60 h. ago Police carrying ‘scar tissue’ of austerity, says Met chief in bid for more cash

Sir Mark Rowley is one of six senior police officers who have publicly called on the Government to provide ‘serious investment’.

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61 h. ago Arsenal: Sporting chief confirms Viktor Gyokeres 'answer' amid £59m bid reports

The striker is expected to be on the move this summer but Francisco Salgado Zenha has issued to warning to all suitors

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2 d. ago Watch: Dramatic moment police chase suspect down dual carriageway on foot

Watch the moment Metropolitan Police officers jump out of their cars to chase a fleeing suspect down a busy dual carriageway in heavy traffic.

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5 d. ago I'm an Albanian drug lord here is why British police will NEVER defeat us: Gangster reveals key reason they will always pump cocaine onto our streets

EXCLUSIVE: An Albanian gangster said a key practice carried out by mobsters was stopping the police from completely halting their criminal activities in the UK.

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8 d. ago Police chief assaulted wife in bid to stop her reading WhatsApp messages revealing affair with junior colleague, misconduct panel finds

Chief Superintendent Karl Wilson, 51, was cleared of the assault at court last week. But a disciplinary panel has now found him guilty of gross misconduct.

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1 week ago Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack

Texas lawmakers have passed a plan carried by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare in the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022

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2 w. ago FIFA chief urges FA to launch bid for England to host 2038 World Cup

The UK has not hosted the World Cup since the nation’s only success in 1966 but a FIFA big wig is backing a fresh bid to see the tournament returning to the home nations very soon

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2 w. ago FIFA chief urges England to bid to host the World Cup in 2038 for the first time since 1966 after last effort fell flat on its face

1966 - which is now 59 years ago - represents the nation's only success in a tournament which saw them beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley courtesy of a Sir Geoff Hurst hat-trick.

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2 w. ago Brits in Benidorm facing daily police raids in crackdown on hidden drugs

Benidorm police carried out a series of raids on the nightlife venues in the area known as the 'English zone' in the Spanish resort, which is popular with British holidaymakers

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2 w. ago Major search launched for missing man after car found near Welsh beauty spot

Police said 'multi-agency searches' were being carried out in a bid to find Edward Jones

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3 w. ago UK interest rates fall to 4.25% as Bank of England announces a quarter

Move follows run of downbeat economic data and looks to cushion UK from Trump’s trade war falloutExplainer: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?Analysis: mood-boosting rate cut is a fillip for Reeves but leaves future uncertainBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers have cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25% to cushion the UK economy against the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war.The widely expected move from the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC), its fourth cut since last August, also carried a warning that the UK economy would slow by a further 0.3% over the next two years in addition to dramatic cuts to its forecasts earlier this year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Zhao Xintong world title can enhance snooker’s Olympic bid, says WBPSA chief

Zhao won over the Crucible as he stormed to an unlikely world title

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3 w. ago Terror raid arrests 'linked to ongoing campaign against Iranian dissidents'

Eight men, seven of which have been identified as Iranian nationals, were arrested after a series of raids were carried out by counter terrorism police, beleived to have been aided by special forces

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3 w. ago UK arrests five men including four Iranians over suspected terrorist plot

Arrests carried out in London, Swindon and Greater Manchester after discovery of alleged plot targeting ‘specific premises’UK police have arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, on suspicion of “terrorism offences”, police have said.The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area and were related to “a suspected plot to target a specific premises”, London’s Metropolitan police said in a statement. Continue reading...

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last month Union chief to lead negotiations in bid to end Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head Unite’s team at talks on Thursday under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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last month Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to itIn Britain, we are not short of stories of police incompetence, malfeasance or deception, but the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes stands out because the manner of his death is so shocking. De Menezes, a 27-year-old Brazilian working as an electrician in London, boarded the tube at Stockwell station on the morning of 22 July 2005. Moments later, before the carriage doors could close, armed police sprinted on to the train and shot him seven times, point blank, in the head. De Menezes had been mistaken for a suicide bomber; he was entirely innocent of any crime.Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a four-part drama by Jeff Pope, portrays the horror of that moment with breathtaking clarity. The sheer power and speed of the killing are viscerally startling: De Menezes (Edison Alcaide) is tackled, pinned and shot before he can ...

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