19 h. ago Shoplifting in Britain soars to the highest level in history: Epidemic laid bare as shock new figures reveal thieves stole every MINUTE last year

An astonishing 516,971 offences were logged by forces last year, up 20 per cent from 429,873 in 2023.

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20 h. ago Britain's shoplifting epidemic laid bare: Shocking figures show half

An astonishing 516,971 offences were logged by forces last year, up 20 per cent from 429,873 in 2023.

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22 h. ago Half a million shoplifting offences recorded by police for the first time

The figure is the highest since current police recording practices began in the year to March 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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39 h. ago Remains of ‘Peaches’ and ‘Baby Doe’ found near Gilgo Beach identified after 27 years as army vet and her toddler

Police said they had no evidence at this time to suggest the unsolved killings were linked to Rex Heuermann, who has been charged in the deaths of seven women whose remains were discovered elsewhere on Long Island — but noted that they might be.

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62 h. ago SNP ministers told "stop wasting time" on gender ideology as policies reviewed after court ruling

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville unable to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

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3 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Descendants of the victims of Jack the Ripper have demanded a new inquest

Ripper researcher Russell Edwards claims Freemasons shielded the killer from police at the time and ensured that he was locked away in an asylum until his death

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3 d. ago Gabby Petito's mom reveals bombshell 'new information' about Brian Laundrie and his family

Gabby's mother, Nichole Schmidt, made a shocking revelation about Brian Laundrie's parents during the time their son vanished when police started investigating his partner's death.

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3 d. ago ‘We didn’t want to avoid the reality of what happened’: the drama telling the true story of Jean Charles de Menezes

The 2005 shooting of the Brazilian created national headlines, but the shocking truth of his death remains unknown by many. A new series aims to do justice to his story – and those who fought to clear his nameOn 22 July 2005, 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by firearms officers on the London underground shortly after boarding a train. The information relayed by the Metropolitan police at the time was that he had leapt over the ticket barriers at Stockwell station and was wearing a bulky coat under which officers thought he was hiding a bomb.The incident occurred two weeks after the 7/7 bombings on London’s transport network, where 52 people were killed, and the day after a copycat attack in which four men tried – and mercifully failed – to detonate devices on three underground trains and a bus; the bombers in the latter incidents fled the scene, triggering a police manhunt. It later emerged that De Menezes was innocent and the intelligence on him was flawed. ...

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7 d. ago Active shooter opens fire at Florida State University campus sending students fleeing

Chilling footage showed the suspected gunman being handcuffed on the ground by a police officer some time after students were sent fleeing from a student union at around midday.

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8 d. ago Police chief hits out at people who report 'fluff and nonsense' and says officers must stop dealing with 'guff' and prioritise real crimes

Police should stop wasting their time investigating 'guff' and tell people reporting 'fluff and nonsense' on social media to 'grow up', one of Britain's top chiefs has said.

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1 week ago Teen's shock confession as missing girl found underneath his bed after cops hear 'shush'

The girl, who was under 13 years old at the time, was said to have never co-operated with the police investigation after being tracked down and is believed to have lied about her age

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1 week ago Trump's reckless tariff policy and determination to cut taxes means he will have to borrow trillions at a time when the interest rate on government debt is spiralling

Trump's economic policies may seem like a great idea to those he's surrounded himself with in the White House - but to sensible people they threaten to send inflation spiralling and make us all poorer

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2 w. ago Busy Scottish road shut 'for some time' by police due to gas leak

The road in South Lanarkshire has been shut by police after the gas leak was discovered

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2 w. ago Karmelo Anthony’s online fundraiser has raised over $160,000

At the same time, local police have revealed that they are working with the FBI on a separate investigation into fake social media posts claiming to be from Frisco’s police chief

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2 w. ago Peter Andre's death threat amid stalker hell as 26 police swarm venue

Peter Andre revealed how he once received death threats from a long-time stalker so police had to swarm the performance venue he was at as Shirley Ballas's stalker is sentenced

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2 w. ago America’s Brexit? Trump’s historic gamble on tariffs has been decades in the making

Trump’s economic assault on the world stunned economists and sent stock markets into a spiral. Who will pay the price?Donald Trump’s vast overhaul of US trade policy this week has called time on an era of globalization, alarming people, governments and investors around the world. No one should have been surprised, the US president said.The announcement of 10% to 50% tariffs on US trading partners tanked stock markets after Trump unveiled a “declaration of economic independence” so drastic it drew comparison with Britain’s exit from the European Union – Brexit. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New London fires police officer who was arrested for a fourth time: mayor

New London fires police officer who was arrested for a fourth time: mayor  NBC Connecticut

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3 w. ago Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator as he condemns Trump policies for more than 24 hours – live

Democratic senator slams Trump administration’s various policies and beats the all-time US record held by Strom Thurmond (24 hours and 18 minutes)Cory Booker holds marathon Senate speech to warn of Trump’s ‘harmful’ policiesUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features liberal judge Susan Crawford facing off against conservative Brad Schimel, will have huge consequences in the state. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cory Booker has criticized Trump on Senate floor for more than 23 hours, nearing record – live

Democratic senator slams Trump administration’s various policies and is close to the all-time US record held by Strom Thurmond (24 hours and 18 minutes)Cory Booker holds marathon Senate speech to warn of Trump’s ‘harmful’ policiesUS voters are headed to the polls on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Florida in elections that some see as a test of Donald Trump’s popularity and the political clout of his billionaire ally Elon Musk.The most closely watched contest is a battle for a seat on Wisconsin’s seven-member supreme court. Conservatives are trying to flip ideological control of the court, which currently has a 4-3 liberal majority. The contest, which features liberal judge Susan Crawford facing off against conservative Brad Schimel, will have huge consequences in the state. Continue reading...

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