98 m. ago Watch: Police officer chases wanted man on horseback through town centre

'Ever wondered if we’ll pursue you on horseback? Well, the answer is YES....'

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99 m. ago Gateshead woodland taped off as large police presence swarm area

There is a large police presence on Old Durham Road in Gateshead with an area of woodland cordoned off by police as officers and emergency services work at the crime scene

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2 h. ago Footage shows chainsaw thug chasing police officer down street

A chainsaw-wielding man chased a police officer down a street and attempted to murder him in Paisley, Scotland, in May 2024.

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3 h. ago Prosecutors rests in Uvalde officer's trial over response to 2022 school shooting

Prosecutors have finished their portion of the trial of a former police officer charged with failing to stop the gunman in the first minutes of the 2022 attack on Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas

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4 h. ago Guildford murder major update as police confirm teen stabbed to death was schoolboy

Police launched a murder investigation after officers were called to a stabbing in Guildford, Surrey, yesterday evening after a boy was found dead

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7 h. ago Force fined after police officers injured by petrol bombs during riot training gone wrong

Four officers suffered burns to their lower bodies, with three needing hospital treatment

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7 h. ago Albanian man who tried to kill police officer with a chainsaw in the street screams at judge as he's jailed for 10 years

Liridon Kastrati launched a foul-mouthed outburst immediately after being sentenced for the violent incident that the judge compared to a scene from a horror film.

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24 h. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after grandmother, 68, was stabbed to death in her thatched cottage

Gilly Livie, 68, was found seriously injured with a stab wound in her neck by paramedics and police officers at her home in Cheriton, Hampshire, at 10.30am on January 9.

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29 h. ago Police forced their way into a burning zoo enclosure to rescue animals from a huge blaze at ZooWorld

Police officers kicked their way into an enclosure to rescue animals after fire ripped through a zoo in Florida.

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29 h. ago 11 people arrested after performance outside along the Vegas strip leads to ‘unruly’ mob

One police officer was struck by an unidentified projectile during the skirmish which raged outside of a strip club

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31 h. ago Guatemala declares state of emergency after eight police officers killed in prison gang violence

President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisonsGuatemala’s president has declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused them of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons.The killings occurred in the capital, Guatemal City, and surrounding areas a day after gang-affiliated inmates took 46 people hostage in the three prisons across the country to demand incarcerated gang leaders be moved to lower-security facilities. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Shocking moment cop 'kicks and elbows' man on ground outside pub after he was Tasered

Dramatic footage shows police officers restraining a man outside a pub in Walthamstow, East London, on Saturday night. It is unclear what happened before the altercation

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44 h. ago Culling of the chief constables: Top officer calls for forces to be slashed from 43 to as few as 10 amid demands for a 'police tax' to solve postcode lottery of funding

Gavin Stephens, the Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), has called for the most radical changes to policing in a century.

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51 h. ago Guatemalan police free hostages in prison as attacks kill 3 officers

No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported following the police action

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51 h. ago Man in his 60s arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in her 40s is found dead in the street

Police officers arrived at Catherine Gardens in Thorpe St Andrew just before 11.45pm on Saturday amid reports that a woman had been injured.

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55 h. ago Chinese student jailed and warned she faces deportation over false rape claims against serving police officer

A Chinese student who made up false rape claims against a serving policeman has been jailed and told she faces possible deportation.

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55 h. ago Firefighter and five civilians killed as huge fire sweeps through shopping mall in Karachi

Emergency services rushed to the Gul Plaza in Karachi shortly after 10pm local time on Saturday following reports of the blaze, police and rescue officials said.

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56 h. ago Senior police officer 'threw away' original notes that contained 'intelligence' from meeting that led to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

Mick Wilkinson, a chief inspector at West Midlands Police (WMP), was the single representative for the force during a virtual meeting with Dutch officials on October 1, 2025.

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3 d. ago Police officer is 'slashed across face' in horror attack in South Shields

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3 d. ago Four police officers injured in violent clashes outside Iranian embassy in London

Missiles were thrown at officers and 14 people arrested as violence erupted outside the embassy in South Kensington

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