14 h. ago Met firearms officer lawfully killed a man who pointed a gun at police, inquest concludes

Giedrius Vasiljevas, 40, was shot dead by police in November 2023 after leaving his home armed

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22 h. ago Dad jailed for 'profoundly stupid' gun misfire that killed his pregnant partner

Adam Winmar was jailed for three months in Australia after a judge found a homemade gun he had hidden in his sofa cushions was dangerously accessible to his partner and children

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23 h. ago The female police officers who betray the law from the inside: Besotted women share force secrets with their criminal lovers

Police chiefs have been urged to overhaul vetting of new recruits after scandals involving female officers having affairs with criminals including gangland drug lords

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36 h. ago Tragedy as grandfather, 88, shoots dead his loving wife of 65 years at their seaside home in failed murder

A Texas man admitted to the cops that he was 'going crazy' when he shot and killed his terminally ill wife and then turned the gun on himself.

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56 h. ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in attack on national guard members identified as Afghan national – latest updates

Law enforcement officials tell AP and other outlets the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US in 2021; two guardsmen remain in critical conditionTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in attack on national guard members identified as 29

Law enforcement officials tell AP and other outlets the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered the US in 2021; two guardsmen remain in critical conditionTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP sources say

Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known, according to two law enforcement officials not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity

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68 h. ago US police involved in fatal incidents use victims privacy law to hide their identity

In dozen of cases officers have used Marsy’s Law, which gives victims of crime anonymity, to shield their namesFor months, Ohio police officer Connor Grubb and his department attempted to hide his identity following an incident in which he shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn daughter in a Kroger parking lot outside Columbus in August 2023.Grubb, who on 21 November was acquitted of murder and other charges, claimed that Young, who was stopped for allegedly stealing, attempted to drive over him – which would make him a victim of a crime and eligible to protect his identity from public view through a legal provision called Marsy’s Law. Police footage of the killing shows Young slowly driving the car forward and to the right before Grubb fires through the windshield and into Young’s chest. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed he was driving stolen car

Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning hours of 6 November hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland died after police believed they were pursuing stolen car

Defensive end died this month at age of 24Player’s car reached speeds of more than 145 mphBody and dash cam footage from law enforcement officials have charted the events leading up to the death of Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland earlier this month.The 24-year-old was found dead in the early morning of 6 November, hours after being pursued by officers who had attempted a traffic stop in suburban Dallas. Police say Kneeland took his own life.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Black Swan review: This astounding BBC documentary about crooked lawyers knocked me for six

Four-part documentary The Black Swan, which (secretly) takes place in one (bent) lawyer's office in Copenhagen, is gripping, astounding television and it knocked me for six.

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7 d. ago Ana de Armas, 37, channels iconic meme of Nicole Kidman leaving her lawyer's office after Tom Cruise divorce was finalised following her own split from the Hollywood actor

Ana de Armas, 37, walked with a spring in her step on Thursday following her split from Tom Cruise, 63, after their nine-month romance.

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7 d. ago Legaltech Rundown: Good2bSocial Announces Acquisition, Norm Ai Opens London Office, and More

Legaltech Rundown: Good2bSocial Announces Acquisition, Norm Ai Opens London Office, and More  Law.com

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7 d. ago Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise

Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attackThree years ago on a remote Australian property, a trio of paranoid, deluded conspiracy theorists lay in wait.The three members of the Train family spent a year preparing ambush positions for a confrontation with Queensland police at their home in Wieambilla, 270km west of Brisbane, believing the battle marked the end of the world. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump looking at order that would unleash the DOJ on states that pass AI regulations

Such a law would direct DOJ officials to challenge state laws that it deems could interfere with interstate commerce, according to a copy of the order proposal

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8 d. ago Met apologises for 'wholly indefensible' use of undercover officers to spy on Doreen Lawrence and her family

Baroness Lawrence has accused police of trying to pit her and her ex-husband against each other and manipulate their relationship in the wake of their son's murder

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8 d. ago Police ‘tried to pit grieving parents of Stephen Lawrence against each other’

Baroness Lawrence told the public inquiry into undercover policing that officers tried to manipulate her relationship with her ex-husband Neville.

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8 d. ago Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25

Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justiceA fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.Open access to every official document from the trial, held by the Harvard law school library, will be available to all researchers, whether amateur or professional, for the first time from Thursday after a 25-year endeavour by a 30-strong team of historians, metadata curators and librarians. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Digitised official records of Nuremberg trials made available online

Launch on 80th anniversary of groundbreaking legal effort comes after 25-year project by Harvard law school libraryA fully digitised collection of the records of the Nuremberg trials is being launched online to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the groundbreaking legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice.Open access to every official document from the trial, held by the Harvard law school library, will be available to all researchers, whether amateur or professional, for the first time from Thursday after a 25-year endeavour by a 30-strong team of historians, metadata curators and librarians. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer who admitted child sex offences avoids jail

Disgraced officer Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism and was sentenced today at York Crown Court

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