24 h. ago Kneecap's 'secret' London show met with police presence after tickets sold in seconds

Met Police officers could be seen entering the 100 Club on Oxford Street in central London on May 22 where rap trio Kneecap had announced a surprise sold-out gig on Thursday night

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64 h. ago Chef found in house with £34,00 worth of heroin and cocaine hidden inside a washing machine

Police found 300 deals of cocaine and heroin and Mohammad Saad drove off from the raid after telling police he had ID in his car

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3 d. ago Gran Canaria centre for unaccompanied migrant children closed over abuse allegations

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police vehicles pulled up to the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria on Monday, entering the facility where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Oxford Street sweet shop caught selling magic mushrooms as police raid London store

Police raided an American candy shop on London's West End after one customer reported being charged nearly £900 for two packets of sweets - and found Magic Mushroom cookies for sale

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4 d. ago West End sweet shop caught selling magic mushrooms as police raid store after tourist charged £899 for two bags of sweets

Investigators from Westminster Council uncovered that the candy shop had been selling magic mushroom cookies, with four labelled 'Magic Dragon', while three others were named 'Game Over'.

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7 d. ago 'Deeply cruel' cockfighting pit at stables uncovered in police raid

A suspected cockfighting ring has been busted in after police and RSPCA officers responded to animal welfare concerns

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7 d. ago Revealed: How monster father who kept children in filthy House of Horrors for four years due to Covid fears managed to dodge first police raid

It was in the middle of the Iberian peninsula blackout last month when police knocked on Christian Steffen's front door.

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8 d. ago Police raid Oregon safari park amid reports of starving lions and dead tiger left for months

West Coast Game Park Safari, popular attraction that has more than 450 animals, accused of multiple violations A dead tiger, left in a freezer for months. Starving lions and leopards. Animals dying without medical attention. One full-time staffer feeding over 300 animals. According to police and USDA inspection reports, that’s the state of affairs at Oregon’s West Coast Game Park Safari.State police served multiple search warrants at the south Oregon property on Thursday as part of a “lengthy” criminal investigation. The park is a regional attraction, with over 450 animals across 75 species, and has been in operation since 1969. USDA reports in recent years have noted consistent violations. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Gruesome remains of 37 dogs discovered as police raid 'rescue centre'

Ovaeed Rahman, 25, is charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after the remains of 37 dogs were uncovered by police at an animal shelter in Essex

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9 d. ago Man appears in court charged with cruelty and fraud after 37 dogs found dead at 'Save a Paw UK' rescue centre during police raid over 'missing animals'

Oaveed Rahman, 25, of Crays Hill, Essex, denied a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and three counts of fraud.

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9 d. ago Remains of 37 dead dogs discovered in Essex police raid on animal shelter

Two men have been arrested of failing to prevent unnecessary suffering to animals

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9 d. ago Two arrested and 27 cockerels seized in suspected cockfighting raid at Lancashire stables

Police investigating potential crimes under Animal Welfare Act after raid on Lytham stables

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9 d. ago Police find remains of 37 dogs in raid on rescue centre after reports of 'animals going missing' as two men are arrested for fraud and cruelty

Officers raided Save A Paw in Crays Hill, Essex, with RSPCA and council staff following unproven online reports about dogs disappearing after being left there.

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1 week ago Police uncover 'deeply cruel' illegal cockfighting ring as they rescue 27 cockerels and arrest two men

Police rescued 27 cockerels from stables in the Lytham area of Lancashire after receiving reports of alleged cockfighting and concerns about animal welfare

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1 week ago Youth Demand Activists Face Charges After London Police Raid

Youth Demand Activists Face Charges After London Police Raid  davisvanguard.org

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1 week ago Arrests made as police uncover 'deeply cruel' cockfighting pit at stables

Police found fighting pits at stables in Lancashire where 27 cockerels were seized

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2 w. ago Why a police raid of a meeting at a London Quaker house is causing outrage

Why a police raid of a meeting at a London Quaker house is causing outrage  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrestsWhen six young women gathered in central London to discuss the climate crisis and the war in Gaza, the setting could not have been more appropriate. The building in which they sat was a Quaker meeting house, the home of a movement whose centuries-long history is rooted in protest and a commitment to social justice. On the table were cups of jasmine tea, ginger biscuits and a selection of vegan cheese straws.But the events that brought this apparently convivial gathering to an abrupt end have sparked protests of a different kind and raised questions about how justice is administered by the UK’s largest and most embattled police force. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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