15 h. ago How watching facial recognition cameras help police pluck wanted criminals off the street made me realise only those with something to hide need fear them, writes DAVID JONES

In a landmark announcement this week, the Met revealed that live facial recognition cameras have led to more than 1,000 arrests in London since the start of 2024,

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26 h. ago Met Police use live facial recognition technology to make 1,000 arrests

The Metropolitan Police has released footage of arrests made by using live facial recognition (LFR) technology, which has been successful in leading to the arrests of more than 1,000 people across London.

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28 h. ago Paedophiles, rapists and violent robbers among 1,000 criminals arrested by Met using facial recognition technology

In total, 93 registered sex offenders have been arrested by Met officers as part of the 1,035 arrests seen since the start of 2024 using the controversial tech

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7 d. ago Man arrested and charged after '£2,000 armed raid' at Scots Premier shop

The 46-year-old is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday.

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8 d. ago Florida plan for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant jail sparks chorus of outrage

Environmental groups, immigration advocates and Native Americans decry idea to set up the outdoor detention campEnvironmental groups, immigration rights activists and a Native American tribe have decried the construction of a harsh outdoor migrant detention camp in the Florida Everglades billed by state officials as “Alligator Alcatraz”.Crews began preparing the facility at a remote, largely disused training airfield this week in support of the Trump administration’s aggressive goal of arresting and incarcerating 3,000 undocumented migrants every day. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Iceland makes major change in stores to crackdown on theft and violence

The supermarket is introducing facial recognition technology at its tills

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1 week ago Revealed: The ad to rope in children for British paedophile's 'fake Disneyland wedding'

Jaskarn or 'Jacky' Jhaj, 39, was arrested after paying £111,000 to stage the vile fake event at the fairlytale Sleeping Beauty castle, featuring musicians, a cake and chairs for hundreds of 'guests.

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1 week ago Brit, 39, arrested for staging a £115,000 'wedding' to a nine

The 39-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was on Tuesday charged with various imprisonable offences.

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1 week ago American among three arrested after car chase led to 110,000

A Mexican-American man with a warrant out for his arrest in the U.S. was also arrested

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2 w. ago Watch: Jewel thief swallows $770K worth of Tiffany earrings during arrest

This is the bizarre moment a jewel thief swallowed $770,000 worth of Tiffany diamond earrings to avoid arrest.

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2 w. ago He burgled their home then went back to ask for the belongings he left behind

South Wales Police said the culprit was caught thanks to facial recognition technology

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2 w. ago Man, 70, ruins £7k worth of Spam and sausages after urinating in shop aisle

Patrick Mitchell, 70, was arrested after over £7,000 worth of sausages and Spam were ruined after he urinated in the middle of a Sam's Club warehouse store in Orlando

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2 w. ago Love Island star revealed as 'business brain' of drug cartel after two jailed

Magdalena Sadlo was arrested a Heathrow Airport with luxury watches worth £160,000.

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3 w. ago 'Barbie' Love Island star unmasked as 'business brain' of drug cartel after two Wiganers jailed

Magdalena Sadlo was arrested a Heathrow Airport with luxury watches worth £160,000

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3 w. ago Man arrested after cops seize drugs worth £250,000 from vehicle on Scots motorway

Police found cocaine inside the vehicle after stopping it on Wednesday night.

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3 w. ago Whitehall incident LIVE: No10 plunged into lockdown as Met Police probe suspicious vehicle near Downing Street

Whitehall shut as police probe suspicious vehicle

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3 w. ago ‘The stuff of dictatorships’: Trump admin threat to deploy military to LA protest met with angry reactions

The White House on Saturday said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to make arrests as anti-ICE protests entered their second day.

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last month Six people arrested after police recover cocaine and £38,000 in cash

Officers acting under warrant searched a property on Primrose Crescent around 10pm on Wednesday, 4 June, 2025. A quantity of cocaine was found within, along with almost £38,000 in cash.

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