7 d. ago Armed police arrest gardener taking trowel home from allotment

Samuel Rowe, 35, was detained and kept in a cell

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8 d. ago Gardener arrested by armed police for carrying trowel home from allotment

Samuel, who lives in Chorlton, had his Japanese gardening trowel, a sickle and a fruit harvesting tool confiscated from him

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8 d. ago Gardener arrested by armed police while carrying tools home from allotment

Samuel, who lives in Chorlton, had his Japanese gardening trowel, a sickle and a fruit harvesting tool confiscated from him

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8 d. ago Gardener walking home from his allotment is arrested by armed police after member of public called 999 over 'knifeman wearing khaki'

Samuel Rowe, 35, had been walking with his trug of vegetables and gardening tools in Manchester earlier this month when he made the decision to trim his hedge.

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4 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 Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag

Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisationArmed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide”, accusing her of supporting a proscribed organisation.Officers told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, on Monday evening expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which was banned under terrorism legislation earlier this month. Continue reading...

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