1 hour ago M1 traffic chaos as motorway closed after serious police incident

Motorists face huge tailbacks and long delays on the M1 with the motorway having been closed today following a police incident which took place close to Junction 5 for Watford

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5 h. ago Police warning after spate of firework incidents in Greater Manchester

Officers have been inundated with reports

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10 h. ago LIVE: Police tape off street in Manchester after serious incident

A cordon is in place

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13 h. ago LIVE: Major Manchester road CLOSED by police after serious incident

Hyde Road in Gorton is shut with traffic being diverted from the scene

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25 h. ago Air ambulance lands and police surround shopping centre after incident

Witnesses reported seeing a BMW being 'followed by police'

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32 h. 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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47 h. ago M4 reopens after 'police incident' which saw air ambulance land at scene

The motorway was shut in both directions in the Lon Las area

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48 h. ago ‘Caring’ man, 46, killed after car ‘deliberately hit him’ pictured as devastated family pay tribute

Martin O'Donovan, 46, died in hospital after the incident in Woolton, Liverpool, on Friday, as Merseyside Police later arrested Stephen Bates, 41, who was charged with murder

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3 d. ago Hamilton Accies director 'attacked' during Queen's Park clash

Police are looking into the incident

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3 d. ago Man Utd legend Nicky Butt handed police caution after incident at 50th birthday party

Former Manchester United and England midfielder Nicky Butt had held his 50th birthday party at the trendy Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire, where guests included David and Victoria Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville

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4 d. ago Troubled former child star Haley Joel Osment breaks his silence on using shock racial slur during arrest

Osment also dubbed the police officer who arrested him a 'Nazi' in the incident at the Mammoth Mountain resort, sources told the outlet.

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4 d. ago Troubled former child star Haley Joel Osment accused of using shock racial slur during ski resort arrest

Osment also dubbed the police officer who arrested him a 'Nazi' in the incident at the Mammoth Mountain resort, sources told the outlet.

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6 d. ago Man pulled out clump of police officer's hair before strangling her colleague in violent assault

Brian Owens, 34, of Holyhead, Anglesey, violently attacked police after they were called to an incident

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6 d. ago LIVE as house in Stockport village taped off by police following serious incident

A cordon is in place outside an address in Gatley

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7 d. ago Doors smashed open in Salford street as police raid two homes after serious incident

A major investigation is taking place after a gunman was seen in Salford

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7 d. ago Moment 'gun' is pointed at crowd on Salford street before armed police storm scene

A huge police scene was put in place following the incident in Salford

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7 d. ago Salford incident: Armed police and helicopter swarm city estate as streets on lockdown

Dozens of police officers have descended on residential streets, including Romney Street and Littleton Road, in Salford, Greater Manchester, following reports of a serious incident

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7 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Helicopter and armed police at scene with cordon in place

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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7 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Huge cordon after 'gun' pointed at crowd on street as armed police descend

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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7 d. ago Salford incident LIVE: Huge cordon with seven arrests after gun pointed at crowd and crossbow found

A huge emergency response is in attendance

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