6 h. ago Home Office may be forced to cut police numbers as result of Treasury deal

Sources say cuts to force headcount remain ‘a possibility’ as Yvette Cooper last minister to reach spending agreementThe Home Office could still be forced to cut the overall number of police officers after lengthy spending review negotiations with the Treasury.Whitehall sources said the department had been asked to look at all options including limiting officer recruitment, which would mean an overall cut in the headcount. Continue reading...

Society

10 h. ago 'Call yourself a police force? There's no force in ya!' Officers ridiculed as they struggle to knock down door

This is the hilarious moment a group of police officers in West Yorkshire fail to break down a door while locals watch on in amusement.

Events

25 h. ago The lessons Britain can learn from Denmark's migrant crackdown: How nation has cut asylum claims by 90% with its 'zero refugee' policy

Head to Denmark and you'll find their fellow-wingers aren't just outspoken about the need to tackle the issue - they've put their words into action, to dramatic effect.

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36 h. ago At least five killed by Israeli fire near Gaza food point, officials say

Shooting happened about a kilometre from distribution site in Rafah run by Gaza Humanitarian FoundationAt least five people have been killed and others wounded by Israeli fire about a kilometre from a food distribution point in Gaza, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said.Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces opened fire as people went to receive supplies on Sunday morning from a site in Rafah run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an Israeli- and US-backed group. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago The 13 Brits banged up abroad amid alarm over 'drug mule' explosion

There's mounting concern among police and border force officials about the rise in Britons being detained over drugs trafficking

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60 h. ago Supermarket worker caught at airport with £1.2million in his suitcase as he claimed he was jetting off on family holiday is jailed for money laundering

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers on March 15 as he was about to fly from Terminal Three at Heathrow to Beirut .

Economics

3 d. ago Man jailed after being caught at Heathrow Airport with £1.2m hidden in suitcases bound for Lebanon

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers at Terminal Three in March

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3 d. ago Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony conviction

A Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy will serve four months in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for using excessive force after the new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney offered an unusual plea deal despite a jury convicting him of a felony

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4 d. ago Hero police officer sacked over 'aggressive' arrest of knife

Former officer of Dorset Police, Lorne Castle, was dismissed by the force after it was found he had committed gross misconduct in relation to the arrest in Bournemouth town centre.

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4 d. ago Europe's central bank expected to lower interest rates as Trump's trade war threatens growth

Lower inflation and concern that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war will slow already modest growth have cleared the way for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates at Thursday’s policy meeting, a step that would lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses and promote economic activity

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5 d. ago Mystery of Brit 'drug mule' explosion as 13 in hellhole jails with some facing death

A dramatic surge in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling around the world has triggered mounting alarm among police and border force officials as 13 languish in hellhole jails

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6 d. ago Man who mowed down young girl on scooter gets early prison release after just a few weeks

News of Dwyer’s release comes a week after Britain’s most senior police officer criticised ministers for failing to assess the impact on forces of its plans to release prisoners early

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7 d. ago Three killed as Israeli forces open fire near Gaza food distribution site, officials say

Incident took place where more than 30 people were killed on Sunday near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hubIsraeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed towards a food distribution site a kilometre away at around sunrise on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, health officials and a witness said. The military said it fired warning shots at “suspects” who approached its forces.The shooting occurred at the same location where witnesses say Israeli forces fired a day earlier on crowds of people heading towards the food distribution hub in southern Gaza run by the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Emergency over 'inhumane' Spanish airport queues as Brits plan summer holidays

Hundreds of British tourists were trapped in 'inhumane' queues at Tenerife South Airport as the summer holidays loom – forcing Spanish officials into an emergency meeting

Politics

1 week ago Golden Dome missile defense program won’t be done by end of Trump’s term

Exclusive: Pentagon officials expect a space-based weapon to be ready only for a demonstration by 2028Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Dome missile defense program – which will feature space-based weapons to intercept strikes against the US – is not expected to be ready before the end of his term, despite his prediction that it would be completed within the next three years.In the Oval Office last week, when he announced that the US space force would oversee the project under Gen Michael Guetlein, the president said he was confident that it would be “fully operational” before he left office. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago 'Inhuman' queues at Spanish airport force officials into emergency meeting

Tenerife's President has called for an emergency meeting after 'inhuman' queues at the Spanish airport left Brits and other tourists waiting for two hours in a 'third world' situation.

Politics

1 week ago Spanish officials forced into emergency meeting after Brit tourists rage over 'inhumane' queues

Hundreds of British holidaymakers found themselves trapped in 'inhumane conditions' at a packed Spanish airport with just two booths open to check their passports

Politics

1 week ago Spanish officials forced into emergency meeting after Brit tourists rage over 'inhuman' queues

Hundreds of British holidaymakers found themselves trapped in 'inhumane conditions' at a packed Spanish airport with just two booths open to check their passports

Politics

1 week ago Dept Q review – this excellent crime drama is a grimy, gothic treat

After getting another officer killed, a detective is forced to head up a cold-case department in a dank basement. This Scotland-based adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Danish crime novels is fantastic, rich TVIt must be so galling for an actor to be blessed with just the right face for one kind of part. Galling for good actors anyway. Pretty sweet for the others – “You need a face someone would definitely kill for? Put this useless hunk/babe in there and just move the scenery round them.”Matthew Goode is, nomenclaturally and otherwise, one of the former, but cursed with a face best described as “modern patrician” and has therefore been the first port of call for just about every period drama there has been for the last 20 years. He’s been in everything from Brideshead Revisited (as Charles Ryder) on the big screen, to Downton Abbey (Henry Talbot) and The Crown (where at least he got to play that bounder Lord Snowdon) on the small one. Judging by the relish with which he seizes the c...

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1 week ago 'Police reform and justice for victims is at risk without money'

Six of the country's most senior police chiefs say more funding is desperately needed if police are to meet the government's election pledges to cut crime

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