17 h. ago Only a quarter of those found with cannabis are charged by police as forces are accused of going soft on 'war on drugs'

Data shows that despite 68,513 people being found in possession of cannabis, only 17,000 were charged. The rest were largely subject to a 'community resolution'.

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21 h. ago Colorado woman charged with murder in 16 years old case involving newborn who was found in a dumpster

Angela Onduto, 46, of Colorado, has been charged with the 2009 murder of her newborn daughter, whom police named Matea Esperanza, after the baby was found in a San Francisco Bay Area dumpster.

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56 h. ago Madeleine McCann breakthrough hopes as Christian Bruekner may be held in jail longer

Christian Brueckner, a convicted paedophile and rapist, was named the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann back in 2020 - but police haven't been able to charge him due to lack of evidence

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62 h. ago Former senior police officer who was found with child abuse on her phone is SUING the Met after 'witch hunt destroyed her'

Ex Superintendent Novlett Williams is now taking the force to an employment tribunal, accusing it of racial and sexual discrimination, harassment, and victimisation.

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3 d. ago Four charged by counter terrorism police after £7million of damage to RAF planes

The four will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

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3 d. ago Four people charged by terror police after £7million worth of damage done to two aircraft at RAF Brize Norton 'by Palestine Action'

Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Jony Cink, 24, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 35, and Lewie Chiaramello, 22, have been remanded in custody after £7 million in damage was caused to two Voyager aircraft.

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3 d. ago Four charged by counter terrorism police after planes damaged at RAF base

The four will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

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4 d. ago 'Loner' cop impersonated female colleague online and incited men to rape and cook her

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shane Flanagan pleaded guilty to a grim series of charges relating to him impersonating a fellow police officer and inciting strangers to visit her house and rape her

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4 d. ago French police charge ‘incel’ suspected of planning knife attack on women

Detention of 18-year-old man part of anti-terror police force’s first case linked to involuntary celibate movementAn 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country’s first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist “incel” movement, officials said.The suspect was arrested on Friday by the DGSI domestic intelligence agency near a public high school in the southeastern city of Saint-Etienne. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Second arrest over Glasgow murder bid after man struck by car

The latest arrest of a 26-year-old man came just hours after police confirmed a teenager has also been charged.

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5 d. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual abuse offences as 1,200 children to be tested for infectious diseases

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually assaulted infants and children in his care at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities are recommending 1,200 children get tested for infectious diseases after a Melbourne childcare worker was charged with allegedly sexually abusing infants and children in his care.Police on Tuesday confirmed Point Cook man Joshua Brown, 26, was charged last month with more than 70 offences relating to eight alleged victims aged between five months and two years old.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Ayrshire crime: Man, 33, charged over alleged ‘attempted murder’, say Police Scotland

Police received a report of an injured man on Saturday.

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6 d. ago Met Police will not charge Kneecap over ‘kill your MP’ video

The Irish rap group performed at Glastonbury on Saturday in one of the most talked-about shows of the weekend

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6 d. ago Two charged over drugs offences after police raid homes in south Manchester

Kaiden Smith and Alisha Petrie will appear in court in August

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6 d. ago Met Police won't charge Kneecap rapper over video showing him telling crowd to 'kill your local MP'

The Irish rap trio were filmed shouting 'the only good Tory is a dead Tory' while playing a gig in November 2023.

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6 d. ago Metropolitan Police will not charge Kneecap over 'kill your local MP' comments at London gig

Counter-terrorism officers from Scotland Yard investigated the footage from a gig at Camden’s Electric Ballroom in November 2023

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7 d. ago SNP politician, 71, charged after police discover £1/2million cannabis farm at idyllic rural home

An elderly SNP politician has been arrested and charged with drug offences after police discovered a massive cannabis farm worth half-a-million pounds at a country property.

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8 d. ago Labour slams Kemi Badenoch for 'failing to back NATO allies'

Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard accused the Tory leader of "putting party politics first and national security last"

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8 d. ago Norwegian royal family prince charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been charged with multiple rapes and sexual assaults by police in Oslo

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