate the lawmakers. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Police officer died after arrest during paternity leave amid misconduct probe, inquest hears

Pc Alex Hazlett-Beard, of Hampshire Constabulary, died at Lepe Country Park in the New Forest in February

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8 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne died of cardiac arrest, death certificate says

Black Sabbath frontman also suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease, according to the documentOzzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath frontman and a defining figure of British heavy metal, died of cardiac arrest and also suffered from coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease, according to a death certificate filed by his daughter and obtained by the Sun and the New York Times on Tuesday.The death certificate, which was reportedly filed at a registry in London by Aimée Osbourne, one of Ozzy Osbourne’s daughters, reportedly lists the official cause of death as “(a) Out of hospital cardiac arrest (b) Acute myocardial infarction (c) Coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction (Joint Causes)”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Woman arrested in dawn raid by Met Police in a riot van after Facebook post about her cop ex

Sarah had been told by a friend about a Facebook post in a local group which warned about the behaviour of men they have dated.

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9 d. ago YouTube star arrested for playing game of hide and seek in Texas mall after it closed, say police

After arrest, Twitch star Duke Dennis posted that he was ‘officially on vacation’

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1 week ago Fifth person charged by counter terrorism police for RAF Brize Norton break in after vandals caused £7m worth of damage to two military aircraft

Muhammad Umer Khalid was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for purposes prejudicial to UK safety or interests.

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1 week ago ‘A sign of how we live now’: friction in Notting Hill over counter

‘A sign of how we live now’: friction in Notting Hill over counter-terrorism barriers  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Ice chief says he will continue to allow agents to wear masks during arrest raids

Legal advocates and attorneys general argue practice poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fearThe head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) said on Sunday that he will continue allowing the controversial practice of his officers wearing masks over their faces during their arrest raids.As Donald Trump has ramped up his unprecedented effort to deport immigrants around the country, Ice officers have become notorious for wearing masks to approach and detain people, often with force. Legal advocates and attorneys general have argued that it poses accountability issues and contributes to a climate of fear. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A secret VHS tape was mailed to Disneyland in 1995 and threatened an attack. The insidious plot was just exposed

The tape was a key piece of evidence in an FBI counter-terrorism investigation launched during the height of panic surrounding a Japanese doomsday cult, revealed in never-before-seen documents, reports Rhian Lubin

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3 w. ago Homeland security officials defend immigration court arrests after being sued

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is defending its policy of having Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest people at their immigration court hearings after a group of immigrants and advocates filed a class-action lawsuit that seeks to stop the practice

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3 w. ago I didn't realise I was fighting police officers and I feared they'd beat me to death, Manchester Airport 'attacker' tells court

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, was filmed hitting two policewomen and a male officer who were trying to detain him for headbutting a passenger at a Starbucks café minutes earlier.

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4 w. ago System must work to protect public as report finds chances missed with Southport killer

Record View says the public needs a counter-terrorism system that works.

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4 w. ago Murderer of Tory MP Sir David Amess was described as a 'great person' by police counter

The murderer of Tory MP Sir David Amess was described as a 'great person' by a police counter-terrorism official during a botched risk assessment before the killing.

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