9 h. ago Calls for inquiry after German police kill black man outside nightclub

Officer suspended after shooting 21-year-old man from behind in Oldenburg in north-west GermanyCivil rights activists in Germany have demanded an independent inquiry into alleged police racism after an officer shot a 21-year-old black man from behind, killing him after an altercation outside a nightclub.The 27-year-old officer has been suspended from duty over the shooting early on Sunday morning in the city of Oldenburg in north-west Germany pending a murder investigation, said state prosecutors. Fatal police shootings are relatively rare in Germany and prosecutors were quoted in local media as saying the suspension and investigation were “routine”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Knifeman shot dead by police may have called 999 to report ‘man with a gun’

The IOPC said they have taken accounts from the officers involved, gathered a large amount of CCTV from inside and outside the station

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12 h. ago South Korean man arrested for fatally stabbing woman in supermarket

Man smokes cigarette and calls police after stabbing store employee

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13 h. ago Police called to disturbance in Larkhall arrested man who had been seen carrying knife

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14 h. ago Man shot dead by police may have called 999 claiming there was a gunman

David Joyce, 38, was shot dead on April 1 by armed police at Milton Keynes train station.

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18 h. ago Urgent search for missing man last spotted in Scots town as fears grow

Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 2565 of Thursday, 24 April 2025.

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31 h. ago Man caught with blade outside home claimed he used it to dig up worms for fishing bait

Passers-by called the police when they saw Adam Conroy on the pavement outside his home with a kitchen knife.

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33 h. ago Schoolgirl, 12, taken to hospital after 'stabbing' at Aberdeen school

Police were called to Hazlehead Academy in Aberdeen at around 10.30am on Thursday.

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33 h. ago Andy Burnham and GMP chief urged to apologise for 'homophobic policing' of 1980s

The Peter Tatchell Foundation has called on civic and police leaders to issue apologies for the 'abusive and often unlawful manner' now repealed laws were enforced

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36 h. ago Schoolgirl 'stabbed' at Aberdeen high school as police called to incident

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36 h. ago Gordon Ramsay's mansion swarmed by armed police after 'shooting' prank

Armed police were reportedly called to Gordon Ramsay's mansion in Los Angeles following reports of a shooting at the TV chef's property

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36 h. ago Three arrested after 'brawl' outside bar with chairs thrown and 'blood everywhere'

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37 h. ago Man found dead in the road as 'unexplained' incident hits major UK city

Merseyside Police were called to Invergarry Road in Croxteth at around 7.25am on Thursday, April 24, following a report of a concern for safety of a man said to be in his 60s

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64 h. ago Mother calls police on her son after he leaves home with a knife in his sock

Neil McDonald, 48, was arrested on Aikenhead Road, Glasgow, at around 2pm on May 24, 2024, after cops received his mother's concerned phone call.

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64 h. ago A14 crash: One killed with lorry driver arrested as dual carriageway forced to close

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65 h. ago Police chiefs granted powers to automatically sack officers who fail background checks

Calls to change police vetting procedures began after a report into the murder of Sarah Everard in 2021

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67 h. ago Woman jailed after threatening police officers called to Airdrie disturbance

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2 d. ago Man steals booze then offers vodka spritzer to police during wild car chase

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3 d. ago Kashmir shooting live: 'Terror' attack at resort as at least 28 tourists dead and dozens in hospital

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