8 h. ago Met has lost more than 1,700 officers since Labour came to power

When Labour entered government, the Met boasted 33,767 officers but now has just 32,055, official figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show.

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16 h. ago Grandad and baby 'mauled to death by pitbulls' as police shoot dogs

The baby was still being mauled by a pack of pitbulls when police arrived at the property in Tullahoma, Tennessee, but officers could not save her

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17 h. ago Hillsborough victim's family member followed by police watchdog finds

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has found that one person was followed by officers for a week

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18 h. ago Pressure grows on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as twin scandals engulf Pentagon chief

Defense secretary defiant but allegations of war crimes and blistering watchdog report increase calls for him to goPete Hegseth is facing the most serious crisis of his tenure as defense secretary, engulfed by allegations of war crimes in the Caribbean and a blistering inspector general report accusing him of mishandling classified military intelligence. Yet despite the long list of trouble and as lawmakers from both parties call for his resignation, Hegseth shows no signs of stepping down and still holds Donald Trump’s support.The twin crises have engulfed the former Fox News personality in separate but overlapping allegations that lawmakers, policy experts and former officials say reveal a pattern of dangerous recklessness at the helm of the Pentagon. Democratic legislators have reignited calls for his ouster after revelations that survivors clinging to wreckage from a September boat strike were deliberately killed in a “double-tap” attack, while a defense department investigation...

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20 h. ago ‘It’s too scary to be in a tent’: On the frontline of this winter’s refugee homelessness crisis

Tens of thousands of refugees could face homelessness this winter as frontline workers speak of being forced into ‘crisis response mode’, writes Bryony Gooch

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21 h. ago Serving City of London Police officer stole £50k in burglary and harassed his partner

Serving City of London Police officer stole £50k in burglary and harassed his partner  MyLondon

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29 h. ago High school student, 18, charged with arson in fire that burned New York City subway passenger

A New York City high school senior has been jailed on a federal arson charge days after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger

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32 h. ago Major UK city reveals secret plan to keep women and girls safe this winter

Extra police - including undercover officers - will be drafted in to help protect women and girls in Manchester as the city's nightlife gears up for the festive season

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37 h. ago Cop killer Dale Cregan taken from prison to hospital with heavy police presence

Dale Cregan, who killed two female police officers, was taken to Aintree University Hospital on Merseyside from prison on December 1 with a reportedly heavy police presence

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38 h. ago Drunk PC 'grabbed' police officer's bottom then licked her face at boozy Christmas do

A ruling has been published after a misconduct hearing

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42 h. ago M5 teen who died in crash after getting out of ambulance had been tasered by cop

Logan Smith, 18 died after being hit by a vehicle on the M5 on November 30 - the independent police watchdog said he had been tasered by an officer before the accident happened

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43 h. ago Bonnie Blue 'arrested in Bali' while trying to pick up 'barely legal' tourists

The 26-year-old was seen inside a police station after officers detained her over alleged ‘pornographic activities’

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48 h. ago North Korea’s secret police crack down on officials’ wives consulting fortune tellers and taking part in 'rituals'

Kim Jong Un's secretive state is monitoring the measures wives are taking as they fear their husbands could lose positions of favour in the typical end-of-year reshuffle

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54 h. ago Police officer tragically died on A12 in horror crash after losing control of motorbike & hitting central barrier

A POLICE officer tragically died in a horror crash after losing control on his motorbike and hitting a central barrier, an inquest heard. PC Mathew Parker had been called out to an emergency before he was involved in the fatal collision between Brentwood and Chelmsford at around 12.25pm on November 19. Essex Coroner’s Court heard...

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54 h. ago New York City officers won't face charges in fatal shooting of 19

Two New York City police officers won't be charged in the shooting death of a 19-year-old during a mental crisis last year

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56 h. ago Heartbreaking moment 'friendly' dog wags tail and 'wants to play' with police officers as he's seized

His owner said 'it felt like my world collapsed when they took him'

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61 h. ago The last hostage held in Gaza died fighting to save a kibbutz

An Israeli police officer killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the country's war with Hamas is the last hostage whose remains are still in Gaza

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62 h. ago Man's ridiculous attempt to evade police resulted in broken back

As the officers shouted 'get back here' Harrison jumped over the police vehicle and legged it - although he broke his back in the process

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63 h. ago Scammers pretending to be police officers conned elderly man out of thousands

Nawaf Abdullahi, 20, was part of an "elaborate fraud" which saw him travel from his home in London to Cardiff to take packages of cash from the victims

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63 h. ago Police officer who groped colleagues and 'twerked' at leaving do sacked

PC Pritchard was found to have groped a woman officer's breasts on the dancefloor and twice touched a male officer to the groin area

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