13 h. ago French police patrolling beaches for migrants are 'dysfunctional and officers lack the right training'

Marc Alegre of the Unité police union, which represents officers in Calais and Dunkirk, said cash had been spent on the wrong type of vehicles.

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44 h. ago Moment drunk passenger is dragged off Ryanair flight after brawling with others on the jet after he tried to open the emergency doors mid air

The heavily intoxicated man, in a white T-shirt and orange shorts, was still trying to resist as 13 French policemen carried him across the runway at Toulouse airport.

Politics

6 d. ago 'Absolute scandal' over Scots psychiatric unit for children facing 'cruelty' allegations

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Cole-Hamilton branded the lack of official accountability over Skye House in Glasgow as an "absolute scandal".

Science

6 d. ago Lesbian headmistress's chilling words before jumping off a cliff to her death on first day of term following campaign of homophobic abuse

The body of Caroline Grandjean was found by French police near Anglards-de-Salers in Cantal where she lived on September 1 - the first day of the new school term.

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9 d. ago Alarmed police chiefs forced to rely on rookie cops as seasoned officers quit... leading to failures in sex offender checks and lack of car chase specialists

It is feared there are too few qualified officers to drive cars in chases, sex offenders are not being checked properly and investigations are led by inexperienced supervisors.

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2 w. ago Police to patrol one of Wales' best beaches after 'unlawful conduct'

Officers will be working alongside wardens this August bank holiday weekend

Society

2 w. ago Man, 24, held in Paris murder probe after four bodies pulled from the Seine

A 24-year-old man is being held by French police after authorities found a number of bodies washed up in the River Seine last week, with some showing signs of a violent death

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2 w. ago Police investigate death of French online star who died during livestream after ‘10 days of torture’

Raphael Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, had built a following by publishing livestreams in which he was bullied and forced to perform extreme challenges

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2 w. ago French online star found dead after '10 days of torture and sleep depravation'

French social media star Jean Pormanove was found dead by police on Monday after '10 days of torture, sleep deprivation and ingestion of toxic products'

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3 w. ago Robert Jenrick is pelted with bottles at Calais migrant camp before he's 'ignored' by French police as he reports how dozens are preparing to cross the Channel

The shadow justice secretary was speaking to people at the Loon-Plage camp when he said a man 'started throwing glass bottles' in his direction.

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4 w. ago ‘A lot of money to be made’: Paris hit with spate of €1m handbag heists

Police say ease of re-selling, twinned with growing demand, has encouraged gangs to target luxury leather goodsA series of million-euro robberies of luxury handbags from boutiques and brand headquarters in Paris has shown that high-value leather goods are now a bigger target for organised criminals than jewels or cash, as French police pursue sophisticated gangs targeting designer bags.Paris has been the scene of several high-profile robberies of handbags over the past year, fuelled by the growing global demand for designer leather goods, which are increasingly being displayed by influencers on social media. As designer handbags sell for record prices at auction – with the late singer Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag fetching €8.6m (£7.4m) this summer – prices are rising in boutiques and secondhand bags are gaining value as collectors’ items. Continue reading...

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