5 h. ago Top police officer is sacked and banned for life after having sex on duty and 'preying' on junior colleagues

Tom Simons, of Essex Police, abused his senior position for a sexual purpose with two women, including by touching a colleague inappropriately.

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9 h. ago Dead body found in UK town centre as police swarm area and block gardens off

Police officers swarmed to the picturesque gardens in the tree-lined main street in Southport town centre after reports of a sudden death on Friday morning, it has been comfirmed

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14 h. ago Inside the unit hunting Manchester’s most dangerous fugitives – and the shocking crime that started it all

In 2012, Manchester’s most wanted fugitive laid a trap and murdered two police officers after weeks evading capture. Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin visited the specialist unit which now works to capture the city’s most dangerous suspects by tracking their every move

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14 h. ago Dozens of dogs found crammed in 'squalid' property with cats and chicken

Police officers were said to have been "immediately taken aback by the smell, the conditions and the volume of animals living inside".

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14 h. ago Police find 82 dogs, two cats and a chicken after raiding home

Animals were crammed inside a house, where police officers were called after reports of an 'overwhelming smell'

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15 h. ago Drummer for indie rockers the New Pornographers arrested over child sexual abuse images

Joe Seiders in custody following search of home, vehicle and phone, after allegedly attempting to film child in California restaurant restroomJoe Seiders, the American drummer with Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse imagery.A statement made by the sheriff’s office of Riverside county, California, alleged that evidence has implicated Seiders in two incidents. On Monday 7 April, an 11-year-old boy reported that a man attempted to film him in a restroom of a fast food restaurant, and on Wednesday 9 April, police officers received another report from the restaurant, that a man was “entering and exiting the restroom with juvenile males at the business”. Continue reading...

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20 h. 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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21 h. ago Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing

When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes

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22 h. ago Cops struggling to stop gang war escalating as union warn "more lives at risk"

David Kennedy, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, has called for investment in frontline policing as staffing shortages make it hard for officers to respond.

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24 h. 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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28 h. ago Shocking moment mother, 43, drags two police officers along the road with her car after being pulled over

Lauren Baird, 43, gave a false name and details to officers when she was pulled over in Aviemore in Scotland after a computer check revealed the vehicle had no insurance.

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30 h. ago Mum whose 'terrified' son was 'grabbed by police officer' in chaotic footage hits out

The incident erupted on Edward Avenue in Salford involving a group of teens and a lone officer

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32 h. 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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35 h. ago New police statement after Hashem Abedi prison officer attack

'Our priorities remain to establish the facts, explore any potential motivation, and to secure justice for the victims'

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35 h. ago Man charged after police chase crash which injured seven officers

Mazyar Azarbonyad, of Sylvia Terrace, Durham, will appear at Newcastle Magistrates Court on Saturday after the collision on the northbound A1.

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36 h. ago 'I was abducted by aliens in Yorkshire and probed by a bearded humanoid'

Retired police officer Alan Godfrey says the encounter occurred while he was on patrol in Todmorden, West Yorks, in the early hours of November 28, 1980

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36 h. ago Horrifying moment mum fleeing police drags officers along road behind her car

The two officers narrowly avoided being dragged under the wheels, but both sustained multiple injuries.

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37 h. ago Police officers pose as wealthy couple in Mayfair to snare team of Rolex thieves

Undercover police officers posed as a wealthy couple in Mayfair to snare a team of Rolex thieves.

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37 h. ago Suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over alleged sexual offences

The PPS in Northern Ireland also said Will Kerr will not face charges relating to an allegation of misconduct in public office.

Politics

37 h. ago UK detectives granted additional £108,000 in Madeleine McCann probe

Home Office sources said the figure had been approved for 2025-26.

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