3 h. ago Woman's body found at Scots property as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police Scotland are investigating the "unexplained" death of a woman in Bellshill.

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41 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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53 h. ago No evidence that data stolen in cyber attack on Glasgow City Council

The council said ‘malicious activity’ was discovered on June 19.

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53 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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55 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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55 h. ago Police Scotland appeal as two 'in critical condition' after bus and car A82 crash

The road was closed with a 90-mile diversion for almost eight hours.

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57 h. ago Facial recognition should be used more to catch thieves and thugs, says Yvette Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said facial recognition is 'really important for policing' and said she would be looking at ways to roll it out 'in a proper framework'

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65 h. ago More than 100 public servants who died in service awarded Elizabeth Emblem

The award is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross.

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3 d. ago More than 100 officers were hurt in Northern Ireland riots – Boutcher

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.

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3 d. ago Police probe launched after wildfires ravage land across north of Scotland

Cops are investigating to try and find out how the devastating wildfires started.

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4 d. ago Domestic abuser police officer threatened to stab partner and set mum's home on fire

Tariq Mahmood was found guilty of abusing his former partner as a Police Scotland chief slammed the conduct of the disgraced officer.

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4 d. ago National charity says West Lothian pensioners' café a model for better care

Adam Stachura, the Policy Director at Age Scotland last Thursday’s 11th hour hold was an “opportunity to look to the future.”

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4 d. ago Police uncover Scotland's largest cannabis farm to date worth £12 million

Police described it as "sizeable and highly organised".

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5 d. ago The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights | Gordon Cole

Huge crowds defied a ban to party on Saturday, yet authoritarians across the continent are targeting LGBTQ+ people to spread divisionAn animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, was already haemorrhaging supporters before a record number of people took to the streets on Saturday to support Budapest Pride, which his government had legally banned in March.The pulsating, international, love-fuelled parade, which stretched more than a mile through Budapest’s most prominent landmarks, was everything the Hungarian far right hates. And for Orbán and his nationalist party, Fidesz, the public defiance of Pride organisers, European diplomats and those of us who filled the streets in spite of threats of facial-recognition surveillance, arrests and fines has dented his strongman reputation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Remains discovered on Scottish beach ‘linked to body found in Northern Ireland’

The human leg was found on Prestwick beach in South Ayrshire on June 10.

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5 d. ago Calls for police to reopen Bible John investigation after claims of new evidence

There have been calls for Police Scotland to reopen the investigation into the Bible John murders by author Jill Bavin-Mizzi who says she has new evidence which could give them a breathrough in the 56 year old case.

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5 d. ago Tinder is testing facial recognition for users as a new security feature

The dating app is unrolling the feature in California, Canada, and Colombia

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6 d. ago Calls for police to reopen Bible John murder probe following new evidence claims

There have been calls for Police Scotland to reopen the investigation into the Bible John murders by the author of a book on the case who says she has new evidence.

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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 ROLAND WHITE reviews last night's TV: It's split opinion, but this delightful whodunnit deserves a second series

Death Valley has divided opinion. If you take your whodunnits very seriously, this is not for you. It's basically a delightfully gentle comedy with a bit of violent death thrown in.

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