16 h. ago Police robbery crackdown after phone snatcher punches pregnant woman

Police robbery crackdown after phone snatcher punches pregnant woman  London Evening Standard

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26 h. ago Police launch robbery blitz at London Tube stations after pregnant woman is punched by phone snatcher in latest shocking attack

The Standard joins British Transport Police officers on patrol at two busy stations in east London

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29 h. ago Police robbery blitz after pregnant woman is punched by phone snatcher at London Tube station

Officers say 1,245 robberies across the transport network - around three a day - is a reduction of nearly 20 per cent

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50 h. ago Parents accused of planning to sexually abuse infant 'sent disturbing texts to each other'

WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: Skyler Klassen, 22, and Madison Bishop, 21, were both arrested on suspicion of child sex assault after police allegedly found child sex abuse material on the man's phone

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66 h. ago ‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die

After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drownedThe president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has called for mass prayers and increased unionisation after the death of two actors in Owerri, the capital city of Imo State.Posting on Instagram, Emeka Rollas advocated spiritual intervention and better workplace regulation to try to prevent future tragedies after the two men, who have not yet been named, died on Friday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Lineswoman, 17, called 'f*****g slag' after repeat abuse at grassroots football match

Our investigation into abuse at grassroots football finds one young female lineswoman subjected to vile abuse three times in six months - while one female physio was threatened with sexual assaults too graphic to publish

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6 d. ago Parents plotted to sexually assault their baby at two months, and began planning before child was born, cops say

The couple was arrested after police found evidence of the sexual assault on Skyler Klassen’s phone

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6 d. ago Three British women who claim Andrew Tate repeatedly raped them 10 years ago call for prosecutors to reopen probe after case was closed due to 'lack of evidence'

Lawyers representing three alleged British victims of Andrew Tate say a failure to prosecute him sends the message to young men that they can 'rape with impunity'.

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1 week ago Police launch probe after transport minister seen using mobile phone while driving vintage bus

Peer was reported to police last month by one of the passengers on his vehicle

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1 week ago Police probe after Labour minister seen using phone while driving London bus

Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill was reportedly seen using his mobile phone to text a friend

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1 week ago Rail minister reports himself to police after using phone while driving a bus

Lord Peter Hendy apologises after being spotted texting behind wheel of vintage Routemaster in LondonThe rail minister, Lord Peter Hendy, has reported himself to the police after he was spotted using a mobile phone while driving a vintage Routemaster bus in London during a charity tour.The former Transport for London commissioner apologised for what has been described as an “error of judgment” after a passenger saw him texting behind the wheel of the double-decker last month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Transport minister who drives his own Routemaster bus sparks police probe for 'texting at wheel'

Lord Hendy, 72, was behind the wheel of an old AEC Routemaster on a March 28 charity jaunt across the capital and had 35 passengers onboard.

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2 w. ago Woman dies after getting trapped in tiny space under manhole cover for days

Yafang Zhou, 59, was only recovered from the confined space when police tracking her mobile phone heard her calling for help from beneath a manhole cover in Poway, San Diego

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2 w. ago Unusual new plan to deal with flooding plaguing part of Carmarthenshire

It could be the UK's first use of certain devices called debris-sweepers aimed at preventing a repeat of previous flooding incidents

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2 w. ago Scots lorry driver plotted to drive 300 miles to meet child for sex

The girl's horrified mother discovered the messages on her daughter's phone and contacted West Mercia Police who launched an investigation.

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2 w. ago Dealer tried to flush phone and SIM card down toilet as police burst in his door

An examination of Corey Barnett's phone revealed he was involved in the supply of cocaine.

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3 w. ago Police searched his phone and what they found sent him to prison for life

'Monster' Ryan Schofield's crimes came to light after he was arrested for breaching a sexual harm prevention order and police analysed the contents of his phone

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3 w. ago Man repeatedly called 999 and was abusive towards police and phone operator

Jason Monks, 43, of Caldicot, told operators he was lonely and in fear of harming himself.

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3 w. ago Police officer used works phone to book services of sex workers while on duty

"We will not tolerate such behaviour and won’t hesitate to take action against those who do not reach the standards we expect from our officers.”

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3 w. ago Hunt for prison Romeo who had phone sex with guard AND fling with nurse behind bars...as police arrest four women who 'helped him flee hospital'

Officers are looking for Harri Pullen, 27, after being released from behind bars where he struck up his romances, who had phone sex with a prison guard.

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