2 h. ago ‘A timebomb’: could a French mine full of waste poison the drinking water of millions?

Scientists fear thousands of tonnes of chemicals dumped in mining tunnels in Alsace may seep into an aquifer, with devastating consequences for people and wildlifeEight police officers linger with their backs to the two-hectare (five-acre) site known as Stocamine. The place is nondescript in the morning drizzle: two mine shafts, some modern-looking office buildings, a staff car park, lines of landscaped trees. The reason for the police presence, however, is what lies beneath: 42,000 tonnes of toxic waste stored under our feet.Stocamine, which lies in the old industrial town of Wittelsheim, Alsace, once held an old potash mine. Now, the mine shafts are closed, storing poisonous waste from elsewhere. Above the mine shafts is one of Europe’s largest aquifers. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Almost 500 Police Scotland officers and staff currently on long

The figures released under Freedom of Information come at a time of increasing violence towards officers.

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4 h. ago Serving police officer, 26, found dead at a nature reserve in 'absolute tragedy'

PC Charlie Mitchell, 26, was reported missing from his home in Leeds on Saturday night

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4 h. ago Tragic missing police officer, 26, who sparked major search found dead at nature reserve

The body of missing serving police officer Charlie Mitchell has been found, with his death described by colleagues as 'absolutely tragic' - there are no suspicious circumstances

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5 h. ago Missing serving police officer, 26, found dead at nature reserve in 'absolute tragedy'

Police Constable Charlie Mitchell was tragically found at a nature reserve on Sunday, less than a day after he was reported missing with concerns for his welfare

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14 h. ago Man charged after woman and baby taken to hospital in Edinburgh 'disturbance'

Police, including firearms officers and a K9 unit, were called to St Leonard's Street in the capital after the alarm was raised at around 9am on Saturday.

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16 h. ago ‘Our era of violent populism’: the US has entered a new phase of political violence

The political temperature is dangerously high – and shows few signs of coolingIt has been a grim couple of weeks in the US, as multiple acts of politically motivated violence have dominated headlines and sparked fears that a worrying new normal has taken hold in America.Last Saturday, a man disguised as a police officer attacked two Democratic legislators at their homes in Minnesota, killing a state representative and her husband, and wounding another lawmaker and his wife. The alleged murderer was planning further attacks, police said, on local politicians and abortion rights advocates. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Hero police officer who rescued toddler from a burning building loses job after speeding to work

Custody Sgt Tim Perrin, 43, was dismissed by Devon and Cornwall Police after being found to have acted dishonestly when he tried to appeal against a speeding fine.

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24 h. ago Police arrested autistic activist in supported housing as part of Quaker raid operation

Exclusive: Joe Booth, 23, says he has PTSD after arrest in which seven police officers entered his flat while he was in bedThe Met police operation in which officers raided a Quakers meeting house also resulted in the arrest of an autistic climate activist at his supported accommodation, the Guardian can reveal.Joe Booth, 23, had been in bed when seven police officers arrived at the flats for vulnerable adults in New Barnet, north London, to arrest him on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago 'Defiant' Israelis show little sign of backing down against Iran

I'm in Ramat Gan in central Tel Aviv, where an Iranian missile attack has just struck several residential buildings. Emergency services have cordoned off the impact site.

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31 h. ago Police officer dies on duty as force left 'devastated' by 'unexplained' death

The police officer's death is being treated as unexplained according to the force - he was on duty this morning when he died and his colleagues have since paid tribute

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32 h. ago Tributes paid to police officer after his 'unexplained' death while on duty

Tributes have been paid to a police officer who died while on duty.

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35 h. ago Police say why Christians were told to stop preaching gospel outside one of London's busiest stations

A video circulating on Instagram showed two Christians being told to move on by a British Transport Police officer - attracting furious comments from users.

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38 h. ago Woman robbed near theatre at midnight as police issue appeal

A police presence is in the area today as officers make enquiries

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41 h. ago Shocking moment police officers clash with Christians preaching the gospel at King’s Cross

Shocking moment police officers clash with Christians preaching the gospel at King’s Cross  GB News

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43 h. ago Riot police cordon off Edinburgh street as residents evacuated from homes in major incident

Around eight emergency vehicles and multiple officers, as well as police dogs, were spotted on scene.

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43 h. ago Shocking moment police officer tells Christians to stop preaching the gospel outside King's Cross station

The short clip from the bizarre confrontation sees the woman cop telling the evangelists 'it's so loud'.

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43 h. ago The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era | Sidney Blumenthal

The attacks on lawmakers and a US senator’s callous reaction tell a dark tale of modern AmericaIn the early morning of 14 June, according to authorities, Vance Luther Boelter, disguised as a police officer and wearing body armor and a face mask, drove his black Ford Explorer SUV, equipped with flashing lights, to the home of the Minnesota state senator John Hoffman. There, he shot Hoffman nine times, critically wounding him, and shot his wife eight times as, relatives say, she threw her body over her daughter to shield her. He next drove to the home of the former house speaker Melissa Hortman, forced his way in, and killed her and her husband, officials say.The police arrived and Boelter fled, abandoning his car. In it they allegedly discovered a “kill list” of dozens of federal and state Democratic officials, mostly from Minnesota but also prominent Democrats in other midwestern states, and the sites of women’s healthcare centers and Planned Parenthood donors. He left behind notebo...

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43 h. ago Moment the French FINALLY try to stop the boats: Police slash rubber dinghy with knife but migrants say 'we're not afraid to die' in bid to reach UK as another 1,634 arrive in last week

A French police officer was seen single-handedly foiling an attempt by a group of people to cross the English Channel this morning in a dinghy by stabbing the inflated boat with a knife.

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46 h. ago 'I have confession about being knighted by the Queen – and I nearly missed out altogether'

Sir Alastair Cook was knighted by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for his services to cricket, but the former England captain was close to missing out on the honour altogether

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